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Archives for December 2018

Humans of the Commons: Tina Guo

December 5, 2018 by Amber Yun

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq-WpZOnCCa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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The Girl Next Dore: … And To All A Good Night

December 4, 2018 by Brooke Dennison

‘Twas the night before exam week, when all through VU

Not a creature was stirring, just trying to make it through;

The finals were printed by the Professors with care,

In hopes that their students be filled with despair;

The students were studying atop their beds,

While visions of home danced in their heads;

Freshmen on Commons fell into a trap,

Thinking they’d rest for “just a short nap”;

They awoke hours later, and started to cry,

Tore open their books, and wondered “God why?!”;

Rand was now empty, no one in sight,

As the hours grew longer, there was a feeling of fright;

The morning had come, it was time for the tests,

Nothing to do, but to do your best;

“Now Gov, now Psych, now History and French,

Now Spanish, now Math, now Lit, and Gen Chem!”;

To the seats of Central!  To the Buttrick halls!

Now study! Study! Study it all!;

Campus was chilling, too quiet to like, 

Students too focused to get sleep at night;

But, yes!  In a week, we would cease to be around,

The freedom of home, the fall semester unbound;

In the blink of an eye, we’d be done our first chapter,

Of studying, maybe, but there’s a bigger matter;

The first term of college soon will be done,

Four months down out of four years of fun;

So the exams are important, don’t get me wrong,

But study, take them, and then move along;

With confidence and skill, let the facts fill your head,

Try not to let it all fill you with dread;

Know your grades are important, that’s not to forget,

But so is the future, the things you haven’t discovered yet;

So dwell not on missed questions, or even bad grades,

Think of the improvements that you haven’t yet made;

Study hard, get some sleep, remember you are bright, 

HAPPY EXAM WEEK TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!

 

Anchor Down & Happy Holidays,

Brooke

Filed Under: Features, The Girl Next Dore Blog

CommonsCast Episode 15-December 5, 2018

December 4, 2018 by Zoe Rankin

It’s the final episode of CommonsCast for 2018, and it’s filled with great info! Dean Melchor-Barz discusses the fantastic staff at the Office of Housing & Residential Education, Zoe delivers one final Commons calendar, and she also has a great conversation with Natalie Erb, Assistant Director in the Office of the Dean of the Ingram Commons. Happy holidays to all, we’ll be back with all new episodes of CommonsCast in 2019!

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Filed Under: Podcasts

MCL News Minute-December 5, 2018

December 4, 2018 by Shun Ahmed

Shun has all the info on campus events happening these last few days of class before finals

Filed Under: MCL News Minute, Video

MCL Christmas Caroling Prank

December 4, 2018 by Andres Dones

Claudia and Shun spread holiday joy to some unsuspecting freshmen

Filed Under: Video, Video Features

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