A Message to Our P’16s
This is the time of year that is bittersweet for me. I am so excited to welcome our new Class of 2020 (and their P’20 parents and families) to campus, but I am sad to see our Class of 2016 graduate and have them (and […]
The Dreaded Overstudying Photo
This picture was taken several years ago during finals. It is from the library, and was one student’s list of things to do to prep for the exam. It reads: – read over notes again – read over descriptions of articles – […]
Advice to Incoming Freshman (But Still Applicable to the Others)
This appeared in my Facebook feed via the Washington Post: “The 7 things new college students don’t know that drive professors crazy.” Written by a former high school teacher turned college professor, this outlines some of the DON’Ts of interacting with college professors, at […]
Stormy Weather
Yesterday we had a huge storm at the end of the day. Really high winds, heavy rain, and I hear some parts of Winston got hail (campus included), though I never saw any at my house. Today the weather has been all over the place […]
The View from the Green Room
No pics today, but early this morning I was walking through Reynolda Hall and happened to peek into the Green Room. Looks like most if not all available tables and chairs were taken up with kids studying. At 9:20 in the morning, that is definitely […]
Finals Day 1 Field Report
It’s Day 1 of Final Exams, and the logical place for the Daily Deac to focus on is the ZSR Library. Here’s an impressionistic field report (and some pics) from some well-placed sources at the ZSR. “Thursday, Reading Day, started slow, with students taking advantage […]
Reading Day
Today is Reading Day – the one day break between LDOC (Last Day of Classes) and final exams starting. The idea, I suppose, is to give you a day to prepare for finals. Here’s a Reading Day meme for your viewing pleasure. Depending on […]
Deadwood Seminar
Today’s Daily Deac takes a look at an innovative class. Mary Dalton, Professor of Communication and Media and Film Studies, taught a seminar this semester on Deadwood and the Western. Mary is a member of the Class of 1983 and her teaching interests within the […]
To the Seniors, to Make Much of Time
It’s 1:40 pm and this is the view from the Quad Cam. Grass so green, sky so blue, clouds so white. You can see from the stripes in the grass that they have been mowing. The Quad grass gets a lot of extra […]
Go Deacs!
After the high of Campus Day and seeing all those smiling faces of new Deacs and new P’20s (parents/families of the new Class of 2020), we had some additional awesome this weekend. First, the men’s tennis team took the ACC Championship! It’s our first […]