Archives for December, 2008

Best and worst of fall semester 2008

Worst 1 – Realizing, as I had just started the last problem on my first Intermediate exam, that there was a time limit and it was up. 2 – Seeing the Longhorns NOT go to the conference (and national) football championship despite our being the best football team in the nation. 3 – Witnessing the [...]

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Dead week

Who:  All college students…except those communications majors. What:  Operation Hell Week When: Friday, December 5 – Tuesday, December 16 Where: Libraries, Study Lounges and Classrooms Why:  I only wish I knew. It’s the slang term for the time of year when college students become zombies and are forced to neglect their social lives in hopes [...]

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The MPA Lounge

Welcome to the MPA Lounge. The door only opens for those with ID cards that have been activated to allow entry, making the GSB 4th floor room exclusively for MPA students. Two girls are sleeping in the corner, one on each couch. Apparently the end-of-semester demands kept them up late last night. In addition to [...]

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