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In reflecting on my last week, one thing that particularly stuck out to me was a conversation with a dear friend about judgment. She has been deeply troubled and convicted about this judgment of all Greeks/ B-School attendees/general prepsters that … Continue reading →

I wouldn’t be a true borderline vegan activist without getting a bit preachy at some point, so here goes. You have been warned. I have been loving the beautiful 70 degree days at the end of January just as much … Continue reading →

Skip your class tomorrow. Seriously, you don’t want to go; I don’t want you to go. Besides, what has learning how to calculate standard error or Diels-Alder ever personally done for you? Simply schemes we memorize with the hope of … Continue reading →

It is difficult to be alone. It is more difficult to become alone. In order to be alone, you have to remove yourself from people, which is what we saw Chris do in Into the Wild. He decides to forsake … Continue reading →

Each summer my family spends a week on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, a 70-mile stretch of barrier islands along the coast of North Carolina.  The islands are so narrow that you can see and hear the Atlantic Ocean swelling … Continue reading →

One of my simple pleasures is taking a walk at night and gazing at the night sky. On clear nights I take the long path back along the lake to my dorm just to look up and lose myself. I … Continue reading →

Recently I have been thinking a lot about how young the United States is. As the first permanent settlement (Jamestown) was established a mere 405 years ago, we tend to forget that many different groups of indigenous people belonged to … Continue reading →

So in thinking about what to write my blog on for this week I kept coming back to the recent scientific papers we have read in class about the effects of urbanization on the health of streams and riparian areas. … Continue reading →

I’ve been skiing since I was about six. We used to live in Washington DC and Maine was our “vacation spot” if you will. Just like everyone else who lives south of…Maine. Anyways, I got thrown out onto the bunny … Continue reading →

When I am lucky enough to have some free time on a marvelous day like today I find myself compelled to spend some time outside.  Things like throwing the frisbee around or walking along the water just seem to the … Continue reading →