Tag: Salem College
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The JanTerm Experience: “Ringmastering at Ringling Museum”
This year, I decided I wanted to do my first internship in my hometown of Sarasota, Florida. When most people hear the name “Sarasota,” they think of the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus. I was able to land an internship at the Ringling Museum’s Circus Archives department with the background experience I learned from working in Salem’s…
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The JanTerm Experience: “Twelve Short Days in the City of London”
The city of London has held a siren-like draw for me ever since I was a little girl, so I was very excited to actually visit London this Jan Term. Our class, led by Diane Lipsett and Anna Milholland, explored London and Oxford for twelve days, studying cultural and religious diversity. The group was lovely…
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Jan Term Productivity: Raechel Nelson on Competing in the Ethics Bowl
Ah, Jan Term. For many Salem College students, having a single class makes the month of January an easy time to relax, catch up on sleep, and to watch Netflix to their heart’s content. However, there are a few students on campus who are using this time to their advantage, working hard to prepare for…
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A Talk With One of Our Own
I sat down with Emily “Em” Ramser, on behalf of The Salemite to discuss the release of her upcoming book, “I Forgot How to Write When They Diagnosed Me”, which will be published by Weasel Press in February 2015. We talked about writing preferences, alien dolphins, and loss of nerve sensation. SALEMITE: What is…
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The JanTerm Experience: “A Month Abroad in Costa Rica”
On January 3, we (Jenna Nodine and Jessica Habel) traveled through the private program, CISabroad, to San José, Costa Rica, to take an intensive Spanish course at Universidad Veritas for January term. We joined several hundred other students from the United States at the university. Veritas is a small arts school with approximately 1,850 Tico…
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The JanTerm Experience: “From Washington, D.C, with Love”
Prior to my arrival in Washington, D.C., I was so nervous and unsure of what to expect. I would be living in a house where I did not know anyone, and I would be working in a large city, which I have only toured a handful of times. Ironically enough, though, my fears were getting…
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The JanTerm Experience: “30 Days to Create”
I didn’t really know what I was getting into with this class, “30 Days to Create.” I didn’t like the sound of the other experimental Jan Term classes available to me, so I picked this one on a whim, having done so little research that I wasn’t even sure what I would be “creating” until…
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The JanTerm Experience: “The Animal Storybook”
This month I am taking my Jan Term to the outdoors, and completing an independent study for my Communication Major. I will be completing my senior thesis in the Spring term. As part of my senior thesis, I will be documenting animals in several different animal facilities such as zoos or animal sanctuaries, and blogging…
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The JanTerm Experience: “From Monterrey, with Love”
My Name is Silvia Ayala and I am a junior at Salem. I have been given the opportunity to intern with Omicron Solutions in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico during January Term. I specifically wanted to intern here because I have family in Monterrey that I haven’t seen in quite some time. Fortunately, this specific company…
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The Circle and Yule
As Christmas comes to Salem, it also goes by another name: Yuletide. Traditionally, during the pagan holiday of Yule, a Yule log would be dressed and decorated and people would put slips of paper with their new year’s resolutions into the dressings and the log would be set on fire. It was more popular in…
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