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Powering through the Spring Slump

By On April 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment

At my institution, spring break is now a good three weeks behind us.  As the academic year lets out its last gasp of life, the natural world is teeming. At least, it is here in southern Indiana, where we’ve been blessed—er, cursed, depending on your tolerance to tree pollen—with an extremely early spring.

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Snow Is Your Friend. No, Really.

By On January 6, 2012 · 3 Comments

I have a confession: I love snow. You might not understand the profoundness of this confession, but I was born and raised on the Central Coast of California in a city slightly north of Santa Barbara. The ocean and 70F weather were normal for my family during the winter. We would make [...]

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It’s the End of the Semester, But Don’t Celebrate Yet

By On December 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The end of the semester is a finite thing. It will happen. It comes every year right about the time most graduate students don’t think they can handle anymore work. I’ve always welcomed the end of the semester, and I’ve always lamented the end of the semester. If you think this attitude is, much [...]

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Winterize Your Life: Preparing to Leave Campus for Break

By On December 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment

During the first winter break of my graduate school career, I left campus for more than a month. When I returned, I discovered that all of my mail had been removed from my mailbox and had been returned to the senders courtesy of the U.S. Postal Service.

Easy rookie mistake.

I was no stranger to [...]

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