Collins Organizes Haiti Relief Event

On Friday, students at Collins organized a fundraiser to help the efforts in Haiti. The event featured free creole food from Dats Restaurant. There was a table setup where you could donate to the Red Cross and a collection box for non-perishable food items. There was also a presentation on the many other ways you could give your money and support to the people of Haiti. Including a way to donate via text-message. I choose this option because I didn't have any cash. In all my time texting I don't think I have ever put it to such good use.


A film was also shown about the culture and traditions of Haiti. This was accompanied by a discussion of the poverty in Haiti and what we should do to help. This event came right on the heels on a city-wide forum on Thursday about the societal and environmental factors that led to the devastation in Haiti and what our next moves should be to help them rebuild. It is great to see so many different groups on campus and in the community that are trying to organize support for Haiti after this tragedy.

Come Do Art With Your Friends

This semester Collins has started an Art Circle. The Art Circle meets every other Sunday between 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. The goal is to have a model every week for people to sketch or paint. The group is a partnership between The Collins Arts Council and Fine Arts Student Association.


The great thing about The Art Circle was that it was open to people of all skill levels. Some people came with oil paints and some people came with colored pencils. There was music playing in order to create a really chill environment but I could tell everyone was concentrating really hard. Especially the model, I was shocked at how absolutely still she stayed. I am sure the artists appreciated it.

Preparing For the New Semester

My roommates and I moved back in yesterday. It was crazy trying to unpack and get organized. The beginning of spring semester is even more stressful than fall semester because you don't have all Welcome Week to get ready.


My best friends Annie and Will came over to keep us company while we unpacked. It has been almost a month since I had seen them and it was great to catch up. Annie and I had reading to do before the first day of classes.The semester hadn't even started yet and we already had homework. We stayed up late to get it done. Spring semester here we come!

Holidays In The Big Easy

My dad and my sister pose with Superman
Mardi Gras World

After the presents were unwrapped and all the lights and christmas decorations were packed up, my family and I headed to New Orleans for a little holiday vacation.We took a tour at Mardi Gras World. It is where they make all the floats for the Mardi Gras parades.

New Orleans is known for its food. Especially some really weird desserts like the alligator cheesecake I had at Jacquemo's restaurant. Alligator really just tastes like sausage but it was still pretty strange.

Me and my sisters at the Musicians' Village

My family and I visit New Orleans every year. It is interesting to see how the city is coming back to life after Hurricane Katrina. It has been four years since the hurricane and most of the damage has been cleared up, but the city still isn't as vibrant as it once was. Humanitarian projects like the Musicians Village in the Ninth Ward, one of the areas hit hardest by the disaster, have really helped. The Village offers homes to one of New Orleans greatest assets, its musicians. New Orleans is working hard to bounce back and my family was happy to do our part this holiday season by offering our tourism dollars.