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TagFirst Semester Reflections
It’s about two weeks into winter break. Christmas and all of its preparations and excitement are over. For the first time since August..
New Year, Not For Hire… NOT!
Wow. So here we are: 2013! Happy New Year! To keep things firmly on topic, I am writing this week’s post after receiving some New Yea..
New Year’s Resolutions of a Grad Student
Hello everyone and Happy New Year to you all! As I begin to ring in the New Year myself, I think it might be appropriate to share wha..
A Chicago Winter Survival Guide
I’m on my way back from a two-week-long trip to Hawaii. It was wonderful. I love the sun. I love warmth. Alas, I must now leave this w..
Happy Holidaze
Holiday madness drives us to be more than we usually are. It drives us to excellence. And for artists, that can be wonderful, or frightening, or wonderfully frightening.
New Forks, New Facets
This semester was a whirlwind 3 months. Somewhere in there, I undertook two HUGE group projects with my fellow classmates that I would..
Christmas is Better in Chicago (Top 5 Reasons)
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, but it’s even better when you can spend it in Chicago as a student in the Music Comp..
2012 Holiday Wrap
What a year 2012 has been! I am not sure I have ever experienced a year that has gone quite as quickly as this one. In honor of the pa..
Getting to Know AEMM: Philippe Ravanas, AEMM Chair
Just in time for the holidays comes the fourth installment of the “Getting to Know AEMM” series. This week, I interviewed Philippe..
Yeah, This Post is About Shoes…Kind Of
I finally bought new shoes. Converse. This used to the only shoe I ever wore, but after moving to Chicago, I realized I needed somethi..