Author Archives: Emilee Lindner

A weekend with Meaghan

     Meaghan rode in during my lunch break Thursday, the beginning of a great weekend.      She explored Times Square quite extensively and tempted herself with American Eagle while I finished my workday. Then, we jetted back to Brittany Hall on the subway, grabbed pizza at the dining hall and power walked downContinue reading “A weekend with Meaghan”

Best Coast

“I promised myself I wouldn’t cry.” Bethany Cosentino clasped the microphone with both hands, guitar hanging freely from her neck. “A few months ago, I became aware of what politicians were doing to Planned Parenthood, so we organized this concert to help,” she called out. Cosentino, front woman of Best Coast, the surf-rock band fromContinue reading “Best Coast”

My internship

Commodities, grain prices, hog slaughtering, midday stock reports, Wall Street personnel and capital markets are now a part of my life. That’s right. I said hog slaughtering. Apparently those stories are important for traders. I’m on week two at Dow Jones Newswires. Edit, edit, edit! Everyone is really nice. I’ve been editing stories, adding theirContinue reading “My internship”

What I learned at my training #2

Eat protein.   We would study until 1:30 a.m. Wake up at 6:30 for breakfast and have class from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. That night, we would start the cycle again. The lack of sleep and the delirium that ensued got to us eventually. We ate all our meals at the dining hall, whether weContinue reading “What I learned at my training #2”

What I learned at my training #1

Geography. We were presented with numerous map quizzes, on which we had to label countries, capitals, states, cities, lakes, seas, straits, mountains, deserts, dams, islands, basins, capes and so much more. It’s important. As embarrassing as it is, I never knew where Libya was until we had to memorize all of Africa. It’s sad becauseContinue reading “What I learned at my training #1”