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Happy Valley: Spring 2010 Edition

Well I am entrenched in Syllabus Week (WooHoo!) and figured it was time for an update.

I have 15 credits this semester, a pretty normal workload for the normal student.  While I am doing way more work than in Fall 2009, it is still a slower semester for me.  I am taking:

Security and Risk Analysis 468: Visual [...]

KINES 017: Ballroom Dance. A Class in Review

When I was in high school Matt Leinart (USC, Arizona Cardinals QB) taking only Ballroom Dance his senior year in college seemed a little outlandish.  Now I see it in a whole different light.

I went into KINES 017, from here on referred to as Ballroom Dance, with a little skepticism.  I was no dancer, never tried to be, never claimed to be.  I always found other things to do at parties than ‘get down.’  After the initial awkwardness the class actually turned out to be really fun.  I had to trek clear to the IM Building everyday, and run to the IST building in 15 minutes (not possible) afterward, but in the end it was a great choice.

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