OK, so Harry Potter Weekend is not actually an official event, but my suitemates and I decided to observe it when we discovered that this weekend’s movie was “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” See, the Office of Student Activities sponsors a movie each weekend that plays once on Friday night, twice on Saturday evening/night, [...]

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This past Saturday was our crew “initiation” night. Now, despite what you may have heard about hazing in college sports, I’d like to assure you that the novice initiation night for crew is quite tame and very enjoyable. We met on the Townhouse Greens at 7:30 (PM, for once!) and sat in a huge circle [...]

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Yesterday was such a great day! After crew practice, I went to the gym with my friend and teammate Korinne and got in a great lifting workout. I only had two classes and was done by noon, at which time I gave a campus tour, just as I do every Friday. The group was really [...]

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It’s been SUCH a long day, but I’m stunningly energetic right now…  Probably because I just ate a few too many sugar cookies after dinner.  The varsity crew team started practice on Monday, so, with today being the third day that my phone started singing “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” at 4:55 AM, [...]

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Hey, guys! Actually, I’m not sure if anyone’s reading this, but I’m SUPER excited about the idea that someone might be. I’m a new student blogger, and I have to start somewhere, so I figured I should just get the awkward introductory post over with. My name is Madeline, and I’m a sophomore at St. [...]

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