Is it March that comes roaring in like a lion? February must be confused...

Hiya! What an extreme week this has been! I have to say that I have always loved winter, especially snow; however, my love affair came to a screeching halt on Wednesday when I found myself almost waist deep in snow when cleaning off my car. Once on campus I took a brisk jaunt to capture the beauty of the snow and campus.




Students have been having a blast playing around in the mounds of snow, sledding, etc.

Onto other news-- American Idol's David Cook (yes, THE David Cook) will be performing in our new ballroom later this month. Tickets sold out in a record 15 minutes to students and general public. I'm sure this will be a stellar performance.


Speaking of the ballroom-- remember how I mentioned all of the cool new things about the Union a few posts back? Well-- last weekend we had, "Valpo after dark." Sounds spooky, eh? Actually it was pretty cool-- an ice rink was brought into the ballroom and students were able to try their best Kristi Yamaguchi and Evan Lysacek impressions. Fortunately there are no photos of my feeble attempt.

** Other school related news**
It's that time of the year again-- time to file the FAFSA. "What is this FAFSA thing?," you may be thinking... FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. You may file through paper or online (most people file online). www.fafsa.ed.gov. It allows students to possibly receive grant and/or loan money from the government based on your family's finances (including tax information). Grants = money you don't have to pay back and government loans = low interest rates. Payment for government loans typically doesn't begin until after college graduation.

Make sure you have this filled out by MARCH 1, 2009!

My spring travel tour will be starting up next month, so I will put this out there again-- whomever comes up with the best (has to be clean) tour title will win a prize. Please have your submissions to me by Wednesday February 25, 2009, 12:00AM CST. Winner will be notified on February 28th.

I hope your week has been outstanding! Good luck to all those coming on campus this Saturday for the music auditions!