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Letter from the Chair
Hello from Simpkins Hall! As the Interim Chair of the Department of English for 2025-2026, I have had the privilege of working…
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Five Childhood Books You May Have Forgotten
Our love for reading–for a lot of us readers and writers–was something that took root in our impressionable childhoods and molded our…
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Returning to the Foundation: Reflections on ENG 285
Last fall, I enrolled in a course that I had been quietly anticipating for many years. As a student pursuing a second…
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“Heated Rivalry” and the Miracle of Happy Endings in Queer Media
Heated Rivalry (2025) is a TV show created by Canadian actor and director Jacob Tierney. It is an adaptation of Rachel Reid’s…
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“The Mirror & the Lamp” reviews “AURORA: What Happened to the Earth? Live From Mexico City”
On Saturday, March 7th, at 3:45 p.m. McKenna Schillinger, Taylor Whitmore, Carter L. Myers, Cecilia Garcia Luengas, and Karissa L. Geisinger attended…
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Visiting The Goon Squad: Examining Jennifer Egan’s Time at Western Illinois University
On March 5th, 2026, Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prize winner, journalist, and author of 2010’s A Visit from the Goon Squad and its…
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All that glitters is not “Schmutz” a feature on Dr. Seegulam’s presentation of “The Philosophy of Schmutz”
On a warm day in February 2026, Dr. Esa Seegulam presented on The Philosophy of Schmutz in the Camp Point Library. There…
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Finding Myself in the Internet’s Hometown Hero: MICO
Music is really able to connect with people in multiple ways. Some people may use music to study, others may use it…
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Character Controversy: Severus Snape
When an author suggests that a character is “morally grey,” they imply an ambiguity in the moral motivation behind the cruel and…
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My Experience with Audiobooks
As time advances and my grades climb their way even higher on my priority list, the time I am able to designate…
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