The Writing Center: My Experience As a “Newbie”
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
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The Best Books I’ve Read at WIU
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
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
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
Six Months Out
“Yep, you’re good to go!” “Ok, thanks!” I wave to my supervisor and a few of my fellow cashiers as I head to the back of the grocery store. Sore feet remind me… Continue reading
The Grad School Shuffle
Entering freshman year for me felt like staring down another brief eternity; I had just finished high school and completed a chapter of my life, only to be faced with the prospect of… Continue reading
Boiler Room Reading Series Fall 2017
On October 27th the English department put on their Boiler Room Reading Series at the university art gallery. The featured readers were Undergraduate student Tess Tyler, Graduate student Nick Nusbaumer, and faculty member… Continue reading
This Is Why I Write
This is why I write. Writing has always been a passion of mine. I have enjoyed writing since I was about eight years old. To be honest, I am not any good at… Continue reading
Book vs. Book: A Ludiological Literary Event
Every year a new Dinner and Conversations hosted by a faculty member occurs as part of Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society. Sometimes the event is a party portraying literary and cultural icons… Continue reading
English Majors are Zombies!?
As October 31st draws nearer by the day, WIU students’ heads are filled with spooky thoughts of ghosts, ghouls, and things that go bump in the night. Werewolves, vampires, witches, and, of course,… Continue reading