Hi! I'm Erin.

I'm a doctoral student in the Communication department at UCSD. I also started the UCSD grad students wiki and I am currently the administrator. So if you have any questions or suggestions about the wiki send them to me.

I'm also the Graduate Community Coordinator at the Office of Graduate Studies (OGS). In this position, plan events and meet with the administration in hopes of fostering a sense of community at UCSD. (One of the reasons, I wanted to start a wiki :-) My position is through OGS but I work at each one of the campus community centers: The Cross-Cultural Center, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center, and the Women's Center. I plan lots of events and serve as an advocate for grad students to the administration. Talk to me if you have any needs or concerns around community at UCSD.

But I'm not just a student and a bureaucrat :-) I love dancing, the arts, traveling and discussing politics. I hail from bufu, small town, Illinois. I'm also University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign alum. [Go Illini!!!!]

I have a Blog/Podcast at vox.com. Here are some of my most recent posts.

Insane Belgian Train Station Dance

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On Broadway: An incredible week of surprises!

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In the past four days Roxie Hart (Penny Worth) bought me guacamole and chenin blanc. Velma Kelly (Carolyn Kirsh) gave me a rose. I heard a letter sent by Julie Andrews. Chita Rivera (star of too many broadway shows to name but notably West Side...

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NYC Pillow Fight 2009!!!

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Imagine...thousands of people duking it out with down-filled weaponry in space about as larger as a your high school auditorium. Feathers fly, cameras flash and you just try to keep you balance you are relentlessly assaulted with pillows. And th...

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(Repost) 102 Ways To Generate Extra Cash - SavingAdvice.com Blog

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Greenpoint Mac-Off

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Last weekend, I headed over to Greenpoint Brooklyn for a fantastic new event...four bars compete in a sort of pub crawl (or better yet Mac crawl) to see which serves up the bestest mac n' cheese. As mac n' chesse is my absolute favorite food, my...

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Stuff I'm Diggin': Radical Kitties

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I'm starting a new series (one I hope to keep up with this time) the "stuff I'm diggin"segment, just about things that catch my eye as of late. And the feature of the first installment is..... The Pinky Show!! The pinky show is a short, online,...

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Resolve...

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I just finished looking over my old posts here and relived some truly wonderful memories. Some much has changed since I made the bulk of those posts. I've quit graduate school and moved on to New York. My good friends who have been my rock of s...

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Manifestation de solidarite avec Palestine--Paris--10 Janvier

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Here are a few photos from today's in Paris in support of Palestine and condeming recent actions in Gaza. The march saw thousands (possibly tens of thousands) of particpants. The route began near the Place de la Bastille and ended in Place de l...

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Four year old Djembe drummer

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A friend just sent me this. This kid is amazing. I want to start drumming but now I'm intimidated!

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Madrid

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I can't say enough wonderful things about Madrid. I had an excellent time with Mayra as my guide. People in the streets, great food, great music, incredible dancing, it was awesome. And on top of all of that, I got to see La Nuria who I haven'...

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