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An Engish Major and a Microscope

Before last Monday, I hadn’t touched a microscope since I had biology in high school five years ago. I’d never even touched a quality microscope; the ones my high school had used mirrors for light and had limited magnification.

The microscopes the College has, however, are amazing.

As part of a class I’m taking with […]

Small Gifts for Midterms

With midterms and spring break approaching, it’s time to buckle down, study, and do projects. Luckily for me, that only applies to other students this semester since I don’t have any midterm tests or specifically midterm projects.

That gives me time to do other equally important things. As an FYS peer mentor, most of my […]

Board Games and Research

One of my favorite classes this semester is Research Design and Methods. It is a required course for my political science major and the class reviews topics such as how to conduct research and write a thorough research paper. My professor for this class is fantastic and his PowerPoint presentations always use humor.

At the […]

The Postponed MCHC Conference

Every year, the Maryland Collegiate Honors Council (MCHC) hosts a conference that brings honors students throughout Maryland together for one weekend. I attended this conference the past two years to listen to the presentations, and this year, I finally decided to present my own paper that I wrote in Budapest.

This year, the conference is […]

Great Advice from a Non-Profit Success

College students are no strangers to how useful Skype is. Loads of people use it to keep in touch with family members back home and friends at other universities.

Today in my Writing for Nonprofits class, we used Skype to learn more about the nonprofit sector and how to run a successful nonprofit. With Skype […]