Monthly Archives: November 2012

Multimedia Project Cont…

I always find the first week back from an extended break rather difficult. Despite my lagging work ethic, I am really happy with the work our group has done on our multimedia project thus far. Over break, each of us … Continue reading

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Why we chose Penn State…

As a senior in high school, I deliberated a lot over which college to chose. It was a huge decision, and I am terrible at making decisions! I also always look back and evaluate if I made the right choice. Sometimes, this … Continue reading

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Holidays <3

I have realized that rhetoric in civic life has managed to slowly creep up and consume every part of my life. This class has forced me to analyze everything I see from a rhetorical standpoint in hopes of developing a … Continue reading

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Greek Philanthropies

I am really excited to share that I was initiated into Pi Beta Phi fraternity for women yesterday evening. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Greek life (which was me like a month ago), following recruitment and bid … Continue reading

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Ted Talk/ Multimedia Project

For my Work-in-Progress blog this week, I thought I would do a quick reflection on the TED talk and introduction to the multimedia project. Overall, I thought the TED talk was really cool project, and I enjoyed listening to all … Continue reading

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Late Night Dining

Every college campus has a unique dining situation, on-campus dining halls in addition to those staple restaraunts. Penn State is no different, so this week I am going to analyze Penn State’s dining options. But more specifically, I am going … Continue reading

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SQUIRREL!

It was my first week as a student at Penn State, and I had just experienced my first visit to the library. For those of you that share my loathing of Chem 110, I had wrapped up that preliminary ALEXS … Continue reading

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Multimedia Project

For the History of a Public Controversy multimedia project, our group will be analyzing the controversies around sexual harassment on this college campus. We will research the laws and regulations regarding sexual harassment and its legal definition in a court of … Continue reading

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Yay for Voting!

Voting is one of the most basic examples of civic engagement. With the 2012 Presidential Election taking place last Tuesday, I had no choice but to make this the topic of my Rhetoric and Civic Life Blog. Voting is defined … Continue reading

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TED Talks!

Here we are again, back to the drawing board. Three assignments down, two to go. I just pressed the “Send” button for my Paradigm Shift Paper to Professor Haspel, so there is a little sigh of relief there. At the … Continue reading

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