Student SPHere

Christie Martin is excited to graduate tomorrow!

Christie is grateful for amazing mentors!

Entertainment of the week:

Carleton College Alumni Rugby Games

Minneapolis/St. Paul Happenings:

2008 School of Public Health Commencement

Monday, May 19, 2008
5:00 p.m.
Northrop Auditorium
84 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Commencement Speaker: Health Commissioner Sanne Magnan, Minnesota Department of Health

Word of the Day, Sunday May 18, 2008 (dictionary.com):

tirade \TY-raid; tih-RAID\, noun:
A long angry speech; a violent denunciation; a prolonged outburst full of censure or abuse.

Week at-a-glance (weather.com):

Mon May 19
PM Showers
66°
49°
40%

Tue May 20
Partly Cloudy / Wind
66°
43°
10%

Wed May 21
Partly Cloudy
67°
46°
20%

Thu May 22
Partly Cloudy
71°
52°
20%

Fri May 23
Partly Cloudy
72°
52°
20%

Sat May 24
Mostly Cloudy
76°
56°
20%

Sun May 25
Mostly Cloudy
75°
57°
0%

Continue reading "Congratulations Graduates!!!" »

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Christie Martin is ready to get her bike out!

Christie is grateful for healthy babies!

Entertainment of the week:

I am Legend

Minneapolis/St. Paul Happenings:

SPH Taste Diversity Event: Global Fusion
Wednesday, April 23rd, 4:30-7:30pm
The Whole

SPH Multicultural Celebration
Saturday, April 26th, 1-4pm
Tedd Mann Concert Hall

Word of the Day, Monday April 21, 2008 (dictionary.com):

chimera \ky-MIR-uh\, noun:
1. (Capitalized) A fire-breathing she-monster represented as having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
2. Any imaginary monster made up of grotesquely incongruous parts.
3. An illusion or mental fabrication; a grotesque product of the imagination.
4. An individual, organ, or part consisting of tissues of diverse genetic constitution, produced as a result of organ transplant, grafting, or genetic engineering.

Week at-a-glance (weather.com):

Mon Apr 21
Scattered T-Storms
70°
45°
60%

Use Caution on the Roads
Tue Apr 22
AM Clouds / PM Sun
63°
41°
20%

Wed Apr 23
Partly Cloudy
67°
55°
10%

Thu Apr 24
Scattered T-Storms
66°
41°
40%

Check Flight Delays
Fri Apr 25
Few Showers
50°
35°
30%

Sat Apr 26
Partly Cloudy
54°
39°
10%

Sun Apr 27
Showers
52°
37°
40%

Continue reading "Biking in Minneapolis!" »

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Christie Martin is starting to get stressed as graduation nears.

Christie is grateful for sunshine!

Entertainment of the week:

School of Public Health Film Festival

Minneapolis/St. Paul Happenings:

American Cancer Society
Relay for Life
6 pm, Friday April 18th - 6am, Saturday April 19th
Located at the U of M Fieldhouse

For more details, go to http://events.tc.umn.edu/event?event=116302 or www.cancer.org/docroot/par/content/PAR_1_Relay_For_Life.asp

Word of the Day, Sunday April 14, 2008 (dictionary.com):

abulia \uh-BOO-lee-uh; uh-BYOO-\, noun:
Loss or impairment of the ability to act or to make decisions.

Week at-a-glance (weather.com):

Mon Apr 14
Sunny 52°
37°
20%

Tue Apr 15
Partly Cloudy / Wind
65°
50°
10%

Wed
Apr 16
Cloudy
63°
40°
20%

Check Flight Delays
Thu
Apr 17
Cloudy
59°
38°
10%

Fri
Apr 18
Mostly Cloudy
57°
44°
10%

Sat
Apr 19
Cloudy
62°
46°
20%

Check Flight Delays
Sun
Apr 20
Partly Cloudy
66°
46°
10%

Continue reading "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" »

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Christie Martin is enjoying her cooking club!

Christie is grateful for the SPH 4th Annual Film Festival!

Entertainment of the week:

Season Finale of The Moment of Truth
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Men's NCAA Final: Kansas Jayhawks defeated the Memphis Tigers 75-68 in OT

Minneapolis/St. Paul Happenings:

National Public Health Week
For more information on events at the University of Minnesota, go to: http://www.sph.umn.edu/nphw/home.html

George Michael
Xcel Energy Center
07/07/08
8 pm
For more information, go the official website: http://www.georgemichael.com/

Word of the Day, Sunday April 6, 2008 (dictionary.com):

importunate \im-POR-chuh-nit\, adjective:
Troublesomely urgent; overly persistent in request or demand; unreasonably solicitous.

Week at-a-glance (weather.com):

Mon Apr 7
Few Snow Showers / Wind
46°
31°
30%

Tue Apr 8
PM Rain / Snow Showers
43°
32°
30%

Wed Apr 9
Partly Cloudy
47°
34°
20%

Thu Apr 10
Few Showers
45°
32°
30%

Fri Apr 11
Rain / Snow Showers
38°
27°
40%

Sat Apr 12
Rain / Snow Showers
37°
29°
30%

Sun Apr 13
Sunny
47°
35°
0%

Continue reading "National Public Health Week" »

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Christie Martin is 1/3 of the way through her data collection!

Christie is grateful for sunshine, despite all of the snow!

Minneapolis/St. Paul Happenings:

Miss Katrine With the Dean Weisser Band
Tryg's
Saturday, April 5th
3118 W Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55416
9:00pm - 1:00am
www.trygs.com
http://www.misskatrine.com/index.html

Word of the Day, Tuesday April 1, 2008 (dictionary.com):

jollification \jol-ih-fuh-KAY-shuhn\, noun:
Merrymaking; festivity; revelry.

Week at-a-glance (weather.com):

Wed Apr 2
Partly Cloudy
46°

Thu Apr 3
AM Clouds / PM Sun
55°

Fri Apr 4
Mostly Sunny
56°

Sat Apr 5
Partly Cloudy
52°

Sun Apr 6
Few Showers
47°

Mon Apr 7
Mostly Cloudy
52°

Tue Apr 8
Few Showers
52°

Continue reading "Sunshine!" »

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Christie Martin is finally getting around to data collection after an unplanned hiatus!

Christie is grateful for wonderful friends in Chi-town!

Entertainment of the week:

La Chaya
4537 Nicollet Ave South
Minneapolis 55419
612.827.2254
www.lachaya.com

Minneapolis/St. Paul Happenings:

Go to: http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/

Word of the Day, Tuesday March 25, 2008 (dictionary.com):

repine \rih-PINE\, intransitive verb:
1. To feel or express discontent.
2. To long for something.

Week at-a-glance (weather.com):

Wed Mar 26
Mostly Cloudy
44°/29° 10%

Thu Mar 27
Snow / Wind
38°/25° 70%

Fri Mar 28
Partly Cloudy
38°/23° 10%

Get Tips for Driving in the Rain
Sat Mar 29
Mostly Cloudy
41°/34° 20%

Sun Mar 30
Rain / Snow Showers
39°/31° 40%

Mon Mar 31
AM Clouds / PM Sun
42°/27° 10%

Tue Apr 1
Partly Cloudy
45°/31° 10%

Continue reading "Spring Break" »

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Christie Martin is excited for a trip to Chi-town!

Christie is grateful for AWD!

Entertainment of the week:

The View
2730 West Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55416
612.920.5000
http://www.viewcalhoun.com/

Minneapolis/St. Paul Happenings:

Restaurant Aura, Vox Medusa and the Suburban World present
MILONGA NIGHT
An evening of dinner, movie and dance
Saturday, March 15th, 6pm.

Schedule of Events:
6pm Wine Tasting with Sandra Deutsch of Salud America Wines
7pm Herencia Film with three course dinner service begins
9pm El Toro Tango Show
9:30pm Milonga Night with Tambuca and live statues, break dancers and fire dancers from Vox Medusa

For More Information, go to: http://restaurantaura.com/

Word of the Day, Sunday March 9, 2008 (dictionary.com):

gewgaw \G(Y)OO-gaw\, noun:
A showy trifle; a trinket; a bauble.

Week at-a-glance (weather.com):

Mon Mar 10
Mostly Sunny
33°/22° 10%

Learn to Keep Heating Costs Down
Tue Mar 11
Partly Cloudy
42°/24° 10%

Wed Mar 12
Few Showers
41°/30° 30%

Thu Mar 13
Few Snow Showers
39°/24° 30%

Grab Your Skis
Fri Mar 14
Mostly Cloudy
34°/19° 20%

Sat Mar 15
Mostly Cloudy
32°/18° 10%

Sun Mar 16
Mostly Cloudy
36°/22° 10%

Continue reading "Newsworthy Events" »

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Christie Martin is glued to CNN!

Christie is grateful for those who voted at today’s primaries in Texas, Ohio, Vermont & Rhode Island!

Entertainment of the week:

20.21 Restaurant
Walker Art Center
1750 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612.253.3410
http://www.wolfgangpuck.com/restaurants/finedining/2021/minneapolis/

Minneapolis/St. Paul Happenings:

Billy Johnson
www.billyjohnsonmusic.com

Thursday, March 6th * 7:30-10:30pm
B-TEAM * Billy and George
At CRAVE * www.cravemn.com
Great Food/Great Sushi

Friday, March 7th * 9pm-close
Billy Solo
At Ruby Begonias in Stillwater
112 N Main ST * 651-351-5380

Saturday, March 8th * 8:30-11:30pm
Billy, Andra Suchy, and Andy Pierzina
At VIC’S * http://www.vicsdining.com/

Word of the Day, Monday March 4, 2008 (dictionary.com):

probity \PRO-buh-tee\, noun:
Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness.

Week at-a-glance (weather.com):

Wed Mar 5
Snow Shower
23°/4° 80%

Thu Mar 6
Partly Cloudy
17°/-3° 10%

Fri Mar 7
Partly Cloudy
12°/-1° 10%

Learn How Cold Affects Your Health
Sat Mar 8
Partly Cloudy
24°/19° 10%

Sun Mar 9
Mostly Cloudy
31°/18° 10%

Mon Mar 10
Partly Cloudy
34°/22° 10%

Get the Latest Flu Reports
Tue Mar 11
Partly Cloudy
39°/24° 20%

Continue reading "The Dream Ticket" »

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Christie Martin is surprised by some of the winners of the Oscars!

Christie is grateful for thoughtful friends who bring over awesome movies (a.k.a. Once) two nights before the Academy Awards!

Entertainment of the week:

Teatro del Pueblo
Political Theatre Festival
February 14 – March 2, 2008

Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
www.intermediaarts.org

Minneapolis/St. Paul Happenings:

To see movies that were nominated for an Oscar, go to:

http://movies.citypages.com/showtimes/

To see the winners, please keep reading my blog…

Word of the Day, Monday February 25, 2008 (dictionary.com):

lissom \LISS-uhm\, adjective; also lissome:
1. Limber; supple; flexible.
2. Light and quick in action; nimble; agile; active.

Week at-a-glance (weather.com):

Today Feb 25
Cloudy
32°/16° 20%

Get the Latest Flu Reports
Tue Feb 26
Partly Cloudy
23°/12° 20%

Wed Feb 27
Partly Cloudy
24°/15° 10%

Thu Feb 28
Snow Shower
27°/21° 60%

Learn to Keep Heating Costs Down
Fri Feb 29
Flurries / Wind
26°/8° 30%

Sat Mar 1
Partly Cloudy
26°/22° 20%

Sun Mar 2
Few Snow Showers
32°/19° 30%

Learn How Cold Affects Your Health
Mon Mar 3
AM Clouds / PM Sun
25°/11° 10%

Continue reading "And the Winner is..." »

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Christie Martin is relaxing.

Christie is grateful for friends who know how to cook.

Entertainment of the week:

CNN
American Idol
The Moment of Truth

Minneapolis/St. Paul Happenings:

Readings and Lectures at
University of Minnesota Bookstore
300 Washington Ave. SE
Minneapolis, MN

Giovanna Dell'Orto (author of The Hidden Power of the American Dream)
Tuesday, February 19, 4:00pm

Lynne Cox (author of "Grayson")
Tuesday, February 19, 7:00pm

Price: Free

Go to http://calendar.citypages.com/section/readings-lectures/ for more information

Word of the Day, Sunday February 17, 2008 (dictionary.com):

pestiferous \pes-TIF-uh-ruhs\, adjective:
1. Bearing or bringing disease.
2. Infected with or contaminated by a pestilential disease.
3. Morally evil or dangerous to society; pernicious.
4. Bothersome; troublesome; annoying.

Week at-a-glance (weather.com):

Mon Feb 18
Scattered Flurries
7°/-3° 30%
Learn to Keep Heating Costs Down

Tue Feb 19
Mostly Cloudy
14°/-5° 20%

Wed Feb 20
Partly Cloudy
7°/-2° 10%

Thu Feb 21
Sunny
16°/8° 10%
Learn How Cold Affects Your Health

Fri Feb 22
Few Snow Showers
28°/17° 30%

Sat Feb 23
Snow Shower
30°/22° 40%

Sun Feb 24
Few Snow Showers
32°/16° 30%

Continue reading "Mmmmmmmm...Batata!" »

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Christie Martin is willing to see U23D again…any takers?

Christie is grateful for a healthy new niece!

Entertainment of the week:

U23D
Minnesota Zoo
12000 Zoo Boulevard
Apple Valley, MN 55124
Tel: (952) 431-IMAX (4629)
http://www.imax.com/minnesota/films/u23d.htm

Minneapolis/St. Paul Happenings:

Frommer’s names Minneapolis as one of 2007’s top destinations:
http://www.frommers.com/articles/4056.html

Word of the Day, Thursday February 7, 2008 (dictionary.com):

extempore \ik-STEM-puh-ree\, adverb:
1. Without premeditation or preparation; on the spur of the moment.
adjective:
1. Done or performed extempore.

Week at-a-glance (weather.com):

Today Feb 7
Flurries
29°/17° 30%
Learn How Cold Affects Your Health

Fri Feb 8
Few Snow Showers
29°/16° 30%

Sat Feb 9
AM Snow Showers / Wind
13°/-8° 30%

Sun Feb 10
Partly Cloudy
5°/3° 10%
Get the Latest Flu Reports

Mon Feb 11
Few Snow Showers
9°/2° 30%

Tue Feb 12
Mostly Cloudy
19°/8° 10%

Wed Feb 13
Cloudy
31°/20° 10%

Continue reading "Beautiful Day" »

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Christie Martin is trying to get back into the swing of school!

Christie is grateful for her time off.

Entertainment of the week:

Fogo de Chao
645 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612.338.1344
http://www.fogodechao.com/

Minneapolis/St. Paul Happenings:

St. Paul Winter Carnival
Daily from January 23 - February 3
Price: free
Go to www.winter-carnival.com or call 651.223.4700 for more information.

Word of the Day, Tuesday January 29, 2008 (dictionary.com):

sylvan \SIL-vuhn\, adjective:
1. Of or pertaining to woods or forest regions.
2. Living or located in a wood or forest.
3. Abounding in forests or trees; wooded.
noun:
1. A fabled deity or spirit of the woods.
2. One that lives in or frequents the woods or forest; a rustic.

Week at-a-glance (weather.com):

Wed Jan 30
Partly Cloudy
3°/-3° 20%

Thu Jan 31
Mostly Cloudy
13°/5° 20%

Fri Feb 1
Mostly Cloudy
25°/17° 10%
Protect Your Plants From the Cold

Sat Feb 2
Few Snow Showers
26°/6° 30%

Sun Feb 3
Mostly Cloudy
28°/20° 10%

Mon Feb 4
Few Snow Showers
28°/16° 30%
Protect Your Plants From the Cold

Tue Feb 5
Mostly Cloudy
25°/11° 10%

Continue reading "What a Wonderful Break!" »

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Christie Martin is almost finished!

Christie is grateful for facebook to keep her sane.

Entertainment of the week:

Chang Mai Thai
3001 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55408612.827.1606
http://www.chiangmaithai.com/

Chino Latino
2916 Hennepin Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612.824.7878
www.chinolatino.com

Minneapolis/St. Paul Happenings:

Touareg at the River of Goods
New Year’s Eve
Monday, December 31st 9pm
$20 at the door (21+)
For more information call 651.917.3838
www.riverofgoodshome.com
www.myspace.com/touaregmpls

Word of the Day, Sunday December 16, 2007 (dictionary.com):

complement \KOM-pluh-muhnt\, noun:
1. Something that fills up or completes.
2. The quantity or number required to make up a whole or to make something complete.
3. One of two parts that complete a whole or mutually complete each other; a counterpart.
transitive verb:
1. To supply what is lacking; to serve as a complement to; to supplement.

Week at-a-glance (weather.com):

Mon Dec 17
Partly Cloudy
30°/19° 10%

Learn to Keep Heating Costs Down
Tue Dec 18
Mostly Cloudy
27°/12° 0%

Wed Dec 19
Mostly Cloudy
29°/24° 20%

Thu Dec 20
Cloudy
29°/25° 20%

Get the Latest Flu Reports
Fri Dec 21
Cloudy
30°/23° 10%

Sat Dec 22
Snow Shower
24°/12° 30%

Sun Dec 23
Few Snow Showers
16°/12° 30%

Continue reading "Smile!" »

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Christie Martin is amazed by all of the snow!

Christie is grateful for Microsoft Excel 2007.

Entertainment of the week:

No fun for me this week—finals are just around the corner!

Minneapolis/St. Paul Happenings:

Spend A Day in Pompeii
Over hundreds of artifacts from the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, buried for almost 2,000 years after Mt. Vesuvius erupted.

Science Museum of Minnesota
120 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55102
651.221.9444
Tuesday – Friday : 9:30am - 9pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: 11am – 7pm

Word of the Day, Sunday December 2, 2007 (dictionary.com):

vicissitude \vih-SIS-ih-tood; -tyood\, noun:
1. Regular change or succession from one thing to another; alternation; mutual succession; interchange.
2. Irregular change; revolution; mutation.
3. A change in condition or fortune; an instance of mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another).

Week at-a-glance (weather.com):
Mon Dec 3
Mostly Cloudy
25°/19° 10%

Tue Dec 4
Light Snow
26°/10° 70%

Wed Dec 5
AM Clouds / PM Sun
13°/3° 10%

Thu Dec 6
Mostly Cloudy
23°/14° 10%

Fri Dec 7
AM Clouds / PM Sun
18°/1° 10%

Sat Dec 8
Few Snow Showers
24°/16° 30%

Protect Your Plants From the Cold
Sun Dec 9
Few Snow Showers
26°/16° 30%

Continue reading "SPH Survival Guide" »

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Christie Martin is thankful for family.

Christie is grateful for Lizz and Jenilee.

Entertainment of the week:

Maxwell’s American Café
1201 Washington Ave S,
Minneapolis
612.338.1980

Little Tijuana Restaurant
17 E 26th St
Minneapolis, MN 55404-4339
612.872.0578

Minneapolis/St. Paul Happenings:

Phillips Neighborhood lunch lecture with Amanda Noska, a third year medical/public health student:

"Knowing Your Rights"
Wednesday, November 28th
12-1p
Moos Tower 5-125

Word of the Day, Sunday November 25, 2007 (dictionary.com):

recumbent \rih-KUM-bunt\, adjective:
1. Reclining; lying down.
2. Resting; inactive; idle.

Week at-a-glance (weather.com):

Tue Nov 27
Partly Cloudy
27°/22° 20%

Wed Nov 28
Snow Shower / Wind
31°/16° 40%

Thu Nov 29
Mostly Cloudy
27°/16° 10%

Fri Nov 30
Partly Cloudy
18°/11° 10%

Sat Dec 1
Partly Cloudy
30°/22° 20%

Sun Dec 2
Snow Shower
28°/12° 40%

Continue reading "Thanksgiving" »

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