http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/ Sophie Faught en-us khaskins@indiana.edu 2005-11-17T16:47:47-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/000098.shtml Yesterday, there was a huge press conference at the School of Music. A woman named Barbara Jacobs donated $40.6 million to the school! Apparently, that’s the single largest private donation ever made to the university. People were pretty excited about... 98@http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/ 2005-11-17T16:47:47-05:00 http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/000089.shtml Picture this: there’s an entire stick of butter melting in a pan, and as you watch the thing (the huge chunk of pure fat) slowly disintegrate, you realize that you will soon be eating it, and it will taste... 89@http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/ 2005-11-11T16:45:00-05:00 http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/000076.shtml I would like to take this opportunity to pay homage to a friend that has been my daily companion ever since I arrived on campus, a pal who made me laugh, made me cry, and most importantly, made me... 76@http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/ 2005-11-04T16:55:13-05:00 http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/000069.shtml Last Saturday was a day full of contrast: football in the morning, opera at night! My parents had bought my brother tickets for the IU–Ohio State football game for his birthday, so at 10 in the morning (that’s extremely... 69@http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/ 2005-10-31T17:02:08-05:00 http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/000066.shtml Monday started out beautifully. I woke up bright and early, had myself a delicious cinnamon-raisin bagel with peanut butter, and headed out for a nice walk (I was trying to find the Student Recreational Sports Center but instead ended up... 66@http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/ 2005-10-20T11:43:56-05:00 http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/000057.shtml Tonight is a very special, very beautiful night. For the first time in weeks, I have nothing specific to do. I don’t have to go to class. I don’t have any rehearsals. Don’t get me wrong—I love all the... 57@http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/ 2005-10-14T10:53:38-05:00 http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/000029.shtml Monday night I had my first concert here at IU, and what a concert it was! The event was billed as a Katrina Benefit Concert, and the university brought in two vocalists (Sylvia McNair and Timothy Noble) to sing... 29@http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/ 2005-09-30T14:09:21-05:00 http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/000028.shtml Now it is the next day, Friday. And even though I slept for four hours (if that), I’m not even tired! I am excited about music and can’t wait to get to the practice room, not to mention the opera... 28@http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/ 2005-09-23T14:01:05-05:00 http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/000027.shtml I realize that those of you who read the first entry I wrote know nothing about me, and therefore it probably meant nothing to you. I want to change that. I want you all to know what I’m talking... 27@http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/ 2005-09-22T14:00:04-05:00 http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/000026.shtml Let me tell you about the latest “best day of my life.” Class starts for me at 8 a.m. every morning, but I like my morning class because my friend Arwen is in it. So I went to class and... 26@http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/ 2005-09-21T13:58:59-05:00 http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/000014.shtml When I was a sophomore in high school, our teacher gave us a very interesting assignment: to write a composition about our idea of a utopia. It could be a very general description or it could be specifically tailored to... 14@http://www.indiana.edu/~firstyr/faught/ 2005-09-15T15:56:20-05:00