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Fall 2010 Retrospective

Posted on 11. Jan, 2011 by Raquel.

So, another semester has flown by it seems! My summer ended with incredible experiences with the Star of Indiana Alumni Corps and then Star United Mini-Corps…

Star United, Star Alumni Corps… yes, they are two different entities. Star United is a mini corps based out of Indianapolis, IN that competes in the mini-corps portion of the Drum Corps Associates (DCA) I&E Championship. Star United had previously won 4 consecutive 1st place awards, and on Friday Sept. 3, 2010 we made it [...]

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Star of Indiana

Posted on 24. Aug, 2010 by Raquel.

“The name Star of Indiana evokes an image of legend in the minds of many drum corps fans today. This corps, who took the field from 1985-1993, accomplished much in its relatively short existence, making the World Championship Finals in its very first year and winning a Championship in 1991. With groundbreaking programming that [...]

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Adventures in Car Buying!

Posted on 26. Jun, 2010 by Raquel.

So yesterday was a good day. I left the car dealership not feeling buyers remorse or feeling like I had been duped by the dealer. I got exactly what I wanted at the price I wanted! Just a few tips: research the dealerships, take a highly intelligent person with you, be prepared to walk away. [...]

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Toronto in June is lovely!

Posted on 22. Jun, 2010 by Raquel.

So I just got back from the International Women’s Brass Conference held on the campus of Humber College in Toronto, Ontario. It was a great week filled with a competition, performances, reuniting with old friends, and great sight-seeing. Here is a short synopsis of my week. It all began for me on a very early [...]

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Summer Time!

Posted on 10. May, 2010 by Raquel.

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Sonnet 18) by William Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And [...]