Posts Tagged ‘Emerson College’

International Students Club: Sports

Friday, October 18th, 2024

Sports have been integral to my upbringing and college experience, and I can’t talk about making community through entertainment without delving into one of my most beloved hobbies. No matter where you come from, everyone has likely watched or played a sport, cheered for a team, or worn team merchandise while growing up. I own a Georgian football (soccer) team jersey, and cheering for them at the UEFA European Championship was one of the highlights of my summer. The other highlight was tuning in to the Summer Olympics. I try to bring my love of sports and being active into more experiences at Emerson to make like-minded friends and be part of a community. 

A picture I took of the opening ceremony of the Georgia vs Turkey game at the European Championship / Dortmund, Germany.

Intramural sports have been the perfect way to expend some energy and have fun with other people. I attend intramural volleyball, and I managed to convince many of my friends to join me on that adventure. I’ve connected with new people I would otherwise never meet and have formed and strengthened bonds. And because volleyball is a team-focused sport, I get to make plays with my teammates to defeat our opponents. Once volleyball ends, I feel accomplished, high on endorphins, and quite hungry.

A picture I took of the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks warming up.

Another great way to experience a sense of community through sports is to do the more obvious thing – go and watch games! I’ve gone to Celtics games with friends and family, cheap hockey games, and a baseball game (once was enough for that one, honestly.) I’ve also watched and cheered for our Emerson College basketball and volleyball teams. Emerson hosts fun events such as dodgeball nights and kickball, and they even have foursquare and costume dodgeball later this month. Suppose you’re not a fan of sports involving balls though. In that case, there are also dance clubs, yoga sessions, a hiking club, running clubs around the Boston area, and countless other opportunities to join activity-centered organizations. 

I consider hiking, biking, and rock climbing more leisurely and casual activities but if done competitively, they can also become sports. Partaking in those experiences has also been nothing short of fun, enriching, and exciting through the different kinds of people I meet along the way. 

A picture I took while biking with friends at the Esplanade!

There is a world of value in seeking out sports and team-building activities. At first, I always had doubts – what if I’m the worst player there? What if I absolutely suck and embarrass myself in front of others? What if I get injured? When partaking in sports, there is always a possibility of injury and it’s important to listen to our bodies and take it easy especially if you have prior injuries. However, because opportunities like intramural sports are so low-stakes, there is less of a reason to exert ourselves or take risks to the point of possible injury. Nonetheless, injury can still happen and we shouldn’t forget that.

In terms of embarrassment, that’s just part of it. Sports are fun in part because nobody is perfect at them. Points are scored through mistakes and we can’t grow and improve our skills without failing first. Everything including basketballs, volleyballs, footballs, dodgeballs, and more has hit me in the face, and I think I’ve turned out alright! 


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By Natia Kirvalidze 

Natia Kirvalidze studies Writing, Literature, and Publishing at Emerson College. She is a Publishing Intern at Campus Clipper, serves as the Features Editor for Page Turner Magazine, and is the Managing Editor of Green Magazine. She enjoys playing chess, hiking, and making checklists. 

For over 20 years, the Campus Clipper has been offering awesome student discounts in NYC,  from the East Side to Greenwich Village. Along with inspiration, the company offers students a special coupon booklet and the Official Student Guide, which encourages them to discover new places in the city and save money on food, clothing, and services.  At the Campus Clipper, not only do we help our interns learn new skills, make money, and create wonderful e-books, we give them a platform to teach others. Check our website for more student savings and watch our YouTube video showing off some of New York City’s finest students during the Welcome Week of 2015.

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Songwriting and Publishing: I Sing the Body Electric

Thursday, June 16th, 2022

I Sing the Body Electric

Growing up in Manhattan music was such an influential part of my life, so much so that as I got older, I began questioning whether I should pursue it professionally fast loans with monthly payments. At the beginning of high school, I was young, naive, and full of dreams, but so were half the kids in New York City. This city is the hubbub of talented children who are born and bred to perform and make it big. I was soon hit with the reality that everyone is after the same dream, but only a few will make it. Pursuing music was just a fantasy of mine. After every failed audition and constantly putting myself out there, I figured out quickly that the foundation of this particular industry is rejection, competition, connections, and struggle to the highest degree. This would mean a life of uncertainty and financial instability which didn’t sound too appealing to me. I admire those who fight for the dream I wished to achieve, but as my high school career came to a close, I discovered that music would be just a hobby for me. I decided to focus on and put my energy into the next best thing: writing. 

This is my hometown with a gorgeous view.

Emerson College was a school that found me. I applied blindly without even taking a tour of the school before attending. Now, it’s my Junior year and I couldn’t be happier. I remember during my first few days exploring the little corner of Boston, seeing so much creativity ooze from the one city block. It has the eccentricity of the movie Fame where the kids are talented, imaginative, and motivated to achieve their goals in all kinds of fields of work. Similar to Fame, Emerson is filled with comedy majors, film majors, theatre majors, and kids that fill in all the in-betweens. I loved that movie so much because it showed kids my age fighting to find their passions while becoming so versatile in different fields.

Still having music in the back of my mind, I decided to find something that satisfied that itch for the artistic approach. I found myself majoring in Writing, Literature, and Publishing, and for the first two years at Emerson, I focused on discovering the ins and outs of my major. Although I love to write and believe it is the foundation of this major, I surprisingly fell head over heels for publishing and soon decided to begin a concentration in that. All aspects of publishing intrigued me; from copyediting, proofreading, and magazine printing, to simply helping other writers attain a polished piece, I was all of a sudden invested in the world of publishing. 

This is my campus, aka The Boston Public Gardens

As my first two years of college progressed, music was still prevalent. I would play guitar and sing in the privacy of my dorm room almost every day, and still do. Although I still ponder the thought of how I could’ve made it big, a part of me feels as though if I had pursued music as a career, I wouldn’t love it the same. With publishing, I finally found a professional field that satisfies the craving for creativity. Through this book, I hope to combine my love of music with publishing. The first thing that came to mind was songwriting. Songwriting has always been a passion of mine because it unites the two things I admire the most in this world: music and writing. In a way, it also has a likeness to publishing; it creates a finished product and freely gives it back to the world as its own. Similar to publishing a book, there are multiple steps to creating a song. Follow me on this personal journey of uncovering the musicality of words through the ins and outs of songwriting in hopes to electrify both as one.   


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By Megan Grosfeld

Megan Grosfeld is a Junior at Emerson College majoring in Writing, Literature, and Publishing with a concentration in Publishing. Her dream is to be like the modern Carrie Bradshaw of the Publishing world, but with more writing, sex, and infinite pairs of Manolo Blahniks.


For over 20 years, the Campus Clipper has been offering awesome student discounts in NYC, from the East Side to Greenwich Village. Along with inspiration, the company offers students a special coupon booklet and the Official Student Guide, which encourages them to discover new places in the city and save money on food, clothing, and services. At the Campus Clipper, not only do we help our interns learn new skills, make money, and create wonderful e-books, we give them a platform to teach others. Check our website for more student savings and watch our YouTube video showing off some of New York City’s finest students during the Welcome Week of 2015.


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