Joe's blog
Class of 2010, Biomedical Sciences/Pre-Dental Major, from La Crosse, WI

A couple weeks after the start of the classes, most classes begin the horrific process of mid-term exams. It seems like all the exams get piled into one week and when you’re not taking an exam you’re held up in the library studying for the next one. The trick to it is to stay on top of your studies and keep studying your notes every night so when the tests do come around, you’re ahead of the game. I’ve had a quiz in Social Geography and exams in Genetics and Philosophy and all of them went well as far as I’m concerned.
As you may or may not have noticed on the Men’s Soccer website, the team recently acquired a new coach, Mr. Andy Steger. The whole team is really excited to see what he has to offer and all of us are excited for the snow to melt. We have been playing on gymnasium floors and artificial turf indoors for months and it just isn’t the same as a natural grass field. I guess it’s just a form of cabin fever for soccer players. I, being a goalie, am real excited to not have to dive on gym floors anymore. I don’t mind diving, but after a while it starts to get painful.
I would like to extend a warm happy 21st birthday wish to our very own soccer captain, John Cremer. Captain Crunch, as he is affectionately known to the team, was surprised at his house and afterwards we spent the night grilling out and eating cake. It was nice to see that kind of commitment from the team members and just goes to show the respect that John has earned from his compatriots.
Well, I have to get back to studying for my last mid-term in Mammalogy on Friday. Once this week is over, I’ll be home free for another couple weeks until the next wave of exams hits. I know the time to make college decisions is looming and I hope that if you have any questions about anything, you will email me and I’ll do my best to help you out. Good luck!

Weeks have passed since I've last had a blog, but not much has changed around here. I'm still loving waking up at the crack of 10:15 everyday. I never really thought much about it until I realized that they actually stop serving breakfast and put out the lunch menu at the Cafe before I make it there. I have a habit of starting to study late at night, and this presented a problem in the previous semesters because I would lose sleep every night, but now I can study late and still get a full night's rest.
One thing I am looking forward to is being able to take road-trips to visit my friends. My friends are pretty much all within driving distance. A couple go to Madison, a couple friends and my girlfriend go to Minnesota, some go to Marquette and I have friends back in LaCrosse as well. OH! And I have a friend in space....well, not really. My friend Nate got an internship in Cleveland, Ohio with NASA. Yeah, the space NASA. It's kind of a running joke to say that “We wish Nate could be here having a blast, but he's out in space.” ... That might not seem remotely funny to you, but if you knew the guy, you'd laugh.
So besides loving my classes and sleeping in, I haven't been up to anything all that exciting lately. I'm in a rut with snowboarding. I haven't been able to go since the first week back at school and it's killing me. I STILL haven't had an 8:30 tour on Thursday morning, so I don't know if people are scared of me or what... but I'll hold out hope that some reader will schedule a tour at that time and know way too much information about me and my interests. I hope everyone's making it through the long winter and is looking forward to spring and summer! Thanks!