Russian Farms, Football, and Grad School

• Here is a piece on the transition of Russian agriculture from collectively owned to large agricultural companies with the specter of a Russian government takeover.
• Being at a larger university for the first time, I've seen first hand how seriously many (if not most) people in town take the football team. Win or lose, it doesn't bother me.
• "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." -Ben Franklin
• "Late to bed and early to rise makes a man a grad student." -Matt
• Since coming back to grad school, I've also learned that caffeine is your friend!