Computer Blues October 26, 2008
Posted by heatherhanley in : Ordinary Life of an SU Student , add a commentMy friends and I went out on Friday for a smoothie at the delicious Smoothie King located on Reisterstown Rd..we were gone for about 2 hours because we then decided to stop at the mall. When I returned I woke my computer up from sleep mode to blog about the VillaFest festivities from the weekend before (it took me a long time to get the pics/videos up..sorry guys but I had a HUGE school load this week) when a horrible message appeared! My screen was completely black and in white letters it read, “Operating System cannot be found”. I immediately began to panic. I tried pressing escape as well as frantically hitting a million other keys and the message just kept repeating itself down the page. I then powered my computer off hoping that restarting it would make the terrible message disappear..yeah right. I called Tech Connection and told them of my problem. They told me I needed to rush my computer to their office immediately because my computer was crashing and they needed to quickly retrieve all of my data off of it. This freaked me out even more but none the less I quickly packed up my laptop and rushed over to the Greenspring campus. Tech Connection is located on the third floor of the Academic Center. I walked in there frantically and they immediately knew who I was. They were great at keeping me calm, they cracked jokes and offered me candy to lighten my spirits. The end prognosis was that my computer was “on its death-bed” as they put it. There was no saying when my hard-drive was completely going to fry but they recommended to either send it away immediately or to go out and purchase a new computer. Of course I’m thinking, easier said than done. If I send it away I will be without a computer for probably a good 2 weeks to a month and it will cost a good bit of money but if I purchase a computer that’s a good $700-1,100 bucks I wasn’t planning to spend! Luckily, I spoke with my parents and they are going to help me out. Now it’s just a matter of choosing a new computer. Any suggestions? I was thinking about buying a Mac but I am not too familiar with them..does anyone have one? How do you like it? To say the least, it’s been a very stressful past couple of days. Hopefully the next few improve, although I have 2 exams on Tuesday so we’ll see. I’m trying to keep my spirits up!
More VillaFest!
Posted by heatherhanley in : Owings Mills Campus, Uncategorized , add a commentBelow are videos from VillaFest weekend. Click the picture to view the video. Enjoy!
Race for the Cure
Posted by heatherhanley in : Uncategorized , add a commentOn Sunday, October 19th I participated in the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Walk. It began at 8:45am in Hunt Valley, Maryland. It was the first Walk I’d ever participated in and I had a great time! There were so many people, over 35,000 and everyone was in such a positive mood! My roommate and I left our apartment around 8am for the race. We had to park almost a mile away from the starting line! It was a 5K walk which equals about 3.1 miles. You had the option to stop an 1 mile if you would like. The timed race for runners began at 8am but the festivities such as motivational speakers and survivor stories began at 6am! It was a beautiful day and I cannot wait for the next benefit walk. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to make a difference and participate in something great. It was only a $30 registration fee and they provided you with a t-shirt. I received an e-mail recently that told me over $2.8 million dollars was raised at this walk! Enjoy the pictures!
Owings Mills Library
Posted by heatherhanley in : Owings Mills Campus , add a commentThe School of Business houses a great law library that works perfectly for studying and has 24-hr access. There is a computer lab if the Internet or a computer is needed and there are tables set up throughout the library to sit at and quietly study. My favorite part of the law library are the private study rooms that say a group can use to work on a project. They are their own separate room within the library and they hold a long table and chairs and there is a door that can be shut to isolate noise that your group may make. I was in there this past Wednesday with a friend studying for an organic exam and it was great. Below is a picture of a Stevenson University student studying in the private study room
