Student SPHere 2008-09

Two papers and two exams; these are the only things that stand in the way between me and a winter holiday.

One paper and one exam for next Tuesday; the paper is for Professor Oake's Stata course and the exam is for Professor Wholey's database management course.

One paper for Wednesday; that paper is for Professor Begun's management course.

One exam (a take-home) for Friday; that is for Professor Kuntz's decision analysis course.

Between now and Tuesday are probably going to be the most stressful, but as long as I chug along and put in work a few hours a day, I should be ok.

I made myself a lovely little Gantt chart. The overall "project" to be done with the semester. Most likely I am too optimistic with my scheduling - there are a lot of things I could have completed earlier - but this is what happens when I procrastinate. My only critique is that I didn't break it down to the hour, which is a realistic interpretation of how my deadlines are coming down to. I'm still happy with it though, as it kind of spells everything that needs to be done. It's a little intimidating but I'm sure I will feel better with each task accomplished.

Playing some kind of fishing game last weekend and discovering our slow reflexes

SPH apparel was supposed to come yesterday, but the university bookstore people are completely incompetent. Because this story is not yet resolved, I don't want to get into it. But suffice to say, the Student Senate Executive Board is unhappy. At the moment, we are running around trying to accommodate this unpleasant change of events while trying to study for finals or write papers. Hopefully, everyone who ordered apparel last month will receive their goods before leaving for the holidays.

Today was also the SPH All-School Winter Reception. The theme was Old School Hollywood or something; it was very nicely done! There wasn't a theme last year so it was nice to see all the effort that everyone put into it. Also, there were a lot more people attending than last year. It made for a crowded party, but those are the best kind. The energy was very cheery and I almost forgot that there are finals and papers to be had.

Towards the end, the divisions got together to play Hollywood Squares.

Professor Kuntz representing HPM!

And HPM did not do well; I think if we had figured out a secret hand signal system, our score would have greatly improved. I don't know the rules of Hollywood Squares, so it's impossible to say what we could have done differently. Oh well! At least there is free food and drink to console ourselves!

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My winter plans are to return to Chicago and spend some time with my family. Originally I was planning to take a short trip to Seattle, Washington, but tickets are too expensive at the moment. Hope everyone is successful with their end of the semester endeavors. Happy Holidays and see you next semester!