Author Archives: abrowni
Austin: Research Presentation at the Science and Social Science Symposium
One of the main reasons I selected Linfield was because of Undergraduate Research opportunities. I am fortunate enough to be involved in the Biology department researching microRNA functionality, with Dr. Catherine Reinke, a Genetecist and Molecular Cell Biologist. All semester everyone in the lab has been working with different mutations and lines of Drosophila (fruit [...]
Austin: Action-Packed Weekend!
I was looking forward to this weekend for a long time, and I can’t believe it’s already done! Friday the entire campus celebrated Wildstock, a Linfield tradition. Every year, near the end of the semester, the school puts on an outdoor concert packed with local food vendors and games. This year, the bands [...]
Austin: Sun!
The last two weeks have been filled with spring-time sun, beautiful flowers, lots of sneezing, and outdoor adventures: with the 81 degree weather, it looks like summer has come early! I’m used to a hot summer, being from Boise, but not until July. I’ve been pleasantly surprised with the sun and summer-like weather [...]
Austin: It’s all about the FOOD!
It’s true, when you go off to college, your culinary expectations and norms change pretty drastically. There have been many nights of ramen and instant soup, followed by copious amounts of coffee the next morning. However, every once in a while, you decide to splurge and go out to eat with friends. Yes, McMinnville is [...]
Austin: All things green
After my endless studying last weekend to prepare for my exams this week, I was elated to realize I didn’t have too much homework to do this weekend. Needless to say, I had a lot of fun… and of course did a little bit of homework. All last week was Earth Week here on [...]