Appalachian State University

Week 1: Settling In

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Eva Rissanen

This week was probably one of the most eventful weeks I’ve had in a while.

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Eva Rissanen

NIST Research Intern

Week 10: The One After Vegas

Monday, August 8, 2022

Aidan Keaveney

Hi y’all! This will be my last blog of the SPS summer internship. This summer has been among the most challenging of my life. I witnessed the failure of our government to properly meet the needs of our people.

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Week 9: The One Where [Putin] Crosses the Line

Monday, August 1, 2022

Aidan Keaveney

Hi y’all! For my second-to-last blog, I thought I would talk about my final presentation topic: nuclear non-proliferation.

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Week 8: The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion

Monday, July 25, 2022

Aidan Keaveney

Hi y’all! This week, I’m going to talk about constituent letters. When we get a correspondence from a constituent, be it phone call, email, fax, letter, or smoke signal, it is the policy of our office to respond to it. We get about 1500 incoming correspondence each week.

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Week 7: The One with [Seven] Parts

Monday, July 18, 2022

Aidan Keaveney

Hi y’all! This week, I’m going to talk about bill memos.

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Week 6: The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS

Monday, July 11, 2022

Aidan Keaveney

Hi y’all! Last week’s blog was a real bummer, so as a palette cleanser, this week I’m going to talk about the phone calls we receive in Congressman Foster’s office.

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Week 5: The One Where Old Yeller Dies

Monday, July 4, 2022

Aidan Keaveney

I try to make these blogs somewhat light and enjoyable to read. This will not be one of those blog entries. Before I begin, I would like to fully acknowledge my limitations in the fields about which I intend to discuss for this week.

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Week 4: The One with the Ick Factor

Monday, June 27, 2022

Aidan Keaveney

Hi y’all! Before I begin, I want to acknowledge that there were some Supreme Court decisions this week that you may find distressing, as I do. That said, I am saving a full discussion of the Supreme Court term for next week after the final decisions are released.

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Week 3: The One with Joey's Bag (of Snickers)

Monday, June 20, 2022

Aidan Keaveney

Hi y’all! For this blog, I thought I would cover one of the tried and true responsibilities of the intern in any field: The Favor.

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