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Yup. I got to school at 9 for regular lecture.  Nothing new there. After, instead of methods, I had the day to work on my various projects.  Most of the day consisted of putting together a FOIA request; one to the FBI and one to the state of Ohio.  Here’s the sample: — October 9, [...]

I just wanted to point out that I haven’t felt so alone in a long time.  Not that this is a recurring theme in my life or anything, but that there is no place to wolf down a lunch between classes that is nearby Medill.  It forces people like me who pack a lunch to [...]

Supposedly, all incoming and continuing students at Northwestern have to get up to snuff with their immunizations and such.  Seeing how it’s been 2 years since my last physical, my physician would not sign off on my medical history.  That said, I was holding out until my student health insurance kicked in to get my [...]

Well, as of July 10, all my future classmates and I have been subscribed to the Medill incoming student listserve. All that means is that we will be getting emails en masse, but it does make us in touch with one another. That’s always a plus. Now, instead of hitting “Reply” on some inane email, [...]

Indeed, it has been a little while since I last updated.  Luckily, the busy season of grad school something-or-others and nice weather seem mutually exclusive.  This is a good thing.  Rather than having to spend an inordinate amount of time poring over paperwork and details, I get to golf and do summer-y things. Aside from [...]

I haven’t clicked any of the links offered up here, but that doesn’t really matter.  It’s all about you.  Here’s the text of an email I got from Northwestern yesterday: — Medill New Media Project Wins Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (AEJMC) Award   Dear Xxxx,  Congratulations, again, on your acceptance to Medill’s Master [...]

Having cut that $500 check a few weeks ago, I gained access to a couple of things at Medill.  Actually, that’s not totally true. Once I was admitted, I received an email address at Medill.   It’s pretty cool, in fact, as they use a proprietary form of Gmail that’s been modified to their specifications. [...]

With the rash of non-updates, which is just codespeak for my laziness and general apathy, I now present responses to my inquiries regarding teaching undergrad classes while at Northwestern.  Drumroll please… — To Whom It May Concern: My name is Xxxx and I write to inquire about potential opportunities as an Extra-Departmental Graduate Teaching Assistant.  I [...]

Well, yes, I haven’t really been updating too much lately.  To be frank, this is the lull period between acceptance letters and actually enrolling in classes.  To that end, there isn’t a helluva lot to report.  I’m not sorry about it. Last weekend, I hauled it down to Columbus to visit my former roommates and [...]

Here’s the text of an email I received on Friday, letting me know the money is no longer mine: — Dear Xxxx I’m writing to let you know that we have received your tuition deposit – thank you!  We are delighted that you will be joining us and we look forward to welcoming you to [...]