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Fiscally-minded feasting

July 22, 2010

Eating in D.C. on an intern's salary Life in D.C., as life anywhere for me, involves food — a great deal of it. And D.C. delivers when it comes to memorable food. Much like L.A., D.C. is full of hidden secrets when it comes to restaurants. Unfortunately, few places do Mexican food like L.A. But...

Some summer pie

July 18, 2010

“Is there anything else I can help you with?” I cheerfully ask my boss as I’m wrapping up a day at my internship with the local newspaper. (They’ve been kind enough not to give me coffee runs and grunt work, but it never hurts to offer :) “Well, there is one more thing you can do before...

Striped cheetahs

July 9, 2010

If small towns are unique places, than the small town news business is an even more interesting animal. Kind of like a striped cheetah – something just a little incongruous, but you have to look twice to tell that something is off. When I told my parents I would be working two days a week this summer...

Introductions to Fallbrook’s finest

July 1, 2010

My hometown is a small dot on the Southern California map between the similarly obscure communities of Vista and Temecula (no, I don’t expect you to have heard of either of those places, but it’s worth a try). Fallbrook is known as a charming rural retirement community, close to nothing, but with...

My D.C. family

June 29, 2010

It’s not about the place; it’s about the people As I was wandering about my business today, I was trying to decide what in the world I should address in this blog -still in its infant stage. Work has been interesting, to put it one way. Let’s just say that obtaining information from the government...

West Meets East

June 22, 2010

Washington, D.C. Our nation’s capital. Former home of some of our world’s most instrumental historical leaders. Current home to more than half a million people. Workplace to approximately 1.3 million. Home of beautiful, marble monuments and quaint, all-American residences. And home to graffiti...

Rescue is coming!

May 22, 2010

Posted May 22, 2010 I was driving on the 5 freeway this morning in a not-so-friendly part of town, thinking about the sad look of the surrounding city. It was grey morning and I can’t remember one smile on any of the faces I saw. Then a song came on and I rolled down my windows to let the words...

So much more than donuts

April 16, 2010

Posted April 15, 2010 Friday night I found myself yet again in the Newport Beach area, meandering down the brightly lit streets of Balboa Island and feeling ready to eat something sweet. It was my first time being on Balboa, and I was unaware of the ever-so-popular “frozen banana” and “balboa...

Missions Conference Blog

March 19, 2010

Day 3 -- Shocked into action By Crista De Silva As I sat in the last session of this year’s Missions Conference, I was reminded that it was not just a day of closing, it was a day of praise -- something we should always remind ourselves and take with us. SMU President Chris Reeder welcomed the...

The big (who’d have thought) Whitehurst move

March 8, 2010

Posted March 22, 2010 You know it’s a quiet week in free agency when a trade involving a third string quarterback and third round draft pick is the hot topic on everyone’s mouth. However, the Seattle Seahawks move to sign Charlie Whitehurst has bigger implications than one might think. Whitehurst...

Graduate school loans 101

December 11, 2009

posted 02/06/10 Fall 2010 is just around the corner, and along with altering your schedule for your upcoming classes, prepping your church/home life for your upcoming busyness, and researching your needed textbooks, we also hope you've been preparing yourself financially. Preparing by taking an...

Torrey Conference Blog

October 22, 2009

Day 3 - Friday By Samantha Aviles It is Friday, the third and final day of Torrey. But it does not feel like it. Typically by the last day of a conference, students have gotten in all their credits and are taking advantage of a long weekend by getting off campus....