About Melissa '12
Name: Melissa Tran
Year: 2012
High School: Classen School of Advanced Studies
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Majors: Double Major in Sociology and History
Favorite quote:
“I am an invisible man. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids – and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.”—Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man (my absolute favorite book)
Spare time activities:
I love watching movies with my friends, because I was very movie culture illiterate in high school. Recently, I have found an immense love for baking goodies, creating art and crafts projects (recently I made a Jet Pack and paper mache pineapple!), napping outside (when it’s warm) and cleaning.
Favorite CC class:
I've loved most of my classes at CC. This is such a special school where students can be immersed in their studies and experience their learning in a whole different way. CC, in general, offers amazing classes. BUT, If I HAD to pick one, it would be Inequality (a sociology course) with Professor Jeff Livesay. This class explored the micro- and macro-understandings of social stratification. How well do you really understand privilege and your relationship with privilege? This class blew my mind away, as well as, force me to think about my role in contemporary life. Ultimately, It sparked my interest in wanting to further study social theory (weird, I know). Also, this was THE class that made me want to declare my major in Sociology.
Study abroad:
I was able to study abroad in Paris the summer after my Freshman year. Susan Ashley and Tip Ragan made this course incredibly challenging, but so worth it. Class discussion blew me away. I was always fascinated by philosophers and social theorists, but I never read them in the context of PARIS. I highly recommend that everyone read some Walter Benjamin and uncover the arcades project, critique the nineteenth century, and pretend you're a flâneur. Also, I should briefly mention that this class made me think (with a serious talk with Susan) seriously doubt majoring in sociology (in the end, I ended up double-majoring with history and sociology).
Most memorable block break:
I really love staying on campus. I can recollect my sanity after a rigorous block, aide at the local high school, and work at my internship. I'm such a homebody.
Posts by Melissa '12
- Dear Class of 2015:, Monday, August 15th, 2011 in activities, Block Break, class, friends, General, home
- Fourth of July Celebration!, Friday, July 8th, 2011 in activities, General
- Sundays: The Melissa Experience, Friday, July 1st, 2011 in activities, food, General
- A few thoughts on education reform:, Wednesday, June 15th, 2011 in General
- My Summer (Re)Reading List, Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 in General
- Moving, Cleaning, and Unpacking…, Saturday, June 4th, 2011 in General
- Summer in Colorado Springs!, Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 in activities, General
- The Decemberists, Block Break, and Block 8. Oh my!, Sunday, April 24th, 2011 in activities, Block Break, class, General
- Dear (soon to be) Class of 2015:, Saturday, March 19th, 2011 in General
- IT’S SNOWING!, Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 in General