This last week was amazing! Exhausting, but fun none-the-less. Fall Bruin Preview was here and we had 117 students and their families come to campus to check us out. The planning process was a blast. I got to meet a lot of new people and help make Bruin Preview something that would make people want to invest in my school. I've always loved the atmosphere here at Fox and the people that make up our school community and culture. It was fun to be able to share my thoughts and joys about Fox with students who are still on their journey to deciding where they want to go and what they want to do. I remember when I started the college finding process and all the questions and fears I had. It's strange to know that students are still struggling with the same fears. The week was successful and for that I'm grateful. I will be perfectly honest in saying I slept for 13 hours Friday night and stayed in bed doing nothing but vegging all day Saturday in recovery, but I can't wait for Spring Bruin Preview to arrive!
Talk to you all soon!
Steph
Monday, November 16, 2009
Sadie, GFU student:
Dear peers and future fellow Fox students,
My roommate is an incredible blessing in my life. She sits quietly when I need to vent, laughs along with me when I go crazy on late homework nights, and brings me joy when I am sad. I can confidently say that we have a deep love and mutual respect for each other. The greatest moments of the semester have definitely included her. Some of those moments are as following (feel free to relive them sometime): organizing and playing hide-and-seek in an open dorm lobby, getting lost in Portland on more than one occasion, sleepovers on the floor, and sorting out the green Sour Patch Kids for a special delivery to someone’s dorm room floor, baking four layer cakes, watching sad movies, crying together through rough days and frustrations.
Future college students: Someday, perhaps soon, you will have a roommate with whom you, more than likely, share quite close quarters with. I want to encourage you to take the time to get to know them. Learn to be comfortable being vulnerable around them, sharing your day with them, being upset and working through it together. Sometime when the rest of the world seems to reject you, your roommate is potentially the one person who will remain strong for you.
My roommate is an incredible blessing in my life. She sits quietly when I need to vent, laughs along with me when I go crazy on late homework nights, and brings me joy when I am sad. I can confidently say that we have a deep love and mutual respect for each other. The greatest moments of the semester have definitely included her. Some of those moments are as following (feel free to relive them sometime): organizing and playing hide-and-seek in an open dorm lobby, getting lost in Portland on more than one occasion, sleepovers on the floor, and sorting out the green Sour Patch Kids for a special delivery to someone’s dorm room floor, baking four layer cakes, watching sad movies, crying together through rough days and frustrations.
Future college students: Someday, perhaps soon, you will have a roommate with whom you, more than likely, share quite close quarters with. I want to encourage you to take the time to get to know them. Learn to be comfortable being vulnerable around them, sharing your day with them, being upset and working through it together. Sometime when the rest of the world seems to reject you, your roommate is potentially the one person who will remain strong for you.
Rebecca, GFU student:
So you may be wondering how college students deal with academic stress, especially during midterms when there are suddenly tests and projects due in seemingly every class all at once.
Well on Friday, after the girls in my apartment and I finished a long week of tests and projects, we were unwinding in the living room...checking our facebooks and reading MLIA.
One of my roommates then ran in from her room carrying four light sabers. She threw them to three of us and we proceeded to battle! There was then a knock at our door, and as we opened it, two of our friends, not knowing what we had been doing, ran in with dart guns and began to attack us! Well at this, one of the girls still sitting on the couch, turned the sound track from Star wars on and turned the speakers up full blast. For the next 20 minutes our entire living room turned into a giant battle with light sabers, dart guns, and pillows everywhere. People were running, ducking, and battling all over! Darts soared through the air, light sabers banged and clattered as bodies fell to the floor only to stand and attack another person beside them. The battle would switch from two on two, to four on one, to one on one with no actual teams. I don’t know what was louder, our laughter and yelling, or the music.
Fair enough to say the long week of hard work was quickly forgotten.
Well on Friday, after the girls in my apartment and I finished a long week of tests and projects, we were unwinding in the living room...checking our facebooks and reading MLIA.
One of my roommates then ran in from her room carrying four light sabers. She threw them to three of us and we proceeded to battle! There was then a knock at our door, and as we opened it, two of our friends, not knowing what we had been doing, ran in with dart guns and began to attack us! Well at this, one of the girls still sitting on the couch, turned the sound track from Star wars on and turned the speakers up full blast. For the next 20 minutes our entire living room turned into a giant battle with light sabers, dart guns, and pillows everywhere. People were running, ducking, and battling all over! Darts soared through the air, light sabers banged and clattered as bodies fell to the floor only to stand and attack another person beside them. The battle would switch from two on two, to four on one, to one on one with no actual teams. I don’t know what was louder, our laughter and yelling, or the music.
Fair enough to say the long week of hard work was quickly forgotten.
Katie, GFU student:
As Thursday morning began, I knew that it was going to be an adventure. There was a lot to accomplish in a short amount of time, and I just didn’t know how it would all play out. My first class was uneventful and to be honest a little dull. Then, the day took off at a run. I had to complete a test in an hour (a chemistry test no less) and then jump in the car to drive to Salem.
Once in Salem, my friend and I observed a first grade PE class. They were so cute, doing their jumping jacks and sit-ups! Then it was a quick interview in the parking lot with the teacher before hurrying back to da Berg.
On the way, we stopped in a grocery store and grabbed some yummy grilled sandwiches. As we pulled into the parking lot at Fox, my friend began to look for her cell phone. We looked all through the car, and then she remembered that she had stopped in the bathroom at the grocery store. Panic sinks in, as we both realize there might be a trip back to Salem and the thought that it could possibly not be there when we get back.
I ran to the Admissions Office to squeeze in some work before my last class of the day. Of course, the last class involves a group presentation. As I finish highlighting my notes, the teacher calls our group up to the front. No comment on the actual speech :)
The day concluded with a trip to the Woodburn outlets to get the cell phone and a dodge ball game before homework. I’m glad all of my days are not like this, and I have to say it reminded me a little bit of high school – always moving, no naptime in the middle of the day, and coffee hard to come by. I hope I don’t have another day like that for awhile. I like my coffee breaks and afternoon naps. I think it’s about time for one right now….
Once in Salem, my friend and I observed a first grade PE class. They were so cute, doing their jumping jacks and sit-ups! Then it was a quick interview in the parking lot with the teacher before hurrying back to da Berg.
On the way, we stopped in a grocery store and grabbed some yummy grilled sandwiches. As we pulled into the parking lot at Fox, my friend began to look for her cell phone. We looked all through the car, and then she remembered that she had stopped in the bathroom at the grocery store. Panic sinks in, as we both realize there might be a trip back to Salem and the thought that it could possibly not be there when we get back.
I ran to the Admissions Office to squeeze in some work before my last class of the day. Of course, the last class involves a group presentation. As I finish highlighting my notes, the teacher calls our group up to the front. No comment on the actual speech :)
The day concluded with a trip to the Woodburn outlets to get the cell phone and a dodge ball game before homework. I’m glad all of my days are not like this, and I have to say it reminded me a little bit of high school – always moving, no naptime in the middle of the day, and coffee hard to come by. I hope I don’t have another day like that for awhile. I like my coffee breaks and afternoon naps. I think it’s about time for one right now….
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Sadie, GFU student:
My thoughts, two weeks prior:
This evening, as I took a break from watching Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and browsing extremely important and relevant-to-my-life photos on Facebook, I pulled out my Marketing textbook and plopped on the couch, determined to avoid skim reading, but instead immerse myself in the brilliantly captivating text. In my usual habit of attempting to make the reading appear more scintillating than it actually is, I scanned ahead, casually calculating how many pages I had to read before I could shut off the part of my brain linked to being productive. With a sigh of relief at the number being only 13, I hunkered down, fully prepared to enjoy the brisk, engaging chapter. In my head, the thought surfaced that it was terribly relieving to actually be reading on a topic I appreciated. That little joy spot, however, quickly flitted out of my line of mental vision. It occurred to me: what could one possibly have to say about societal marketing that could cover the extent of 13 whole pages? Surely no one has that much substantial information to fill that much space - at least not without repeating and dissecting each small sub-topic to the point of "beating a dead horse" if you will. What more can be said on the topic that isn't mentioned in the first few pages? Did I actually even like this topic in the first place? How is this relevant to real life?
As my mental capacity to comprehend actuality digressed, I hastily made a resolve. It is time to stick it to the man! The repressed rebellion of my youth be unleashed! Therefore, I am going to finish creating this installment of thoughts of mine for the world to one day discover and appreciate; after which I am going to march to that couch! grab up my textbook! and...
promptly begin reading again. Not stopping until I complete all 13 pages.
Sincerely,
Your average, homework-laden university student.
This evening, as I took a break from watching Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and browsing extremely important and relevant-to-my-life photos on Facebook, I pulled out my Marketing textbook and plopped on the couch, determined to avoid skim reading, but instead immerse myself in the brilliantly captivating text. In my usual habit of attempting to make the reading appear more scintillating than it actually is, I scanned ahead, casually calculating how many pages I had to read before I could shut off the part of my brain linked to being productive. With a sigh of relief at the number being only 13, I hunkered down, fully prepared to enjoy the brisk, engaging chapter. In my head, the thought surfaced that it was terribly relieving to actually be reading on a topic I appreciated. That little joy spot, however, quickly flitted out of my line of mental vision. It occurred to me: what could one possibly have to say about societal marketing that could cover the extent of 13 whole pages? Surely no one has that much substantial information to fill that much space - at least not without repeating and dissecting each small sub-topic to the point of "beating a dead horse" if you will. What more can be said on the topic that isn't mentioned in the first few pages? Did I actually even like this topic in the first place? How is this relevant to real life?
As my mental capacity to comprehend actuality digressed, I hastily made a resolve. It is time to stick it to the man! The repressed rebellion of my youth be unleashed! Therefore, I am going to finish creating this installment of thoughts of mine for the world to one day discover and appreciate; after which I am going to march to that couch! grab up my textbook! and...
promptly begin reading again. Not stopping until I complete all 13 pages.
Sincerely,
Your average, homework-laden university student.
Stephanie, GFU student:
The last few days have certainly been blustery! Fall is here and I’m already freezing! I’m not looking forward to the start of the rainy season and definitely have an umbrella on my shopping list for my Freddy’s run tonight! This week has been the first dreaded week of the semester. Midterms are a pain, especially when you don’t study for them! But that’s what school’s about right? Late nights, coffee and junk food binges and study sessions with friends. I only have a few more months left though and I don’t have to worry about exams again for the rest of my life! I have a feeling that’s what I’m going to be telling myself when I’m operating on no sleep and sugar high after sugar high.
This semester is really exciting though. For my Senior Capstone class we get to start a small business. I’m an International Business major and our Senior Cap project is to create and launch a small business and then see how it does. We have our first presentation coming up and I’m really excited about our prospects so far. It’s nice to actually do something, instead of sitting in a classroom talking about hypotheticals. Anyway – that’s life for me right now. Wake up, go to work, go to class, go to job #2, go home, do homework, and eat and sleep somewhere in there!
Life is grand and I’m excited to share pieces of it with you!
Steph
This semester is really exciting though. For my Senior Capstone class we get to start a small business. I’m an International Business major and our Senior Cap project is to create and launch a small business and then see how it does. We have our first presentation coming up and I’m really excited about our prospects so far. It’s nice to actually do something, instead of sitting in a classroom talking about hypotheticals. Anyway – that’s life for me right now. Wake up, go to work, go to class, go to job #2, go home, do homework, and eat and sleep somewhere in there!
Life is grand and I’m excited to share pieces of it with you!
Steph
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