So yesterday was sucky ( Read more... )

Today at the gym I saw two of my professors and the Dean of Judicial Affairs.
Sometimes Bucknell makes me smile :)

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I've been so distracted with RA training that I didn't notice the TFA application come out.

Last week started Senior RA training here.  My job is to help/administrate/advise/supervise the RAs.  It has been so busy, but fullfilling.  I'm starting to remember what it was like when I was new, and how much help I needed, and how exciting things were.  I ( Read more... )

Lots of people argue about how little diversity there is at Bucknell. But honestly, the only thing that Bucknell has done is made me dislike rich people a lot. People say its a very conservative school, but I think I've become more liberal just looking at the stupid rich people. Seriously, the people that I knew dealt drugs in high school were ( Read more... )

Kind fun sociological thought problem, if any of you are interested in the sociology of education. Which I know a few of you are.

http://nytimes.com/marketing/collegeessay/

I think it tells a lot about people when they wish a punishment on someone. For example, when someone stole my hamburgers out of the community fridge, I found them in another fridge, took them and left a note in their place saying that I hope they burn in hell for taking my burgers. When someone else found their Lean Cuisine's missing, they wrote ( Read more... )

My textbooks for next semester are ridiculously expensive. I have 14 books for one class, that cost over $300 - for just one class. The cost for all my books at the bookstore (After my 10% discount, but before tax) is $651.78 ( Read more... )

So... I threw my back out badly yesterday, and I can't really walk or sit or stand or put on pants by myself.  But, I have the equivalent of no health insurance (its one of the benefits they keep cutting back at my dad's blue-collar job).  Basically I have a BC/BS insurance card that entitles me to no benefits whatsoever.  We have a $500 deductable ( Read more... )