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Dr. Robert Jacobs, former chair of the department, dies at 86
Dr. Robert Jacobs, former chair of the department, died March 31, 2014, at Heartland Healthcare Center in Macomb. He received his B.A.…
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Announcements, Publications, Presentations, and Other Notables 2013-2014
Alumni Jenny Maddox Abbott (B.A. 2004) Technical Services Project Coordinator, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chelsea McDougall (B. A. 2006) Reporter at…
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A Letter From the Chair–Reading Lives
This past year I read a lot. I roamed through a whole set of authors and topics: works by David Foster Wallace,…
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The English Minor: How It Has Enhanced My Experience as a Liberal Arts and Sciences Major
Upon commencement of my first semester at Western Illinois University-Quad Cities (WIU-QC), I found myself unprepared—the areas of study that would consume…
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A Shadow of a Doubt
Somehow I snuck my way into a graduate program halfway through the school year and nobody’s noticed yet that I don’t actually…
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Music First…Safety Last
The lights fade in the Sandburg Theatre on David Drazin, an acclaimed silent-film pianist. On September 24, 2013 under the orange glow…
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Extra-curricular Involvement in Higher Education: Be Actively Involved in Your Learning
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” —Benjamin Franklin “My résumé is full.…
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I’m Nobody! Who are you? Are you – Nobody – too?
I’m Nobody! Who are you? Are you – Nobody – too? Then there’s a pair of us! Don’t tell! they’d advertise –…
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On a 50 Degree Day in the Middle of February
My boyfriend and I play a game in the winter called “Spot the UGGs,” where we count all the pairs of UGG…
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Nicole Hagstorm Schmidt’s Path Through the English Grad Program
Nicole Hagstorm Schmidt is currently a graduate student at Western Illinois University as well as an English 180 teacher for undergraduate…
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What’re You Gonna Do With That?
When I tell my friends and family that I am in graduate school attempting to get my Master’s Degree in English, without…
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University of Iowa, Special Collection Job Shadow: A Reflection
About two years ago, I made the conscious decision to declare myself as an English major for my undergraduate degree. More recently,…
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