Blah!

Yes indeed, this has been one of those "blah" weeks.

At first it started as any ol' regular week I've had here at Tulane; one or two tests, a couple of nights scheduled at work, the usual. But then on Monday I came to find out that I had a microeconomics mid-term scheduled for Wednesday as well as a French test. And not only did I have those tests, I also had one scheduled for Friday in advanced songwriting.

If that weren't enough, I got a completely new schedule at a meeting on Monday night for my desk services job. That wasn't too bad except for my 4am-6am shift on Wednesday.....my personal favorite(that's sarcasm by the way). So we started the new schedule on Tuesday at midnight meaning that on Wednesday morning I worked 4am-6am, had a French test at 9am, and a my econ. mid-term at 10am. What fun a day that was (I'm a very sarcastic person, btw). But after these tests I was able to attend the career fair hosted by HIRE Tulane. They're a great resource for finding jobs and internships, on and off campus, and before and after graduation.

At first I only went to get all the free stuff (pens, rulers, light-up yo-yos, TIDE detergent samples, etc.) but once I got there and realized that the FBI had chances for internships I was really excited. Even though, they require you to be a junior or senior, I was still eagor to learn about the future opportunity to have a paid internship in Washington D.C. during the summer. This little encounter made my day of tests worth it.

my yoyo

Things also looked better Friday after my last test when I was able to go to my first women's volleyball match. MAN, those girls were good. They killed Tulsa in every game. This made me happy because I knew LSU would demolish us Saturday morning, which of course they did.

the volleyball game


the score

And Saturday night, I got to see some of my friends in a showcase by the musical theater department. (Great job Maggie, Tessa, and Katie!)

Ok, that's enough sporadic thought for one post. See ya next week.

Weezy f baby

TUCP (Tulane University Campus Programming) hosts many events throughout the year. Some of most anticipated events are those of their concert series. This past Friday TUCP arranged for rappers Lil' Wayne and Rhymefest to do a show here on campus. Tickets prices seemed a little steep but after the concert I saw that it was worth it. And sorry guys I would've taken lots of pictures but they said no cameras in the auditorium :(

Besides that, my friend Megan came in town this weekend to visit her mom and so we were able to go to ther show together. After the show we went to this restaurant called Camillia Grill where they probably had the best omelette I've ever tasted in my life (or least it was better than anything I could make).

Yesterday I wanted to get off campus for a while so it was great because she had a car which was way more convienant than shuttles, buses, and street cars; which are a must since freshman are not allowed to drive. We went to the Shops at Canal Place, the Riverwalk, and some other stores downtown.

Also it hasn't rained for several days around here, which is pretty unusual. But as I am writing the rain is starting.....lol


Oh well, at least that tropical storm system didn't really affect us.

Workin' 9 to 5

Actually not 9 to 5, but I did start my on campus job this week. Now, I know this doesn't sound too exciting but this is probably one the highlights of my week for two reasons:
1) it gives me 2 hrs to study and do homework
2)I get paid to study and do homework

What is this mystery job you ask? Well officially, I am a DSC (Desk Services Coordinator) for William & Katherine Mayer Residence Hall; a fancy way of saying I work front desk at a residence hall. For incoming freshman, I totally recommend this job because of the flexible hours and simplicity of the job. You don't make the greatest of money but it's always good to have a little change here and there. And also with flexible hours you can still have a social life.

For example, I worked 12am-2am(not bad since I'm usually awake during this time) several times early this past week, which allowed me to attend a welcoming event called Karma (hosted by IATU=Indian Association of Tulane University) on Friday night. It was pretty much one of the funnest times I've had here since Reily Rocks.





Oh and I got an A on my first college quiz...in French class that is.

Do, Re, Mi?

So this week my classes really started to pick up. But I must say, those AP classes I took sure came in handy. Even if you don't receive the credit hours from passing the exams (4+ is need for credit on most exams), some AP courses (like stat. and econ.) do a really great job of preparing you for classes here at Tulane.

I also started some extracurricular activities this past week; Tulane Newcomb Choir and THEM (an a cappella group). I auditioned for the choir last week and already knew I had made the choir, but last Saturday I had auditioned for THEM and I was suprisingly named as one 20 or so callbacks for last Monday. After the callbacks, I received a call later on that night and was asked to go out and celebrate as a new member. Pretty cool I must say.

I also attended a Pre-Law Society meeting on Tuesday where they had all kinds of resources for pre-law students such as interships, guestspeakers from the New Orleans legal community, and even info about pre-law conferences and workshops.

Well guys, I'm sure some other things probably happened but I can't remember them so I'll see y'all next week.


Btw, shout out to my dawgs Sangita, Lulu, and David. (Everyone else y'all know we cool)

In the Beginning

Wow, so there is a lot to say about my first week of school. First of all, Move-In Day last Saturday was crazy. I sorta knew there would be a lot people moving-in but I totally wasn't prepared for the thousands of people on campus. But once I got to my hall (Monroe, 4th floor....Mo-Fo, lol), things went a little smoother. I didn't have many boxes or anything, but I had enough to get tired of walking up and down to my floor 4 times. Luckily I had my roommate David (he's pretty awesome by the way) and some other kids from the floor help since I arrived later on during check-in time. But once I got all settled in my room, that's when all the fun started.


The first night (Saturday night) was a time to relax and what not but the coming week was full of orientation activities. Some of my faves included Reily Rocks (preview event of the fitness center) and the Office of Multicultural Affairs Pool Party.


I also signed-up to do a program this weekend called Outreach Tulane, which is a school sponsored volunteer program. Painting inner city schools is no picnic, but you sure feel like you made a difference afterwards.


Ok, well that's about it for now cause I need to go study but I'll be back next week.

Tyrone