How to Survive Exam Week... and therefore survive anything

Last Sunday evening everyone returned from their refreshing Thanksgiving break, and were prepared to begin exams. Yet the beginning of exams week would not be exciting without some surprises, such as a raccoon causing a campus-wide power outage. Losing power around 6:30pm on Sunday, we did not get it back till around noon the next day. Although...

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Basketball Boys Beat Brevard

Phone, check.  Ticket, check.  School spirit, check.  I glance at the clock and see that it is almost game time, the first game of the basketball season, an exhibition game versus Brevard. I rush to Kimmel Arena to take my place among my peers in the student section of the stands.  I love basketball season, everyone...

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Hallo-week Fun: Corn Maze and a Haunted Maze

Maybe it is just Asheville, or maybe it is college students in general. But there is a deep allure associated with Halloween and its social allowance of children and adults to dress up as anyone they wish to be for an evening, and enjoy a week where every event, including the scary ones, comes with candy. On the UNC Asheville campus, the...

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Interview with My RA: Hallie Banish

I scurry down the stairs of my residence hall, Governor's Hall, to the first floor lounge and kitchen area to interview my RA Hallie Banish. Even standing outside the door of the lounge, I can smell the cupcakes being baked. I walk into the kitchen to find Hallie teaching a resident how to bake cupcakes from a box but add homemade touches...

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Haunted Trail Trip with My RA

Every floor of every residence hall has an RA, which is short for Residential Assistant. Some large floors, such as ones in Overlook residence hall have two. RAs are students whose job it is to help their residents with campus questions and maintain their safe living conditions. Rather than acting solely as an authority figure, they...

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Tasty Treats Near Campus

When your stomach grumbles  and the café will not suffice.  And your sweet tooth beckons  for something with ice... Your feet should carry you up and down the street to Urban Burrito and the Hop  for a nice treat.  There are countless yummy food options within an easy walking distance of campus,...

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Out and About On Campus

While I have been absent writing about campus, I have been experiencing campus events to their fullest.  Over the past few weeks some things I have done include:  Attended numerous environmental science seminars educating myself and fellow peers about humans' impacts on the planet, not-for-profit work, and much more.  My...

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"Churning the Earth" India Lecture to Asheville

Aseem Shrivastava is the co-author of the book "Churning the Earth: The Making of Global India". Last Thursday night he made an appearance on the UNC Asheville campus to discuss his book with those who have read it, and educate those who have not.  I attended the lecture due to my interest in the environmental aspect of his...

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Another Year as a Bulldog!

Another school year - same blogger as last year except more experiences and more blog posts. Whether you are new to reading this blog or a returning reader, I want to start off this year's blog with a bang and an introduction about me with some plans for this year. Normal 0 false false false EN-US ...

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Reflections of a Freshman

This year flew by. It had its fair share of ups and downs as I gained a feel for not only the campus, but life on my own, and away from home. But I would not change anything, because otherwise I may have been led along a different path. It feels like just yesterday that I was jumping up and down because I had just received my acceptance...

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Bike Adventures

We had it all planned out. My two friends and I would rent bikes on campus, our student benefits allow us to rent bikes for free, that would give us the bikes for one week. With the bikes we would bike downtown to the bakery "Dough" Saturday morning. The next day we would do volunteer work downtown for the Earth Day Festival, then enjoy...

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