LeVar Burton shares things he’s learned about life during his long and successful career during his Assembly Series talk on campus.
Senior Advice, or 9 Things I’m Glad I Did at WashU
Well, as Drake would say, We Made It. Here I am, at the beginning of my eighth semester, only twelve weeks from graduation. Its been an awesome time, and I’m sad to go. Before I do, I hope to pass on things I’ve learned and enjoyed about my time at WashU so that young WashU […]
Published by Henry
on February 2, 2015
Finals Week: A Musical Adventure (Videos and Other Magic Inside)
Today, I shall tell the story of reading and finals weeks through music videos. Bear with me, and prepare to go on a life-changing auditory journey.
Published by Henry
on December 9, 2014
Writing: a Love-Hate Story
It was the seventh time I was revising this one-page paper. I paused, feeling an unexpected rush of happiness. I’d been working on this same 400-word piece all day, and yet, for some reason, I didn’t want to stop. It was barely a page long, but contained a book’s worth of discussion. Each time I […]
Published by Henry
on November 19, 2014
The Nicest Day of the Year?
Today, November 3rd, the temperature hovered between 55 and 70 degrees. The sky was clear and the sun was shining. Leaves were still on the trees, and students were frolicking in the grass, enjoying the wonderful weather. What a day. Rather than just rave about it, I’m going to show you. Below is a picture […]
Published by Henry
on November 3, 2014
Pictures of Campus (Gallery)
Here at Wash U, I find myself often overwhelmed by how beautiful the campus is. Most of the time I forget to snap a picture, but sometimes I do so. These are pictures I’ve taken of campus and the area around it in my years as a student here. All were taken on an iPhone. […]
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on October 24, 2014
4 Entrepreneurship Lessons
Today, I went to the “Rise of the Rest Road Trip” fireside chat with Steve Case, the co-founder of AOL, and Jim McKelvey, the co-founder of square. The talk was incredible. I’ll sort this article into three sections: the introduction, four takeaways I gained from the talk, and my conclusion on the importance of entrepreneurship. […]
Published by Henry
on October 10, 2014
An Economics Department Talk
Tonight, I went to a talk put on by the Economics department. Coming in a few minutes early, I had a feeling of coming full circle as I talked to one of my former teachers, Dorothy Petersen (Dottie, if you’re reading this, you rock!). Her Introduction to Macroeconomics class was the first economics course I […]
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on September 29, 2014
A Former CIA Director’s Talk
I don’t go to as many public talks on campus as I should, but I couldn’t resist hearing from Jack Devine, who spoke tonight as part of the Assembly Series. The retired acting director of the CIA gave a lecture titled “The Importance and Ethics of National Intelligence,” and it was fascinating. You can read more […]
Published by Henry
on September 17, 2014
Salt and Smoke
[Spoiler alert: Salt and Smoke is the name of a restaurant, not some new recreational activity that all the WUSTL students are doing these days. ] In case I wasn’t spoiled enough, things in St. Louis just got even better. Tonight, after weeks and weeks of anticipation, I finally made it out to Salt and […]
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on September 13, 2014
The Hardest Final I’ve Ever Taken
How accidentally enrolling in a Tango class gave me a whole new perspective on dance and encouraged me to take more dance classes in the future.
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on May 3, 2014
An Undergraduate Reading
I read an excerpt from one of my non-fiction pieces to an audience of 60 people, including two of my writing professors, and loved every second of it.
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on April 18, 2014
A Craft Talk with Sarah Shun-lien Bynum
At an on-campus english department event, author Sarah Shin-lein Bynum shares her use of humor in her writing.
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on April 9, 2014
A Unique Study Break
I watch the movie Frozen in the middle of the DUC on a Monday night.
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on March 25, 2014
The Semester of Writing
What happens when I take 3 writing classes in the same semester?
Published by Henry
on March 1, 2014
Seeing an Improv Show
I go to a show by Mama’s Pot Roast, an improve comedy group on campus.
Published by Henry
on February 9, 2014
The Sad, Sad End of Acting I
Going from fumbling all of my lines to nailing every emotion in my final acting scene, I realize the class has ended, just when I started to really love it.
Published by Henry
on December 5, 2013
Food on Campus: Bear’s Den Stir Fry
An upperclassman’s (my) glorious return to Bear’s Den’s stir fry station.
Published by Henry
on November 6, 2013
