by Hope Dorman To start off the semester, we have some incredible news about a recent graduate! Rebecca Parks ’15 has been teaching English in Ankara, Turkey on a Fulbright Scholarship. While that alone is a remarkable accomplishment, she has also just gotten notification that she will be published in The Sigma Tau Delta Review,…
Featured Freshman: Acacia Welsford
by Morgan Mann I came across Acacia Welsford in an ENG 325 discussion when, amid the awkward silence, she spoke up with an equally academic and eloquent response. Even in the first few weeks of class, her comments on various texts and theories prove to be insightful and impressive. She isn’t intimidated by an upper-division…
What is SLAC?
by Rachel Macklin Hi everyone! My name is Rachel Macklin, and I’m your friendly SLAC representative this year. (SLAC stands for the Student Leadership Advisory Council. Don’t worry, I had no idea what it was either.) We’re a group of students who meets once a month with the dean of the College of Arts and…
Apply for the Civil Rights Immersion
By Erika Murphy The Moreau Center is pretty awesome. We have all these immersions where we get to learn about social justice on the scene with some hands on learning. My own experiences on immersions impacted my entire university experience. I saw how much need there is in the world, and how beautiful the people…
English Majors to present at Founders’ Day 2015
by Ana Fonseca After full semesters of extensive research, numerous drafts, and plenty of caffeine, senior English majors have come out the other side bearing thoughtful, creative, and compelling senior theses. Below they share their insight on the capstone process, their work, and what we can expect from their upcoming Founders’ Day presentations: Q: What will your speaking about…
Bright Enough for the Fulbright
3 Myths Debunked, 4 Reasons to Apply, and 3 Tips to Get Started by Erika Murphy First, what is it? The Fulbright Award is a scholarship that could help you attend graduate school, conduct research, or teach abroad. There are the most awards for teaching abroad. The award is known to be highly competitive –…
Freshman Spotlight: Amanda Zazueta
by Danielle Childs I have the pleasure of living next to Amanda on campus in Mehling. I am an RA and she is the lone English major on my floor. One of my favorite things to come home to is Amanda in her room, door open, sitting on her bed reading a book that isn’t…
Why I Love My Major
by Emily Neelon I’ve always loved to read and write. I used to devour book after book, my well-worn library card burning a hole in my pocket, begging to be used. The characters in my favorite books were my best friends and the lines on the pages of a notebook were my closest confidants. When I…
Hill-Walking in Donegal: An Essay from Ireland by Ian Clark
Photo Credit: Ian Ostericher Ian and I ate our carrots at the base of the tower because it was too damn cold to do anything else. A wind was howling over the mountains of Donegal and, to the west, the sea was exploding against the cliffs of the Irish coast. It was a particularly…
“My French Momma”: Clare Munger’s Notes from Nantes
by Clare Munger My mom and I pinky promised each other we wouldn’t cry when we said our goodbyes. I broke my promise; she did too. I’d heard that typical French mothers were fancy, fussy, and often frigid–nothing like my own mom. In my taxi ride to the IES Nantes study abroad center, I was…