February, 2014

‘s Book Club

Feb. 6, 2014—Since December, I’ve participated in the Dean’s Book Club on two occasions. The first book, a slim volume of poetry called Maybe the Saddest Thing by Marcus Wicker, confused me with its plenitude of hip-hop and pop culture references. There were a few poems, however, that I enjoyed, even though I knew I was missing...

Welcome to Nashville, Steve Aoki

Feb. 5, 2014—If you haven’t heard already, the buzz around campus for the past five days has been all about Steve Aoki!! The incredibly popular DJ was just announced this weekend as one of the headliners for Vanderbilt’s annual Rites of Spring Music Festival, and as one of the members of VPB’s Music Group, I’m so happy I...

Bamboo!!

Feb. 4, 2014—This past few weeks I have been terribly sick--sore throat, coughing up mucus, and all that gross stuff. But my Godsend has definitely been one of the newer restaurants on our meal plan--Bamboo! The workers there are so sweet, and their food is delicious..

What We Look For In An Application

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Wilderness Skills 101: Backpacking

Feb. 2, 2014—This past weekend I joined nine other Vanderbilt students for a romp in the North Carolina woods. In short, we drove to Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, hiked Saturday and Sunday morning, and then returned in time for the Super Bowl/homework.

New Classes at the New Rec

Feb. 2, 2014—Part of the reason for my sparse blogging is that I have been spending a lot of time at the Student Rec. Quite frankly, in my previous three and a half years at Vanderbilt, I generally despised going to the rec. I love working out, but the rec was old and smelly, and there were...

What’s Happening in Nashville

Feb. 1, 2014—