While working the late shift for summer job #2, Jevana finds how convenient it is to have police as regulars when some d-bag decides to skip his bill. [Memories Left in Whispers]
From a NY Times article: Students are using Facebook to mount a pretty creative show of support for Obama. [TheChrisBerry]
It seems that researching for [...]
Entries from June 2008
June 27, 2008
6.27.08 Featured blogs of the day
David takes from his internship exactly what you’re supposed to (no, not Post-Its) — knowledge of what he does, and does not, want post-college to be like. [david giesberg dot com]
Without homework to create a sense of accomplishment, some turn to… other goals. (some background) [In Blog We Trust]
[Sua Sponte] writes on a pretty big [...]
June 23, 2008
6.23.08 Featured blogs of the day
As you might remember, one of our compatriots previously requested the blogosphere’s help in a paper on the great Pirate vs Ninja war. Today we have the result (which helped get an A in the class)! Excerpt:
When historians look back upon the political climate of America at the turn of the millennium, they will doubtless [...]
June 21, 2008
6.21.08 Featured blogs of the day
A future teacher gets some words of… wisdom (or not) on the American education system from a stranger. [School is Hard]
Because any site about college students that hasn’t mentioned farting in four months should be removed from the internets. [Secretista]
(correction: It seems that we have, but can you really mention it too much?)
This suggestion for [...]
June 19, 2008
6.18.08 Featured blogs of the day
[The Student Leader Blog] thinks about why we sometimes don’t want to go to class and what can be done about it.
Thoughts on education by a philosopher named Calvin. No, not that one. [Adventures of a Comsci Student]
Struggling with conference paper rewrites inspires… “unorthodox” research methods. [Relatively Journalizing]
Tip link: “How LaTeX helps me write a [...]
June 17, 2008
6.16.08 Featured blogs of the day
The dream scenario for the student for whom No Pants Day is everyday.*[Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt]
A classic question of college strikes again: If you finished the test first that means you didn’t take enough time, right? [pink shoes]
A few storm chasing VT students are interviewed on the encounters with 10 tornadoes. [Time in [...]
June 14, 2008
6.14.08 Featured blogs of the day
No longer with the crutch of a fake ID, Emily finds a paradise for underage college kids. [In Blog We Trust]
Aleksandra celebrates not only the beginning of finals, but also becoming an American citizen! [Berkeley College Life]
Tired of snide looks from a roommate and other javaheads, this student blogger responds with the cold backhand of [...]
June 13, 2008
6.12.08 Featured blogs of the day
It’s always nice when you end up with the grad speaker who doesn’t have a DIY porn site. [Nuts & Boalts]
“I made a little yelp when my professor took the exam from my hand, because that was the last, very last chance of the year to prevent failure, rejection from nursing school, and the resulting [...]
June 10, 2008
6.10.08 Featured blogs of the day
An epic battle ends with this student blogger’s foe utterly annihilated. Excerpt: “I think I’ve tapped into something primitive and possibly even sinister here. Suddenly I begin to understand that unholy smile the 1950s housewife always seems to have when she’s happily doing her housework. This is no innocent satisfaction at a home well-kept. This [...]
