It's the most wonderful-(ly busy) time of the year

I wrote this post last semester, just for clarification...but the internet seems to be allergic to me, so it's just now getting up...


Well, it's finals week. I just turned in a take-home final exam for one of my econ classes, and now I am getting ready to head to the library to work on my political theory paper (postmodernism...blah). It's been a good semester, but it's also been a busy semester...

We've done a lot on student government this year on campus and off. My goal for the year is to get an Illinois Student Association running. I'm glad to say that it is up and running, and we are getting more and more support in the state. There are 7 student body presidents from universities across Illinois that are interested in forming the coalition right now. I believe that soon we could have all 12 presidents signed on. We plan on running a textbook affordability campaign in the spring, which includes passing some legislation in the statehouse.

Other than the student association and other SGA issues, it's been a busy semester academically. I learned a lot, though, which is what it's all about. I also found an internship! I'm going to be working at the State School News Service in the spring. So yay for being able to graduate on time!

I got accepted to graduate school at UIS last week. I'm hoping to get a graduate assistantship to pay for it. Depending on how the whole GA search goes, I'll either be sticking around for a few more years or heading off to the Navy. Luckily, there's still a lot of time to decide.

I hope I'm not scaring any potential new students with all this talk about being busy. I've also had a lot of fun this semester. Whether it's a birthday party, going to a bar after class, or just hanging out with friends to watch a movie, I've had a great time. I feel pretty good about this semester because I've had a lot of fun and I've done a lot of (in my opinion) good work academically and in terms of advocacy.

My last final will be over Thursday. Next week I am heading up to Chicago for a hearing on textbook affordability and doing some more work for the Illinois Student Association. Then I'll be heading home to good ol' Nashville, IL. Winter break will give me a little time to relax and see old friends. It's the perfect thing to get ready for next semester, which will be one filled with meetings, lobbying, and internship work, and more good times with my friends.

Even though this week will be busy and stressful, I'm confident that I'll get through it without any major problems (unless there is another blizzard!!!!). So don't feel bad for me, because honestly, I wouldn't have it any other way. (The extracurricular stuff keeps me off the streets and out of trouble!)

So here's to a great semester, and another one to follow!

Thanks for reading, I'll catch ya later.