October 14th, 2017

The Benefit of Being a Grad Student

One of the good things about being a grad student in Political Science when you work for a U. S. Senator is sometimes you are studying the Senate and the readings your do are relevant to something happening right now.  That happened this week and it felt good. But I still have decisions to make. I am fully expecting to

October 10th, 2017

When I’m On Campus….

When I’m on campus, I think everything is possible.  It’s energizing.  I know many college campus venues have become a safe spaces for stupid ideas, but I love the campus of the University of Georgia. But the culture of offense and the attack of institutions of learning is real. When Alan Dershowitz is challenged on his ability to speak at Berkeley,

October 5th, 2017

Getting Ready for Midterms

Midterms in grad school are not exactly what they were in undergrad.  Some professors have tests, but most have take home exams or just more reading. So this week, I’m still needing to make some decisions about what I’m going to do going forward, but I’m going to try to make it through the midterm exam for math and then