The Nature Report: Tell the butterflies how you feel before they go
Before I get to my butterfly comments, I must say there is an ample supply of quality dogs around campus this semester. I saw this real tiny black dog…
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The perils of showering to someone’s bad music are too real
You enter the bathroom at 1:13 a.m. on a Tuesday night (Wednesday morning?). You’d rather not be up at such a late time this early in the week, but at…
The nature report: Doing ’shrooms on the Farm
This past week, I finally took the initiative to engage with the pluralism of mushrooms happening at the Farm Ecological Preserve. Fungal friend Miles gave me a walking tour of…
The Great Cherry Blossom Watch
I’ll admit it: The cherry blossoms blindsided me. I knew one of these days they would show up, but not when or where or how or why. One day, they…
The Nature Report: Whose cat is this?
The flowers are finally starting to peek out. The bulbs I planted around campus six months ago (as seen in Nature Report #5) are finally blooming. On a more solemn…
“Why does God hate me?”—Reflections on a leaky ceiling
This week I thought I’d fill you in on “the situation” that’s been going down in my Main triple for the past week. Generally, I’m a fan of water, but…
The mulch grows on
The spring birds are loudly and proudly making their spring sounds, filling the air with a cacophony of cheeps and tweets. Although most are heard and not seen, the all-American…
Horoscopes: March 24
Try to think about what your dentist would say about you today. Would they say you’ve improved on your habits? Started caring more for yourself? Be the person your…
The Nature Report: Stink Bug Self Defense
The stink bugs took a very short hiatus this winter. I have seen two in the past week, and I will recount one of those treacherous experiences. We were celebrating…
The Deece needs about six more floors
If you’ve gone to the Deece recently, you may have noticed it’s been a little more chaotic and busy than usual at dinnertime. Moving through the first floor is a…