Kalysha Clark

So, I've been a little MIA lately. But I've had a lot going on. Where to start? I took another visit to the Chancellor's House and got to hear the director of the NC Council for the Status of Women

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"There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the

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My university offers this awesome service-learning experience known as Alternative Spring Break or ASB. Here's what the website says: "Students engage in direct service to a community while being immersed in the culture and customs of the community. Members participate

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Once school gets started and the classwork and homework and assignments start piling up, it can get easy to become overwhelmed. Work, class, clubs and everything else combined starts pulling at you and then you don't know which was is

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At my school, like many other colleges, there is a designated area for students to spray paint in order to decrease vandalism. Ours is called the free expression tunnel. Everyone makes a big deal about how painting the tunnel is

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It's that time again, folks. Time for school. It seems like summer barely had time to get started before it was over. I have moved back into school already and will be starting classes on Thursday. Until then, I'm trying

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Saturday, I was invited to the mall by a friend of mine, but was completely broke. I decided I would tag along just to hang out and work on my self-control. I spent a mere $0.82 there, which was only

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Last Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, I volunteered as a proctor for the Middle School during their EOGs. My mom and I went together (since she's been doing it for several years) and we were almost late (typical). We got there

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A little while back, I posted a blog about getting to meet the Chancellor of NC State and his wife at the home. Here are the pictures from that evening! Mr. and Mrs. Woodson and I. (Notice my boyfriend's large

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Today in the mail, I received a note from myself that I made with one of my advisors at the beginning of the year. It read: Dear self, By this time, the end of the year is almost here. By

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It's official! Summer vacation is here. I'm finished with my freshman year in college. I am currently sitting at home in my living room at home. I am really excited to start working again and have the summer to (hopefully)

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I got a scholarship and an award! Since this was Roots and Shoots first semester at NC State, the founders came together and decided they wanted to give back to the members by giving a scholarship to one student every

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So I'm really late at uploading these pictures, but to my defense, I have been swamped lately. As you may know, this is my last week of classes so I have a lot of assignments and I am even taking

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I hosted my first program at NC State last night. I talked about it in a previous blog post where I mentioned that I had received a grant for it. We chose to show the movie Trade and host a

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That's right! I met the Chancellor of NC State and his wife on Monday evening. I'm in the Chancellor's First Year Student Leadership Program, a program envision and created by the chancellor and his wife, and we were invited to

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I had a fun and not-overly productive weekend. Scholars, which is a program on campus that provides "opportunities that challenge University Scholars to develop as thinkers, citizens, and leaders and prepare them to achieve their personal and professional goals as

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It's begun. The countdown until summer break. The remainder of my freshman year is completely booked and I feel super overwhelmed. I had a biology test today, a chemistry lab practical and a short paper due tomorrow, a chemistry test

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Dorm life can be pretty beneficial, especially for a first-year student. Housekeeping cleans the bathroom for you and takes out the trash, you're (mostly) walking distance from class and from cool hangout spaces, you're always informed on events happening around

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A friend and I who are both in the Chancellor's First Year Student Leadership Program applied for a Mini-Grant ($50) from the Women's Center to do something to raise awareness about a global humanitarian issue. We decided to hold an

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I've decided that I want to start working out for two reasons: 1) General fitness/wellness and 2) To flatten my tummy. I know absolutely NOTHING about working out, so I talked to my boyfriend and he also enlisted the help

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EDIT: I added a PE and rearranged some classes to be with friends (because that's always fun and lovely). Now I'm taking 15 hours and my classes go from 10-3 with the exception of my two labs on Tuesday and

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This morning (at 6:30 AM) I caught a flight back to Raleigh from Boston, MA. (Pictures and details coming soon!) I had a wonderful time during my 3 days there and I wanted to share with you guys some important

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A lot of the people who I've been around in college have said that they never had to study during high school but are having to now that they're in college. If that's the case, it can be really tough

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