Virginia Colkley

U Musings: Cox Science Building resembles hedge maze

Virginia Colkley - November 10, 2015

Have you ever been trapped in a huge hedge maze with walls so high, you can't hope to peek over the edge and cheat your way out of them? I haven't. I imagine that it's great fun at first, until a sink...

U Musings: Cheer squads deserve more credit

Virginia Colkley - October 27, 2015

Oct. 24, 2015 will be remembered as the worst loss the University of Miami has ever had. The final score, 58-0, will always remind us of how bad we can be. But, I don't want to talk about how terrible...

U Musings: Embracing my inner nerd through cross-disciplinary subjects

Virginia Colkley - October 13, 2015

I've always known I was a grade-A nerd, but nothing makes that more apparent to me and everyone around me than when I notice cross-disciplinary subjects. I get so excited when something taught to me i...

U Musings: Time management needed to juggle band, engineering

Virginia Colkley - September 28, 2015

A big part of being a member of the Band of the Hour is recruiting for the band. The band has around 120 members, which is very small for a collegiate marching band. This isn't necessarily a bad thing...

Typical days at UM Band Camp: tough training, bittersweet memories

Virginia Colkley - September 14, 2015

For most students at the university, fall semester began between Aug. 20 and 24 - emphasis on “most.” Student-athletes and resident assistants return to school early to prepare themselves for their re...

Classes in engineering building a ‘bittersweet wish’

Virginia Colkley - August 31, 2015

It’s strange being an engineering student at the University of Miami. Learning to say, “Sorry, I can’t go to that party. I have to study,” and accepting that no good grade comes easy is hard. However...