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Making a Book for My First Winter Term

February 27, 2022

Lucas Ritchie-Shatz

Coming into the program, I only had a vague idea of what letterpress entailed, but over the course of Winter Term I became familiar with not only the process and jargon, but the history of the printing press itself.
Lucas Ritchie-Shatz.

Snowy Morning Reverie

February 1, 2022

Ariel Roberts

Some moments of Winter Term serenity, such as my morning enjoying the snowfall while practicing the viola da gamba.
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Junior Year Internships

January 30, 2022

Charlize Villasenor

The summer after junior year is an important time to network and get work experience through internships, but the application process starts months before.
Charlize

An Interview: January 2021 SOAR Experience

February 10, 2021

Tosh Phoenix

Trigger Warning: The COVID-19 pandemic as well as the January 2021 Capitol riots are referenced, but not discussed in extreme detail. This past January, I completed my second of three required Winter...
Tosh

Pots

February 3, 2020

Ruth Bieber-Stanley

I had an amazing month making art that I can use, connecting with people and my landscape, and learning to trust both myself and the clay I shaped.
Ruth Bieber-Stanley.

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