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Literary Lots Wrap-Up

apartika15 August 17, 2013

Well, tonight is the final night of Literary Lots, and I am about to board a flight to Copenhagen. Literary Lots was an amazing project, and I am so proud to have been a part of it.  The following post … Continue reading →
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Connection

apartika15 August 11, 2013

I love connections.  I love meeting people and finding that one thing that ties us together.  Maybe we both saw the same mediocre band in concert or maybe they went to high school with my second cousin or maybe we … Continue reading →
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Bringing Literary Lots to Life

apartika15 August 2, 2013

This week has been exhausting. The Literary Lots events officially begin tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. Along with the Literary Lots creator, Kauser, the artist, Julia, Michael of Studio Mishaga, and the guys at Fraser Contracting company, I have spent … Continue reading →
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Rustbelt Camaraderie

apartika15 July 28, 2013

Last week, I went to the Vacant and Abandoned Property Action Council meeting with a Tom Fitzpatrick, a Wooster alumnus who sits on the council.  We had met up for coffee, and since a component of the Literary Lots project … Continue reading →
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Getting to know & love Ohio City

apartika15 July 17, 2013

Hello Scots! Well, it’s week three of my APEX Fellowship in Cleveland, and I must say that my parallel parking skills have improved drastically. I even managed to parallel park downtown this morning – in my Chevy Venture minivan, believe … Continue reading →
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Stepping out of the Wooster Bubble

apartika15 July 7, 2013

Two years into my college experience, I am used to feeling pretty comfortable on a daily basis.  I know life at the College of Wooster.  I know the quickest walking routes to class, at least one professor in every department, and how to make … Continue reading →
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Annie’s APEX Fellowship

apartika15 June 3, 2013

Hello, Scots! I am one of the APEX Fellows for Summer 2013, and will be posting here throughout my experience.  My name is Annie Partika, and I am a rising junior majoring in Psychology and minoring in Education.  I’m not … Continue reading →
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Facing Race

apartika15 May 15, 2013

The goal of the Facing Race forum series is to encourage critical reflection upon the concept of race from an array of perspectives and to help students understand the social, cultural, economic, legal and political impact that this concept has upon … Continue reading →
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