I like math, I really do. I do not, however, like the way we are forced to learn math.

This week, I had to call my mother, a middle school math teacher, to ask her  what the quadratic formula was.

Now, I know what the quadratic formula is. I know when to use it. I know how to use it. I just could not for the life of me remember where the 4ac went. Do you want to know why I could not remember? Because other than the once-every -five-year problem when I need to factor some complicated equation, no one ever uses the quadratic formula. Do bankers use it? Do engineers use it? Do calculus professors us it? Heck, I don’t even think  professional factor-ers would use it. I mean, we have Ti-89’s for a reason, guys.

So why exactly did we spend months, maybe even years, of our middle school lives memorizing and rememorizing a nearly useless formula?

Or a better question would be, why were we not using that time and effort to learn parts of math that would later be useful or relevant or even just used more than once in our entire adulthoods.

I do not mean to come across as whiny; I just believe that my issue with the quadratic formula is a good example of a larger problem within the American teaching system.

And no, I’m not talking about the battle with the Common Core or the differences between public and private school. What I believe is that we need to change the way math is viewed as a subject in America.

Often, in school, and even at Tech, math seems like mindless work that is meant just to get through.

But this is a failing. Math is important and useful and should not be a bunch of near meaningless numbers that highschoolers cram into their brains before an AP test.

There are several easy (well, seemingly easy) solutions to this predicament. Schools could focus on math that will be useful in the students’ futures— such as how does one calculate their expected taxes and how much is too high of an interest rate and how much should an apartment rent be, based on one’s income? Math is a huge part of adulthood and honestly that is the math I do not know.

I would like to see changes beyond that. I would like to see, and I hope to one day see, a change in the way Americans view math.

There is no reason for students to be afraid of math. There is no reason for thousands of smart students to become baristas in part because they think calculus or statistics is too hard. The problem is not the difficulty of  the subject, it is the difficulty we create in teaching it.

For now, I will rest easy knowing I will most likely not have to use the quadratic formula for years … well, probably ever.

I was an excellent student in high school. It was not just that I went to school every day, which I did, it was that I genuinely paid attention in class. I did not realize, though, how hard I was unknowingly working until I got to college.

Suddenly, I became a different student. Without the parental oversight or knowledge that my small town teachers knew who I was, I stopped attentively listening or taking meticulous notes.

I wrongly assumed that it was my intellect alone that had carried me so far. Sure, I was attending class, but I wasn’t really paying attention.

I probably would have carried on this way, taking Snapchats instead of notes, tweeting instead of thinking, or worrying about what I was going to eat after class instead of what was going to be on the next quiz, if not for a lucky disaster.

One fateful night, I was too lazy to put my laptop away. Instead, I kept it in my lofted bed, thinking I was careful enough not destroy it in my sleep. That was not the case. I awoke to the jagged plastic-y pieces of my Lenovo scattered across the carpeted floor of my dorm.

Now, I had to go back to the seemingly archaic pencil and paper. I had to take notes by hand, without the distraction of Facebook or Buzzfeed. I was instantly worried about how I would get my homework done, of course, now that I was laptop-less, but I was also very concerned that class would seem to stretch on for forever without my technological crutches.

I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. I had forgotten how interesting learning could be when I knew what was going on.

I had not realized how much time I was wasting outside of class trying to catch up with what I had missed. I had not realized before what I bad student I had become.

Now that I had seen the light, I was changed for good. It has been a year and a half, and while I did buy a new laptop, I never bring it to class.

While I cannot say that I have gone from a failing student to a straight A super star, I can say that I consistently feel more prepared for my exams. I feel more comfortable discussing what I have learned in school.

But most of all, by truly paying attention in class, and not just attending class, I have become a happier, less stressed Tech student.

Maybe I am an anomaly, maybe others find pencil and paper tedious and unproductive. But I am so thankful for the wild sleeping habits that resulted in that broken laptop. Without that fateful intervention, I know I would not be half the productive and successful Tech student I am now.

If you have ever read one of my editorials before, you know I watch too much television. But lately, I have noticed my television watching habits have changed.

Before, I would gladly await a new episode or season — the wait was half the fun. I would read reviews and blogs, discuss my ideas with my friends, family and let’s face it, people who did not care about the show as much as I did.

Basically, a television show was a season long hobby.

Now, though, its a day long hobby. A week max.

I love watching old shows on Netflix. I love bingewatching multiple seasons so much, I’ve looked into what it takes to be a caption writer, just so all I have to do in life is watch television for hours. (Sidenote: it turned out to not be that great of an opportunity. The more you know…)

But the posting of past seasons is not the exact reasons my television watching habits changed. I used to be able to watch three seasons of The Tudors in one week, and still care later about the newest episode of How I Met Your Mother or Parks and Rec, but not anymore.

House of Cards completely changed the way I view television. And no, I am not talking about Kevin Spacey’s delightful breaking of the fourth wall. I am saying that dropping an entire season of television Beyonce-style, is what every show needs to do.

I know, those were extreme words, but I as serious about this as I am about adding wild animals to soccer games to make them more exciting or convincing Starbucks to sell Diet Coke. (Hint: this means I am uber serious; not stopping animal cruely serious but still.)

Let me give you an example; I have now watched Mad Men for seven years. Seven years of my life I have wasted worrying about Peggy’s awful taste in clothing and Don’s awful taste in women.

Usually, I loved the hiatuses and breaks in seasons. They gave me a chance to reread every Slate article about Roger’s womanizing ways and rewatch every episode. I viewed watching Mad Men like solving a puzzle from 1964.

But this past season, when it ended abruptly after the lunar landing, I was not happy. I was not excited for the next half season in 2015. I was mad. I was irritated. I wanted to watch all the episodes now, on my time, probably at 3am when I should have been asleep.

I wanted to watch Mad Men the same way I watched both seasons of House of Cards — all at once until I could here Frank Underwood’s Southern drawl chastising me in my sleep.

So let’s do it. Let’s end cable and satellite and all the rest. I am calling for a revolution, a chance to watch television like movies, a chance to make everyday a day for bingewatching.

Kit, Molly, Samantha, Felicity, Josephina and Kirsten. These names are something near and dear to, not just my heart, but the hearts of thousands of twenty some year old women across the nation. These are, or should I say were, the names of the American Girl dolls. Mattel, the company who now owns American Girl, has decided to discontinue my beloved, historic heroes in place of more contemporary but not at all heroic, 18 inch tall Barbie dolls.

I am devastated for my future daughter and the thousands of other daughters who will never choose their own  American Girl doll and understand that they are next in the long line of strong, capable women who created this country.

In school, I learned that the history of the United States is the history of its men. Its a long succession of wars and treaties, each resulting in more wars and treaties, all fought by and signed by men.

At home, though, I learned of a different history. When I met Addy, Kaya and all of the rest, I discovered that women did have a place in the history of my country. Most importantly, I did not just learn that women have a place in US history, I learned that I have a place in it too.

Through those books, movies, tea sets and magazines, I learned how to be loyal like Felicity, strong like Josephina, and caring like Samantha. Those examples of girls surviving slavery, civil wars, treks to the West and child labor, taught me that, because I am an American girl too, I am capable of surviving anything.

Why would we want to take that feeling, that knowledge, away from any of our daughters?

It is clear to me that, once again, man is underestimating us. Of Mattel’s eleven board members, only one is a woman. That means only one has any idea what it means to be an American girl.

Mattel has decided to only create contemporary dolls, who face the troubles today’s American girls supposedly face, such as getting their art class cut from the school curriculum or how to look stylish on a budget. According to the men at Mattel, being an American girl means being shallow and small minded. These new American Girl dolls just scream, “No, no, you should focus on fashion and crafts, not changing the world.”

American Girl dolls are an amazing tool for feminists. No one ever cared about the size of Felicity’s waist or the clearness of Samatha’s skin. American Girl dolls taught my generation that we have worth, no matter what our skin color, cup size or socioeconomic status. That is more than I can say for either Barbie or Nancy Drew.

My mother’s generation became the men their mother’s wanted them to marry, but my generation did even better, we became the female role models our mothers created for us.. But, if we let men choose who our future daughters should be, what will their generation become?

This year, a three Tech students were accepted into the Fulbright Scholarship program for either research or teaching positions. Cole Simpson, MS in ME, and Ayanda Francis, EIA ‘14, agreed to sit down with the Technique to discuss everything from childhood goals, application difficulties and swimming with Bob Marley’s family.

Technique: What was your major and why did you choose that one?

Simpson: I have a BS in mechanical engineering from GT as well as a BA in music with a minor in mathematics from Emory University as a result of a joint degree program between the two schools.  I am now working on an MS in mechanical engineering at GT.

I chose mechanical engineering because I was very undecided about what I wanted to do long-term, but knew that I wanted to create new things and that I enjoyed mechanics from physics, so I decided to give it a try!

Francis: My major was Economics and International affairs, and I kind of stumbled upon it honestly! I ended up EIA with minors in French and Korean. I loved the major and minors though! I’m glad I switched.

Technique: What do you hope to do with your degree after the Fulbright program?

Simpson: After my Fulbright year, I intend to pursue a PhD in mechanical or bio-engineering at a top ranked engineering school supported by a graduate research fellowship from NSF.  Afterwards, I would like to pursue international post-doctoral research positions.  From there, who knows?

Francis: Well, I’m actually already contracted to work at the State Department so the timeline basically goes Fulbright, Columbia for grad school, then the State Department as a diplomat.

Technique: What did you want to be when you grew up as a child?

Simpson: I never knew what I wanted to do when I grew up.  I still don’t!

Francis: I had about 57 million options, but I think neurogeneticist, buyer for a fashion house, chief editor of a publishing company, and producer for shows on Broadway werre my top choices.

Technique: What was your most memorable moment from your time at Tech?

Simpson: While studying at Georgia Tech Lorraine, a group of friends and I travelled to Edinburgh, Scotland to participate in the first Tough Mudder competition in Scotland.  The Tough Mudder is a 12-mile special forces inspired obstacle course.  We grew mustaches for the event, which turned out to be a bad idea…

Technique: Why did you decide to apply to the Fulbright program?

Francis: Well, I have always wanted to go to Turkey but never had the opportunity to do so.

Technique: What was the easiest part of the applying process? The most nerve wracking part?

Simpson: The easiest part was deciding where to apply.  Switzerland has many top notch programs and dedicates tons of resources for scientific research.

I also already had connections with both the school and the professor with whom I will be working.

Francis: I have to say the statement of purpose is the most difficult. You have a very limited space to try and fit in a lot of information.

Technique: What part of the program are you looking forward to the most?

Simpson: I am most looking forward to taking advantage of the natural beauty of Switzerland through hiking, biking, kayaking, etc.  I am also looking forward to working with one of the leading experts in the world in robotics.

Francis: The interactions with the community! I want to use this opportunity to get a feel for Turkey and the region as a whole, so I look forward to doing all the cultural things.

Technique: Is there a part you are dreading? If so, what?

Simpson: I am worried about not knowing anyone in Switzerland, but I hope I’ll make local friends quickly!

Francis: The acclimation part! There’s always jet lag, and since this is my first time in Turkey, culture shock. I also don’t speak Turkish, so it’ll be a bit tricky to do daily things until I can handle at least basic conversations in Turkish.

Technique: What is the most interesting fact about you?

Francis: I don’t know how interesting this is, but I lived in Jamaica when I was younger and I went swimming with Bob Marley’s grandchildren once.

Those at the New York Times and Louis Vuitton have touted it. Even more, it has been heralded as a competitor to Google.

Talk Lingo is a new translating app developed by Tech alumnus Sid Lunawat. A bulk of the work, though, has been completed by current Tech students, including first-year BA major Bianca Walsh.

Walsh works around three hours each day perfecting and marketing Talk Lingo, in hopes that the app will revolutionize the way people translate modern languages.

Unlike Google Translate, which Walsh labels “really bad” compared to the app she works on, Talk Lingo uses live interpreters who call the user when a translation is needed.

Basically, Talk Lingo hires multiple live interpreters, who currently together know more than 15 languages and who can work for the app from anywhere, even at home in their pajamas.

When a user needs something translated, he or she alerts Talk Lingo by using the app. A translator then calls the user within one minute. Calls can take place over speaker phone or conference call for the user’s convenience. However, even though the app itself is free, using the service costs $1.50 per minute.

“Talk Lingo hopes to eliminate errors. There is no perfect translation currently through technology,” Walsh said.

While the app is still in its prototype stage, Walsh and other interns have gotten good responses from people including employers, travellers and students.

“Imagine you’re going somewhere and needed a taxi cab, but you didn’t know the language. That’s where Talk Lingo could come into play,” Walsh said.

According to Walsh, students who are planning to study abroad in a non-English-speaking country have been especially receptive to the idea of Talk Lingo.

Talk Lingo is a start-up that quite literally started from nothing. In fact, Walsh’s first task was to come up with a name for the app.

“Working for a start-up allows for a lot of freedom, and its been really cool to see how far it developed,” Walsh said.

Involvement in a start-up comes with a number of challenges, though.

Currently, Walsh’s biggest project is crowd funding.  She and other interns have created a page for Talk Lingo in the hopes of raising $10,000. However, according to Walsh, even if they only raise one dollar, just having people see the product and be aware that it exists is worth everything.

Talk Lingo’s next goal is to make it to the Apple and Android stores. Meanwhile, for Walsh, the hardest part is quite simply communication.

“Being a college student makes it a little easier but we still have to talk to hundreds and hundreds of people,” Walsh said.

Walsh was aware of this coming in, though, since her father created a start-up of his own.

Walsh and the other interns who work at Talk Lingo, along with the apps’ creator, have high hopes for the app. They believe without a doubt that it is the best form of instant translation available.

An Iron Man mask, a 20-sided die, an iPhone case and a stretchy bracelet. What do these seemingly unrelated items have in common?

They were all printed by Nohtal Partansky’s 3D printer.

Partansky is a Tech graduate student who works in the Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory (ASDL).   While he first began working on his 3D printer during the summer before his senior year of college, the design has just now taken off.

“I’m trying to market it to as many people as possible and hopefully build a business around it,” Partansky said.

Partansky realized early on the limitations of current 3D printers, particularly that they are “frustrating and finicky.”

His design, he believes, is simpler to use. This is partly because he has tried to take as much work out of the printing process as possible. For instance, his printing process does not require the user to use tape or hair spray to “set” the creation after it prints.

More so, Partansky’s design is larger than others, measuring in at 25” by 16” by 25”. This allows it to print larger creations in one printing, rather than multiple, more laborious printings.

Building a 3D printer from scratch that is unlike any other was not an easy task .  When asked which aspect was most challenging, he replied, “All of it.”

But overall, Partansky found the lack of resources most difficult. Because he couldn’t just go to a store and buy the parts to a 3D printer no one else had invented, he had to make the parts himself.

Partansky worked sometimes all night after his graduate research and classes on his 3D printer. Certain parts took weeks to make, especially, says Partansky, the y-axis component.

However, getting his own 3D printer to work was reward enough. Having his 3D printer work even better than he expected and, according to Partansky, better than his competitors was icing on the cake.

His friends, too, were proud of his accomplishment. They especially loved the carbon-fiber blackbird he printed “because they are all Aerospace, you see,” said Partanksy.

Partansky is especially proud of how many different materials and colors his 3D printer can use, and use at the same time. For instance, when printing the 20-sided die, he was able to use two different colors of ink to differentiate the numbers from the die itself.

Material wise, Partansky’s 3D printer is incredibly diverse. His printer can combine different materials, while most can only print one at a time. It can also print using carbon fiber, which is rare in a 3D printer. Even more, Partansky’s 3D printer can do two materials printed over each other.

Of everything he has printed (and he has printed a lot) Partansky says he is most proud of his Iron Man mask.

“It was just so cool,” said Partansky.

This week, Partansky hopes to print an entire lamp that will be battery operable. He is also planning on printing his largest creation ever, a pyramid, which will probably take 20 to 30 hours to complete.

“The great thing about 3D printers is they are actually a tool that doesn’t limit what you can make. Anything is possible.”

I watched 26 hours worth of House of Cards last week. That’s over a day of my life spent listening to Kevin Spacey’s hilarious yet terrifying monologues.

After I finished the second season, my parents told me to watch the BBC version of House of Cards. Moreover, they said it was “equal if not better” to the American version.  I’ve never felt so deceived in my life.

But the blunder that is BBC’s House of Cards made me realize something important. I didn’t become quickly obsessed with the Underwoods  because Kevin Spacey’s voice is delightfully Southern, or because Robin Wright’s not-quite-a-pixie-cut is 10 times better than my hair will ever be or even because I find government scandals to be good entertainment.

No, I became obsessed with House of Cards because secretly, it’s what I want the American government to be, sociopaths and all.

There is no denying the striking similarities between our current state of the union and theirs—and not just that the show includes tea partiers and 99 percenters alike. I mean that if you close your eyes (or look at your other open tabs) while the president is talking, he sounds an awful lot like Jay Pharoah’s impression of President Obama. That midwestern, “down to earth” business man? Surely, he has to be based off of Warren Buffett. House of Cards makes it more than easy to believe that you’re not watching a made-up drama, but you’re watching Congress in action.

House of Cards made me believe, at least for the 26 hours I spent watching it, that there are politicians smarter and shrewder than I am. It made me believe that Congress accomplishes more than a Canadian immigrant reading Green Eggs and Ham aloud. It made me believe that I didn’t live in the era of dysfunctional government that I do live in.

More than murder was being accomplished on Capitol Hill. Education reform was passed, actual steps towards solving the sexual assault problem in the military were made and all without the government needing to shut down for 20-some days.

House of Cards made me realize I do not really care how bills are made law or how sordid the doings of politicians really are. No matter how despicable Frank Underwood gets, I would still want him to be my president.  I’d still want him to lead my country.

The 26 hours I spent last week taught me more about my political beliefs than any Civics class or CNN special. It made me realize that the ludicrous idea Bill Clinton couldn’t lead the country because of Monica Lewinsky was just that: ludicrous. It made me realize the mudslinging and dirt-finding campaigns of Democrats and Republicans alike hold no value. A politician should not be judged on solely his or her past (though admittedly, I’d like for that past to not be only a list of federal crimes), but rather on his or her past accomplishments.

I don’t really care whether my politicians would combust if they stepped inside a church. I care whether my politicians can make a political machine so efficient that I don’t have to worry about it. And if that machine requires backchannel deals and extortion, who am I to judge?

After all, as Frank Underwood so eloquently put,  “For those of us climbing to the top of the food chain, there can be no mercy. There is but one rule: hunt or be hunted.”

Their presence on campus is unwavering. They are seen in watching behind the tinted windows of their Dodge Chargers. They are seen patrolling central campus, observing every member of the community from behind their equally tinted sunglasses.

From a distance, they can seem more like a part of campus than actual people, but rest assured, the members of the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) are as friendly, as personable and as human as any tour guide, professor or friend any Tech student knows.

According to Officer Charles Gaston, he and the other patrol officers begin their day with a briefing, where there supervisors discuss any new events or instructions for the officers on their upcoming shifts.

Afterwards, Gaston checks out his vehicle and begins his day of patrolling his “designated zones.” Gaston will work a twelve hour shift and end his day in the same place he began it. Gaston returns to the station and turns in both his vehicle and equipment.

Patrolling, according to Gaston, is anything but typical. He and the other patrol officers respond to every call that goes through GTPD, but the type of call varies greatly.

At times, Gaston assists the Atlanta Police Department in off campus areas.

“On a regular basis we get called on to respond to calls that could be extremely dangerous. Luckily, more often than not, they turn out to not be worst case scenario[s],” Gaston said.

But on that same day, Gaston could be alerted of something as common as a residence hall fire alarm.

“You think people would be better at not burning popcorn!” Gaston said.

In between traffic violations and thefts in Clough, Gaston uses his time to actively prevent crime.

“[I don’t] just take reports of crimes that have already happen,” Gaston said.

Much like the other 50 sworn patrol officers, Gaston spends much of his day searching for traffic violations. His goal, however, is not just to ticket students. He is keeping the campus safe.

“Campus has so many pedestrians; strict enforcement of traffic laws greatly helps improve public safety. People are actually much more likely to be injured or killed in a traffic accident than by being assaulted.”

Gaston finds the most challenging aspect of his work to be the “number of hats” he wears in a typical day, or rather, the number of roles he fulfills.

“Campus policing gives me the opportunity to interact more closely with the community that I serve,” Gaston said.

Gaston enjoys his ability to leave his patrol car, walk around campus and interact with the Tech community. But, he works diligently to balance his neighborly side with his responsibility to protect the community from harm.

Gaston works twelve hour shifts seven times every two weeks, which is equal to 182 work days or 2,184 hours a year spent patrolling. Those days, however, are not the only days Gaston works as a GTPD officer.

A day in the life of a GTPD officer often includes special events such as athletic events, homecoming receptions or simply extra patrol shifts. Gaston is a certified motorcycle officer and is proud to escort the home and visiting football teams.

“I personally work several hundred hours of overtime a year.”

Gaston is just one of the many GTPD officers who spend their day protecting the Tech community and while their basic duties stay the same, a typical day could bring in anything from traffic violations to an unthinkable crime.

Of all of his duties, Gaston is most proud of his ability to give back to the community that shaped him when he was an undergraduate at Tech.

“When I had the opportunity to come back to Tech, especially as a police officer, I had to take it.” Gaston said.

Alex Berry, second-year IE major and Chinese minor, is the sophomore class president for Student Government Association (SGA). An incredibly active student on Tech’s campus, he is involved in multiple SGA committees and campus events, including this week’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day activities.

When he’s not busy with homework and SGA proposals, Berry can be found on the soccer field, with his many friends or sometimes even napping.

Technique: What do you hope to do with your major in the future?

Berry: I hope to delve into Global Supply Chain and Logistics, eventually transitioning into international business and corporate management.

Technique: What is your favorite aspect of Tech life?

Berry: I love the how easy it was to make friends and to find a ‘family’ here. Coming from a small high school in southwest Georgia, I was a scared of the vastly bigger environment.

Technique: You are currently the sophomore class president. Why did you join SGA your Freshman year?

Berry: When I came to Tech, I knew very little about the school, its history and, most importantly, the amazing people that go here.

I wanted to structure my involvements around activities where servant leadership was abound, while simultaneously having the opportunity to get to know my class better.

In addition, I wanted to try something completely different from high school—an extracurricular that really helped me come out of my “study bubble.”

Technique: What SGA “cause” is most special to you?

Berry: SGA works on a variety of initiatives and causes for the student body. Hands down, my favorite cause is supporting student organizations!

It’s not just about allocating money, but also helping them to connect on the student, club and administrative level. It’s rare that a Student Government has the potential to have so much impact on individual students, as well as such a voice in general campus affairs.

Technique: You are very involved in the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Day events. What portion of the events are you most looking forward to?

Berry: So many months of planning has gone into each event, so it’s hard to pick just one. If pressed, I would say that the annual Martin Luther King Day of Service truly embodies many of the values that the late Rev. King Jr. believed in. Every year, the Day of Service connects students and staff in a truly meaningful way.

Technique: What has been the most challenging part of organizing the Martin Luther King Jr. events?

Berry: To be honest, the Martin Luther King Jr. events are my first real attempt at event planning. Logistics, funding, marketing, etc. where all things my planning committee had to help me learn firsthand.

Also, there was a major stretch where the committee had to do communication on an international scale, from South America to India to the U.S. That was definitely a new experience.

Technique: What does Martin Luther King  Jr. Day mean to you?

Berry: Martin Luther King Jr. Day is much more than a mere day of remembrance. The holiday encompasses a call to action on local and an international scale. That call really resonates with the Georgia Tech Motto of “Progress and Service.”

Technique: Are there any other upcoming events at Tech you are looking forward to?

Berry: First, Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service: Jan. 20.

Second, Martin Luther King Sunday Supper: Jan. 23.

Third, First Spring Connect with Tech session for our newly accepted Yellow Jackets.

Technique: What is your favorite thing to do at Tech when you’re not in class, studying or working?

Berry: With no hesitation, the answer is fútbol—soccer.

I cannot wait to play on the new turf fields (thanks SGA)! I’ll be very blessed to play with the [Tech] Challenge Football Club for this year’s fútbol intramural season.

Technique: How do you balance being a full-time Tech student and being involved at Tech?

Berry: My friends are crucial to helping me maintain the balance between my involvements and academics.

Besides always encouraging me to stay involved and make a difference, they also hold me accountable in my classes. Also, I’ve mastered the ability of the “powernap.”

Technique: If you could change anything about Tech, what would it be?

Berry: I think the way that we look at student organization transitions can really be improved. Every year, the vast majority of organizations have to start at ground zero, with new E-board, new projects and lacking experience.

A great way to aid in this would be transition workshops for new and established organizations, as well as giving more real leadership and learning opportunities to underclassmen.

Technique: Any advice to students wanting to become more involved around campus?

Berry: When looking to get involved on campus (or off campus), take your time and find something that you are really passionate about, something that wakes you up in the morning and puts a smile on your face.

In addition, get outside your comfort zone. Your involvements from high school were important, but they don’t have to completely dictate and limit your activities now.