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My birthday is coming up
What a quick week! When things are busy, the time really seems to fly by. I had two exams this week: calculus and physics. I got my physics exam back today and am quite pleased with the results. Unfortunately, I’ll have to wait until Monday to hear about calculus. Exam weeks always feel sort of [...]
It has been one of those exhausting weeks
It has been one of those exhausting weeks. I had assignments due in every class and a test today in modern techniques in chemistry. Last weekend was really nice though, my mom and step dad come up to visit me for Family Weekend. I haven’t seen them since my sister’s wedding in August so it [...]
This was my last Family Weekend here at RPI
This was my last Family Weekend here at RPI. Well it’s not really a big deal because my parents live 25 minutes away so I see them often enough unlike other families that live farther away. It was fun none the less. I went to the hockey game on Friday night and saw the hockey [...]
Whoa that was a busy weekend!
Whoa that was a busy weekend! Even though my family stayed home for family weekend, I still got a chance to meet the families of pretty much everyone in my residence hall. It’s quite a bit harder to get anything done when you’re constantly being asked “How do you like RPI?” and “Where’s the Union?” [...]
Weekend excitment
I am very excited for this weekend. Even though it is Family Weekend, my family isn’t coming to visit. I am looking forward to this weekend because I have been extremely busy all week, and this weekend will be relaxing. I will have a chance to catch up on my sleep, and I may even [...]
Halloween and upcoming events
Halloween is coming up! This means that my fraternity will be hosting an annual Halloween event called “Goobers.” It’s something we put on for Troy public school children. We collect a bunch of leaves, fill our hallway, and pretty much make it into a haunted house. It’s really fun to dress up and decorate rooms [...]
Family Weekend
Every time it comes to be Friday I get a sense of relief. During the week it’s a lot of work, and a lot of effort, and on the weekends it’s nice to be able to relax. Studying still has to get done of course, but there’s plenty of time to relax. I’m sure I’ll [...]
Sick
A major and obvious difference from Chapel Hill, NC to Troy, NY is the weather. It is starting to get chilly here. Today in my Science, Technology, and Society recitation I get to lead a discussion on over-consumption by the wealthy. The class has really made me reconsider how I think. One of the main [...]
Backstage passes to the RPI Pepband…sort of
Just a few days ago the RPI club Hockey team cut up the ice in our campus’ Houston Field House. The pep band was warming up their instruments for the upcoming division I Hockey season. Not the greatest sound to here when you’ve got some freshmen first learning the songs, but I know my roommate [...]
This summer was great!
Hi Everyone,
This summer was great! I did an internship at a company in my field, mechanical engineering. It was really good experience and I learned a lot more about what engineers actually do. I also traveled to Peru with my family this summer. It was really nice to experience a different culture and spend time [...]
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