Homestretch

Greetings!

This week, students planned their course schedules for the Fall 2010 semester. As a first-semester senior, this is the last time I will plan my course schedule as an undergraduate student at Susquehanna University.

How does this feel? Eh, I have no feeling about it. I am anxious and scared and excited to move on to the next phase of my life; hopefully graduate and doctorate school. I recall someone mentioning that this past Spring Break would be my last. This saddens me. What undergraduate student does not enjoy the Spring Break experience? From what I hear, graduate school spring breaks consist of reading and catching up on work.

What courses did I waitlist for my schedule next Fall? I have a total of 15 credits to complete on my degree audit. As a Communication/PR major, I have one core course to complete; Media Law. Since I was a freshman, I've heard nothing but stories of fright about Media Law. The head of the Communications Department at SU-Dr. Larry Augustine-will head the class. I am a bit skeptical, but I will prepare this summer for the class.

Other than Media Law(4 credits), I scheduled three other courses for my roster. I am in a good position because I can take classes that I am actually interested in since I have completed all of my degree requirements. I enrolled in The Philosophy of Love and Desire, White Privilege, and A Study Of Jazz, for a total of 16 credits. I am extremely excited to take these courses. Don't they just sound interesting and fun?

In the meantime, my current schedule keeps me overwhelmed and lacking ample rest. I am definitely looking forward to the short, but much needed, Easter break next Thursday.

Happy Weekend!

~Morgan

The Final Seven...

Greetings!

Let me say: Free Rita's on March 20th; the first day of Spring!

We have just returned from a too-short Spring Break and are braced to endure the final seven weeks of the Spring semester. This is a time when students are twice as overwhelmed. Some are seniors who are anxious and nervous about what lays ahead. Others are juniors who are nervous and awaiting a hopeful acceptance to the summer internship they've spent countless hours applying for. First-year students are trying to pick up the slack they left behind because they partied the entire fall semester and their g.p.a.'s are nonexistent. There are finals to prepare for and intense module and research projects to complete. The weather is getting warmer; freshman,sophomore,junior, and senioritis results. Organizations throughout the campus will being hustling to plan its last events before the semester ends.

What is the treat in between all of this? St. Patrick's Day festivities this week, perhaps.

In the meantime, I need to get started on reading Republic from Plato's Works for my Ancient Philosophy class.

~Morgan

Midterm Exams

Greetings!

And so this week was the beginning of midterm exams. One of the two worst times on the life of a college student (finals exams being the other).

I had four exams and two other endeavors to take care of. My schedule went as follows:

Monday: Environmental Science exam; Tuesday: Module II for PR Management; Wednesday: Comm Research exam, Computer Apps. in Corp. Comm presentation and web page; Thursday PR Management exam; Friday Ancient Philosophy exam.

*Exhale*

I wonder why it seems like everyone around me has one or two exams and are able to leave for Spring Break earlier in the week and I ALWAYS wind up having to remain for the entire week...must be a conspiracy or something.

I am happy tomorrow is Friday and am looking forward to going home to Philly! I have no exciting plans for break other than sleeping until noon.

Until then, I must prepare my essays for last midterm tomorrow afternoon.

~Morgan