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Facing Fear – Alejandra Márquez Loza

March 11th, 2014

Facing Fear – Alejandra Márquez Loza

Fear is temporary, but regret is forever. That was the slogan for the Bloukrans bungee jumping advertisements that got me to go for it. Prior […]

 
The Emerald Isle – Emily Mangan

March 11th, 2014

The Emerald Isle – Emily Mangan

Practicing veterinary medicine has been my desire since before I began to understand the implications and the determination I would need to achieve that goal. […]

 
African Wildlife Management – Kasey Moore

March 10th, 2014

African Wildlife Management – Kasey Moore

After completing a term in East Africa with The School for Field Studies’ wildlife management  program, I can say that every minute of the experience […]

 
Nanomaterial Hazards – Joseph Pryor

March 10th, 2014

Nanomaterial Hazards – Joseph Pryor

For the last two years, I have been working in Dr. Stacey Harper’s laboratory researching the adverse effects of dendrimers. Dendrimers are well-defined, polymeric nanomaterials […]

 

March 1st, 2014

Building Hopes & Homes – Sam Settelmeyer

June 24th, 2013 saw nine Honors College students, one instructor, and one student advisor all on a train traveling across the Hungarian countryside to Cluj, […]

 
To the West

February 25th, 2014

To the West

On a typical afternoon, West Hall is quiet. The lobby walls, though, speak loudly of the energy beneath this silence. Flyers advertising social events, volunteer […]

 
New Advisor Joins the Honors College

February 18th, 2014

New Advisor Joins the Honors College

Michelle McAllaster joined the Honors College as an academic advisor on March 31, 2014. Michelle was head advisor for mechanical engineering at Oregon State for […]

 
Striking a Match

February 18th, 2014

Striking a Match

As the weeks of the school year pile high, the typical university student begins to worship the summer. In the middle of winter, summer break […]

 
Starting with an Advantage

February 18th, 2014

Starting with an Advantage

Universities are often imagined to be self-contained institutions isolated from the concerns and interests of the world — “ivory towers” — where students go to […]