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Roach Approach: Learning

I Hate Reading

Posted August 28, 2012 by Shelby B.

The honors administrators are about to hate me for this, but I have to get this off my chest… I hate to read. It’s true. I tried denying it for years, but now there’s no sense in lying. I hate the physical act of reading. Always have, always will. Of course, I do read just [...]

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Non-Traditional Pilgrimage

Posted April 4, 2012 by Guest

From guest blogger: Chelsea Low The traditional definition of pilgrimage is a journey to a sacred location of spiritual significance. However, I am among a group of TCU Honors students who will be exploring the idea of non-traditional pilgrimage through a trip to London, Paris, and Rome this summer; for example, ideas we may consider [...]

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Life in the JVR

Early to Bed, Early to Rise…

Posted March 16, 2012 by Jane I.

“Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” –Benjamin Franklin That sounds lovely, ole’ Benji. Clearly, you are not a college student in 2012. Someday I’ll call you and explain Twitter and Snooki and get you brought back up to speed… College is full of wonderful, exciting experiences. The trouble [...]

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Reading What Others Are Watching

Posted January 20, 2012 by Renee R.

Many of us have probably seen the trailer for the upcoming movie Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. A synopsis from the official theatrical website describes the production as a story that unfolds from inside the young mind of Oskar Schell, an inventive eleven year-old New Yorker whose discovery of a key in his deceased father’s [...]

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Filling 9 Cavities, Reading Books, & Watching Vids

Posted December 20, 2011 by Will

12 December 2011 :: There is NOTHING better than finishing your last final. The feeling of satisfaction that comes with another successful semester is unbeatable. Christmas break represents a reprieve from all-nighters in the library, stressful days spent cramming before tests, and, perhaps most importantly, dinner in the BLUU. I am not sure anyone drives [...]

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