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THINGS: Pictures with Santa Are (kind of) Like Meetings with the Dean

Well, folks, the Christmas season is here! Now that we’ve all tolerated those fake made-up, commercialized holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving, we can get to the real holiday we all look forward to: Christmas. Confe… Continue reading →

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THINGS: Pictures with Santa Are (kind of) Like Meetings with the Dean

Well, folks, the Christmas season is here! Now that we’ve all tolerated those fake made-up, commercialized holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving, we can get to the real holiday we all look forward to: Christmas. Confe… Continue reading →

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PLACES: Pluto Is (kind of) Like My Junior High Experience

This Tuesday, I had the privilege of attending a lecture given by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson at Vanderbilt. (…And by privilege, I mean I waited in 38-degree weather with about 200 other people for an hour. But it was worth it!)In case t… Continue reading →

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PLACES: Pluto Is (kind of) Like My Junior High Experience

This Tuesday, I had the privilege of attending a lecture given by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson at Vanderbilt. (…And by privilege, I mean I waited in 38-degree weather with about 200 other people for an hour. But it was worth it!)In case t… Continue reading →

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PEOPLE: Bad Days Are (kind of) Like Birthdays

You probably think I’m crazy for saying that. But stick with me.Today was a shambly day for a dear friend of mine. Plain and simple, she had a bad day (cue the extremely over-played Daniel Powter one-hit wonder). Today is also the 19th birthday of an… Continue reading →

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PEOPLE: Bad Days Are (kind of) Like Birthdays

You probably think I’m crazy for saying that. But stick with me.Today was a shambly day for a dear friend of mine. Plain and simple, she had a bad day (cue the extremely over-played Daniel Powter one-hit wonder). Today is also the 19th birthday of an… Continue reading →

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PEOPLE: “How Are You?” Is (kind of) Like the Penny

Vanderbilt’s campus is more than four times the size of Belmont’s campus. I learned this from personal experience before I looked up the numbers today.  I also did a little mapping and found out that in my daily trudge back and forth and… Continue reading →

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PEOPLE: “How Are You?” Is (kind of) Like the Penny

Vanderbilt’s campus is more than four times the size of Belmont’s campus. I learned this from personal experience before I looked up the numbers today.  I also did a little mapping and found out that in my daily trudge back and forth and… Continue reading →

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