Author Archives: whitneywbc

About whitneywbc

I'm a rising senior at Yale University living in downtown Chicago and working at World Business Chicago for the summer.

Farewell

Posted on August 6, 2010 by whitneywbc

Sadly, all ad hoc things must come to an end. This blog closes as I collect my belongings and head back to school, yet I hope my stories of pickled mammoths, rainbow cones, and epic movie scenes will continue to … Continue reading →

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Landscape, Cityscape

Posted on August 2, 2010 by whitneywbc

“…[A]s to scenery (giving my own thought and feeling), while I know the standard claim is that Yosemite, Niagara Falls, the upper Yellowstone and the like, afford the greatest natural shows, I am not so sure but the Prairies and … Continue reading →

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In the Field

Posted on July 26, 2010 by whitneywbc

She may be 42,000 years old, but she still has all her skin, some hair, and both nostrils at the end of her trunk. Her name is Lyuba, and she’s the best-preserved woolly mammoth specimen known to man. I first … Continue reading →

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Imagine That

Posted on July 19, 2010 by whitneywbc

Last Sunday, my mother made a trip to the city, giving me the rare treat of riding in a car. While driving down LaSalle toward my apartment, we encountered the first of several closed roads, and I looked past the … Continue reading →

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Taking the Cake

Posted on July 12, 2010 by whitneywbc

I have a sweet spot for desserts modeled after natural wonders. The fudgy goodness of molten lava cake makes volcanoes seem downright affable. And as a child, I developed my fascination with the stalagmites in Wisconsin’s Cave of the Mounds … Continue reading →

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Make Your Mark

Posted on July 6, 2010 by whitneywbc

World Business Chicago—my home for the summer—recently published a report entitled “Make Your Mark” that uncovers the top ten reasons why college graduates choose Chicago as their work and play destination. As a soon-to-be college grad myself, I thought I … Continue reading →

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A Great Deal

Posted on June 25, 2010 by whitneywbc

I’m in college. College students love deals. Therefore, I love deals. I didn’t have to take a logic course to solve that one. Now your turn: College students love deals. Chicago is the land of great deals. Therefore, college students … Continue reading →

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A Fair Spirit

Posted on June 22, 2010 by whitneywbc

The walls of the halls of my apartment building are beautiful but beige—painted well, but nondescript. As with any apartment complex, the real decorating takes place inside the tenants’ doors. But on a recent trip to the garbage chute, I … Continue reading →

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Rallying Around Chicago

Posted on June 14, 2010 by whitneywbc

I’ve never considered myself a sports person. I was the girl who broke the lucky team bat at my championship softball tournament in middle school; the one who permanently injured her arm by stepping over a hurdle; the player whose … Continue reading →

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