Football!!!! November 30, 2009
Posted by Marina in : Fall 2009 , add a commentSo I wanted to take the time to share with my readers the joy of a football game – WVU vs. Pitt at the Backyard Brawl. I must admit that I am super excited to see football finally coming to SU in 2010.
Although we are a long way away from WVU football here at Stevenson, hiring our first coach was a step in the right direction. Congratulations Mr. Hottle for becoming the new head coach of the Stevenson University Football Team.
Apparently, the WVU game against Pitt was one of the biggest games of the year, in college football. Having the pleasure to go and watch my best friend Ryan perform in the band, I was able to jot down some notes for our new team and stadium. I found it really interesting that Sodexho provides the food for the games!!! They also provide our food at Rockland! Small World. :]
Watch out SU, I’ve got my paper and my pen.
Gobble Gobble! November 26, 2009
Posted by Marina in : Fall 2009 , add a commentHappy Thanksgiving!
I hope that everyone had a wonderful and delicious Thanksgiving! I know I did :]
Just as last year, I had to put up the picture of my Father smelling the turkey – it is a tradition.
However, this year Thanksgiving was a little different… Did anyone notice stores opening around 5 p.m.? Isn’t that what Black Friday is for? Hmm..
Anywho, hopefully you didn’t overstuff yourself! Gobble Gobble!
Pies Please :] November 24, 2009
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Tonight in the Susquehanna Lobby, the ResLife staff held an event to get the residents here at SU in the spirit for Thanksgiving by feeding them with various types of pies. Apple, Blueberry, Pumpkin, Pecan, and even cheesecake!! The pies were served with delicious apple cider and digested while taking pictured with the staff and socializing with Susuquehanna residents! It was such a great time! (and very good desert!) Overall, I give it an A+ :]
Wanna Meet WildStang? November 20, 2009
Posted by Marina in : Fall 2009 , add a commentOr take a picture with him?
Now all you have to do is walk to the Admissions Office!! This week, I walked into work and saw this big cardboard cut-out of Wildstang! Neat, huh?
If a picture is not exactly what you are looking for – chat with Wildstang on Facebook, email him through the SU Website, or read his blog at wildstang.stevensonuniversity.org!
Can’t remember all of this? Pick up one of his business cards :]
A Wild-Life Update November 19, 2009
Posted by Marina in : Uncategorized , add a commentAs most of you already know, I love to walk around SU and take pictures of the various types of wildlife. Well, much to my surprise, I found the one thing I was looking for…
:] While walking to get dinner, Tylor and I almost stepped on this little guy! For week I have been looking for a frog and we finally found one!!! We didn’t name him, because we soon found out that it is illegal to catch frogs and keep them as pets in theh state of Maryland. Woops! Needless to say… I have a pretty wild life.
Breakfast… November 19, 2009
Posted by Marina in : Fall 2009 , add a commentFOR DINNER?!
Tonight, I was surprised to walk into the Mustang Grill and find this sign… telling me that I could order breakfast, for dinner. And not just any breakfast – the most delicious breakfast sandwich this University has to offer! I loved this because two weeks prior I wrote a note saying “I want breakfast 24/7.” And as they say – YOU HAVE SPOKEN. WE ARE LISTENING.
Way to go SU – hopefully this isn’t a one time thing!
A Fun Field Placement November 19, 2009
Posted by Marina in : Fall 2009 , add a commentAt Camp Puh’tok!
Who says being an Elementary Education major isn’t fun? Yesterday, my fourth grade class from Cedarmere Elementary School took a field trip to the Native American inspired Camp Puh’tok. The students were given the rules for the day and then went off to their activities. I helped chaperone a group of 12 children, all very enthusiastic to get started. The students played native american games, learned how to use their weapons and tools, built a fire, got their war paint on and made some custom jewelry. It was so much fun for me and the children. I hope they go on another field trip very very soon!
Great American Smoke-Out November 19, 2009
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Today, the Wellness Center sponored a campus wide event called the Great American Smoke Out. “Commit to Quit” was the events headliner and it was such a success! Being National Smoking Awareness Month, students, faculty, and staff were educated on what smoking can do to your body and ways to stop smoking.
On the Greenspring Campus, they drew a box and wrote “Great American Smoke-Out” in the middle with other words such as “Smoke Free Zone.” This gave students a place to sit and relax without having to breathe in second hand smoke that is actually more harmful than smoking itself.
Although Stevenson University is not a smoke-free University, the Resident Halls have made it easier for non-smokers to live in a low smoke area. Students are not allowed to smoke in the resident halls and starting this year, students have been asked to stand ten feet away from the over hangs if they would like to take a smoke break. Although it has not been enforced to the extent it should be, the University is pushing towards making our environment comfortable for every student.
Kickboxing… November 18, 2009
Posted by Marina in : Fall 2009 , add a commentKicked my butt!
In efforts to help keep SU in shape, the Res Life staff of Western Run held an event in Ratcliffe last night entitled Kickboxing with Jeff. Jeff Otravedic is the fourth floor RA in Western Run who holds his own kickboxing class every Wednesday evening at 7 on the racquetball field down behind Caves. With his weekly workout being such a success, we asked the black belt to turn all of us interested into “young grasshoppers.” Hesitant, I participated in the event and boy was I sore this morning!! However, it was a GREAT workout for every core area on my body. If you are interested in kickboxing, take Jeff’s class. It is a lot of fun and you will definitely get a work out!
CAACURH 2009 November 18, 2009
Posted by Marina in : Fall 2009 , add a commentAS you all already know from my last blog, I spent the weekend in FABULOUS Pittsburgh and attended CAACURH at Pittsburgh University. Friday night was a blast at our orientation! All of the delegates sat around and watched the roll call videos we made. Unfortunately, ours was not submitted properly and was unable to play. However, BINGO and bowling in the Athletic building later made up for our spirit loss. Following BINGO, our delegation was off to bed – Saturday was going to be a LONG day!
Saturday we awake and rush out the door to find Curtis, our advisor. When walking around campus early Saturday morning to find breakfast, I took a picture of the Soldier’s Memorial:
Isn’t it breathtaking??? Breakfast, btw, was delicious!!! After the feast in their amazing dining hall, which includes a Pizza Hut and Taco Bell Express, we went as a group to the Cathedral – the 2nd tallest in the world. It is formally named the Cathedral of Learning:
I know, it’s amazing. But the best part is, I spent my entire day learning about different programs that could possibly benefit SU and our community!! Inside the Cathedral of Learning, I went through a couple different floors containing “rooms” dedicated towards different cultures i.e. Israeli room, Jewish room, etc… However, when learning in the classrooms, I really felt like a student. Wouldn’t it be awesome to have class inside a Cathedral??? The irony came into play when a Towson girl and myself realized we were in a program about censored sex ed – inside a Cathedral. Woops – oh well.
Anywho, we ended programming, had an AMAZING lunch, and continued onto a team building workshop. Mind you, CAACURH is a leadership conference, so we all worked together as a delegate to come up with ways to improve Stevenson University. It was a lot of fun trading our clothes pins and talking about how awesome SU is. We finally received a break in the day, where we goofed around in the streets of Pittsburgh. Our advisor Curtis made us stop to take this strikingly handsome picture:
Yes, they put a t-shirt on their mascot statue. Maybe because there was a huge game going on? Who knows. Anyway, later in the evening, we had our banquet in the Soldiers Memorial Banquet Hall, where a famous scene from Silence of the Lambs was filmed!!!! Oh my gracious, it was SO exciting! But after all the excitement, Sunday morning rolled around and we were headed back to SU – boy oh boy does it feel good to be home! However, CAACURH has changed my life!
C – DOUBLE A – C – U – R – H… CAACURH.