‘MVOV17’
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...
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...
ZAR’S DECLASSIFIED SCHOOL SURVIVAL GUIDE
Mar. 29, 2017—Zaria Williams, ’19, College of Arts and Science, Student VUceptor Tips to survive and thrive during your first year at Vanderbilt Tip #1: Embrace your discomfort. For my first few weeks of college, every day was filled with new people, new experiences, and new feelings. But I quickly fell into a pattern of talking to...
ON BEING VUCEPTORS
Mar. 29, 2017—Elizabeth Covington, Senior Lecturer in English, College of Arts and Science, Faculty VUceptor Working as a VUceptor is the most rewarding part of my job at Vanderbilt. When I first began, I didn’t have the first idea what to expect, and I was amazed and delighted to find myself in the heart of a close-knit...