Multiple YouTube Videos on One Page (Lafayette channel)

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Videos from Lafayette’s YouTube channel for testing Archive-It’s ability to capture and play back multiple videos. Video #1: Frankenstein 2029 Video #2: Innovative Teaching and Learning Video #3: Connecting the Liberal Arts and Engineering Video #4: A National Leader in Undergraduate Research Video #5: Innovative Courses at Lafayette College/strong>

What I’m Reading: Seveneves

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A close up of an eye with a stellar flare in the center

My summer reading list is progressing nicely. I finished up my first print novel on the list, Marque and Reprisal by Elizabeth Moon, and I’ve moved on to the second, Neal Stephenson’s Seveneves. The book opens with the destruction of the moon by an unknown “Agent”, and humanity’s desperate attempt to escape the impending lunar apocalypse. … Read more

What I’m Reading: The Courts of Chaos

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The Courts of Chaos is the final book in Roger Zelazny’s first Chronicles of Amber series. The series involves the scheming of the royal family of Amber — the one true city in the one true world, of which the rest of the universe (including Earth) is but a shadow. It’s protagonist, Corwin, has finally seen … Read more

F.A. March Elementary School Egg Drop 2015

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F.A. March Elementary School held its annual egg drop on Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Students create a device to protect their egg from a fall, and then bring it to school where it is dropped from three different heights. If the device survives the third drop, it makes it to the finals in which it’s … Read more

Summer Reading 2015 Cover Gallery

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Cover art for Ancillary Justice featuring stylized starfighters flying over a space ship.

Each summer I kick up my weekly reading time considerably. Aided by vacation and the occasional conference road trip I aim to read 12-15 books a summer. Below is an image galley highlighting the covers of the books I’m either reading or have read this summer. Check out my full Summer 2015 reading list on Goodreads.