Friday, September 30, 2011

Hohohomecoming!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's quite possibly the best time of year to be a Thunder!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the feel of campus during homecoming. This year the school incorporated a spirit week competition between the schools on campus. It's a great time to show off your Thunder gear and be proud of your school. I think sometimes school spirit gets overlooked at a small school, but I'd have to say that it's extremely prevalent on our campus. We have so many student athletes and they have so many friends that everyone knows everyone and supports everyone. It's pretty fantastic.
It's definitely bittersweet that this is my last homecoming here, but I'm sure it will be just as amazing, if not more. Campus just keeps getting bigger, the community keeps getting more excited and involved, and our football team is still amazing. Also, in addition to our Thunder Cheer team, Trine recently started a Trine Dance Team and tomorrow's game is their big premier. It will be exciting to see what great talent we have on campus.
And Homecoming at Trine isn't just a football game. There are multiple other athletic games going on and there are a ton of non-athletic events as well. Trine has a Tour de Trine every year, where student organizations can make teams to run a road course on these super tiny little tricycles. It's always a great thing to watch. There's the annual spaghetti dinner and desserts du jour, where parents and community members make their best desserts and have students and anyone else who comes for dinner rate their desserts. And these desserts aren't just your average brownie. They're pretty extreme.
All my tests and papers are done for this week, but I know I have a few that I have to work on for next week, and classes to attend, so...
~Til next time
Sarah

Monday, September 19, 2011

And the Thunder rolls on

Well I would have to say that the weeks leading up to homecoming are some of the busiest around campus, probably with the only exception being finals week and the week before, which are crazy.
Homecoming is next weekend, so campus will be filled with enthusiastic alums, students, and community members, all coming out to celebrate Trine. The homecoming game is always a big draw.
This year Eric Watt, Trine class of '11, will be honored during the halftime show. Watt won the Gagliardi Trophy last year, which is the D-III equivalent to the Heisman Trophy. It was an honor for him, our football program, and the school.

Speaking of football, we're off to a perfect 3-0 season! Looks like this could be another perfect season, though I don't want to jinx it.

But campus is much busier than just football right now. It's much busier than just sports even. There are enlightening speakers and events on campus every week. Soon, we're having a Burmese soldier come to speak about his journey to resettlement in America. Also, the Multicultural Student Organization is having their annual Amish Dinner, where students can go and actually eat a traditional Amish dinner with an Amish family. There are lots of different speakers from various backgrounds and fields who come to speak about how to be successful, how to live a good life, and how to get started. They can be extremely helpful for students who are trying to find their niche.

Also, Trine recently climbed in the ratings of the Princeton Review's best Midwestern private schools, now sitting at 32nd. This is quite an honor and a testament to the constant improvements that are being made all over campus.

Well, along with all the events happening outside of the classroom, it's also that time of the semeseter when the first exam occurs. I know I have one each day for the next three days, so my free time will be filled with studying. Too bad it's also the week of the premieres for all the new television shows.... but that's when time management (and late nights) come into play. Oh the life of a college student! It truly is a learning experience, and not just in the classroom.

~Til next time,
Sarah

Monday, September 5, 2011

Labor Day Update

Well soon campus will once again fill up with all the students, returning from their long labor day weekend. I know I enjoyed visiting with my parents. It's nice that we go back two weeks before labor day. I think most Michigan schools (where I'm from) don't go back until the Tuesday after labor day, but the way Trine does it, we get to go through two weeks of classes and then take a short break. I remember how great it was when I was a freshman because I had just enough time away from home, in a new place, to get used to college, but then I could go home and talk with my parents and see my home again. It works out really well.

The fall sports season has started. The Thunder football team, which was ranked #21, defeated Manchester College 24-13 last Thursday at Manchester. Trine started off the scoring with a touchdown and extra point off an interception return. The score was 24-7 at the half and Manchester ended the scoring in the fourth quarter with a touchdown, but missed the extra point. Next Saturday, we'll take on Bluffton University for our first home game! That's always one of the most exciting times of the semester. Homecoming is at the end of the month so that will be really exciting too. Field hockey, soccer, volleyball, and cross country have all started up as well, so it will be interesting to see how their seasons start out.

Recently, career services held their part-time job fair, where students could check out all the different work study job on campus. That's a great opportunity for students to see what opportunities they have to earn a little extra money to help with their needs, like working in the library, at the newspaper or the radio station, help out with athletics, or in one of the numerous offices on campus. If you are work study eligible, Trine gives you a lot of different opportunities to get some experience on campus and also learn some valuable real world work experience.

Well, I'm off to have some lunch with my parents before I head back to campus.

~Til next time,
Sarah