This was going to be a tweet, but I didn’t want to try and shorten the story, so I’m making you a quick blog.
So Gavin, my neighbor I think I mentioned earlier this week, came into my room about ten minutes ago. I was sipping some Via coffee I made with Ellen and starting to clean off my already messy desk when his head appeared in my doorway.
“Are you like a Star Wars/ Trekkie kind of person?” he asks with a raised eyebrow. He obviously noticed my posters.
“Yes…” I reply.
“Come with me.” He commands and disappears. I follow him into his room as he continues. “I figured you would appreciate this.” He points to a poster on his wall; the only poster, in fact.
It’s of X-wing fighters and the Millenium Falcon fighting with the storm troopers in space in front of the death star. Super old school poster. I’m not ashamed to admit I squealed a little.
After a little while of conversation and Gavin’s giddy excitement that I’m also a superhero girl (I’m wearing my Spiderman graphic teeshirt but admitted to being more of a Batman girl. He was speechless), we agreed that a sci-fi movie marathon needed to happen soon.
College is SO AWESOME. It is absolutely mindblowing that I’m making friends so easily and naturally.
Now if only I knew what the other half of my major was going to be.
Speaking of my major, here’s what’s gonna go down for the last part of this extra extra spontaneous blog. I want to double major, and one of my majors is going to be creative writing. But I feel like I need a supplement to this, so here are the other majors I’ve been considering. Leave a comment about what you think I should choose!
Anthropology: “Anthropology is the study of human communities, both past and present; it is both art and science. The courses offered at Pacific will introduce students to the lives of other peoples around the world. The central concept in our courses is the concept of culture, which in its anthropological meaning, may differ from the more general use of the term. Culture, as it is used in the anthropology department, refers to primarily signifying or symbolic systems, as well as material culture.”
Art: “The art program at Pacific provides art experiences that apply to visual problem solving, creative thinking, and the enrichment of leisure time.”
History: “The Pacific University History Department focuses on the creative investigation of the past within a rigorous analytical framework. The historian is interested in mastery of a broad range of information about the past but also works closely with specialized material on narrow topics of interest. History teaches students how ideas, institutions, and paradigms develop and mutate over long periods of time and how to organize material into coherent chronological patterns which make sense of seemingly random events. Skills in critical analysis are the product of reading, writing, and discussion, upon which the historical method is based.”
Media Arts: “Students in the media arts may major in one of four areas: journalism, film & video production, integrated media, or general media studies. All of these majors can also serve as minors for students wishing to major in another academic discipline. The department also offers a film studies minor. All of our major/minor programs have a strong theory-to-practice design that challenges students to apply their knowledge through the creation of individual and group projects.” (Fyi, I’d probably do a film and video production concentration)
Philosophy: “The Department of Philosophy seeks to acquaint students with various philosophical traditions, to present the chief philosophic problems and types of philosophy, and to help students cultivate the intellectual, civic, and moral virtues of the discipline of philosophy as well as the art and skill of philosophical analysis.”
Theater: “Through rigorous work in academic, studio, and community settings, the Department of Theatre & Dance develops engaged artists and active learners. Faculty and students work together in a spirit of exploration and collaboration to offer challenging and uplifting performances to the campus and community.”
