Verve Blogs

I once heard we learn everything we need to know as children; at first I thought it strange, but now I understand.  Knowledge can be accumulated forever and quickly lost, but it is intuitive understanding that lasts for an entire life, maturing until old age. As children, we learn to share, then quickly forget as […]

Everyone is busy in college. Maintaining a good GPA, social life and keeping your bank account full can be very difficult. My date for this week got thrown a curveball. Initially, I had made plans to take my date on an outing Thursday night, but she had to cancel at the last minute because of […]

Last week I went on my first “Blaine date.” It’s like a blind date, but better. I am a double major and spend endless hours improving my brain in the library, so Blaine had to work around my incessant studying to ensure we were able to have dinner together. He met me in the library, […]

What is in a name? An interesting question, Mr. Shakespeare. It’s a question that caused no little bit of controversy on Facebook this last week.   Sometimes when I’m lying awake at night and pondering my life, I consider my name. Sometimes I say it to myself over and over again. “Jackie.” After a while, […]

I have a confession to make; I don’t know how to deal with change. I like to make it seem like I know what I’m doing and that I can go with the flow, but to be honest, it’s really hard for me to wrap my mind around change, no matter how big or small […]

Etiquette is a part of every day life. Whether it’s in a college cafeteria, a job interview or drinking beer with your friends, there are social rules that we all follow whether we like it or not. These same rules should apply when flying in an airplane, but for some reason, the way people throw […]

In a few weeks, I will be among the multitude of students taking the proficiency exam. As far as I can tell, the purpose of the proficiency exam is to make sure college has not in fact made you more stupid than you were when you first arrived.   While I’m sure I’ll be able […]

One thing common to us all is life. Each one of us is here living right now. None of us know how we got here, yet we are here. All we know is life; death is the enigma foreshadowing the play of our lives. Some individuals care little for the bigger questions, and others more […]

Etiquette is a part of every day life. Whether it’s in a college cafeteria, a job interview or drinking beer with your friends, there are social rules that we all follow whether we like it or not. These same rules should apply when flying in an airplane, but for some reason, the way people throw […]

In a few weeks, I will be among the multitude of students taking the proficiency exam. As far as I can tell, the purpose of the proficiency exam is to make sure college has not in fact made you more stupid than you were when you first arrived.   While I’m sure I’ll be able […]