College

BethM on November 16th, 2011

1. Painting experiments to warm up the brain. I played with bright colors and stencils, with a great degree of failure but much enjoyment nonetheless. 2. A live performance of the play “Private Eyes” on campus. All those plot twists are bound to wake up your thinking faculties. 3. The ever-loyal Macbook Pro. ‘Nuff said. [...]

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BethM on November 6th, 2011

This weekend, ACU is hurting. My 1:00 class ended on Friday, and I headed across campus for orchestra practice. As I was walking through the parking lot, I saw one of my professors loading luggage into a big white bus—apparently he was going on a weekend trip. I didn’t think anything of it, and kept [...]

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BethM on September 20th, 2011

Lately, everything seems to be running out. I’m out of time to do homework. I’m out of black paint. I’m out of money. I’m out of creative things to write for my English papers. I’m out of ideas for our group project. I’m out of jalapeno chips, the sustenance of life. I’m out of energy. [...]

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BethM on September 15th, 2011

Yes, there are. This has been one of my greatest delights over the past three weeks–professors, classroom desks, roll call, assignments, due dates, cafeterias, libraries, fellow students, and dorm life. At risk of showing how much of a homeschooler I truly am…all those things make me really excited. The downside of college? It’s a bit [...]

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NathanE on September 4th, 2011

One week down…. a lot more to go. That was legitimately the longest week of my life, but I can’t wait to do it again. A short synopsis: Professors… My favorite would have to be my history Prof. On the first day of class, he sourly informed us that he was a grouchy old man and then [...]

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