Archive for August, 2010
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
SAB is the BOMB
The thing that I am most looking forward to is my on campus job as the special activities executive of the Student Activities Board, or SAB as us students call it.
I will be in charge of hosting family weekend, Lil Sibs Weekend, Messiah Christmas party, fall fest and Spring Sha Bing. I will be also [...]
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
True Community
Well, it’s almost the end of summer, and that means school’s coming up in just a few weeks. I loved this summer, but believe it or not, I missed college. I think what I most missed is the wonderful Christian community we have here. Seeing my close friends everyday is something most [...]
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Give Me a Break, Give Me a Break…
One of the most exciting words you’ll hear in college (or in general) is “break”. Whether it’s Spring Break, Fall Break, Thanksgiving break, or Christmas break, everyone looks forward to them. My favorite breaks are Fall Break and Spring Break because the semester is still in session. Although it’s nice to have Christmas Break when [...]
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
When Snooze Isn’t Enough
As an incoming first-year student, those above me constantly advised me to avoid 8 a.m. classes. My roommate and I didn’t listen. There we were, in the heart of our first year as college students, pretending we didn’t hear the alarms we had set. His always went off first; it was an awful rap song, [...]
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Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Choice and Creativity in the First Year
Today, I’m going to give you a little bit of information that sets us apart from most schools. Since Messiah College is a liberal arts college, it’s required for students to take certain General Education classes ranging from subjects like Math all the way to a Theology class. Not that common, but not [...]
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Thursday, August 5th, 2010
To Work, or Not To Work?
When students think about the costs of college, many ask the question, “Should I work on campus?” I decided to work on campus at the beginning of my first semester of college. The pay checks have definitely helped to offset the cost of college and it has been nice to have some spending money in [...]
