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SIFTING FOR GOLD
Mar. 29, 2017—Hannah Waters, ’19, Peabody College I came to Vanderbilt sure as the sun that I would know my place as soon as I set foot on campus. But this feeling was far from the reality of my transition. I began the school year as a member of the Spirit of Gold Marching Band, one of the...
Dreaming of Disney
Mar. 29, 2017—Maggie Wang, ’18, School of Engineering As a computer science major, the biggest assumption people make is that my only passion is coding. Even when I share that I am also a Fine Arts major, I am still labeled, first and foremost, an engineer. But, the last place you will find me is in Featheringill, typing...
Vanderbilt.Student.Athlete
Mar. 29, 2017—Jalen Dansby, ’18, College of Arts and Science I loved Vandy even before coming here because of the phenomenal academics and opportunity to play football, but I quickly realized it has so much more to offer. After only a week of living in Gillette House, my peers encouraged me to run for house president. I embraced...
ASK AND YOU SHALL FIND
Mar. 29, 2017—Sparsh Gupta, ’18, School of Engineering, VUcept Executive Board The mantra for finding research opportunities on campus seems to be: “Ask and you shall find.” While I am happy to report this is true, the real challenge is finding a lab that is a good fit. During my first year at Vandy, I worked in...
A MESSAGE FOR PROSPECTIVE SWIMMERS
Mar. 29, 2017—Ryan Coyne, ’18, Peabody College, VUcept Executive Board I have felt like I was drowning at exactly two points in my life. Once, when my dad literally threw me in the deep end of the pool at the ripe age of three in an expertly concocted attempt to teach me how to swim. I don’t...
FROM SKEPTIC TO SERVANT
Mar. 29, 2017—Rebecca Riley, ’17, School of Engineering Anyone who knows me can attest that I am perennially running ten minutes late. It was no different when I rolled into the Crawford House “Meet the Candidates” meeting last August. I checked out the board with the names of the candidates and, to my total surprise, saw my...
DOING SERVICE AT VANDERBILT
Mar. 29, 2017—Clive Mentzel, Director of the Office of Active Citizenship and Service, Faculty VUceptor When we reflect on the values that constitute the social fabric of Vanderbilt, it’s clear that as a community, we care deeply. We give back, and in the two years that I have been director of OACS, many students have heard me...
DUBLIN, DOOR STEPS, AND DUFFLE BAGS: REFLECTIONS ON STUDY ABROAD
Mar. 29, 2017—Hannah Laskey, ’17, Peabody College, Student VUceptor I first wanted to go abroad for the places; I never wanted to leave because of the people. Yes, our weekend trip to Barcelona was awesome. Hitting up Rome, Athens, and Warsaw during reading week was once in a lifetime. And nothing could beat the scenic Irish countryside. While studying...
The Greatest Success
Mar. 29, 2017—Angel Rajendran, ’18 , Peabody College I don’t know who first planted that seed in my head. The seed that whispered to me that success was a two-syllable title in front of my last name that made me a doctor, but I never really questioned it. My whole life, I heard my parents, teachers and...
Engineering: My Spanish Connection
Mar. 29, 2017—Alexander Plevka, ’17, School of Engineering An engineering student operates under the assumption of limitations. We are constrained by cost, time, materials, dimensions, force, weight, shear moduli – you get the point. We are taught in classes that technical problems are just that – technical. They are presented and solved in a nicely wrapped...