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Undergrad Adventures: 20th Century American Literature
I graduated on Saturday (!) but I couldn’t forget to blog one last time about my undergrad adventures. The last class to cover this quarter is my last upper-division English class, 20th Century American Literature. There were two main takeaways for me from this class. The class text selection was one of the best I’ve ever had. …
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Undergrad Adventures: Student Leadership
A special edition of Undergrad Adventures. I’ve been really lucky that I’ve had the opportunity to hold several leadership positions in clubs and organizations during my college career. I held three positions (activities chair, treasurer and vice president) in Kellogg Honors College Club, and just ended a two-year run as the president of Cal Poly…
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Undergrad Adventures: Reporting III
To finish out my journalism minor, I decided to take Reporting III this quarter. This particular class is centered around how to be a beat reporter for a city, and what kinds of stories you should be looking for. You know that I’m into the arts and cultural criticism side of the business, so this was…
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Undergrad Adventures: Black Literature in the U.S.
I originally signed up for ENG 205, Black Literature in the U.S., for two reasons. One: I needed some extra units. Two: It’s with my capstone professor, so I was already familiar with how rigorous the class was going to be and what was to be expected. Seven weeks into the class, I can say…
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Undergrad Adventures: Senior Symposium
In order to graduate from the English literature and language program at Cal Poly Pomona, you have to take a class called Senior Symposium. In addition to reading books by one author (in this case, Italo Calvino), you’re also required to teach one class / write a research paper / and put together a portfolio…
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Undergrad Adventures: ENG 451 Presentation
Last week, I got an email from my capstone mentor asking me if I wanted to give a presentation on my last capstone paper in his Modernism & Postmodernism class. So I took part of the afternoon off of work and went and gave what ended up being a much bigger presentation/discussion. Despite none of this being for class…
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Undergrad Adventures: Anthropology via the Internet
I’m one of those senior students who waited until her last year to finish her last lower division general education class, so here I am in ANT 112: Anthropology via the Internet. The name is kind of misleading, because I originally thought that it was going to be looking at the Internet through an…
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Undergrad Adventures: Showcase of Excellence
I’ve been a part of the honors college at Cal Poly Pomona since my first year at the university, and on Saturday I was lucky enough to be part of the Showcase of Excellence. I volunteer at the outreach event every year, as the program needs its students to help run it. This year, however,…
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Undergrad Adventures: Stress Management
I’m down to my last two general education classes (scary, I know), and the stress management class I’m taking might be one of the most informative classes I’ve ever taken. Identifying the types of stress in your life can be a very powerful experience. There are two types of stress in your life: eustress (the good…