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This Is It!

Nicole Fitch
May 14, 2004

This will be the last entry of my blog. I just want to say congratulations to all the other graduating seniors. I hope you have a fun, safe graduation night! Don't drink and drive, and have a great summer....

Status Report

Nicole Fitch
May 13, 2004

Where I stand with:A job. I am still looking, but it looks like I will be staying with my current employer until December. Way to kick-start life after college.Grad School. Yes! I am going to grad school!...

New Blog! Finishline: Post-Graduation Hermitage

Nicole Fitch
May 12, 2004

Many of my raving fans have suggested that I discontinue my association with other humans, due to my complete lack of fondness of most people. As a tribute to you, I will be considering this as an option....

Women athletes admirable, but can’t be equal to men

Nicole Fitch
May 12, 2004

I really admire women athletes. Their dedication and disciplinegive me something to aspire to. However, I have never once watched a women's sportingevent on television, and the only live ones I have attended...

New Blog! Finishline: Monday Must See TV

Nicole Fitch
May 6, 2004

05/10/04-- Last night the Survivor All-Stars chose their All-Star. Apparently it was exhilirating, emotional, and shocking. For those of you who watched it anyway. I saw about ten minutes of this disgrace...

Finishline: 05/04/04

Nicole Fitch
April 28, 2004

05/04/05-- No, I'm not getting married. I am just a little overwhelmed by the amount of people who think that just because they have a college degree they are ready to get married and I wanted to talk...

Do yourself a favor: Take the more challenging instructors

Nicole Fitch
April 28, 2004

When I was in high school, no one liked Mrs. Tonkin. She was thecalculus teacher and man, was she tough. She assigned homeworkevery night, gave pop quizzes and chose students at random toanswer questions...

Current students oblivious to RWEC

Nicole Fitch
April 14, 2004

I've heard opinion after opinion about theRecreation/Wellness/ Events Center proposal and, finally, I havefound the consensus: There is a resounding "I don'tcare!" echoing through campus, and mine is one...

Finishline: 04/13-04/26

Nicole Fitch
April 13, 2004

04/26/04--Have you ever met anyone who thinks that beingformally educated is overrated? These are the people who think theyare better than you because they never went to college, yet still"made it", such...

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Finish Line: 03/24–03/26

Nicole Fitch
March 24, 2004

03/26/04-- Up until a few days ago, I was going to be graduating with honors. Then I slacked off a little and got a less-than-stellar grade on an exam. An exam worth about 50% of my class grade. It is...

Political correctness won’t eliminate discrimination

Nicole Fitch
March 24, 2004

I'm from a small town in the Midwest where basketball -- or "African handball" as it's sometimes called there -- is a lesser sport because of the race of people who predominantly participate in it. There...

Finish Line: 03/18/04 — 03/23/04

Nicole Fitch
March 18, 2004

03/22/04-- There are many things I have learned over the past few years that I wish I had known right when I started going to school here. This applies to many aspects of my life, but I'd like to share...

Finish Line 03/11–03/16

Nicole Fitch
March 11, 2004

03/16/04-- One of the highlights of my college career has been the opportunity to work and intern downtown. Although it is a fairly small area compared to most major cities, it still has a very unique...

Make time to volunteer overseas

Nicole Fitch
March 10, 2004

While all of my friends stayed in Sacramento last summer watching daytime TV, I was working my tail off in one of the most beautiful places in the world. I had always wanted to volunteer overseas and I...

Finish Line: 03/03–03/08

Nicole Fitch
March 3, 2004

03/08/04-- When I was in third grade we had a Japanese foreign exchange student come and talk to our class to teach us about origami, which is an art form involving folding paper. I distinctly remember...

Finish Line: 02/25–03/01

Nicole Fitch
February 25, 2004

03/01/04-- While going through college, most of us will decide whether or not we are going to go to graduation school to pursue a master's or other advanced degree. For me, I most certainly will be going...

New Blog! Finish Line: Senioritis

Nicole Fitch
February 20, 2004

02/23/04-- We are only four weeks into the semester and already I have begun to exhibit my refined procrastination skills. My apartment is spotless, my bills are all paid AND entered in my checkbook, and...

Graduating seniors should look forward, but also look back

Nicole Fitch
February 11, 2004

It's hard to believe that I am actually graduating this semester. Not that I doubted it would ever happen, but graduation has always seemed so distant and illusory. 120 units used to be an impossible feat....

Finish Line: 2/9 — 2/13/04

Nicole Fitch
February 10, 2004

2/13/04--I have been spending the past couple of days gathering more information for my options after graduation. I take a lot of time just seeing what the job markets are like in different U.S. cities,...

How can society cure its rudeness epidemic?

Nicole Fitch
January 28, 2004

The other day I was buying a birthday card, flowers, and balloons for my sister. The clerk at the checkout said, "So. Someone having a birthday today?" Then, I watched in disbelief as Captain Observation...

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