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U Musings: Let me tell you about bad lab partners…

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You ever had a bad lab partner? It’s a pretty tough spot to be in. They eat away at you, steal all your hard work and turn it into profit for them. You really, really want to tell your professor that ...

U Musings: Ensuring safety is part of computer engineer’s job

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Thinking of others’ safety and prosperity before my own is an important part of being not only a successful engineer, but also a decent human being. As an engineer, there are many ways to assure a suc...

U Musings: Social media users should consider issue of privacy

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Teaching my great aunt how to use her new cellphone was a wonderful and difficult experience. She didn’t seem to understand any of my instructions, and my patience began to wear thin as I answered the...

U Musings: How to fight off a cold in Miami

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Have you gotten sick recently? It sucks because, as a college student, you don’t have time to focus on healing yourself. Because of that, you end up being sick a lot longer than you were supposed to b...

U Musings: Tips for landing an internship

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Internships are a great opportunity to experience personal growth as well as explore the different careers your degree can lead to. It is amazing to get a feel for a possible future career and see how...

U Musings: Building sidewalks key to pedestrian safety

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City life is really strange. I come from an area that’s a cross between a suburb and country life, so making the transition from always needing a car to walking everywhere was weird. When I’m at home,...

U Musings: Study what you love, love what you study

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When you’re graduating high school and entering college, everyone always tells you, “Pick a major that allows you to follow your passion!” For a lot of people, that’s pretty easy. I know tons of peopl...

U Musings: Cognates leave out music performance

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If you’ve read any of my blog posts, you'll know that I’m a member of the marching band here at the U. Marching band is a huge part of my life and a lengthy time commitment. I truly enjoy all the musi...

U Musings: Marching band strove to stay warm on Sun Bowl game day

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Have you ever been trapped outside in weather that was supposed to be rain, but was slowly turning into snow? And did you have little to no preparation for this kind of weather? Well, that’s the si...

U Musings: UM dining halls not as bad as people say

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Every time I talk to my roommate about the dining hall, she never has anything nice to say. She thinks the food options are awful and that the facilities don’t earn a star in her book, either. However...
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