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Reflections from Libbie: A CS Communication Student

I WONT’ LET YOU DOWN! This week it got a lot colder outside, I fell on really hard ice two times, and I was assigned my first big project. And, yes, I am having the time of my life. On Sunday evening I received a text from my boss that stated, “Are you ready for…
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Reflections from Libbie: A CS Communication Student

HOW DID I GET SO LUCKY? You know how sometimes, when people fall in love, they’ll say something like, “How did I get so lucky?” Well that’s how I feel about this whole experience. And it’s only the second week. I am currently a junior enrolled at Central College in Pella, Iowa and, my goodness,…
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Reflections from Nicolette: A CS Communications Student

THE MAGNIFICENT MILE As a Magnificent Mile intern I get access to some pretty cool opportunities. We have monthly membership events at various members venues, for instance, last month we had a membership event at Lou Malnati’s where we were able to network with prominent Michigan Avenue businesses while eating pizza and tiramisu. Not a bad deal!…
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Reflections from Nicolette: A CS Communications Student

PANCAKES, THE ZOO, AND A MANSION Working 9-5 almost every day definitely has made me appreciate weekends even more and especially being in the city there’s a lot of pressure to be out and doing fun things all the time. So this past weekend my roommate, Dori, and I decided we were going to make the…
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Reflections from Alyssa: A CS Graphic Design Student

The weather is finally getting better here in Chicago which means my weekends have gotten busier and include being outside even more. The past two weekends have been spent in and around Lincoln Park since I’ve come to realize that may be my absolute favorite neighborhood in the city. Last Saturday was a brisk 30…
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