Boy looking over edge holding onto tree

Shooting for the Stars but Landing Amongst the Trees

Conversations about space in a non-academic setting was refreshing. The people who came on the trip were not just science students - they were students of philosophy, engineering, science, pure math, computer science and gender studies. The variety of opinions and perspectives shared made our conversations all the more interesting.

UTOC: Snowshoeing, wood stoves, outhouses, and other adventures.

There’s something about the onslaught of February that leaves me feeling a little haggard. Maybe it’s that, in thinking of the month, I automatically conjure images rife with salty sidewalks and grey mornings, brown snow and assignments piled high in…