Eco-project-planting-thing ideas!

http://home.earthlink.net/~madronenursery/

Searched for ideas for native plants to buy for the campus! This website had a list of flowers, trees, shrubs, blablablah... let me know what y'all think:)

NO IMPACT WEEK

The speaker on Monday was a nice break from continuous work in every class and seeing it's no impact week we didn't use the computer to look at stuff and we only had one handout that was two-sided. Throughout this week I've been trying to stick to making as less impact as possible in many ways and keeping my journal. I look forward to having a discussion on Monday about this week and talking a little about the book. Everybody have a great weekend!!!

Ashley Kathleen :)

Day 4

The guest speaker we had in Monday's class went over a lot of information about studying, habits, etc. It really helped and I think it will benefit me. I already went and bought a planner and it is definately keeping a lot of my stress down. I am ready for this weekend already and hopefully I do good on my test tommorow!!

Day Four

This week was extremely helpful. I liked learning the different ways that can help us study.. like the peppermint or chewing on gum. Im going to need to try those things for my next tests! haha but i am also excited about the planting thing and hope we can all figure it out! I agree that we should meet in the Laurel lobby since most of us live here and it'll be easier than everyone logging on due to problems and such. Now we just need a day and time! :) cant wait to see you guys again soon!! :) enjoy your weekend!

Class Number 4

So class today was pretty good. I liked learning some new study tips like the peppermint thing, I am definitely going to use that one now. I took 4 exams last week and I did alright but I'm disappointed in myself and how I managed my time. I had 3 out of the 4 exams in one day and I should have started studying sooner than I did. And I also should have taken more breaks. I had a busy week because I was concerned about other priorities in my life that took up more of my time than expected so I should start studying more as my classes progress through the chapters instead of saving most of the studying for the week of exams. But now I know and today's class really helped me. I'm glad we have a little time in the week that we can discuss things like this. And I hope I get into some study groups... so anyone in Biology 1320 with Banta? or English 2360 with Chavkin? Or perhaps some Math 1319 with Lund? :)

-Cheyenne

P.S. really, if you have these classes hit me up

my email is crstevens@txstate.edu

:)))

The SLAC Presentor was very helpful...i didnt realize everything we had to help us. i will definetly be using the SLAC lab for my upcoming economics test that i am very nervous about. i think we should meet in laurel lobby sometime to discuss our group project. most of us live in Laurel anyways and i think it will be much easier that chatting on TRACS. class was good this week looking foward to next week

~Avery

UGHH...

So because of previous computer issues last week I procrastinated and didn't have a chance to blog before class today so I'm doing last weeks now. The Colin Beaven thing last Wednesday was nothing like I thought it would be...we couldn't here like half of the lecture and he just repeated what he talked about in the book, so I was kindof disappointed. As for the rest of the week I had two tests and my computer kept freezing up whenever I tried using the internet. So, hopfully this week will go just a bit better and be less stressful because it's no impact week.

Ashley Kathleen :)

Four

I thought the SLAC was interesting and entertaining. I will definitely be taking the VARK test to figure out the best way for me to study. I'm looking forward to the group activity, just not the expense of it. If there is any way we could figure out to not spend money, that would be great.

-Meghan

Study Tips

I thought the study tips were good ones! Although I've most of them before, it never hurts to go back over them. I like the peppermint one! That's the only tip that I have never heard about before. My mom actually just bought me a bag of mints, so I can put those to good use!

I think I'll try that in a minute when I start to study! (:

Chelsea Lovercamp

Study Group!

The presentation today about studying was really helpful considering I just got my first test grade back and it's not horrible but could use improvement. It's nice to know that we have those resources available to us here in case we need help or have questions about our classes and what we're learning. While I have time now, I am trying to study for my art test tomorrow. I'm going to try to find some people to study with but we'll see how that goes.

Study Habbits

So I had no idea about thw whole peppermint while studying thing. I am definitely going to use that tip because even though I try not to cram, sometimes I have to and maybe that will help me remember more of the things that I read. I also didn't know that you are only supposed to study for up to an hour before you take a break. That makes more sense though, because I always find myself getting disrtacted or not understnading what I read anyway.

US CLASS TODAY

Well todays class was very helpful because of the speaker who came in today talking about study skills and what to do and not to do. I actually learned something today....that if you are eating a certain thing like a candy while studing and then eat the same candy while you take the test you remember it better.
It really helped me know where to go if i need any help in any school work i am having a lot of trouble in and i just might go to one of them for Bio since that is the class i am having a hard time with.
Well i guess that is it and cant wait for the next class

um yeah?

So COLIN BEAVEN
I have a couple choice words, very dissapointed!!!!
Yeah sure it may have been croweded ,and everyone was talking, but hello he didnt do well as a speaker?
I wase expetcing him to be giving us advice from the book and telling us about his he experience, and how he went through it. NAhhh all he did was quote the book and I understand a few quotes but honestly? Lets be real folks he boerd me to death. I wanted to get excited about saving the earth, he was supposed to be the one making an impact on us to change our veiws so we can start this whole "no impact" goal that didnt happen for me. Overal this speech did not serve its purpose for me, I hope you guys could get more out of it.

The football game

What can I say, we did amazing! We beat Southern Utah to a drastic level! Once again Kevin and I decided to paint our faces, but this time we decided that we would also go hardcore-fan on everyone and go for the full body paint. I can proudly say that we were tagged as the number one fans two weeks in a row! I can't wait to see what we do next week!

See everyone tomorrow in class!

Michael Brewer

New thoughts about US 1100

Good day to all readers of this post. Honestly I do not know what I SHOULD write about. With that in mind, I have chosen to write about some new thoughts involving US 1100 itself.

This class is like none that I have ever had throughout my years of schooling. US 1100 feels more like a time of discoveries- not only of ideas, but of friends. The class itself strikes me even more because of its once-a-week frequency. Additionally, each person is like a work of art. I might or not prefer one over the other, but regardless of my preferences, each one brings his or her own unique traits and characteristics into the classroom.

Perhaps it is not much, but those are some of my thoughts concerning US 1100. Thank you. :)

colin beiber?

To be honest, I wasn’t thrilled about listening to Beaven speak at all. I had other things on my to-do list that was far more important, such as math homework. Making the environment a cleaner place wasn't one of my main concerns at first, but I really enjoyed the book. I felt that the book made some type of an impact on me, making me want to do something to change the world. This seminar started out slow because I couldn’t really hear one thing he was saying. People were being very disrespectful and I soon gave up on listening to what he had to say. Overall, I like how he put effort into everything he did to help reduce pollution and the amount of waste that we put into our environment; except for making his baby wear cloth diapers. I'm not going to lie, that is just gross. He made me realize that there is always something we can do to help, no matter how big or small it is. I’ve come to the conclusion that change starts with a single step. We all need to do our part in this community to help the environment.

OH CLASS NUMBER 3... :)

I'M STARTING TO ENJOY THIS CLASS MORE AND MORE. I REALLY FEEL LIKE I'M LEARNING IMPORTANT THINGS THAT ACTUALLY PERTAIN TO ME AND MY LIFE. THIS WEEK, MY FAVORITE THING WE DID WAS SPLIT INTO LITTLE TINY GROUPS AND DISCUSS OUR ASSIGNED READING FOR THE WEEK. IT WAS VERY INTERESTING LISTENING TO EACH INDIVIDUALS VIEWS ON WHAT THEY READ AND HOW THEY PERCEIVED IT. I'M DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR CLASS PROJECT, I BELIEVE THAT EVERY IDEA THAT WAS THROWN OUT THERE WAS A GOOD OPTION BECAUSE THEY ALL REQUIRE GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY. I THINK IT'S SUPER COOL TAKING PART IN THE COMMUNITY AND STICKING TO THE WHOLE COMMON EXPERIENCE THEME. I ALSO CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE OUR CLASS LUNCH! SPENDING TIME WITH MY FRIENDS AND EATING ARE MY TWO FAVORITE THINGS TO DO IN THIS WORLD, SO YAY TO THAT! :) WHOOO. OKAY, WELL I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A SUPER AWESOME WEEKEND LIKE I DID! SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW.

PEACE AND BLESSINGS. ♥

jordyn perez

Colin Beavan

I was looking forward to The common experience, Colin Beavan, presentation. But, after we got there I lost interest. There were so many distractions around me that it was hard to focus. What I did hear was mostly a summary of what he had written in the book. I enjoyed the book and I feel like this entire project is a great movement. I just wish that instead of a summary of the book, he would have told us about how his life is now that the project is over. I would like to know how his wife has changed, or how his daughter has changed since the project. She was so young during the process and I'm interested in how this helps or hurts that her very young, vulnerable growing time was during this project. I would like to know how that helped her start an eco-friendly life since she was practically raised that way when she was a baby, when children's minds are most-moldable.

Class, The Third

The third class was interesting. I enjoyed breaking up into groups and having a smaller discussion. I feel like this helps everyone get to know each other because we can actually have a conversation instead of just listening to an instructor, as we do in most other classes. I'm looking forward to our group project. I liked the idea of planting something because each one of us can have a small pot of a plant and that way, we can each have our individual contribution that creates our big group gift to the world. :)

-Cheyenne

week 3.0

The Collin talk was interesting I suppose, he honestly wasn't a very good speaker and everyone talked the entire time so I could hardly hear. I stayed after for the q&a and he at least answered some good questions. He basically just said word for word several of the stories in the book and I was much more interested in what he was still doing now verses what he did during his time writing the book. I am currently about to look up some sort of projects for our group thing after I post this.