Weather & Honors

October 30, 2012

yes, that is snow outside my window

 Contributed by Brad Fuller

For the past five weeks, I have been completing a one credit hour honors seminar titled “Global Climate Change”. In the Honors Program at Wilmington College, we are required to complete four of these courses, one each semester during sophomore and junior years. The topics are varied and interesting, and the workload is light. However, they give us additional knowledge of material that we would not normally learn in a traditional class, but information that is useful to know in today’s changing world. The two previous courses I took were “Mediation Training”, where we learned how to peacefully resolve conflict, and “Lifeboat 101”, where we learned about the dangers of exponential population growth. Next semester I will be taking a class about community building and staying local.

The reason I thought of this topic first thing in the morning is that I woke up to the ground covered in a dusting of snow and 30mph winds. Having a hurricane this late in the year is unusual, and climate change could be a factor. Who knows if the changes are natural or human caused (because the changes cannot be denied, no matter what data you look at or what your political views are; its concrete scientific data). I hope someday in the future we will know for sure, and everyone will do their part to help stop the rapid change.

Now Listening: Bad Books – Bad Books
Razor & Tie; 2010
http://www.last.fm/music/Bad%2520Books/Bad%2520Books?ac=bad%20books

Tags: honors , learning , seminar , weather , wilmington college

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Changes

October 24, 2012

Fall

Contributed by Brad Fuller

You can almost smell the changes that are happening this time of year, both related to school and not. Yesterday, I registered for classes for the spring semester of my junior year. It is starting to set in that I will only have to register for classes at WC two more times before I graduate. Compared to this semester, next semester should be a little easier. I will be taking General Medical Conditions, Pharmacology, Clinical Practicum, Nonviolence & Social Change, Music in America, and a Community Building Honors Seminar. It may sound like a lot, but from what we hear about others taking classes, these will be less work than the ones I have now.
Outside of class, I’m starting to look forward to the traditional fall festivities. Every year, Wilmington has a HolliDazzle parade near thanksgiving to celebrate the beginning of the winter season. Everyone in town goes for it, and it is awesome to see the town connect with one another for cultural events. I am also looking forward to cooking a vegan thanksgiving meal at my house with my family, drinking apple cider, and taking a break from thinking for a couple weeks (and maybe getting to listen to more music!!)

Now listening: Grizzly Bear – Shields
(Warp; 2012)
http://www.last.fm/search?q=grizzly%20bear%20shields&from=ac
 

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Jungle Jim's adventure

October 19, 2012

Award Winning bathrooms at Jungle Jim's

Contributed by Brad Fuller

What a crazy week it has been! Actually, it has been a crazy past four weeks. Like I keep saying, first semester of junior year is really really hard. But I’m learning a lot and I know it will prepare me well for physical therapy school.
This past weekend I hosted a hall activity where we went to Jungle Jim’s International Marketplace during the day (with a stop at chipotle) and I cooked an Indian meal for my residents afterwards. If you have never been to Jungle Jim's, I highly recommend it. They have any type of food you could imagine! I love to cook but I have never really cooked Indian food because it is difficult to find the spices and all the essential ingredients at Kroger in Wilmington. However, I took advantage of the Indian section at Jungle Jim’s and bought all kinds of spices to make different curries and dals. I decided to cook masoor dal with cinnamon rice and asparagus. It was delicious! And the leftovers are lasting all week. If you like spicy food at all, you would love Indian cuisine. I’m hoping to make a somewhat authentic Asian dish of some sort for my residents next month, any suggestions on what to make??

Now listening: Balam Acab – Wander/Wonder
(Tri Angle; 2011)
http://www.last.fm/music/Balam%2520Acab/WANDER%252FWONDER?ac=balam%20acab%20wa
 

Tags: AT , Athletic Training , Coffee , Food , Friends , Fun , Jungle Jim's

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Downtown Lunch

October 18, 2012

Tags: Art , Downtown Wilmington , food , Fun

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Spin into Fall

October 18, 2012

Try out a class in Herman Court next to the raquetball court!

Tags: Fitness , Fitness Challenge , Wellness , Workout

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Junior Year of Athletic Training

October 10, 2012

Flying Lotus' best album to date, Unitl the Quiet Comes is worth the listen; I highly recommend it .

 Contributed by Brad Fuller

I cannot believe how crazy the past couple of weeks have been!! They always say that first semester of your junior year is the hardest semester in the sequence in the Wilmington College Athletic Training Program, and they are right. For the past two weeks, my only bits of free time have been on the weekends. Granted, I am in the middle of writing a 15ish page term paper on cervical spine fractures, so when that is done I hope to have a little more time for additional studying and recreational activities. However as one of my professors said in class, I feel like I am being transformed into a “know-nothing-sophomore” to a “know-everything-senior”.
As far as clinical rotations go, I have moved from football to volleyball. Although I enjoyed working with the football team, it is probably my least favorite sport (outside of the athletic training setting) so it is nice for a change. So far, volleyball seems much less chaotic than football during games and practices, so it’s a good time to relax a little.

Now listening: Flying Lotus – Until the Quiet Comes
(Warp; 2012)
http://www.last.fm/music/Flying%2520Lotus/Until%2520the%2520Quiet%2520Comes?ac=flying%20lotus%20until%20

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October

October 03, 2012

Me drinking out of coffee thormas while walking to class On Thursdays, I'll wear Brown

1. The Color brown
2. Fall break
3. Sweaters
4. The Westheimer Peace Symposium
5. Phonathon, one of my on-campus jobs, starts
6. Searching for Peace exhibit at the Quaker Heritage Center
7. Homecoming
8. Old friends that are alumni returning to campus
9. Going home for my brother’s wedding at the end of the month
10. Walks in the Arboretum
11. Hay Rides
12. Butternut Squash
13. Vegan Pecan Pie
14. Halloween
15. Dressing as a Lifeguard For Halloween
16. Vegan Hot Chocolate
17. Wearing Sweatpants and not having anyone judge you
18. Walking around with a thermos full of coffee
19. The October breeze on a Sunday morning
20. Watching scary movies in friends dorm rooms
21. October inspired Dates
22. Date plums
23. Remember to wear a light jacket
24. Forgetting its cold and going outside without a jacket
25. Everywhere has pumpkin flavored beverages and foods
26. The goodie box that my sister sends every year
27. Masks
28. Children coming to campus to trick or treat
29. Not having to stress about finales yet
30. Having your class, work, and club schedules memorized
31. Trying to understand why this weather is so confusing
32. Feeling like it's ok to go to a coffee shop everyday
33. Pastoral Care Week
34. October 18, No Beard Day
35. Telling my roommates Happy October
36. Talking to my roommates about how much I love Halloween
37. Telling people what they should be for Halloween
38. Trying to figure out what "Sweetest Day" is
39. Making roommates and friends celebrate "Sweetest Day"
40. Make a Difference Day
41. Sweet Potatoes
42. Pumpkin Carving
43. Pumpkin Painting
44. Smashing Pumpkins
45. Getting ready for No-Shave-November
46. Realizing that by this time every year I have made at least 10 new friends
47. Not having to see people in shorts
48. Gaining that fall weather weight
49. Watching leaves fall
50. Wearing Brown

That’s why I love October

Why do you love October?

Tags: , Halloween , October , Sweetest day

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Field trip to Yellow Springs

October 02, 2012

Provided by Afiara String Quartet website. Check them out @ http://afiara.com/ !

Contributed by: Lynnea Kraft

Tags: Application , education , Music , Wilmington College

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