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Kung Hei Fat Choi!

by Matt Runkle

February 17, 2010

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This past Sunday, in addition to being Valentines/Singles Awareness Day, was the start of Chinese New Year. Being an American, I’ve always treated the start of the lunar year as one of those, “Aww, that’s nice” holidays. Of course, being in Hong Kong makes the New Year a little different. I must say, I’ve found [...]

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WPI’s Work Load… and your Social Life

by Jennifer Henriquez

February 9, 2010

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As a  huge advocate of time management, I like to test how well I can balance everything on my plate. Apart from hard courses such as the infamous ECE 2011, I also work a part-time job near campus in the morning. Sometimes, my roommates look at me, gasp, and go “How do you do it?” [...]

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Singin’ in the Snow – Well, more like a blizzard.

by Kristen Garza

December 25, 2009

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Finally finals have come to a close and we’re off into the holiday season! Before I went back home though, my friends and I wanted to celebrate by going into Boston to see our favorite professional acappella group: Straight No Chaser. We bought tickets back in August to ensure that we had great seats and [...]

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WPI….A Melting Pot of Culture

by Ruth McNab

December 8, 2009

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So last Saturday was WPI’s International Student Council’s (ISC) Annual International Student Dinner. It was absolutely amazing. With an international students coming from  70 countries, WPI is quite diverse. To see all the countries on display with some performances by students from Greece, India, China, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Costa Rica and many more showcasing bits [...]

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Feeling Cultured: A Night at Little Theatre

by Kristen Garza

November 20, 2009

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I think Professor Helen Vassallo said it best when she declared that “It grabs you fiercely by the throat in the very first scene and never lets go.”
Tonight I was fortunate to grab a seat at WPI’s department of humanities and arts and masque’s presentation of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible (and a pretty good seat [...]

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Bigger, Better: Women’s Overnight

by Kristen Garza

November 16, 2009

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A toliet. A white board. A Heater and crutches all were carried into admissions this past Tuesday night. No, we weren’t getting any renovations done. This past Tuesday night I helped to co-coordinate the Women’s After Hours Overnight Program. In the past, after registration, students would go on their way and the organized activities were [...]

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I’m on a Goat!

by Matt Runkle

November 2, 2009

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I realized it’s been awhile since my last post, so I decided to update you on the happenings in the world of Runkle. I’ve been rather busy over the last couple weeks with my fraternity, IQP work and club meetings, which is the main reason for my silence. On the plus side, I have tons [...]

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The Working World…The Final Frontier

by Ruth McNab

September 29, 2009

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So last week Wednesday I attended the first career fair of the year, so I dusted off my fancy shoes donned a spiffy suit and went to mix and mingle with the head honchos of the insurance and financial profession. All this was in hopes of landing a summer internship in my field next year [...]

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Zero to 60 in less than a week

by Matt Runkle

September 23, 2009

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WPI’s seven week terms usually mean there is always something due just around the corner. By now, I’m used to this fact and have learned to thrive on it. But this year started much slower than expected. My classes this term, while not entirely easy, didn’t assign much in the way of homework… until this [...]

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