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A Rooftop Picnic with W&M Alums
On October 3, 2011
In Alumni Blogs, Careers, Other
![People in professional attire meeting in Cohen Career Center lobby](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/careers-280x190.jpg)
When I think back to my time at William and Mary, I often think about the individuals that made the place so wonderful. It
Photo Entry of the Week
On July 14, 2011
In Alumni Blogs, Other
![person walking up the stairs in one of our historic buildings](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/other-280x190.jpg)
In Guatemala, the main form of transportation is on “chicken buses” or camionetas, old US school buses transformed into brightly colored buses carrying crowds
A Belated Thank You
On July 14, 2011
In Alumni Blogs, Other
![person walking up the stairs in one of our historic buildings](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/other-280x190.jpg)
I haven’t been so great on writing a blog, and for that, I apologize. I wanted my entries to relate to William and Mary
An American Adventure
On June 1, 2011
In Alumni Blogs, Other
![person walking up the stairs in one of our historic buildings](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/other-280x190.jpg)
Over-sized backpacks, long bus rides, late night conversations in crowded hostels, and some of the craziest adventures and most beautiful places I’ve ever seen.
A Spook-tacular Halloween
On October 31, 2009
In Other, Student Blogs
![person walking up the stairs in one of our historic buildings](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/other-280x190.jpg)
I love William and Mary but I find myself returning to DC for Halloween. Since I was little, my family has always taken the
Alumni Invasion, Part II
On October 28, 2009
This past weekend was William and Mary's homecoming. The way I felt last year around this time mirrors how I still feel about the
Green and Gold Affair
On October 21, 2009
![Candlelight ceremony at night with candles lit in graduation regalia](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/traditions-events-280x190.jpg)
Ah Green and Gold Affair. Around this time four years ago, William and Mary hosted its first Green and Gold Affair, a campus-wide formal
A Heartwarming Weekend
On August 18, 2009
![graduates walking through the wildlife refuge in regalia](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/commencement-280x190.jpg)
Founded in the late 17th century, the College has
created and preserved strong traditions, many of which fall around or near
commencement weekend. One of my
A “Youth”ful Summer
On June 24, 2009
![students and leaders constructing a house on Barksdale Field](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/comm-engagement-service-280x190.jpg)
It all started off as a requirement for one of my psychology
courses: a small asterisks on the syllabus denoting that we would have to