Author Archives: lcakin

TO MEMES. If you have had a casual conversation with me that lasted at least 5 minutes, you know I love memes. No matter how you pronounce these amazing little widget’s name (meeeeeeme, mem me, etc) you most likely have … Continue reading →

In Michael Klein’s article What Is It We Do When We Write Articles Like This One – and How Can We Get Students to Join Us?, I agreed specifically to his sadness expressed with how much students just copy. Not copy other’s … Continue reading →

Dear Blog Readers – whoever you may be – today I met a librarian I wish could be my real life friend. She was funny, had great little phrases, fashionable, and most importantly knowledgable! Aside from my new found appreciation … Continue reading →

(they want fame, success, money) As I tried to walk a mile in these coaches’ shoes… So my topic of archival study is the Santa Clara Extension Course Scandal. To give you a little info, the scandal started in 1979 … Continue reading →

True confession: the smell of old books kind of makes me go crazy. A GOOD crazy, however. Having grown up watching history channel, Fool’s Gold (great Kate Hudson Movie), and all of the Indiana Jones’ many a times, I always … Continue reading →

As an assigned reading this lovely weekend I read Stuart Greene’s Argument as Conversation. Although this reading was long, it engrained into my head two key things my high school teachers NEVER let me forget about research writing, and quite honestly writing … Continue reading →

Before reading a quite hilarious article on the most TERIBLE research account ever, I dove into my own head and mapped out my research process. As you’ll see I believe organization of research during and before you even start is … Continue reading →

Everyday I sit in Italian Class and get extremely frustrated. No not because the combination of prepositions and definite or indefinite articles does not make sense, at all, or comparisons do not translate into english whatsoever… it’s because this kid behind me … Continue reading →

an introduction to me and my blog… Just like in the real world, as a student at any university across the world you are going to see income disparity. Whether it’s the young man I’m staring blankly at while trying … Continue reading →