Near a sea of pianos, there were waves of chords
that crashed against the shore in one huge and useless roar.
And there were girls bringing water,
like a dream they came to cure the fever of my brain,
and soothe my burning throat.
And they made me a necklace, hanging beads of sweat on a string of my regrets,
and placed it round my neck
-A Spindle, a Darkness, a Fever, and a Necklace
It's almost scary. It appears to me that almost every person I encounter has an illness of some sort. Ranging from colds to the swine, everyone is coughing and sneezing. I think this is an important blog for me to write. As illness runs like wildfire in any of the top 50 liberal arts colleges because of the close proximity, it's great to know that we have somewhere to turn. I've talked to some of my friends recently about the illness at their schools (most of them at huge state schools in Illinois), and the answers for the most part seem to be the same. There are a lot of people ill, and the waiting list to see a university doctor is seemingly endless.

At DePauw University we are in luck! Here we are blessed to have the Wellness Center (just a mere 5 minute walk (or less) from basically every point on campus) where it is easy as pie to make an appointment (or counselor if needed) and be able to see a doctor either the day of the phone call, or the next day! Here's a picture of our M.D....Dr. Scott Ripple. He is a certified M.D, and got his medical degree from IU. Very nice.

The wellness center constantly has vaccinations available as well... recently there was a limited supply of H1N1 vaccines, which is awesome! It's great that some people on campus are protected! I was not lucky enough to receive one of these vaccinations, so I'm constantly carrying germ-x in my purse, and forcing all of my friends to "de-germ" before touching me or my things.
It's awesome how many different types of Germ-X there are.. I have the normal one, but there are actually different scents!! All around campus one is able to find germ-x bottles for student use. This Small liberal arts college is staying protected and healthy!!
that crashed against the shore in one huge and useless roar.
And there were girls bringing water,
like a dream they came to cure the fever of my brain,
and soothe my burning throat.
And they made me a necklace, hanging beads of sweat on a string of my regrets,
and placed it round my neck
-A Spindle, a Darkness, a Fever, and a Necklace
From: Fevers and Mirrors (2000)
It's almost scary. It appears to me that almost every person I encounter has an illness of some sort. Ranging from colds to the swine, everyone is coughing and sneezing. I think this is an important blog for me to write. As illness runs like wildfire in any of the top 50 liberal arts colleges because of the close proximity, it's great to know that we have somewhere to turn. I've talked to some of my friends recently about the illness at their schools (most of them at huge state schools in Illinois), and the answers for the most part seem to be the same. There are a lot of people ill, and the waiting list to see a university doctor is seemingly endless.
At DePauw University we are in luck! Here we are blessed to have the Wellness Center (just a mere 5 minute walk (or less) from basically every point on campus) where it is easy as pie to make an appointment (or counselor if needed) and be able to see a doctor either the day of the phone call, or the next day! Here's a picture of our M.D....Dr. Scott Ripple. He is a certified M.D, and got his medical degree from IU. Very nice.

The wellness center constantly has vaccinations available as well... recently there was a limited supply of H1N1 vaccines, which is awesome! It's great that some people on campus are protected! I was not lucky enough to receive one of these vaccinations, so I'm constantly carrying germ-x in my purse, and forcing all of my friends to "de-germ" before touching me or my things.
It's awesome how many different types of Germ-X there are.. I have the normal one, but there are actually different scents!! All around campus one is able to find germ-x bottles for student use. This Small liberal arts college is staying protected and healthy!!











Mascots shaking hands before the game


Dominican Republic is more than enough inspiration.
Here you can see our DePauw cheerleaders practicing hard in order to cheer the Tigers on to victory! Woo! Tryouts for cheerleading are held in the Spring, so they have been doing a lot of practicing since!










