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One Big High: Work Hard, Play Hard

Oct. 11, 2015—My family would often play a game called High-Low. If you haven’t heard of it, what you do is go around and have everyone says his or her “high,” best part of the day and “low,” worst part of the day. Well, my low for the weekend was that at the concert I went to...

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Run for the Hills (There Are LOTS of Them)

Oct. 8, 2015—“I can’t tonight, I have a long run tomorrow.” Since this semester started, pretty much everyone I ever hang out with has gotten the above sentence in response to a suggestion to do something fun and exciting and non-sweaty on Friday nights. “Booooo-riiiiing,” they cry. “Do less,” they snort, with an understandable amount of derision at the prospect of me choosing to forgo a party just to wheeze and chafe my way through a three-hour cross-country slog at 7am.

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Intro to Vanderbilt

Oct. 6, 2015—A survey of my first few weeks at Vanderbilt and in Nashville, with a focus on music. No prerequisites required.

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In With The New!

Sep. 29, 2015—New bloggers make Heather feel old feelings. Warning: Very sentimental. I have feelings.

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Getting Involved At Vandy: The Politics Edition

Sep. 13, 2015—The following is a guest blog post by my awesome and talented friend, Caroline. Thank you for sharing your insight and perspective, Caroline! Hey guys! I’m Caroline and I’m a sophomore Public Policy Studies major from Florida. I pretty much live and breathe politics, so Aditi asked me to write about all the cool opportunities...

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True Life: I’m the Inside ‘Dores Recruitment Chair

Aug. 30, 2015—As a new year at Vanderbilt begins, the Inside 'Dores team is seeking new bloggers from all types of backgrounds. Our next hit writer could be you, and we are more than eager to get to know you. Click here to find the application link at the bottom of the post.

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Vanderbilt Club Rowing

Jul. 12, 2015—If you’re an incoming first-year, someone in your life has probably given you the spiel about how “college is a time to try new things.” It sounds cheesy, but it’s also one of the most exciting things about beginning your first year of college. When I was in your position just one year ago, I...

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10 Fast Tips For The Class of 2019

May. 10, 2015—Things people should have told me before freshman year...

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What’s A Vanderbilt Student Anyway?

May. 10, 2015—Being a Vanderbilt student means fighting to be a Vanderbilt student.

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Spring Break: Choral Edition

Apr. 12, 2015—I stared at the coach bus the 45-member Concert Choir would be riding for the next 14 hours to DC. I imagined the long, boring bus ride, the buyer’s remorse of going to DC instead of ASB, and even worse: the thought of anxiously singing in front of high schoolers who just wanted to go...

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How to be a (Vanderbilt) Hustler

Mar. 7, 2015—Hustlin' ain't easy, but here at Vanderbilt.. it's worth your time.

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