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Entries from October 2009

Day in the life

November 20th, 2008 · Filed under: Bart · Student Life

Posted by Bart Bradshaw

Wednesday, November 19, 2008
6 a.m. - Alarm goes off.
6:20 a.m. - Roll out of bed to get ready for school.
7:10 a.m. - Grab hastily assembled lunch and backpack, hop in the car, and race down to campus (twenty minute commute from my house).
7:45 a.m. - Arrive on campus, kiss wife goodbye, stop by locker in [...]

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Take the time to stop and sharpen your knife

November 19th, 2008 · Filed under: Academics · Austin · Natalie

Posted by Natalie Jacobs

As the end of the fall semester creeps up, I have to constantly remind myself to remain calm and take one day at a time. I always keep up with my reading, yet the thought of three exams in one week absolutely freaks me out. I’m talking about nervous-breakdown-grade freak outs. I know I’m not [...]

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Getting “plugged in”

November 19th, 2008 · Filed under: Darrin · Student Life

Posted by Darrin Harvey

Above and beyond the business school, UT in itself is massive. It is very easy to feel overwhelmed at times and even feel “lost in the crowd.” Regardless of one’s personality, it is difficult to shine at a school that hosts 50,000+ students. (Well, unless you are Colt McCoy or Jordan Shipley.) But remembering the [...]

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MPA program helps cure “undecideds” like me

November 17th, 2008 · Filed under: Academics · Austin · Career · Natalie

Posted by Natalie Jacobs

Wow–I can’t believe it’s already mid-November. This semester has flown by! I am still wondering where the cold weather is, though. Hopefully it’s here by December, or else I’ll have no incentive to stay inside and study for finals. Instead, I’ll keep enjoying these beautiful 70-degree days outdoors and not getting near as much work [...]

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Find that happy place

November 13th, 2008 · Filed under: Austin · Grace · Student Life

Posted by Grace Yeh

I wholeheartedly second, third, and fourth Darrin’s earlier post (“Wanted: Sherlock Homes WannaBe”). I had a similar week last week. Thus, after I turned in my Tax Research case on Saturday (thank you, Prof. Zvinakis, for the extension!), you guessed it! I rushed to San Marcos with a friend for some retail therapy. San Marcos [...]

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The good life

November 11th, 2008 · Filed under: Bart · Career · Student Life

Posted by Bart Bradshaw

“The good life” requires some semblance of balance between work, play, service, family, friends, hobbies, health, travel, personal development, and eating at In-N-Out. We all know this.
However, it’s not always easy to
1 - Understand our own priorities
and
2 - Spend our time and efforts according to those priorities.
Fortunately, my good friends, I have it all figured [...]

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Wanted: Sherlock Homes wannabe

November 3rd, 2008 · Filed under: Academics · Darrin

Posted by Darrin Harvey

Hiring Private Detective:
It is 5:03 a.m. and I have been in the B-Hive all night/morning. All I can think about is how I am pretty sure my professors come together and purposely put all my exams around the same time. Whether they discuss it over a poker game or they have some underground lair, I am [...]

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