Lately

While Friday’s snow was extremely messy and inconvenient, I can’t deny that it was extremely beautiful. I couldn’t resist snapping this photo when I was leaving campus. After the jump, a few gratuitous shots of my dogs and recent happenings, as well as some other items that have been catching my eye.

Read Full Post »

Internship Summary: Sept. 28 – Oct. 9

Kelly Jacobsen League of Conservation Voters Internship Summary September 28 – October 9 Since I last reported, quite a bit of progress has been made towards climate change legislation in the Senate (and perhaps that’s why I’ve been a bit slow to write this update.) On September 30, Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer introduced [...]

Read Full Post »

Week of August 17: Internship Summary

As part of my requirements for getting internship credit for my time at LCV, I will write weekly summaries of my doings in DC to submit to my advisor. Kelly Jacobsen League of Conservation Voters Internship Summary Week of August 17 I am looking forward to writing these weekly summaries about my internship experience because [...]

Read Full Post »

Looking back on my first two months

As part of my requirements for getting internship credit for my time at LCV, I will write weekly summaries of my doings in DC to submit to my advisor. Since I don’t post a ton on here about my actual internship, I thought I’d share these for those interested in what I do here, besides [...]

Read Full Post »

For a change…

I know people in DC probably get tired of hearing me talk about how much I love Kansas and all the things I miss, so I thought for a change, I’d talk about a few things I don’t miss about the Sunflower State. Problem is, I started thinking about this when I was walking to [...]

Read Full Post »

I have a few bones to pick with you, Washburn

In typical fashion, Washburn is making it extremely difficult for me to finish my enrollment process and prepare for my fall classes. Since I am in DC, I’ll be taking two online classes and getting six hours of credit for my internship. Unfortunately, the advisor who was overseeing my internship passed away recently and left [...]

Read Full Post »

Dr. Loren Smith passes away in Topeka

While I haven’t read anything official in the Cap-Journal, I’ve been hearing rumors that Washburn University Political Science Professor Dr. Loren Smith has passed away. I met with Dr. Smith at the end of last semester to discuss my decision to leave Washburn for a semester and come to Washington DC. Although this was only [...]

Read Full Post »