Nick Thompson '12

Today we went over two articles from two groups that we read the night before. I found them very informative. But, they didn't really tell us what we could do about the problem so in that perspective I found them pointless. We then quickly changed directions and were given a situation that we had to find a solution for....

Today marked the start of the final week of the in class portion of marine biology! We started off class with two brief discussions on butterfly fishes and marine mollusks. Alec Sims and Kells Koch led the first discussion. I tried to listen to it as much as I could, but I was a little nervous over having to...

Today, we started off class with learning about the different zones in the ocean. I learned that past about 1000 m not much plant life can live because there isn't any sunlight that reaches that deep. I also learned that there is so much to be learned about the "creatures of the deep" because we really haven't ventured to...

Day 4 of 10 and we're almost halfway through the in class portion of the class! It's weird to think that in about a week, I will already be packing for the trip to the BVI. Today we learned about tides, waves, and currents. Finally, I see the direct connection to what we will be learning in the BVI....

Today we focused most of our time talking about different ideas of how the Earth originated and the early Earth history. I learned that it is very possible that all the continents came from one supercontinent called Pangea. I first learned this when I was in elementary school but I didn't realize that there was actually more facts to...

After a very tough intro day yesterday, we started off the class in a much more relaxed manner. We just went over the two readings we read last night. They were some of the hardest articles I have ever read. We started learning about learning about the different types of scientists that make up the field of a marine...

Hi my name is Nick Thompson. In two weeks, I will be going on a trip to the British Virgin Islands with Jesuit Dallas. The two things I want to learn during this course are how to conserve our oceans in an environment that isn't directly affected by the ocean, like Dallas, and how to adapt to a brand...