There are only three weeks left of classes and the campus is
doing its best to convince us to stay.
The air is warm, the sun is out, and everything is blooming. You’ll see students in hammocks or sleeping in
the grass enjoying the sun. You’ll also see a few students colored a nice
shade of pink because, during the cloudy months, they forgot how easily they
burn. (My roommate for example). The gardens are stunning, the students are
outside, and spring is in the air.
It is also the time where everything starts being due. I have tuned in a research paper and now my
biology team are working on our presentation.
We wanted to see if there was a correlation between hating cilantro and
sensitivity to three different chemicals (PTC, sodium benzoate, and thiourea). Short
answer: there wasn’t. Our presentation is tomorrow afternoon so we spent this
evening practicing for it in academic Howard (vs residential Howard, the dorm).
Both first round class registration and the housing lottery happened
this last week. The first round of
registration is where every student picks the class they are most interested in
and the second round (next Thursday) is where we pick the rest of them. For the housing lottery, you and your chosen
roommate show up at Templeton, turn in your housing contracts, and each pick a
number. The average of your numbers
determines when you get to choose your room for the next year. My roommate and
I will be living in the new STEM LLC (Living Learning Community) in Copeland so
I’ll keep you informed on how that goes.