Student Experience Blog: Student Organizations

Final Lap

Fri, Jun 29, 2012

Well. I made it. It's almost been four years since I unboxed all my stuff on the first floor of Hayman. 

It's really not something I've thought about until this week. Being a student, I sometimes just get caught up living semester to semester. But now it's really hit me that I'm down to only two. I'm a procrastinator by nature, so actually being forced to sit down and ask "where am I going to be this time next year?" is a pretty daunting question that I'll have to answer soon. But that can wait.

Meanwhile, in Boston...

Tue, Jun 19, 2012

In my last post, I mentioned that I write for C of I’s student newspaper, The Coyote.  Our Editor in Chief, Danielle Blenker, landed a summer internship in Boston with Charlesbridge Publishing. And it just so happens that she’s chronicling it via her own blog, defyinggravityboston.blogspot.com. Check it out—you already know she has to be a good writer.

-Megan Mizuta

NOTE: Danielle took this photo of some of the books she read in preparation for her internship.

Moving on

Mon, May 7, 2012

This is the only bag I'm taking to China.

The only one. It's pretty much packed, all the clothes I'll be wearing, the daypack that I'll be using to walk around with. Almost all of my clothes are synthetic so I could wash them in a river if I needed to. We got our itinerary for our trip this week. It's crazy to see our journey mapped out, and today I've never felt so excited. I just have to order a book that I plan on reading while I'm over there. Otherwise I'm set.

Bodacious Bonfires and Thoughts on Psychology

Wed, Feb 22, 2012

Things are going smoothly for the most part. It's the middle of week 3 of Spring term. One of the more defining aspects of this term for me is the fact that I'm not enrolled in one of my classes. As a student, that is. This term I'm serving as an aide to Professor Minear, chair of the psychology department and a teacher who I can say is one of my largest mentors on the campus.

As time goes by

Mon, Feb 13, 2012

Certain moments leave a tremendous impact on your life that forever change the way you perceive the world.

For me this event occurred during Winter Break. Winter Break is an amazing time of year C of I students are blessed with that many other schools do not have. Therefore, when you are visiting your friends from other schools during Winter Break you can rub it in their face! :)

Goodbyes, Rat Testicles, and the Quad Swamp

Tue, Jan 24, 2012

I like snow. I don’t like the after-product, which more often than not translates into monster puddles. We had our first real day of snow at The College last week, and to the amusement of the students, the Finney Fun Run occurred as usual. Although I had planned on staying on the sidelines this year, I ended up running for the second time, braving the winter cold in little more than a pirate hat.

Oh November

Sat, Dec 3, 2011

I’ve gotten lost. I think it started sometime a little before Thanksgiving. I feel strange saying that a lot’s going on at the moment, (because when is that not true for anybody?) but it’s the only way I can honestly express how I’ve been seeing life.

#MundanePost

Mon, Nov 7, 2011

I love hashtags. If you use Twitter, or Google+, or if you’ve been paying attention to the news you’re probably familiar with them. They’re convenient ways to indicate your topic and are incredibly useful in micro-blogging. For example, right now on Twitter, a couple of the trending topics worldwide are #LiesThatAlwaysWork and #EnNavidadNuncaFalta (never lacking in Christmas). It’s not always clear why some subjects persist and make it to the top of what the virtual world is talking about, but in any case they’re easy ways to show what you are talking about in the moment.

SPIRIT BUS!

Thu, Oct 27, 2011

Dear Student Yote Fans,

We love your support.  We love your cheers, your outfits, and your body paint.  We love it when you’re decked out in purple and gold and wave your hands in the air like you just don’t care.  Your enthusiasm truly helps us to be better players on the court.  We want to win for you, Yote fans.

So we think you should know about an awesome opportunity that the Executive Council has provided you with.

Debate Week at Lewis and Clark College

Mon, Oct 10, 2011

Here I am sitting in a huge conference room reserved especially for debaters at Lewis and Clark College. Amazingly, this is my first time in Portland, Oregon. I have to admit I was freakishly excited when my purchases were not enhanced by sales tax! It was awesome!

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