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Campus Days 2016: What to Do if You Get Here Early!
Here at MAPHCentral, we are gearing up for Campus Days 2016 and are excited to meet everyone this weekend! You can find an outline of the schedule for Campus Days here and a more detailed schedule...
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Convocation!
Yes, graduation is several weeks and a thesis away, questions about Convocation weekend are starting to trickle in. So, here’s all the relevant information for that all-important weekend collected for...
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Hello, My Name Is…..
Welcome to MAPHtastic, a (hopefully) amazing and (probably) informative blog about all things (definitely) MAPH! We are your three program mentors, T, Brent and Annie, and we will be updating this...
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Judging books by their covers
The MAPH Lounge’s color coordination is on point. Good luck finding a specific book though. Dear Beautiful Mentors, What books did you read to prepare for MAPH? What do you wish you read? What are...
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Oh, The Places You’ll Go
Hello again MAPHers! As you trickle into Chicago this month and next month, you should take the time to explore the city a bit. Life will get busy quickly once school starts, and if you don’t take the...
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Rockefeller Chapel Tour
One thing that we forgot to add on “All the Places You’ll Go” blogpost was the Rockefeller Chapel Tour. If you haven’t gotten a chance to take a full look around campus, the Rockefeller Chapel is on...
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Oriental Institute
Bring your umbrella, ’cause it’s raining Min . . . That’s an Egyptian god of virility FYI. For our second office outing, we walked across the quad to The Oriental Institute. It’s another great place...
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Digital Humanities
Greetings MAPHers! Curious about the Digital Humanities? Worried about whether MAPH has a track for you? Luckily, we’ve got you covered! A digital humanist, obviously. This year, The Digital Humanities...
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What We Wish We Knew
As the quarter-proper looms, we the mentors asked ourselves, “What do we wish we knew at this time last year?” Mainly, the answer was “What the f#$% is Hegel talking about?” Brent: “What memo?” We...
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The Laboratory for the Humanities
As you have learned, the beginning of fall quarter is a time of uncertainty and fear. We worry about our abilities, our plans for the future, our life. Well worry not, fair MAPHer! The mentors are...
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Jerbs Blerg Perst!
Greetings beautiful humans! How’s everybody? It’s the beginning of the fifth week of the quarter, which means that out of the 32 or so academic weeks of the MAPH year, you have completed 6 of them!...
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IL Ballot Deets
No joke, the flag of Illinois was created by mashing the Japanese flag, the Mexican flag, and a Captain America ad together Hey all. In case you hadn’t heard, there is a Presidential election...
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The Researching
Hey Party People, As the end of the quarter looms, some MAPHers have been starting to think about what they should be doing about their thesis….. Slow it down, everyone. Relax. Do you need to start...
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Winter Wonder/Waste land
Congratulations!!! One third of your MAPH career is over, and it’s time to head off to winter “break” Do you have to work the ENTIRE break? Of course not. Do a good amount of research, but take some...
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Winter Quarter/Dog Advice Blog
Dearest Party People, Winter is here. Bet you were expecting a Game of Thrones reference For many MAPHers this is the most stressful time of the year. It can be hard to adjust to 3 Cold and angry...
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Spring Break (woo.)
IT’S SPRING! HAIL SPRING DEMON ATOP THE MIGHTY RAINBOW BIRB (Your arrows are useless) Well, OK, it’s not spring, but apparently these days winter lasts about two weeks at the end of December. For all...
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Campus Days 2017: Transportation
Campus Days 2017: Transportation! Hello, Prospective Students! We’re excited to meet you all for Campus Days. But first, here is some advice for getting to Hyde Park and even exploring other parts of...
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Campus Days 2017: What to Do if You Get Here Early
Campus Days 2017: What to Do if You Get Here Early! Here at MAPHCentral, we are gearing up for Campus Days 2017 and are excited to meet everyone this weekend! You can find an outline of the schedule...
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MAPH Internships (AKA your summer job)
Greetings MAPH-letes! I know you are all working hard on your theses, but we are well into Spring Quarter now and it’s time to start thinking about your post-MAPH life. In addition to suggesting you...
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