tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60906687819249697472024-10-04T20:19:21.736-07:00A blog into the insight of a CMU 2012 student's life at Carnegie Mellon and Pittsburgh.Abhinav Gautamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00699516997405133720noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090668781924969747.post-63577980341968139932009-08-25T14:41:00.000-07:002009-08-25T14:52:48.815-07:00

That's right Snow Leopard, the next operating system by Apple, is launching this Friday! I will be going down to the local Apple Store and get amazed.Be sure to check on Friday for live blogging on the launch of Snow Leopard.Meanwhile, you can pre-order your very own copy of Snow Leopard:

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I know have been dormant for the last 8 months, but now I am back and starting weekly updates with pictures, videos, tweets, and everything in between on how my life at CMU is going.

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Happy New Year! In less than 10 days, I will head back to CMU and look forward to another fun, busy semester.Come back soon for more updates.

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As I started to work in the Hunt Library, I looked outside the window and CMU's Boss, the winner of DARPA Grand Challenge 2007, for the first time.It is currently parked in front of Doherty Hall (look at the picture below from the Hunt Library).

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"There’s been a water main break on Forbes Avenue at the bus stop in front of Hamburg Hall on the Pittsburgh campus. Forbes Avenue is flooded and is currently closed between Morewood Avenue and Craig Street. The PWSA is responding to shut off the main water valve. The water supply to Hamburg Hall has been temporarily shut down."If you go down right now on Morewood Avenue (between Forbes and Fifth

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It was not just a Yes We Can chant next door, it was an entire Obama riot that headed towards Pittsburgh downtown until the cops stopped it. Around 12:40 p.m. I went outside to see what was going, and soon found 100s of people walking up on Forbes Avenue. And there were 3 or 4 polics cars. I decided to join the group and we rushed towards the Hunt Library, but then decided to come back towards

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Sitting in my room and listening to the loud chant, "Yes We Can!" next door in the Morewood Parking lot.

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Blogging live in front of CNN and watching as Barack Obama will soon declare himself as the next US President.

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Early this morning, I got to paint the Fence at the cut for the first time!. Around 11 p.m. last night, I gathered with 20 to 30 other Barack Obama enthusiastic students (both from CMU and New York colleges) to cover the entire CMU campus with Obama stuff. From sliding Obama door hangers with polling locations in dorms (we cannot technically hang them on door knobs) to chalking sidewalks to

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After more than 2 months of inactiveness, I will be returning to posting on this blog.

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The first week of classes are over!

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Here is my Fall 2008 schedule.

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The first day of classes is over. All four of my classes seemed interesting, but I have got some HW to do and have to go.

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In just 45 minutes, my first class (03-121 Modern Biology) starts. I officially begin my CMU academic year at 8:30.

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PURPLE MUDGE WINS THE HOUSEWARS 2008 AT CLASS OF 2012 ORIENTATION!!!

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"With "Move-In Day" madness behind them, first-year Carnegie Mellon students recently sat down in small groups with faculty and staff to share their reflections on "The Last Lecture." Prior to their arrival on campus, all incoming students were sent a copy of the New York Times bestselling book based on Randy Pausch's now-famous talk. Reading the book was a first assignment of sorts — aimed at

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On the fifth day of CMU Orientation, the Convocation was held. For the last time until Graduation, the 1440+ CMU Class of 2012 members were officially welcomed by the CMU President Dr. Jared Cohen. On this 80+ Fahrenheit day, I sat and just thought about the words of Dr. Randy Pausch (who wanted to be the Keynote Speaker today, instead The Last Lecture co-author CMU alumnus Jeffrey Zaslow (H&

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Today's orientation revolved around houses. We played more icebreaker games (getting tired of them) and went around Pittsburgh (there is nothing fun at Southside). But the day ended with all of the CMU Class of 2012 (2013+ for some) in the largest, fun, and long icebreaker (the best one yet, obviously!) with all of the 1400+ freshmen.

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There are only 7 days to my first class! I am excited to attend them, but at the same time looking for probable sleepless nights and hours of studying.

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There are only 50 days left till I arrive on the CMU campus!

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I graduated today (not from CMU) from high school at 2:58 am. This day is not only special because I graduated from Barrington High School, but also that in exactly two days I will be on CMU's campus. But now more about my graduation. Though the rain had stopped about two hours before my graduation and the day outside was cool and perfect for pictures, my graduation was still held inside. However

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I finally saw Carnegie Mellon University's Dr. Randy Pausch's "The Last Lecture" last night. I heard about Dr. Pausch and his last lecture last year (that was delivered on September 18, 2007), even before I applied to Carnegie Mellon University and wanted to see it since a lot of publicity was involved around it. Last night I finally got the time to sit down and see it. His lecture divided into

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Commencement '08 - Carnegie Mellon UniversityCongrats to the CMU Class of 2008! Yeah Al Gore is giving the keynote, and there is even a live webcast!So if this is the 111th commencement, then mine will be 115th (cannot wait).

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