Simpkins’ Fairy Tales of Leatherneck Pride
Once upon a time, every year in Fall, WIU has “Dec the Office” where faculty and staff can decorate their offices based on the yearly theme for homecoming. A panel of judges comes… Continue reading
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Birds love Simpkins Hall
“Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?” – David Attenborough Most students… Continue reading
The Art of the Handwritten Letter
I’m lying in a well-stained cot in ninety-degree heat while allowing a small child to draw Pokemon on my leg in black Sharpie. Around me, I hear the whispers of little girls as… Continue reading
Huizinga on Lateness: 10th Annual Magliocco Lecture with Dr. Birger Vanwesenbeeck
By: Sheldon Gaskell Late winter, 11:30 am, Tuesday, March 7th一the calm, sunny morning after tornado sirens and harsh, relenting winds beat the Macomb streets a shade of twigs and leaf buds—my fellow graduate… Continue reading
A Magical Experience: Harry Potter Study Abroad
By: Haley Helgesen I first read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone when I was eleven years old. Staying up past my bedtime, reading by lamp light, I never imagined the series would… Continue reading
Rebecca Gonner, Managing Editor, Signing Off
By: Rebecca Gonner Time has this annoying habit of constantly moving forward; and though it technically does so at a constant pace, I find the experience of it to be anything but constant.… Continue reading
Lynne for the Win
Congratulations to Lynne Ward, Staff Clerk in the Department of English for 5 years, for being selected as the College of Arts and Sciences Civil Service Award winner for 2016.
Murder, Mystery, and English Majors: Experiencing an Evening of Sherlockian Detection
By: Tess Tyler I have always had an immense passion for literature, so when I joined Sigma Tau Delta and was promptly invited to the Dinner & Conversations event entitled “Murder at the… Continue reading
2016-2017 Awards and Announcements
Award Winning Students Each spring, the English Department awards $20,000 in scholarships and fellowships for our graduate and undergraduate students. We are pleased to announce the following students were awarded English scholarships this… Continue reading
Interview with Barbara Harroun
, By: Brittany Douglas I had the privilege of interviewing one of the creative writing professors here at Western Illinois University, Barbara Harroun. Initially, Harroun’s educational path lead her down the road to… Continue reading