We are done. Our drawings, boards and project binder have all been turned in. We have presented to our class, professor and two design professionals. Our grades have been posted. And we rocked this project. Our group, consisting of Mandy, Lauren, Jess and myself managed to stay close friends and fully design and create an entire […]
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We have finally made it to Phase 4 of our IA 311 project. THE END IS NEAR!! This phase consists of tweaking, proofreading and tweaking our final technical drawings once again. Our technical drawing packet includes: dimensioned floor plan, coded furniture plan, coded finish plan, elevations, detail drawings, section cuts, lighting plan, reflected ceiling plan, […]
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This past week had one major thorn, and one incredible rose. Thorn: My laptop, (which I’ve had for only a week,) was declared defective by the company that made it. I have to send it back, and switch to my older computer until the new one arrives. This wouldn’t usually be such a problem, but […]
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It’s that time of year when you see smiling faces and and hear that familiar sound of a bell ringing. Three members of Sigma Mu Tau (Lynsey Kimmins, Zahira Jadavji and Mandy Proulx) took part of the longstanding holiday tradition by volunteering as Salvation Army Red Kettle bell ringers at Trig’s in Stevens Point on […]
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These past few days have really started feeling like winter: snow, low temperatures, Christmas music, and congestion and coughing for the past week and a half. Yes, it’s all here: the good and the bad. It is especially essential during this time of year to take some time aside for yourself and to get enough […]
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I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!!!! Unfortunately, my break started before others did. Because of my brother being in the accident and the extent of his injuries, it wasn’t logical for me to wait until Wednesday to go home. John is doing as well as anyone would expect of someone being t-boned, his car […]
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Have you recently experienced a seasonally cold, or been sick lately? If you have not, it does not mean hat your immune system can with stand any microscopic invader, therefore, making you like a superhuman. That statement is most likely obvious, but it did not stop me from holding a superstitious idea. For me, the […]
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Hi, my name is Mandy and I am the fourth and final group member. We finished up our phase 2 of final drawings and final selection of materials, ordered samples and then moved onto the next phase. Phase 3, much to our liking, was pounded out very quickly because it only consisted of completing a […]
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Early Thursday afternoon, I received a text from my mom, a text I never thought I’d get from her. “John bad accident” John is my brother, my big and only brother. He was home from college this week so he could spend time with his fraternity brothers, and he was on his way to meet […]
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Hello everyone! My name is Kate Wilfahrt. That’s Wil-FERT not Wil-FART, don’t be deceived by spelling, I’ve gotten a lot of laughs out of its German origin. I grew up not too far from Stevens Point in Oshkosh, Wis., about an hour east from Stevens Point. I am a double major pursuing my BFA in […]
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