You have been hearing a lot about Fire Arts recently and you will probably continue to do so for the next while. Since we have a show this Thursday and are preforming at the Luau after spring break, Fire Arts is the main thing (other than schoolwork) that I have been focused on. Yesterday we held a “prop party” and spent hours fixing our props (fire knives, staffs, etc.) and making new ones. It is a somewhat involved process. People were hammering, using drills, sawing, and wiring wick to blades. Other than building stuff, we had a pizza break and played a game called card game called Fire Knife created by one of our members.
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| A friend trying out one of the new knives |
L&C Everyday Life: E&D
It is about presentation time for most E&D classes, so I
think now is a good time to cover it. E&D stands for Exploration &
Discovery, it’s Lewis and Clark’s version of a freshman seminar. Instead of
just having you write a billion papers like a few other colleges do, E&D
classes tend to focus on a certain topic and fully explore that theme. Last semester my class was exploring the
question “what makes us human?” and this semester I’m in a class working with
probability and strategy. The first
semester of E&D involves a fair amount of reading and writing to hone your
skills and the second semester you will be doing a research project on
something related to the theme of your class.
Both of my E&D professors have been fantastic to work with and I
have really enjoyed both classes.
If you have questions, feel free to email me at ameliaberle@lclark.edu