College of Arts and Sciences

Sunday Dec. 9, 2018 Sundays in McMurdo are a relaxing and enjoyable day for all. For most of the staff and contractors here this is their only day off each week. Today we were able to catch a few extra z’s (Nobody tell John Schutt) and at 10 am enjoyed...

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The key to mission success is preparation and practice. Amundsen invested significant time and effort in preparing and testing himself, his equipment and his crew prior to attempting, and completing the greatest of all Antarctic achievements. Today, we left the comfort of McMurdo Station to conduct a “Shakedown” of...

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December 6, 2018 Last evening was quite a spectacular and amazing experience. I went on tour of the pressure ridges, just off of the coast, near New Zealand’s Scott Base. Here the local sea ice contacts the thicker ice of the Ross Ice Shelf. The force of this interaction...

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The last couple of days have been a blur. And I am honestly really exhausted. Adjusting to the ice isn’t bad, don’t get me wrong. It’s just different. I am constantly thirsty, always applying chapstick, eating about 6 times a day to get calories… it’s just different. And on...

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Just in case you're wondering why the team hasn't been posting the last few days,  don't worry;  it's good news.  I've been in touch with them and they're just very busy.  Here's some reasons (call them excuses if you want). When we put together our schedule for McMurdo we...

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Well here we are, friends! We’ve officially made it. I am reporting from THE ICE! I think today, this morning really, is when it started to feel real for a lot of us.  This morning, we hopped on a shuttle at 5:45 am and headed back to the USAP CDC....

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Hey kids!  I know, I know. I didn’t blog last night. But I was tired. So tired. I slept well if you were wondering.  First things first, the most important meal of the day: Breakfast. Paul and Elena had quite the NZ experience for breakfast: Marmite. Elena says, “It is a...

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Hi Friends! Sheridan here. Reporting from beautiful Christchurch, NZ! I’ve been unofficially officially dubbed the Blog Kween 👑 this season. It’s mostly a job I begged for... if we’re being totally honest here. As a rookie, I’ve followed the blog and the ANSMET team in previous years and I was...

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Here's a picture of Ralph and I they day before the big trip. Just a system test!   Okay, so normally I'd just delete this test post, but I'm leaving this up to talk about our blogging just in case anyone's interested.  Paul (who's an MS student here at Case, doing...

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      Hi everyone.   A quick post updating progress on this year's ANSMET field season.  John Schutt and Brian Rougeux have been in McMurdo since Nov 21,  the day before the Thanksgiving holiday.  They report a few things of interest: -John and Brian have gone through the various training classes for...

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