Study, Nap, or Call of Duty? Decisions.

Class. Nap. Library. Class. Class. Homework. Call of Duty. Sleep. Yeah, that’s pretty much my week in a nutshell. Time management in college is extremely different than it was in high school. There is way more independence and prioritizing. In high school, your day is...

Flash Cards!

Big Surprise: Finals time was stressful.  Couple that with the other assignments that have been looming at the end of the syllabus and everyone can tell you the time is overwhelming.  For a while though I thought I had it beat.  Every semester I get better at...

Expectations Pt. 3

Expectations Pt. 3 As I sit in a now deserted library, my self-made calculus study guide being my only companion, feeling the pressure of midterms, my thoughts begin to wander. I think about the people having fun tonight, those who are going out and ignoring the fact...

Oxy Year II

Well, the semester is in full swing.  Here at Oxy, midterm season is within a week of reaching its peak.  A Thursday night in the library is evidence of so much.  My friends were riotously dancing at a school-sponsored concert (RA-RA-RIOT) several weeks back, and...

Home Sweet Dorm

Has it really only been four weeks since I got here? Though Freshman Orientation week ended merely three weeks ago, I feel as though I have been on this campus for months. The obscure names of each building are immediately recognizable to me, I haven’t even glanced at...