A sunday shootout
Well, it's basketball season here at Duke, and there's nothing like trying to sleep while the hall goes berserk over a last-second winner.
Sean Dockery once again proved why he's a Blue Devil, and the commotion outside my room proved why Duke students are his fans.
I'm struggling to study math for the Wednesday exam - a success on that test will set me up for a game-winng final shot in the class, one that's about as plausible as Dockery's. I'm spending tonight studying all the way through the rest of the chapter coursework.
On other notes, the Duke Political Review printed for the first time - and it's excellent. I worry that their first issue puts DJOPA into a tough spot - we have no choice but to be better in every aspect if we are to win ourselves a spot on campus, and the respect I feel we deserve.
In another matter, Project SKY's finally died down somewhat - one monitor reappeared, while our massive Dell Poweredge server walked away. People just have absolutely no qualms with stealing this stuff. I'm absolutely astounded. As much as I'd like to be angry over it, I feel like this won't be the last time, nor the biggest setback PSKY faces in the coming months.
Meanwhile, I took another look at the Howard Hughes Fellowship application and I think I've set myself up quite nicely for a strong application. My independent study research program next semester will both boost my strength as a researcher, and likely increase my chances of admission to the program handsomely.
Anyway, a lot of what I've blogged for the past week has been heavily personal. I imagine it's sort of an "end-of-semester" syndrome. As things die down, and I begin to blog over the Christmas break, expect more outward-looking posts. I understand that discussions of admission likelihoods to relatively unknown summer programs don’t make for the most exciting reads.
Don’t worry, it gets better.
Sean Dockery once again proved why he's a Blue Devil, and the commotion outside my room proved why Duke students are his fans.
I'm struggling to study math for the Wednesday exam - a success on that test will set me up for a game-winng final shot in the class, one that's about as plausible as Dockery's. I'm spending tonight studying all the way through the rest of the chapter coursework.
On other notes, the Duke Political Review printed for the first time - and it's excellent. I worry that their first issue puts DJOPA into a tough spot - we have no choice but to be better in every aspect if we are to win ourselves a spot on campus, and the respect I feel we deserve.
In another matter, Project SKY's finally died down somewhat - one monitor reappeared, while our massive Dell Poweredge server walked away. People just have absolutely no qualms with stealing this stuff. I'm absolutely astounded. As much as I'd like to be angry over it, I feel like this won't be the last time, nor the biggest setback PSKY faces in the coming months.
Meanwhile, I took another look at the Howard Hughes Fellowship application and I think I've set myself up quite nicely for a strong application. My independent study research program next semester will both boost my strength as a researcher, and likely increase my chances of admission to the program handsomely.
Anyway, a lot of what I've blogged for the past week has been heavily personal. I imagine it's sort of an "end-of-semester" syndrome. As things die down, and I begin to blog over the Christmas break, expect more outward-looking posts. I understand that discussions of admission likelihoods to relatively unknown summer programs don’t make for the most exciting reads.
Don’t worry, it gets better.
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