Finals Week Already?

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

HI FRIENDS!

I seriously can’t believe that finals week has already arrived! It feels like just yesterday we had begun the Spring semester, and now I only have 2 more classes left! Just to give you all a bit of a run-down of how my past week has gone…

1. Had to write a 15 page research paper.

Dramatic Lemur

It took me a while to formulate my idea, but I finally got it done (the night/morning before it was due). I knew that it was going to be a long night, so I dediced to down a couple of energy drinks.

Every time that I finished a page, I rewarded myself with facebook and checking my ipod apps. Around 1am, Disney Channel started playing AWESOME old DCOM’s, so then I got distracted for a bit. Finally, after some motivation from others in my class…

sleepy Boo just one more page pixar

I finished my paper! Plus, I just got my grade back, and I got an A! All-nighter well spent!

2. A few more random papers here and there. Those were like little breaks from the hard stuff lol.

3. I had to read a book and present it to the class in a creative way. I finished my book literally 2 hours before the class, and did my project in the time that I had left. Did I feel like a procrastinator?

Not at all! I justified my laziness with the buttload of other work I had to do during the semester.

4. Finally, with my last ACTUAL assignment, I need to finish writing my one act play for Playwriting class. I have the idea, but I thought that watching cat videos and Pewdiepie for 2 hours sounded a lot better than doing work.

So now, I am going to go sell my books back, get a cinnamon roll from upstairs, then come back and (hopefully) finish so I can officially be DONE for the semester so that I can do this:

BYE FRIENDS!

-Sara :D

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My View from the Rafters

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

HI FRIENDS!

So, in case you haven’t read Tori’s post, the Spring Musical is this week at Newman University! I had the pleasure of watching the tech rehearsal last night, because me and Kayla Beckham are doing the spotlights for the show. It was our first time doing spots ever, but I think we did a pretty decent job. But let me tell you, trying to find the correct cues during the Les Mis songs is H-A-R-D! We have to find the correct singer, in the darkness of the stage, and shine on them for their line, and THEN hurry up and try to find the next singer for the next cue. We were breaking a sweat up there! But other than that, I believe that this sho is one of the best choir shows I have seen here at Newman. The set looks awesome, the tech is phenominal, and the singing is fantastic as always! I cannot wait for everyone to see Rebekah as a gothic lover, and Brittany as a stalker girlfriend who is obsessed with coffee. Oh, and it’s all set in a nightclub ran by Pancho. It’s going to be great! So if you want to come and see Newman’s fantastic choir, the show will be running Thursday-Saturday at 7:30pm each night. Cost is FREE for Newman students with ID, $5 for students not at Newman/ and $10 for everyone else. Oh, and don’t forget to wave to me up in the rafters!

BYE FRIENDS!

-Sara :D

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It Has Arrived!!!

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Well it’s here y’all!! The most anticipated week of the Spring semester has arrived!! It is Tech week here for the Newman University Music and Theater department! In case y’all haven’t come to see any of the shows in the past the Newman Chorale and Troubadours spends the entire Spring semester putting together a show written specifically for them filled with amazing music, and we even build our own set with the help of the stagecraft class. The show is amazing this year and we’ve put a ton of work into it.The set looks beautiful and the lighting is going to be AWESOME!

We have officially started Tech week which means late nights, lots of laughs, zero sleep, and about zero homework getting done. Luckily we’re so ahead this year compared to other years that the nights shouldn’t be as long. Last night was our late night and we were out by 12:30, at least most of us were. I can’t imagine how the rest of the week is going to be because most of the work still needing to be done is just polishing.However, we’re doing so much work in just a few hours that you are still exhausted at the end,and when you get a bunch of exhausted people in one room together interesting things are bound to happen. I’ll just leave it at things get pretty interesting and hilarious during Tech week and everyone should continue joining just for the experience of going through the show.

So everyone should come out and see the hardwork even put into to make this show, “A Night at the Royale,” awesome. There are three options to see the show, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night at 7:30 pm in the Performance Hall. The production is free for all Newman students, $10 for adults, and $5 for all other students college age and younger. We want to see a packed house so make sure to come, you will not be disappointed!!

Keep calm and stay busy y’all

Tori

 

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Coelacanth

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Coelacanth. I bet you are wondering what this crazy word means. In the real world it is a type of fish! Crazy right? Here at Newman Coelacanth is our awesome literary magazine!! This year the magazine debuted last Friday, April 19th. I was one of several new and returning authors to be featured in this year’s Coelacanth. This year the literary magazine included prose, poems, drama, an excerpt from a novel, and even a comic strip in the back. The editors of the Coelacanth are trying to open up this magazine for more participation from other majors. On April 19th several of the authors and fans got together to read some of the work. There were readings from Megan Birdsey, Jerry Jones, and several others. I did not go expecting to read any of my poems, but I went up and read one anyway! Scary! Writing poems and reading them in front are two completely different things. It is a great magazine and I encourage everyone to try and get a copy. Make sure to submit any of your writings next year for a chance to be featured in the magazine.

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You Know a Retreat’s Going to Be Good When….

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

… The priest leading it actually met Mother Teresa!

Yes, you heard me right. Last weekend, I was privileged enough to be able to go on a Campus Ministry retreat that was led by Fr. John Lanzrath. I knew the retreat was going to be based on the spirituality of Mother Teresa (I mean, it was called MOTHER TERESA’s Simple Way of Holiness), but I had no idea that Fr. John had actually spent time in Rome, and that there he spent time with the Sisters of Charity.

And it was so cool to learn from his personal experiences! From the moments of humor to him telling us how God worked in his life. The whole basis of the retreat was:

Silence -> Prayer -> Faith -> Love -> Service

It was an amazing retreat, an amazing experience, and I highly recommend that ya’ll try to go on a few during your time here!

On that note, we’ve got Sloppy Joes tonight, and the Metanoia women are having a sleepover!!!!!! And then Jets for Life is having several activities tomorrow, and then it’s TECH WEEK FOR SPRING SHOW!!!!!!

It’s going to be fun! Wish me luck, and pray for my sanity! :P

 

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So many shows!!!!

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

Big things are ahead for Newman University in the ways of music and theatre! First off, the Sloppy Joe Improv Troupe is putting on their final performance this Friday, the 19th, at 7 PM in the Jabara Blackbox Theatre. It is our captain, Rebekah Baldridge’s final show, and we’re even featuring some improv alums! It is sure to be an amazing time, and it is FREE for all ages!!!

Then, next week, I will be completely dedicated to the Chorale Spring Show, “A Night at the Royale”. This show covers many decades as we follow the life of a nightclub from the times of Big Bands to today! I am so excited to share our hard work with the Newman community!! The show runs on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 PM in the Performance Hall! This show is FREE for NU students, $10 for adults, and $5 for student college age and below. Please come out and support your Newman Chorale and Troubadours! You won’t want to miss this show!

Alright…that should be good for my advertising for everything…I may be back to blog next week to fill you in on the awesomeness that is Tech week. Wish me luck and hope to see you at all our wonderful events on campus!!

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It’s Calm Before the Storm

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

Well y’all, there’s not much going on this week compared to others. But then again that might be a good thing seeing how the show is next week!!! Can you believe that??? All of our hardwork is about to pay off! The show’s going to be amazing and everyone should be there!! We’re so far ahead in the schedule so hopefully next week’s nights won’t be going into the mere hours of the morning. Btw y’all the set looks FANTASTIC!!! Ben and the stagecraft class, along with the choir of course, have done an awesome job this year when it comes to the set, so besides just coming to see the awesome show, you should see the hardwork they’ve put into to make a beautiful set.

Anyways our girls bowling team is on their way to Nationals to represent what is Newman University!! Good Luck girls!! Jet Pride all the way!!

In more exciting news this weekend, April 20th is Newman’s first ever Campus Wide POOL PARTY!! I told y’all more information would be coming so here it goes…The event is this Saturday from 7-9 at the South YMCA, there will be snacks, a raffle drawing to win an awesome swim bag filled with goodies, and relay races and a lot of games! It’s going to be exciting and everyone is welcome!! Newman students are welcome to bring family and friends! It’s going to be a packed day that day because I also have Tech day for the show from 12-5 so it’ll be interesting.

Hopefully this cold front will quickly past because I’m ready for summer and nice weather! Enough with all this cold stuff! Well need to start writing a research paper, but other then that this is a pretty relaxing week…compared to past weeks and what’s to come!!

Keep calm and stay busy y’all!

Tori

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A puppy week!

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

HI FRIENDS!
If I haven’t said yet, my family just got a yorkie puppy. Her name is Cassie and she is 9 months old and super adorable. Well, because our good friends are having fun in Hawaii, we also get to babysit their silky terrier Ella til next Saturday! Talk about new besties! Cassie looks to Ella as a new 24/7 playmate, while Ella would rather nap. It’s funny to watch Cassie try to get Ella’s attention, I just wish she would do so after 6am. Her bark is very high-pitched! But, ya gotta love em!
BYE FRIENDS!
-Sara :D

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Me with Ella and Cassie. TOO CUTE!

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This is Getting Ridiculous

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Hey y’all! So Lit Fest was a success, everything I went to was amazing!! My reading went awesome, everybody seemed to like my paper, and the scholars that came onto campus were actually really cool! I got some great notes on them now I just need to go write out my responses! So in more exciting news my best friend came up to visit and it was fantastic!! We had a BFF weekend and I missed her so much and we had a great time. We went shopping and we went to visit our friend in Derby (who we annoyed by making a long paper clip chain and hanging it up at his work) who let us bowl for free (I must say we’re awesome bowlers…NOT), and it was fun just getting a chance to hang out. Oh and we watched movies of course!! I did a lot this weekend including Tech day!! The set for the show is coming along nicely and tech is always a fun part of the show. Basically we all have to show up on a day and help build the set whether or not that’s painting, or cutting, and drilling. I got to do the cut since my favorite tool is the saw and it’s the only one I seem to be unable to break haha :P

On to other news though! Kansas can’t seem to pick a freaking season!! Seriously though! It’s April and this morning all the trees were frozen and even the flag was frozen!! This is ridiculous here! I mean come on, yesterday I was in a tank top and today I walked out in a long sleeve and boots! Are we going to just skip over Spring here? While walking through campus I was actually starting to think about how much it must suck to be a tree. I mean think about it they have to deal with snow storms, ice storms, thunderstorms, being the first thing to basically be hit by lightening, cut down and made into trees…I mean they go through a lot!!

So I updated my monthly calendar with all the stuff I have to do and let me tell y’all…IT IS CRAZY!!! I’m about to go nonstop with the show, CAB events, classes, finishing up my service hours, and all the assignments that need to be done…and they’re just piling up! Let’s just say my calendar has a specific day for me to just sleep…and it’s right after the show is done! I also need to find time to workout and eat somewhere in all the chaos because summer time is coming and I need to be ready!!

Well peace out y’all!

Keep calm and stay busy

Tori

P.S. SWIM NIGHT IS COMING!! Saturday April 20th 7-9 @ the South Y!!! Please come! There will be food, games, relays, and overall amazingness!!!! AND it’s FREE!!!

P.S.S YAMIR GOT ENGAGED!!! It’s so exciting!! I’m so happy for him!!! :D

P.S.S.S. People need to learn to be quiet in the library!!! Don’t hold meetings in a study room please because I don’t care for the meeting honestly!! Or at least don’t be loud in them!!!

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My Busy Life

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

HI FRIENDS!

I’m sure all of you who talk to me know that I have a hectic, busy life. Although you have probably heard me rant before, I am going to share with you all how this next month of school is going to kill any social life that I had or any sleeping patterns I have developed.

I have things going on every single day until the last day of school (May 9th). Whether it be class, helping with the spring show, improv, or random family duties, I AM BOOKED until finals are over! And if that isn’t enough, I have a butt-load of papers, projects, and books to read before the next month is over. I even have to make it out to Andale High to do an observation in the next 2 weeks, so there’s another day that I have to work around…UGH! I need a break! But alas, I do get a 4 day weekend after finals, because I am enrolled in 9 credit hours this summer and one of the classes start May 13th! BLAH! No summer for me, I suppose!

Thought I would just inform you all that if you don’t see me in the next month, YOU WILL KNOW WHY. O.o

BYE FRIENDS!

-Sara :D

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