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‘Freshman Life’

Reliving my childhood

Apr. 18, 2012—On Saturday, Vanderbilt held its first Quidditch event. I relived my childhood days by participating.

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Class of 2016 Reading: Half the Sky

Apr. 17, 2012—Since Fall of 2011, each upcoming freshman class has been assigned a summer reading. What, an assignment before you even arrive at college?! However, these books allow the new students to come to campus with a common topic to discuss, and the themes presented in these works are recurrent themes throughout freshman year. This past...

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The Stegemans Reunite! Things to See and Do in Nashville

Apr. 12, 2012—My family came to visit last weekend!! It was a bit of an impromptu visit, but I haven’t seen my family since Spring Break, so I was missing them dearly. AND, they haven’t been back to Nashville since move-in day, so this was a momentous occasion indeed! Over the months I have compiled a basic...

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The Life of an Intramural Soccer Player

Apr. 7, 2012—Before coming to college, I was in the best shape of my life. For me, anyways. I played travel soccer for 13 years and 4 years of varsity high school before officially retiring upon my arrival at Vanderbilt. Life was great…until the “Freshman 15” rumors started to harass a very fitness-conscious brain. I had been...

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MOSAIC Weekend Reflections: A Host’s Perspective

Mar. 27, 2012—A host's perspective on MOSAIC weekend.

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The Big Question: Why Vanderbilt?

Mar. 19, 2012—Why Vanderbilt?

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Why Vanderbilt?

Mar. 11, 2012—With Spring Break last week, I got to go home and catch up with a bunch of my friends still in high school. Since most of them are second-semester seniors, I grilled them all about college. Hearing this whole process again reminded me why I chose to come to Vanderbilt in the first place,

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Vanderbilt ≥ Home?

Mar. 11, 2012—Only one semester into my life at Vanderbilt, I already feel like a seasoned veteran. Here are my 5 Reasons Why Vanderbilt ≥ Home. No offense mom!

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The First Day

Mar. 7, 2012—A short post that I wrote a while back about my first days at Vanderbilt University.

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To New Beginnings

Mar. 2, 2012—The first post into the life of Jae Maeng. This is my story.

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Bid Day ’12!

Jan. 16, 2012—As I mentioned earlier in the week, Bid Day was yesterday! After a week of recruitment, freshmen (and some sophomores) were finally offered bids from one of the nine panhellenic sororities on campus.

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Go Greek

Jan. 12, 2012—This time last year, I was blogging about going through recruitment and joining a sorority. I hate to sound like a broken record but recruitment has taken up most of my free time for the last week, so I figured it would be the easiest thing to blog about.

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