Wednesday, April 14, 2010

National Hockey Champions!

Hiii!

As you may or may not know, this past Saturday night the Boston College Men's Hockey team became National Champions with a 5-0 win against Wisconsin!! The entire tournament has been a lot of fun to watch and was even more rewarding when we won! On Monday we had a celebratory rally which involved a march throughout campus ending in O'Neill Plaza (a big open area on main campus in front of the library). The morale on campus is so high and everyone is buzzing with spirit and excitement!

I encourage everyone to visit campus at some point during their search, if possible. Lately, with the weather warming up and students becoming restless for summer, students have taking advantage of the vast amount of green space on campus. In between classes into the late afternoon you can see large groups of people sprawled out on the grass reading, talking, playing Frisbee, napping and just hanging out! I think this is a huge advantage to having a contained campus instead of one spread out in a city.

This upcoming Monday is Patriot's Day, a Massachusetts holiday, which coincides with the Boston Marathon. The main city streets of Boston are shut down for the marathon runners, including Commonwealth Ave where we are located, so we have the day off from classes. On top of this break from classes, Main Gate is the 20 mile marker! On Monday morning most students will wake up, throw on their Superfan tee-shirts and stand along Commonwealth Ave cheering on the hundreds of runners all day long. Many past runners have said that their favorite stretch of the marathon is by BC because the students are so energetic and truly help them push through the last 6 miles of the race. Marathon Monday is an old tradition on campus in which most students eagerly take part in. I can't wait!

As this semester comes to an end, I feel as though I'm truly becoming a nurse. The Health Assessment Lab component has taught me the basic exams (cardiac, respiratory, abdomen, etc) which I will need for the rest of my life. I'm feeling nervous yet confident about entering clinical next semester and putting all my hard work to practice!

As always, email me with any questions! (thomannl@bc.edu)
- Lindsay

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