Life Through My Lens
About me:
I’m a Psychology major from Newington, Connecticut, and this is my first year at Saint Joseph College. I’m excited to jump right in — to work hard and to have fun! One of my passions is photography. I’ve been taking photos for as long as I can remember and I love looking at the world through the lens of my Nikon D3000. That’s pretty much what I’m going to do with this blog: show you life at SJC through my lens. Enjoy!
Nicole Battistone '15
May 7, 2012
I cannot believe my first year at Saint Joseph College is over! As you can see by looking at my blog I have been to many different events and have had many experiences and it has only been my first year! Don't worry though I will be back to my blog when school starts again with more events and more topics to discuss! Also when I return it won't be to Saint Joseph College but to University of Saint Joseph! Have a great summer and look for new blog posts in late August/early September! Here is a picture of part of the SJC campus before it turns into USJ!
May 7, 2012
Last Thursday, S.P.E.C. hosted the last bingo game of the year! The theme of this bingo game was summer and there were many cool summer themed prizes given out! Here is a picture of my friends who happened to sit at the same table and win some cool prizes!
May 2, 2012
Last night, I went to one of the last S.P.E.C. events for this year! The band We Shot the Moon performed last night and the concert was awesome! Everyone had lots of fun and we got to meet the band! Here is a picture of my friends and I with the band!
May 2, 2012
When I was walking through McGovern lounge this past week I noticed this new bulletin board made! I looked into it and discovered that my commuter friend Kathleen Keating made the board! A first year at SJC, she has been trying to make a community for the commuters at our college! She has made a Facebook page, Twitter account and now this bulletin board! I think what she is doing is awesome and that it will bring commuters on campus to be more involved and will allow both residents and commuters to connect and make new friendships!
April 27, 2012
Today, I went to an event hosted by TEAM called Stand Against Racism. This brief event was a time for reflection and to make a pledge against racism. The turn out for this was great and I felt that as a college we are uniting together to fight racism. Here is a picture of a few girls who came to this event!
April 24, 2012
If you haven't seen these shirts all over campus already you are now seeing the final product of the shirts that the Class of 2015 ordered! These shirts are really awesome and I like how they unite our class together and we plan on getting different shirts every year! Here is a picture of some girls who are apart of the Class of 2015 wearing their new shirts!
April 19, 2012
Yesterday, I went to Symposium Day! This day on campus is really cool because students from different years and different majors present presentations on different topics they have researched! I went to my friend Cathy's presentation on Child Soldiers and Sexually Transmitted Disease. Her presentation was phenomenal and here is a picture of my friend Cathy and her professor, Professor Rondinone!
April 19, 2012
This past week so many events took place on campus! The biggest event that took place was The Blue Jay Fest! This festival went on for three days and many fun events took place during it! The kick off to the festival was a performance by Ryan Cabrera which was very enjoyable! Here is a picture of my friends who were waiting in line to get checked in for the concert!
April 12, 2012
Last night, I went to the SJC's 3rd Annual Take Back The Night! This awareness program was really powerful and it made me more aware of sexual violence and domestic abuse. I really enjoyed going on the candlelight vigil march in honor of survivors and stopping at all the blue emergency lights on campus. What I also enjoyed about this program was looking at the Clothesline Project which is pictured above!
April 12, 2012
This past Monday, a few of the RA's on campus held and event where students could make crayon art. To make crayon art you take a blank paint canvas, hot glue gun crayons onto the canvas and then melt the crayons using a hair blow dryer. I really enjoyed going to this event and here is a picture of someones crayon art work!
April 3, 2012
What I like about Saint Joseph College is that when there is a Bingo Night everyone likes to come out and participate! Last night, the bingo theme was "Decade/Let's Make A Deal Bingo"! This meant that people were encouraged to dress up like people from their favorite decade and if you won a prize you wouldn't know exactly what you could be winning because all the prizes were wrapped and you had to pick what you thought the better prize could be out of your two mysterious choices! Here is a picture of some of my friends who look dressed up for bingo!
April 3, 2012
Out of all the events I have gone to and been a part of this year at SJC, I'd have to say going to an event in my hometown really touched my heart. Through different connections, girls from our college played in a big benefit basketball game held at Newington High School in honor of Ciara McDermott, a police officer who died a few years ago. The game was really cool to watch and it was really cool to be able to go back to my high school with my friends who happen to be Newington High School Alumni like myself and go to Saint Joseph College as well. The girls who played in the game had a lot of fun and I hope we continue to have students play in this big game in future years! Here is a picture of the girls who played and their fans!
March 29, 2012
This semester, the Resident Assistants and Coordinators at Saint Joseph College are hosting Class Wars which means that every class is competing against each other to win money for their class! The event for this month was a powder puff football game! The game was really intense and a lot of fun! Here is a picture of some of the players who were on the Class of 2015 team!
March 29, 2012
Last Monday, S.P.E.C. hosted an event called Rice Necklaces and Ocean In A Bottle. This event was really cool because you could get a necklace that holds a piece of rice with your name on it and you could make a cool bottle with the ocean inside! Here is a picture of some of my friends with their oceans in a bottle and rice necklaces!
March 21, 2012
My favorite thing about Saint Joseph College is that the campus is beautiful all year around! As you can see in the picture above the flowers are blooming and look amazing! Check these pretty flowers out in front of McDonough Hall and I'm positive you will see more beautiful flowers blooming in the weeks to come!
March 21, 2012
Welcome back SJC students and welcome back fellow fans of my blog! Spring Break has come to an end and my fellow classmates and I are back to finish the end of this semester! The weather has been so nice since we have gotten back from Spring Break. Here is a picture of my friends Jill and Brittany studying on the quad and getting some color!
March 10, 2012
Last Thursday, Jays Against Cancer hosted a Cervical Cancer Bingo night! I love going to all the bingo events on campus because there is always a theme and prizes to win! All the prizes for this bingo were teal in honor of Cervical Cancer awareness! Here is a picture of my friends Lisa Wawrzynowski and Becca DiPinto with their prizes!
March 7, 2012
One thing that I love about Saint Joseph College is that all the clubs and organizations on campus throw really good fundraisers! This week the new group, Women In Nature (WIN) held an ice cream sundae night! Their event was a great success and the ice cream sundaes were delicious! Here is a picture of the officers of WIN who organized this event!
February 29, 2012
There were a lot of events to attend last night and the last event I attended was making prayer flags in honor of lent! This was a really cool experience because I got to go into the cool meditation room in McAuley Hall and make a lent prayer flag! Here is a picture of my friends Jo-Mari and Kate making their own lent prayer flags!
February 29, 2012
Last night, I went to an event called Disability Social hosted by Brianna Tenore and Chrissie Wadelin. This event was really cool because we got assigned different disabilities and had to work together to make ice cream sundaes! Here is a picture of Christina Hughes who had to pretend she had a broken leg and was helping Kimy Buonaiuto who was assigned to be deaf.
February 22, 2012
Last night, I went to the S.P.E.C. event called "Open Mic Night with Andrew Varner"! This event was really great and probably one of my favorite events I have gone to this semester! The open mic performances and Andrew Varner's performance were amazing and this event was a huge success! Here is a picture of my friends Erica Pare and Jess Tyburski with their autographed cd and t-shirt!
February 22, 2012
On Monday night, I went to a program hosted by the RA's called "Henna for Hunger". This program was so cool because many people went to it and donated money or a perishable food item to receive Henna artwork and support the homeless! I really love my Henna artwork and here is a picture of my friends Jo-Mari and Kate showing off their Henna artwork!
February 17, 2012
Last night, S.P.E.C. hosted America's Got Talent Bingo! What was cool about bingo wasn't just the prizes but I was able to meet students who may come to Saint Joseph College next year! It was great to meet them and I can't wait to meet more prospective students next week! Here is a picture of my friends and some of their prospective students at bingo!
February 17, 2012
One of my favorite things about Saint Joseph College is that for big holidays like Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Valentine's Day the dining hall provides a special lunch! Here is a picture of my friends Lisa W., Shannon C., and Christina R. getting cheesecake with strawberries at the special Valentine's Day lunch!
February 8, 2012
There are a lot of things I like about Saint Joseph College but I'd have to say my favorite thing about this college is the Jay's Nest. If you are ever in a hurry and need a little snack the Jay's Nest is the place to go. The food here is delicious and there is a variety of different types of food to grab on the go. The Jay's Nest is located in McGovern lounge and is open during the week. Here is a picture of my friends who commute to SJC that spend their time in the Jay's Nest eating and talking.
February 8, 2012
Last week, the game Gotcha began. The game sponsored by S.P.E.C. is off of the classic childhood game called tag. There were twenty-eight girls that signed up last week and only a few are still in the running for the big prize. In McGovern lounge, you can see the list of girls who are left in the Gotcha game. It is coming down to the wire so the question is "Who will win Gotcha?" Hopefully we will find out soon!
February 2, 2012
Last night, Class Wars began! Till the end of the semester each class will compete against each other to raise money for their class! Here is picture of some of the girls in the Class of 2015 cheering on the SJC basketball team at SJC's Spirit Night!
January 29, 2012
Last Friday night, the First Year Seminar peer mentors hosted a Slumber Jam for first year students! It was a lot of fun and everyone had a great time! Here is a picture of my friends Erica Pare, Shannon Craddock, Lisa Wawrzynowski, and Alyssa Brelsford making lotion at this fun event!
January 25, 2012
FIRST WALL POST OF THE SPRING SEMESTER! I hope everyone had a great winter break and welcome back to SJC! Lots of events have been going on and tonight I went to a S.P.E.C. sponsered event called Wii, Kinect, and Youtube Night! It was a lot of fun playing Kinect for Xbox with my friends at school! Here is a picture of my friends Vickie and Anna playing Xbox!
December 15, 2011
Finals week is coming to an end and everyone is getting excited to go home and be off for a whole month! As you can see I still have a lot of studying to do for my last exam and that even though I am a photo blogger I do actually do school work while I am at school. To all my followers, have a great holiday season and enjoy your winter break! Next time I post a blog we will be in the year 2012! Time has flown by so quick! One semester down one to go for my first year of college!
December 15, 2011
This past Sunday, S.P.E.C. came around in the famous munchie truck and threw assortments of food, juice boxes and candy out onto SJC ground! Many people were outside getting different goodies for this week of final exams! Here is a picture of my friends Jill and Colleen with the many goodies they got!
December 9, 2011
Everyone has been getting ready for finals week! In order to stay relaxed the CAE and S.P.E.C. put together a program called Extra Jam and Ornament Making where students could get tutoring and make ornaments. Here is a picture of my friend Tiffany Lee making one of the many different ornaments that could be made!
December 9, 2011
This past week we had our last Resident Dean's Cup competition! This month's Dean's Cup was called Deck the halls. What we had to do for this Dean's Cup was decorate our floors with a holiday theme. Assumption 1st and 3rd's theme was off of a classic Christmas neighborhood, the inside of a house during Christmas and Christmas themed shopping area. The picture above is one of the many photos taken with Santa (RA Chrissie) and Judge Jess Miller (Resident Coordinator)!
December 3, 2011
This past Wednesday night, the Resident Assistants and the Resident Coordinators surprised residents of Saint Joseph College with a surprise Christmas party by pretending a fire was going on! The party was loads of fun and here is a picture of the Resident Assistants and Resident Coordinators!
December 3, 2011
During the week Assumption 1st and 3rd and other resident hallmates and commuters made Christmas cards for hospital patients! Here is a picture of Assumption 1st and 3rd in McGovern lounge in front of the beautiful Christmas tree!
November 21, 2011
I can't believe Thanksgiving break is almost here! In honor of Thanksgiving, I have made tons of hand turkeys and read lots of facts about Thanksgiving provided by my Resident Assistant Chrissie! To all my followers; have a Happy Thanksgiving!
November 21, 2011
Last Friday night, SJC's basketball team had a big tournament and what made it a good night was that there was a big group cheering the team to victory! This new addition to sports games at SJC is called The Bird Cage and let me tell you they are one of the loudest cheering squads I know!
November 18, 2011
Of all the cool locations on campus this outdoor sculpture called the Araby by Carol Kreeger Davidson is the best! I've always looked at this sculpture and never knew that you could sit inside it! I had a ball just taking pictures of the sculpture and I was able to relax and feel peaceful sitting within it! Seriously, take time out of your busy schedules and go check it out! The sculpture can be found between Bruyette Athenaeum and Lynch Hall and also can be seen when driving on Asylum Avenue in West Hartford, Connecticut.
November 18, 2011
So I decided to explore Saint Joseph College's campus this week to find the coolest, relaxing and interesting locations. On my journey I discovered the Grotto which is behind the Little Red House and next to Lourdes Hall. The Grotto is a very peaceful area that includes a bench to sit on and a beautiful display of the Mother Mary Statue (pictured above). If you ever need some where to just sit and relax this is the perfect place for it.
November 11, 2011
Went to this months Thirsty Thursday Comedy Night hosted by S.P.E.C. Here is a picture of my friends and I with Brian Moote the comedian for this month! He was hilarious and everybody laughed the whole night and drank apple cider and lemonade!
November 9, 2011
It has been a really long time since I've lasted posted but there are many reasons to explain why I haven't been on. I am sorry to all my blog followers that I haven't been posting but this snow storm really impacted my blog's life. Anyways this picture is part of the remains of a tree at SJC and I figured it'd make sense to write both hurricane and snow storm on it due to the fact that both have happened in this 2011 school year. Weird right?
October 27, 2011
This month's Dean's Cup was awesome! Even though Dean's Cup is just for residents it really gets us working with other members from our residence halls to win the competitions! For October we went on a Pumpkin Dash which was a scavenger hunt to find pumpkins across campus! My friend Susie and I found the mysterious #25 pumpkin but sadly found it too late!
October 26, 2011
Halloween Costume Bingo was an awesome event! It looked like everyone had as much fun as I did even though I didn't win anything! Here is a picture of me as a dalmation with my best friends at bingo!
October 22, 2011
On Wednesday night, hypnotist Paul Ramsay came to SJC and it was loads of fun! Here is a picture of my friend Jo-Mari and I with the amazing hypnotist who actually hypnotized us!
October 22, 2011
Throughout the month of October, Breast Cancer Awareness has been brought up at SJC! On Tuesday night my friend Lisa and I went to Breast Cancer bingo and as you can see we both won some cool prizes!
October 14, 2011
This week has consisted of lots of studying, homework and many papers to write! Even though midterm week is a crazy week, SJC brought in therapy dogs everyday to help everyone relax and feel less stressed! As you can see I played with one of the five therapy dogs this week and I felt so relaxed and happy after my time with the dog!
October 14, 2011
This October, I went to my FIRST Thirsty Thursday Comedy Night hosted by S.P.E.C. It was so much fun and here are some of my friends with their free re-usable cups, enjoying themselves at Drew Thomas' comedy show!
October 5, 2011
This is my FYS Class (The Evolution of Rock) and I. We have been spending a lot of time together not just in the classroom but we went to dinner together and even went to "Can I Kiss You?" together! I am glad we have so many fun times together!
October 5, 2011
Went to "Can I Kiss You?" last night! It was a lot of fun and I learned a lot about dating, communication, respect and sexual assault awareness. This is me, Mike Domitrz (our speaker) and my RA Chrissie!
September 29, 2011
My first ever Dean's Cup experience was awesome! Dean's Cup is a competition against all the halls here at SJC! I must say Assumption 1st and 3rd kicked butt! (Pictured above)
September 29, 2011
Here are some of my friends at the SPEC event called Butt First & Lucky Bamboo! Everyone made really cute plants and got funny sayings on their shorts! It was a lot of fun!
September 22, 2011
Coffeehouse with Corey Balsamo & S'mores Event hosted by S.P.E.C. was AWESOME! Since my FYS is called Evolution of Rock which pertains to music my fellow classmates that happened to be there felt it was appropriate to take a picture with Corey Balsamo the phenomenal singer!
September 22, 2011
On September 17, 2011 I was desperate to win the iPad or maybe even a Kindle at Technology Bingo! Here are some of my friends getting ready for bingo and showing off all their cards! Even though I didn't win I was so proud of two of my friends who both won Kindles! CONGRATS!
September 22, 2011
Went to Tie-Dye of lots of apparel last Friday (9/16/11)! My friends as you can see had lots of fun tie-dying even though it can get really messy! Even though my own tie-dye didn't came out good it was still lots of fun!
September 14, 2011
Went to the Invisible Children showing at the Bruyette Athenaeum! Such an informative and moving cause here is a picture of the FYS Invisible Children: Children Soldiers class with representatives of Invisible Children!
September 14, 2011
On September 8th, SJC had a Ben and Jerry's Scoop Night in West Hartford Center! My friend Ashley and I wore our Ben and Jerry's shirt and ate awesome ice cream! Check it out we even got a picture with the SJC Blue Jay!
September 7, 2011
Volleyball game tonight vs. Bay Path College! The girls of Assumption made posters to cheer on a few members of the team in the big game tonight! Go Saint Joes! Kick Butt!
September 7, 2011
FIRST BLOG POST!
It has been a little over a week and its been a bit crazy adjusting to this new life style at SJC! This is my roommate's and my door of our residence hall in Assumption! Doesn't it look cool?
