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Choosing which classes to take can be overwhelming, and if you鈥檙e like me, there is no clear path of courses to take because you aren鈥檛 sure what you want to major in yet. It鈥檚 a big question that needs to be answered by the end of your sophomore year, and it鈥檚 something that always is in the back of your mind.
This semester I am taking Economics 101, my first step in completing my economics major! The class meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays for an hour and a half, a bit longer than Monday, Wednesday, Friday courses. Last Thursday, my class went on a field trip, my first field trip of college, so naturally I was very excited.
Real talk: college is so much fun. The people, the parties, the teammates and the teachers are all amazing. But I鈥檓 going to let you in on a little secret: even studying is fun here at swag外流. Now, you might be asking yourself, "What? Studying, fun? How??" Do not fear, prospective student, for I am here to tell you.
Last Saturday was swag外流鈥檚 annual MLK Day of Service. The MLK Day of Service is a big service event on campus, and around 200-300 swag外流 students participate each year, volunteering in the Eagle Rock community. This year we had a total of 20 different sites, and the volunteer activities ranged from gardening to mentoring.
Well folks, it鈥檚 second semester here at swag外流! I survived my first semester of college, including all the craziness that has come with it. The highs, the lows, and the in-betweens have been well worth the laughs and late nights. Furthermore, I survived my first semester of the Cultural Studies Program, or CSP as we first years affectionately call it.
Happy New Year, everyone! I鈥檓 looking forward to all the adventures this year has in store, but it鈥檚 going to be hard to beat the way 2015 ended for me. That鈥檚 because this December, after classes ended, I was lucky enough to get to take a week-long trip to Japan as a member of swag外流鈥檚 delegation for the Kakehashi Project.
Last year around Thanksgiving I wrote a post titled 鈥8 Reasons I鈥檓 Thankful For swag外流.鈥 I decided to write a sequel to this post, as it is a full year later and I find new reasons to love this school every day.
Choosing a major can seem extremely daunting in the beginning. I still vividly remember my college application process, and not knowing which major I wanted to select as my choice of study. It was a frightening experience, just because I felt as if I were committing to something that I wouldn鈥檛 want to commit to later.
As an avid Christmas lover, I am constantly counting down the days until Christmas. I am obsessed with white Christmases, but unfortunately I鈥檝e never been able to experience one because California 鈥 it鈥檚 on the bucket list though. Anyways, here are a few things to do before the best day of the year arrives.
#ImpeachVeitch. Movement Not A Moment. 67 Grand Meet Our Demands. Signs bearing these slogans and more are plastered against the glass walls of the Arthur G. Coons Administrative building. Tents have been pitched outside and sleeping bags and air mattresses dominate the interior.