It’s that time of year again for all current Hope students – the exciting (and sometimes dreaded) scheduling for next semester. Class of 2018, this isn’t anything to worry about until the end of your first semester. Regardless, here’s some tips to get ahead of the crowd when it comes to beating the stress of …
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American University vs. French University
Hello dear readers! Sorry I’ve been MIA for the last couple of weeks. Contrary to what you may think of study abroad, I am not on a four-month vacation. I take classes at the IES program center and also at the local university here in Nantes. At the IES center, I am taking classes of …
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It’s Been A Long Week
Hey Friends! I’m so happy I’m finally posting. It’s been a long week to say the least. But now that “humpday” is over, I can truly recuperate from the busy-ness and the stress. I just want to share with you al what happened last weekend and this week! WEEKEND: My weekend wasn’t really eventful until …
A Week in the Life: A Biochemist
HI!. Sometimes I’m not so good at prioritizing. Let’s be honest. We all have a lot on our plates. I’m no busier than anyone else. But, you need to be realistic about what you’re getting yourself into here! College is more than a full time job. But, the lucky part is it’s a blast. Here’s …
The World of Ski Jumping
Happy Friday! Since last week was a super short week due to Mid-Winter Break, this past week seemed to go on forever. So many things were piled on me that I’m in desperate need of the weekend. One of those things included a presentation about ski jumping for my Biomechanics class. With the Olympics in …
Success Under Stress
What happens when your homework radar goes from zero to sixty in 3.5 class periods? You find ways to manage when your schedule goes sketchy. On Monday, I was perceiving this would be a relatively easy week. I knew of a paper and a test that would be next week, but that was the least …
Senior Seminar Reflections
This semester, even though I’m not technically a senior, I am fulfilling my final general education requirement: Senior Seminar. As a freshman, Hope College requires students to take First-Year Seminar, an introduction into life as a college student, Then, as a senior, students take senior seminar, which is an opportunity to reflect on life before, …
Leadership From a New Perspective
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by the idea of leadership. I’ve always wondered how someone can pick up momentum so quickly with a concept and cause others to follow. And now, as I’m preparing to declare a Leadership minor, I’ve found I’m extremely attracted to acquiring the traits necessary to …
Upcoming Semester Highlights
First semester is out of the way, so now there’s all of the fun stuff associated with second semester! Here is a list of some of the fun things going on the next few months: Basketball Hope Basketball is the best sport to watch in my opinion because we have the Dew Crew as well …
This Week at a Glance
The snow days last week were truly awesome. It was great to just do nothing, but now that I am almost done with my first full week of my spring semester, life just got busy. And by busy, I mean REALLY busy. For some reason, I am freaking out, and feel behind because of those …