Destination: Keio University – Tokyo, Japan When I tell people that I’m studying abroad for a year in Tokyo, Japan the most common reaction I receive usually involves immediate excitement and interest from the other person because the location and city are so foreign and exotic. I have found that the next question that most of my friends and professors ask me (after expressing their excitement and congratulations) is: Why do you want to go to Tokyo for a year? To be a honest, it is a fair question and one that I do not think I have been able to give … [Read more]
6
May
2013
Welcome to the Fossil Fuel Free Fest! Environmentally conscious Allegheny students set up this free event to anyone who wanted to enjoy the benefits of not using fossil fuels. The Fest included activities such as making s’mores by harnessing the sun, a bike powered smoothie maker, stilts, reading about environmental issues on blankets laid out in the sun, and face-painting.
6
May
2013
Graduation is less than a week away and I’ve been walking around in a constant bubble of nostalgia. With my comp completed, I reflect on my four years at Allegheny and what it’s meant to me. You know, I almost didn’t come to college. I had some lofty dreams of hitchhiking around the country. I knew that I was a naive kid, and I thought bumming around would teach me what I needed to know about life. Maybe it would have. But I look back at who I was in high school and how I’ve changed since then and I … [Read more]
28
Apr
2013
Hello everyone! It’s springtime at Allegheny!! The flowers and trees are beautiful. Check them out! Visit soon, if you can! They won’t be around for too much longer.
25
Apr
2013
My minor is the Values, Ethics, and Social Action program. “VESA is an interdisciplinary academic minor that educates and engages students in social action and its ethics.” Being a VESA minor has allowed me to delve into philosophy, psychology, languages, among other ethics classes taught by some of the best and most passionate professors on campus such as Kazi Joshua. The minor has enabled me to gain the leadership skills needed to acclimate into any social environment and become a social activist. The culmination of the VESA minor is the VESA Capstone Seminar. This course was more of a weekly … [Read more]
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Apr
2013
You’ve heard it before: Allegheny is full of unusual combinations. Our Trashion Show is proof of that! Who else would deicde to combine trash and fashion, other than Allegheny students? Students design and model their own original clothing made from garbage! I truly loved this dress. It’s made from a black trash bad, and many many red solo cups. How creative! Here are the rest of the dresses. I encourage you to look at them! Some are truly fantastic.
6
Apr
2013
What are some tools that I need to use regularly as an Allegheny student? Email: Your Allegheny Email is powered by Google. This means that your Allegheny Email is actually a Gmail with almost all of the convenient features that come with it. Sakai: This is the online classroom platform that allows professors and students to interact more easily than email. Many professors post important class documents and links on Sakai, even presentations and videos. Each professor can set their class’s pages up differently, but some allow you to view your grades and talk to other students about class content … [Read more]
4
Apr
2013
It’s hard to believe I’ve started the last full month of my second year at Allegheny. I’ll have completed half of my undergraduate education this May and I won’t be returning to campus as a full time student for another year and a half. This seems to me like an appropriate time to reflect on my choice to go abroad, and the steps I took to make it a reality. I first heard about the opportunity to spend a year abroad at the London School of Economics and Political Science (known as LSE for short) last spring. A friend from … [Read more]
21
Mar
2013
Last Monday I attended the Annual Induction Ceremony of Phi Sigma Iota, the International Foreign Language honor society founded in 1922 at Allegheny College. This society is a national organization and involves over 50,000 members. As a member inducted in 2012, I was honored to present some “talent” during the ceremony in representing the German Language Department. Last year, I gave a speech about why we still need to study foreign languages nowadays when English has become the dominating language that is spoken everywhere. From my understanding, language is not simply a “tool” for translating words. It is a way … [Read more]
11
Mar
2013
Hi guys! Here’s another installment of my favorite places in and around Allegheny. 7. Carr Hall (On campus) Yes, it may not look that magnificent from the outside, but that doesn’t mean Carr Hall isn’t beautiful. Carr’s inside is furnished by eco-friendly material, such as bamboo. I believe the ceiling enhances and makes use of all available natural light, to save energy. Carr is my favorite building on campus. When I step inside, I’m greeted by many green and vibrant plants, as well as natural light and a bubbling water soundscape. After a stressful class, it’s nice to come … [Read more]
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