A fitness blog for the rest of us
If you had told me four years ago I’d be maintaining a fitness blog, I’d have told you to shut up and pass the double stuffed Oreos. Yet here I am, living proof that even the least qualified individuals can talk about things on the Internet. Every semester I fantasize about finally getting my act […]
Hendry: ‘Don’t spend your year alone’
I had lunch with President Abbott and a few other honors students last week. While the group of us munched chips and lemon squares, he and the younger students discussed dorm life for first years. Abbott noted how disappointed he is by how often he’ll hear of first year girls spending all their time alone […]
Youth not immune to wear and tear
When I was a young first-year waiting to take my earth science final, I overheard a fascinating tale.
End of the semester is in sight
There are two possible reasons behind the massive morale drop I experienced last weekend. First is the horrifying realization of all the deadlines filing out these final four weeks of school. Second could be the multiple seasons of ‘The Walking Dead” I managed to watch in three days. Come to think of it, the two […]
Don’t bet on a South Dakota spring
“South Dakota? You know it gets cold there, right?” This is what more than a few people back home said to me when they heard I was coming to school here. At the time, I thought it was pretty stupid. The only difference between the weather here and in Illinois was that Illinois got it […]
Initial excitement leads to roadtrip
All through my college career I’ve dreamed of car ownership. The thrill of not having to bum a ride off my roommate to go to Walmart was my equivalent of the American dream. Two-and-a-half years of purgatory and my dream became a reality. I was inheriting my dad’s car after my folks bought electric cars […]
Jackie Hendry’s Netflix blog: Taking a step into Bollywood
They say you should write what you know, and I know plenty about Netflix. For example, I know it’s my favorite thing since microwave popcorn. Its beauty is two-fold: unpredictability and accessibility. So the most recent episode of this season’s hit show might not be online, but you can find everything from documentaries to your […]
Verve Column: Tales of Twitter
I strongly believe in the virtues of being fashionably late to social events. Let things get going a bit so I don’t show up during the awkward lull before enough people have arrived to keep conversations flowing. This strategy works well enough in real life but, as far as the Twitter party is concerned, I’m […]
Verve Column: Language Requirement
This past week, faculty members voted in favor of lessening the foreign language requirement for a Bachelor of Arts degree from two years to one. Plenty of people are relieved. I am not one of them. In fact, this seems like a sizable step backward on the part of the university. I can understand why […]
Columnist joins Twitter, embraces social media
I strongly believe in the virtues of being fashionably late to social events. Let things get going a bit so I don’t show up during the awkward lull before enough people have arrived to keep conversations flowing. This strategy works well enough in real life, but as far as the Twitter party is concerned, I’m […]