Hello from Namibia! It has been a while since I have posted, mostly because of how busy I have been with my Interactive Qualifying Project, and how much fun I have been having. My project, which is titled “Improving Solid Waste Management in Rural Namibia Communities,” has been going really well so far, and my [...]
March 14, 2012
WWPI: Worcester Officially Thawed Out
Hello my faithful readers this is your loyal reporting coming to you live once again from the fabulously warm and sunny campus of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. With my last report I left being bogged down in the snow, but hurray hurray its all gone today. At this time is been sunny-side up for the better [...]
March 7, 2012
We No Longer Search for the News…It Finds Us.
There were 2 news stories that caught my attention today: The release of the new iPad, and the newest phobia…”nomophobia,” the fear of being without your phone/mobile device. Both of these stories forced me to stop and think about the adaptations technology has made to accomodate to social media. Everything we use today, the new [...]
March 1, 2012
WWPI aka Weather from WPI
Good day! This is your loyal reporter Ruth McNab coming to you LIVE from the campus of Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a progress report on the Winter Wonderland that is normally Worcester, Massachusetts. Let me start off by saying that this has been the BEST winter I have experienced in my four years as a [...]
December 30, 2011
On the Grind in NYC….
My MQP project experience was the most real life job experience I had particularly so because it so wholly encompassed everything that I want to do after graduation. It was like seeing myself 6 months from now. It start out as a project but very quickly got real, soon I was on the grind. Even [...]
December 27, 2011
Projects Abroad
One of the most exciting things about this time of year, apart from winter break and the holiday season of course, are the projects that our students are either coming back from or preparing to go to. WPI students have the opportunity to study abroad multiple times during their four years, but most that do [...]
December 20, 2011
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Can’t Seem to Stay Away…
Even after B-term is over, I can’t seem to stay away from WPI! I’ve been interviewing at companies all over New England and using my off-campus apartment as home base, so exciting!! Its been nice to be on campus when it’s quiet, though. The end of B-term came and went; MQP presentations, finals, one last night [...]
December 19, 2011
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MIA…Not Quite…Just ‘Occupying’ Bank Of America
So I have been missing in action for awhile but no I did join the ‘occupy’ movement as my title would suggest. However I was indeed occupying Bank of America, more specifically, I was occupying a seat in the Global Technology Products Divison of BoFA. Now you you might be thoroughly confused so let me [...]
December 8, 2011
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My Favorite Part of Finals Week… NO FINALS!
So, it’s that time of term again. B term is nearing its’ end, and people are figuring out their plans for returning home. The week of finals is upon us, and the library is filling up. This will be my last set of finals as an undergraduate – only problem is that I don’t actually [...]
November 29, 2011
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A Time of Change and Growth
As fall begins to turn to winter, students of every year are starting to experience true changes in their lives here at WPI. With Thanksgiving finished, and students finally recovering from their turkey-induced food comas, it is apparent that there is much to accomplish in the three short weeks that we have left in the [...]
April 24, 2012
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