It’s hard to believe, but the Spring semester is officially here! The first full week of school is complete, leaving us with homework as a reminder that classes are in full swing again. It’s exciting to be standing on the edge of new semester and look forward to what is coming my way. Academically speaking, [...]
Not only have we recently begun the “New Year”, but we also have begun a new semester and a new men’s volleyball season here at PBU. I wanted to take some time to fill you in on what the beginning of 2012 has looked like for me. I came back to PBU shortly after the New Year for a J-term class. [...]
Most normal people accept the end of Christmas. They maintain the perspective that it will always come against next year, and it’ll be here sooner than we know it. These normal people move on with their lives, regarding the memories of Christmas with a distant familiarity. I am not like most people. When Christmas day [...]
Earlier this week when I heard the NBC Nightly News report that several colleges and universities were including in their applications questions like, “Who is your favorite superhero?”, and “What kind of animal would you like to be?”, the first thought that came to my mind was, “Really?” The report went on to say that [...]
As I stand on the brink of an untouched semester, abundant and overflowing with opportunity for failure, I feel a timid child tug upon my coattails. I want my passion to burn the forest of fear, my love shall shine through the dark and hazy night. Does it keep you up late at night, wondering [...]
It’s not exactly New Year’s Day; I’m sixteen days late for that. But tomorrow is the first day of our new year of classes. The first day of classes is daunting, fresh, a new beginning. To mark it, I thought it might be worth posting a brief poetic reflection on the perspective which the first [...]