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Ad Libs: Facelift for Stanford totem polesOutdoor art needs special treatment, even when it's made out of trees. Stanford's two totem poles carved and painted by Pacific Northwest artists recently got respectful...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on May. 30, 2013There are no comments yet. 907 Views
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Ad Libs: Unforgettable faceQuick. Who do you see? I focused on the glasses lens and saw Lennon right away, but peer in and McCartney's there too. Mountain View artist Jay Hill likes to...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jun. 7, 2013There are no comments yet. 10689 Views
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Ad Libs: Unforgettable faceQuick. Who do you see? I focused on the glasses lens and saw Lennon right away, but peer in and McCartney's there too. Mountain View artist Jay Hill likes to...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jun. 7, 2013There are no comments yet. 669 Views
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Ad Libs: Drawing the past and presentThe lights are dim, and some of the images require bend-in, squint-close viewing. Magnifying glasses hang on the walls here and there. We're grateful to find them. It...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jul. 30, 2013There are no comments yet. 9974 Views
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Ad Libs: Drawing the past and presentThe lights are dim, and some of the images require bend-in, squint-close viewing. Magnifying glasses hang on the walls here and there. We're grateful to find them. It...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jul. 30, 2013There are no comments yet. 284 Views
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Ad Libs: 'Mapping Edo'In our young country, it seems inconceivable that a span of 200-plus years could be just "a period," a fraction of our history. But that's Japan (and most other...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Aug. 22, 2013There are no comments yet. 10845 Views
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Ad Libs: 'Mapping Edo'In our young country, it seems inconceivable that a span of 200-plus years could be just "a period," a fraction of our history. But that's Japan (and most other...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Aug. 22, 2013There are no comments yet. 274 Views
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Ad Libs: Timber!When you switch journalism beats, you can usually torch your Rolodex. It's rare that your sources will carry over en masse from, say, the cops beat to the sports...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Sep. 10, 2013There are no comments yet. 12251 Views
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Ad Libs: Timber!When you switch journalism beats, you can usually torch your Rolodex. It's rare that your sources will carry over en masse from, say, the cops beat to the sports...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Sep. 10, 2013There are no comments yet. 229 Views
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A reading rainbowIf life gives you self-help manuals, make a quilt. Well played, artist Lisa Kokin, who found a bunch of said manuals at a recycling center and gave their spines...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Oct. 8, 2013There are no comments yet. 11005 Views
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A reading rainbowIf life gives you self-help manuals, make a quilt. Well played, artist Lisa Kokin, who found a bunch of said manuals at a recycling center and gave their spines...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Oct. 8, 2013There are no comments yet. 94 Views
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Quick Check List for UC Applications(Written by John Raftrey) 1) Double check all your spelling. Do not misspell your parent's occupation as one of my students did. 2) Match your classes with...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Nov. 21, 2014There are no comments yet. 19486 Views
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Early Decision Blues(Written by John Raftrey) If you got rejected by Stanford on Friday or the University of Pennsylvania today, this blog's for you. Nothing I can say will make...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Dec. 15, 2014There are no comments yet. 19996 Views
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New York City College Tours, Part Two: NYU, CUNY Baruch, and NYIT(Written by Lori McCormick) Several weeks ago I wrote an article on New York City college tours. In case you missed part one,
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Jan. 19, 2015There are no comments yet. 29875 Views
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Summer Planning(written by Lori McCormick) Before you read about summer planning, a friendly reminder that if you are planning on applying for Financial Aid, the deadline for...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Feb. 6, 2015There are no comments yet. 23502 Views
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UC Berkeley?s new freshman admission policy(Written by Lori McCormick) In April 2015, UC Berkeley adopted a new freshman admission policy. Starting with students applying to Berkeley this fall, some...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Aug. 12, 2015There are no comments yet. 20165 Views
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New York College Tours - Part One(written by Lori McCormick) I recently toured four colleges in New York City. Here are my first two college tour reviews. Check back soon to read part two. ==B...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Nov. 24, 2015There are no comments yet. 904 Views
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Planning your Summer(Written by Lori McCormick) Last year I wrote a blog post about summer planning that you can read
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Jan. 19, 2016There are no comments yet. 19732 Views
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National College Decision Day(Written by Lori McCormick) National College Decision Day is on May 1st. What this means is that a student must officially send their intent to register forms...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Apr. 21, 2016There are no comments yet. 16111 Views
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Changes to the 2017-2018 FAFSAwritten by Lori McCormick) A recent Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) update was circulated by the College Board to college counselors, and I...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on May. 31, 2016There are no comments yet. 21944 Views
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