Our final research papers are in full swing! On Friday, our rough drafts were due to Susan- both an electronic and a hard copy- by 5 pm. Susan told us, “Make the drafts as complete as possible. But remember, this is a work in progress. The point is to get started. The more you can …
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HY104 Soccer!
Hello everyone! Our rough drafts for our research papers are due tomorrow, so I’m on bit of a time crunch! However, I wanted to get another post out to you. I decided that today I would write about our intramural soccer team! Our wonderful FYE Mentor, Mark, signed us all up to be on an …
HY104 Trip to the CC Cabin
Earlier this week, our class went to the CC Cabin, and it was great! The CC Cabin is a college-owned cabin in the mountains that is available to all classes to use. All of the members of our class, including Susan, left campus at about 3:45 on Monday. We took a CC-owned small charter bus …
First Research Paper Update! HY104
Beginning the First Research Paper! A huge portion if our grade this block is a large research paper! We have to write a ten page paper about any topic regarding Mediterranean history! We are only allowed to use primary sources, and the paper is due towards the end of the block. The first step we …
Back in Action
Well, here we are! We’ve officially embarked on the second block of HY104- the two block FYE course that I am enrolled in. All FYE courses are two blocks long, which is why my course is still technically a featured course. Also, my class fulfills the West In Time requirement, which is an all- college …
Class Length
Another huge concern I had coming in to my class was the length of time I would spend in class each day. In high school, I had never had a three hour class, and I was worried that the professor would not be able to fill that time and keep our interests. As it turns …
HY 104- Homework Load
As an incoming freshman, I was very worried at the start of the year that I would not be able to keep up academically in college. Colorado College has such an amazing academic reputation, and I was wrought with fear that it would be too much to handle. Coming from a large public high school, …
So Far in Week Two- HY104
Hey, everyone! Nila here. This week has been Greek mania in HY104! The main focus of the first part of the second week of class has been ancient Greek culture, history, and society. (hint- look at the title of the course) Again, I’ll give you a small sample of the activities we’ve done in class …
Week One- FYE HY104
Hi everyone! My name is Nila, and I am a member of the Colorado College Class of 2017! I am so excited to be writing this blog for you and letting you know all about my HY 104 History of the Mediterranean course for Blocks 1&2. This week, we have started to study how to …
