Monthly Archive: March, 2018

Proust Questionnaire-Dr. Alisha White

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Dr. White is an assistant professor at WIU, based largely in the English Education program. She holds a Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning, Secondary English Education.  What is your idea of perfect happiness? Floating… Continue reading

The Writing Center: My Experience As a “Newbie”

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It was an oddly sticky, blazing hot October day out around the WIU Macomb campus. It was a Tuesday, as I recall.  I was strutting down the sidewalk in my best clothes, but… Continue reading

The Best Books I’ve Read at WIU

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As an English major, and a college student, I read a lot. As my time here at Western Illinois University is ending, I have been reflecting on a few books that I have… Continue reading

Proust Questionnaire: Ellen Poulter

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An in-depth look at one of the unsung heroes of the English department.

Thrown to the Wolves: A Hyperbolic Account of an  English Education Student’s First Day Teaching

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If I counted on both hands how many times I’ve heard people tell me that a student teacher’s first experience in a high school English classroom is like being thrown to a pack… Continue reading