Nervous about office hours? Don’t be! In this week’s episode, Maria and Stephan explain what having a professor as a professional connection looks like and how to make an unforgettable first impression.
Archives for February 2022
MCL News Minute-February 2, 2022
Devin has the info you need to know about events coming up on campus this week, including a chance to Adopt-A-Houseplant sponsored by the Vanderbilt Community Garden and the Vanderbilt Undergraduate Chinese Association spring festival
CommonsCast Episode 93-February 2, 2022
Dean Gresalfi shares some amazing events happening on campus this month to commemorate Black History Month, Tait delivers this week’s Commons Calendar of upcoming events, and Richard has a terrific interview with Jonathan Jesalva (JJ), a first-year student from Raleigh, North Carolina studying violin performance and electrical engineering.
MCL Top 5: Games To Play While Waiting In Line
Rand, EBI, and Commons all have one thing in common. No, it’s not the fact that they are dining halls. It’s the fact that they all have EXTREMELY long lines. Thankfully, there are a few semi-productive things you could do on your phone to make the time fly. I present to you: the Top 5 Mobile Games To Play While Waiting In Line!
5. Candy Crush Saga
Remember when people were addicted to this game? Seems like so long ago. This puzzle game is not only a good throwback: IT’S CHOCOLATELY!!!! It might even make you crave that Rand cookie even more, so be careful!
4. Subway Surfers
Jake, Tricky, Fresh, and all their friends took us on wild rides across train tracks, away from that cop whose face we never see. You get an adrenaline rush from virtually running from the law. Also, can we take a second to appreciate the diversity of the characters we get introduced to every time the game updates and the setting is changed to a new global city?
3. Wordscapes
Each day is a new day to play Wordscapes. Try and guess the five-letter word in under six tries. Here’s a tip from someone who has a 6-day winning streak *brushes shoulder off*: try and see which of the 5 vowels in the English alphabet MUST be in the word.
2. Sudoku
Sudoku is a wonderful way to pass time. Seriously, I was at the back of a long line at 2301 at 6:30 pm on a Wednesday. I played a hard Sudoku puzzle that took me 15 minutes to figure out, but when I finished, I looked up, and the lady behind the counter was telling me to grab a bowl and a sharpie because I was holding up the line. This game is like magic!
1. Flow Free
I kid you not: I play this game every day. This advanced connect the dots game is tremendously therapeutic. The pop sound you hear when you match the same colored dots together…OH MY GOODNESS. It’s music to my ears. Just hearing that sound shows signifies that I accomplished SOMETHING today. It’s a great feeling, but you have to experience it to fully understand it. Ya know?
Let me know in the comments down below what other mobile games should be added to this list. In the meantime, happy gaming!
Commons Cupdate 2/2
Pull Tab Competition. Indoor Recreation Tournament. An exciting new semester. Here is everything you need to know about upcoming Commons Cup events.
Pull Tab Competition
To kick off the second semester of the Commons Cup, each house will compete to collect as many aluminum pull tabs as possible. Remove the tabs from your cans of soup, soda (or pop for my fellow Midwesterners), and whatever else may have them, and put them in your house’s decorated jar. The competition will run February 3rd-10th, and points will be awarded based on how well the jar has been decorated and how many pull tabs are collected. At the end of the competition, all pull tabs will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House.
Indoor Recreation Tournament
The first athletic event of the semester will be an Indoor Recreation Tournament. On Sunday February 20, the houses will head to head in pool and table tennis at the Commons Center. As will all athletic events, houses receive points for both gameplay and fan support. If you are interested in competing for your house, contact your house’s vice president for more information.
The Rest of the Semester
Looking forward, there are several more events throughout the semester where you can help the house win the Cup. On February 27th, the second – and final – trivia tournament will take place at the Commons Center. Service Week (more information to be announced at a later time) will take place March 20th-27th. There will also be a Volleyball Tournament on March 27th. Finally, the year-long sustainability competition continues through the end of the semester. Whether your house has yet to win an event or you have won almost every competition, there is still plenty of time for things to change this semester.
Disclaimer: Daniel Sak, the author of this piece, is the Vice President of Hank Ingram House.