Ben, ‘11

September 27, 2009

So, it’s been quite a busy week again. Some of it has been homework, such as my trip to a local truck stop this week to interview truckers on their consumer behavior for a Marketing class. Some has been meetings, such as my two-hour meeting to determine a mission statement for one of my organizations. Some other stuff has been fun, like the magician on Friday night or the football game (which we won, making us 4-0 and still ranked as #1 in the country in the FCS). The biggest event, though, was getting ready for a Career Fair. I scraped together a resume and then met with potential employers at an on-campus Career Fair. It went well and, even though it’s doubtful I’ll find an internship I want for next summer, it made me start looking ahead for my career.

A glimpse at my busy schedule from this week

There are two events, though, that are worth noting. One was the InterVarsity Olympics. I planned them and we had four teams compete. The events were a little off-the-wall, but a lot of fun. For example, the events included Ultimate Pumpkin, an egg relay, a pie relay, an onion-eating contest, and a race to see which team can melt a block of ice the fastest using nothing but body heat. Having an event that can combine chocolate pudding, pumpkins, onions, soap, and ice is pretty spectacular. It was very messy, but a lot of fun.

Onion Eating Contest

Ultimate Pumpkin

The after-effects of the Pie Relay

This week also saw the start of 3000-13. I’m attempting to do 3000 push-ups in the next two weeks as well as memorize thirteen Bible verses. The goal is to prove that we can be both phyically and spiritually strong. I did it during my Freshman year and finished in a week, but I am finding that this year is so much more difficult. The push-ups are proving to be quite exhausting. Here’s a promotional video I did for it. I’m quite proud of it considering that I put it together in less than an hour:

My friend working on his push-ups during this week

Quote of the Week: “Nothing can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own.” -Sidney Harris
YouTube Video of the Week:

I thought this was fairly neat

September 13, 2009

I have now returned from InterVarsity’s Fall Retreat. It was a weekend full of hiking, sports, games, worship, and community. We dealt with the topic of “What Is Love” and it was a great experience. I met so many amazing freshmen and also got the opportunity to simply get away from campus and get a chance to retreat into silence. This has been my third Fall Retreat to this retreat in the mountains on the border of West Virginia. And, for my first time ever, I crossed into West Virginia. It was a lot of fun and I made a slideshow to play at the beginning of InterVarsity’s weekly meeting. It has tons of pictures from the weekend and, since slideshows and media are a huge part of my life, I decided to simply let this stand for what I’ve been up to this week. I hope you enjoy.

Quote of the Week: “In great affairs men show themselves as they wish to be seen; in small things they show themselves as they are.” -Nicholas Chamfort

YouTube Video of the Week:

Don’t underestimate social media