Last night, CHI moved with a special purpose across the Colonnades walkway. CHI is a secret society on campus which maintains and promotes the spirit of Longwood. They failed to pass out CHI droppings, but realized the significance of that the spirit of Longwood must be put on the backburner because last night, April 16, symbolized the first year of remembrance of the tragedy that happened the Virginia Tech.
The walk brought a humbling effect to the crowd the watched eagerly as the unknown and hooded students came walking through. The signs that were posted in Dorrill Dining Hall and on Joanie on the Stonie both clearly stated that there would be no droppings handed out. Droppings are the "all important" collectibles that students collect giving them a 'piece' of Longwood spirit. They are very rare to come by and even with the prior announcement that they would not be handing out droppings, there was still a rather large turnout despite the cold weather.
During the walk, CHI members who normally wear blue robes with a white shaw and a blue Rotunda decided to sport a different look for the occasion of the night. The Hokie orange was shown and a maroon Rotunda instead of the usual blue.
During the middle of the walk, the CHI train stopped just before Joanie on a Ponie to announce that they wanted a moment of silence to remember those who's lives were lost and affected by the events that happened exactly one year ago. Some people embraced others, some held hands, and many others stood and kept to themselves thinking of those who were affected by the events. It is not something that will ever go away and Virginia Tech has left a lasting affect on the entire nation. Campuses nation wide had services, vigils or remembrances to honor those who had fallen. Virginia Tech has widely affected schools in other ways as well in attempts to change the campus safety policies.
CHI appeared to not want the distraction of droppings to prevent those in attendance from getting the message that the walk last night was solely Longwood's spirit recognizing Virginia Tech and all that the school has been through. Hopefully the group will continue to recognize the most important things in life and continue to put that first and foremost above all aspects of life.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Intern Position
Sometimes it is better to be lucky than anything else in the world. The chance that life is going to follow its pattern just as they should is very slim. There are twists and turns that take place every second in the world that I believe are pre-planned thoughts by a higher being. Not all people may see things the same way that I do, but it is my belief and we all have a right to believe what we want.
Last summer I worked as an intern at Dominion Resources in Media Relations. This position came to me just by chance. I had been working with a neighbor of mine, Billy Davis, who owns his own landscaping company and does various jobs around Virginia and sometimes neighboring states. I was working with him through the summer around my schedule with Dick's Sporting Good's and after one night of working at Dick's, they told me that they didn't expect the volume to be as heavy the next day as they had thought and that they would not need me to work. Well God works in mysterious ways and I immediately went to talk to Billy after getting home from work and he said it would be fine for me to work with him the next morning.
The next day, I rose before the roosters crowwed and went with Billy to work a job in residential area of Cary St. On the way, he told me that the lady we were working for worked at Dominion, which happens to be where my father works as well. Once there and working, I was frequently moving from the backyard to the front picking up tree's and planting them in holes I'd dug in the backyard. To my luck, or God's work, I was leaving Billy's truck after picking up a tree from the front when a lady walked out. I saw her Dominion ID and thought that maybe she would know my father, because apparently he knows at all at the 'Big D.' She said that she did not know my father, but then we got to talking and she found out that my major is in Communication Studies. She then began wondering what the heck I was doing manual labor for when Dominion has an intern program. I began communicating with this lady, Irene Cimino, at least once every two weeks during the school semester, and eventually I landed a job with Dominion the following summer.
Now, after working for an entire summer and winter at Dominion, I found myself almost back to looking for other jobs and wondering what the world has to offer. I had been observing the Dominion website and monitoring my position from the last 8 months to apply when I had the free time to be careful and particular about the details. I recently went back to the Intern application website and found that it was no longer posted. They had taken the job posting down and I felt that I might have missed out on a golden opportunity to go back to a place where I had a great history and experience in the position. To my luck though, the boss of my former manager personally sent me an Email requesting that Dominion would like to have me back if I was still planning on doing so. Life's plan takes its twist and turns in mysterious ways, I've learned that sometimes it is a hassle to try and keep up with each individual one, but eventually everything will work out just as it was planned to do.
If you'd like to read more about the twists and turns that take place in your life or other people's personal lives, I'd like to recommend a book that I am currently stuck in the middle of, but anxiously waiting to finish, When God Winks. Check it out.
Last summer I worked as an intern at Dominion Resources in Media Relations. This position came to me just by chance. I had been working with a neighbor of mine, Billy Davis, who owns his own landscaping company and does various jobs around Virginia and sometimes neighboring states. I was working with him through the summer around my schedule with Dick's Sporting Good's and after one night of working at Dick's, they told me that they didn't expect the volume to be as heavy the next day as they had thought and that they would not need me to work. Well God works in mysterious ways and I immediately went to talk to Billy after getting home from work and he said it would be fine for me to work with him the next morning.
The next day, I rose before the roosters crowwed and went with Billy to work a job in residential area of Cary St. On the way, he told me that the lady we were working for worked at Dominion, which happens to be where my father works as well. Once there and working, I was frequently moving from the backyard to the front picking up tree's and planting them in holes I'd dug in the backyard. To my luck, or God's work, I was leaving Billy's truck after picking up a tree from the front when a lady walked out. I saw her Dominion ID and thought that maybe she would know my father, because apparently he knows at all at the 'Big D.' She said that she did not know my father, but then we got to talking and she found out that my major is in Communication Studies. She then began wondering what the heck I was doing manual labor for when Dominion has an intern program. I began communicating with this lady, Irene Cimino, at least once every two weeks during the school semester, and eventually I landed a job with Dominion the following summer.
Now, after working for an entire summer and winter at Dominion, I found myself almost back to looking for other jobs and wondering what the world has to offer. I had been observing the Dominion website and monitoring my position from the last 8 months to apply when I had the free time to be careful and particular about the details. I recently went back to the Intern application website and found that it was no longer posted. They had taken the job posting down and I felt that I might have missed out on a golden opportunity to go back to a place where I had a great history and experience in the position. To my luck though, the boss of my former manager personally sent me an Email requesting that Dominion would like to have me back if I was still planning on doing so. Life's plan takes its twist and turns in mysterious ways, I've learned that sometimes it is a hassle to try and keep up with each individual one, but eventually everything will work out just as it was planned to do.
If you'd like to read more about the twists and turns that take place in your life or other people's personal lives, I'd like to recommend a book that I am currently stuck in the middle of, but anxiously waiting to finish, When God Winks. Check it out.
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