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My name is Steph, and I am a senior Marketing major with a Communication Studies minor. Since this is my last year at Butler, my main goal is to enjoy every moment that I have left, while doing as much as humanly possible. I am a marketing analyst at the Butler Business Accelerator, a Speakers Lab tutor, and a Butler blogger (obviously). I also am an Alpha Phi, the President of the Butler University Student Foundation, a member of Alpha Kappa Psi (a professional business fraternity), and a member of the Butler American Marketing Association. In the small amount of free time that I do have, I love crafting, watching large amounts of television, and enjoying my favorite comfort foods, like sweet tea.

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It’s always great to be a Bulldog…

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Stephanie

If you have been living under a rock, then you might not know that Butler went to the Men’s Basketball National Championship last week.  The game was in Houston, and since Butler students are outrageously spirited and dedicated, about 800-900 students went to the game.  For the other schools, this isn’t a very significant number, but here at Butler, that is the size of almost an entire class.  So, it was basically like the entire junior class went to the game….except me.  And to say that I was disappointed that I couldn’t go is an understatement…especially since all 3 of my roommates went, along with about half of the other girls in my house.  So, from Thursday night until Tuesday night, campus was somewhat dead/empty….all except for Monday night….at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Last year and this year Butler put on a viewing party for the entire community in Hinkle for both the Final Four game and the National Championship.  I thought that it sounded really cool, but I had never actually gone…until Monday night for the Championship.  It was so much fun getting to hang out with other Butler students, as well as members of the community and area, while we cheered on our Bulldogs.

The big screens in Hinkle....

All of the Alpha Phi's at the viewing party...

And as you all probably know, the night didn’t end the way we wanted it to, but we were all still so proud of our team.  Because of their amazing talent and drive, we were able to experience all of the excitement that comes with each part of the tournament, and our school was put on a national stage once again, with some great student athletes acting as spokesperson for Butler.

So thank you again to the Butler Basketball team….for helping make my junior year at Butler just as exciting as my sophomore year.  I can definitely say that choosing Butler was the best choice I have ever made.  Go Dawgs!

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We’re going to the ‘ship…again!

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Stephanie

I’m not going to lie, being a Butler student right now is basically unreal.  In a good way.  And the best part is that I felt this same way last year…when we went to the National Championship for the first time.

This time last year…I was buying my tickets for the game.  The game that was going to be starting about 4 hours later.  (Why plan ahead when you can wait until the last minute, right?)  This was possible only because the Championship last year was in Indy…which was just so convenient.  So we took a bus dowtown…and watched an amazing game….and I left being a prouder fan than I was before the game started.

This year is a little bit different.  The game is in Houston, which is about 18-20 hours away from Indianapolis, if you didn’t know.  So most people who were going to the game left on Thursday night or Friday afternoon, and they drove through the night.  Since last week was a crazy week school-wise for me (3 tests, 1 project, 1 8 page paper, and 1 15 page paper), and I had already bought tickets for a banquet on Friday night, I knew that leaving early wouldn’t be possible, and even leaving after the banquet would be pushing it.  So, I decided that the responsible thing would be to stay at Butler, and just enjoy the madness on campus.  So tonight I will be watching the game from Hinkle Fieldhouse with a group of my sorority sisters….and I can’t wait!  Tip off is at 9:23 ET, and you all should be watching it too, unless of course, you read this after the game is over.

Until then…busy yourself by checking out the tweets of ButlerBlue2, Butler Men’s Basketball, this article, this video, and this video…

And I will leave you with some photos from Friday’s pep rally on Atherton’s (that’s the student union) steps…

Some of my sorority sisters and I...

The crowd / where the governor and mayor spoke from...

#feartheglasses...if you don't know what this is...search for it on Twitter.

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SB2K11 Part 1: I get my kicks on Route 66….

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Stephanie

So for the beginning of my Spring Break this year I decided to go to visit my sister.  I felt it was about time that I did this because she has been begging me to come for some time now, and I finally had some free time to go visit her…which hasn’t happened since she moved to Illinois last July.  Yeah, my life is outrageously busy, and rather sad.  She gave me the tour of Bloomington-Normal, I saw her office, and I saw her apartment, and then…we went walking on Route 66.

Years ago, they stopped using the old stretch of Route 66 near Bloomington, and they made it into a walking trail.  They put signs up along the entire section of road that highlight each state that Route 66 cuts through, and that highlight some of the history behind the road itself.  It was so riveting that I just had to take photos to share….

This map they had just happens to show how far away my sister will be when she moves to New Mexico in July....

Each state that Route 66 cuts through has a sign like this....

New Mexico...where my sister is moving....

I sure did....

And then....the road ends...literally.

Obviously, Natalie and I had a great time walking on the old Route 66…and we had a great time the rest of the weekend too.  Her fiance, John, joined us later, and we spent the weekend watching Basketball, shopping, and just hanging out.  Luckily, they took care of me, made me great food, and helped me out with some cover letters….so the weekend was a productive and rejuvenating way to spend the beginning of my Spring Break….and I loved it!

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The road to SB2K11…

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Stephanie

I am currently on Spring Break, which means that last week was super busy…and next week will be super busy.  That is just how it usually goes in college…you use your breaks to recuperate from what happened previously…and to prepare for what is coming.  Usually…I am all about waiting until the last minute…because I feel that I do my best work/save myself from worrying too much this way….and last week was no different for me.  But, in my defense, I planned on working on everything ahead of time….it just didn’t work out…as usual.  So here is a quick breakdown of my week #1 of mid-terms…

  • I started out the week knowing that I had a mid-term in my Interpersonal Communication class on Wednesday night, and thinking that this was really all that I had to study hardcore for.  False.
  • Then I found out that I had a Corporate Finance quiz right before that test….and that there was actually an awful lot of material to study for the quiz.
  • Then I realized that I had a paper due in my Organizational Behavior class that I have right before my Corporate Finance class (which is right before Interpersonal Communication…if you didn’t catch on), and even though it could have been a simple assignment, I had to make it ten times harder than it was originally….which obviously took longer than it needed to take.
  • The same day I had my paper due in Organizational Behavior, we also had a group paper due.

And of course…all of this was due on Wednesday…which meant that Tuesday night was a rather long night for me.  But, there is always a bright side to every situation….and in this case it was that on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m….I was basically done.  I had to review some things for both of my classes the next day of course…but basically…my Spring Break had already begun.  So with this “headstart” for my Spring Break…instead of getting 9 days off…I basically got 11.  Yeah…try to beat that.  I have been rather busy the entire time so far…so check back soon for an update on what kind of exciting things I have been up to during my Spring Break…and don’t forget to cheer for the Bulldogs in the first round of the NCAA tournament today at 12:40 ET!!!  Let’s go Dawgs!

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The best thing about being a Butler student is…

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Stephanie

…getting a WHOLE week off for Thanksgiving Break.

Ok, it probably isn’t the best thing about being a Butler student (we did go to the NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship last year, our campus is rather beautiful, and we have pretty awesome professors…among other things), but it is an awful big perk!  But right before all of our final presentations, final papers, and actual finals, it is always nice to have a week off to recuperate and work my butt off.  I originally set the goal of resting for the weekend, and starting to work on Monday…which is today…but that didn’t exactly happen.  So, my new goal is to start working tomorrow, because I have a pretty intense list of stuff to do while I am home, even though I have already crossed a lot of stuff off of my list…here is what I have done already.

  • Bake like crazy.
  • Sleep…a lot.
  • Catch up on Desperate Housewives.
  • Catch up on Brothers & Sisters.
  • Catch up on Glee.
  • Catch up on Grey’s Anatomy.
  • Catch up on Modern Family.
  • Catch up on The Office.
  • Plan Classy Thanksgiving (the celebration I have with my friends each year…look for a blog about it soon).
  • Sort my laundry.
  • Help my mom get ready for our first family Thanksgiving of the week.

So, when I look at this….I feel great about myself, because it sure looks like I have been productive.  Unfortunately, over half of the items on this list involved watching large amounts of TV, which I loved….but it meant that I didn’t actually do much….and I haven’t actually tackled my important stuff yet.  This important stuff includes everything on the 18 to-do lists that I still need to do.  (I really do have 18 to-do lists…and although only two are up to date…I will not get rid of the others until EVERYTHING is done on them.)  Luckily, I still have an entire week, and now I have all of my frivolous stuff out of the way….besides catching up on Private Practice.  So I am off to finish being unproductive….so that I can go to sleep and get up early to be productive!

Me...successfully combining being productive with watching tv.....

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