Category Archives: 2010-11

Read posts from students from 2010-11

First Lasts

In a word, Perspectives was incredible! The group of leaders this year was out of this world, and the Class of 2014 – as well as all of the new transfer students – really seems to be one for the … Continue reading

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Booms and Bonding

I just wanted to write a quick post from the craziness of Perspectives training. Everything is going really well, and we are all getting SUPER excited for the freshmen and new transfers to arrive on Friday!! Yesterday, we split into … Continue reading

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Summer Nights (and Days)

Since this is my first Student Life blog, I think I’ll start off with a quick intro about myself. I am starting my senior year at Puget Sound, but actually started my college experience at Lake Forest College (30 miles … Continue reading

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Goodbye Summer, Hello New Students!

Today is August 12th which really isn’t a day of any importance, but for me it just happens to be the last Thursday of my summer break. Thus begins the countdown of all dates important and well, dreaded: the first … Continue reading

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Epiphanies feel like meteor showers on my skin!

See the short Sylvie Guillem video to which the following discussion refers and the post’s full form here. I don’t so much like the playfulness of the improvisation coupled with the serious, sentimental slow down, black & white, and romantic guitar. I do … Continue reading

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Reading Images

Example of the sort of conflated feminine portraiture/fashion photography circulating in UO and on Tumblr… right now. I really wonder what the style of this “in” photography (see: Urban Outfitters) is saying about the current state of femininity, but have been too complacent in my gentle admiration of … Continue reading

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A Word on Page Design and Webpage Design

Over the last couple of weeks I’ve had the opportunity to spend time with a few different page designers at The News Tribune. Page Designer Carmen Dybdahl, a 22-year News Tribune veteran who is responsible for designing the front page … Continue reading

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Summer in Tacoma

Even though I’m about to begin my senior year, this is my first summer in Tacoma. It has been a great experience so far. I’m staying in Tacoma to do my work as Associated Students of Puget Sound (ASUPS) President … Continue reading

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Oregon’s Urban Growth Boundary and Washington’s Summer Life

As June has turned into July, I’ve realized that summer is almost halfway over. I suppose I could look at this more positively and say that I still have more than half the summer to enjoy, and work on research, … Continue reading

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Discovering the Importance of Conversation

Welcome to my blog, where I will do my best to entertain you with tales of my newsroom internship. I’m working at the copy and design desk for The News Tribune (Tacoma’s premier daily newspaper) this summer. You may be … Continue reading

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