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Blog: Journey of an O-tern: Week Eight

By Kelli Farnam, Thursday, July 29 2010 in Uncategorized

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Intern hazing. Lots of red. Lots of orange. Name that event. OLSONdenali Rally in the Alley!  Comments

Field Notes on American Life: Be Good

By Kate Barrett, Monday, July 26 2010 in Field Notes on American Life

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I’ve been rehashing a debate from my days in graduate school: What explains goodness in the world? Why are we nice to each other? When does this fail? How do we inspire more compassion?  Comments

Journey of an O-tern: Week Seven

By Kelli Farnam, Tuesday, July 20 2010 in Uncategorized

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So, here’s to week seven as an OLSON O-tern! This week went by very quickly, to say the least.  Comments

Field Notes on American Life – Welcome!

By Kate Barrett, Monday, July 19 2010 in Field Notes on American Life

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As an anthropologist, my job is to study culture—something we anthropologists do through participant-observation.  Comments

Journey of an O-tern: Week Six

By Kelli Farnam, Tuesday, July 13 2010 in Uncategorized

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The half point is upon us. To my fellow O-terns, I hope you have learned as much as I have!  Comments

Journey of an O-tern: Week Five

By Kelli Farnam, Wednesday, July 7 2010 in Uncategorized

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Hello and welcome to the fifth weekly blog posting of "Journey of an O-tern." In this posting, you will see drama, excitement  Comments

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