Category: Events
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English Department Retreat: See Change 2
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Read More: English Department Retreat: See Change 2~from Communications Coordinator Jill Salahub On Monday, the English department gathered in a conference room at the Hilton Hotel for a full day, whole department retreat. Four years ago, we had a similar event. A lot of good came out of that first See Change, and the joy of all being in…
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Rams Leading Rams Event, Reflections from Interns Beth Campbell and Ashley Alfirevic
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Read More: Rams Leading Rams Event, Reflections from Interns Beth Campbell and Ashley AlfirevicRams Leading Rams at LSC! @CSUCareerCenter pic.twitter.com/fUsYkwgLod — CSU English (@english_csu) April 5, 2016 ~Tweeted by intern Ashley Alfirevic on the day of the event ~By Beth Campbell I strolled into the Lory Student Center that afternoon, drawing confidence from the click of my heels and the swish of my…
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Rekindle the Classics: Shakespeare’s "Macbeth"
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Read More: Rekindle the Classics: Shakespeare’s "Macbeth"~by Beth Campbell, English Department Communications Intern For centuries before our own, it was not Instagram or Netflix or the latest celebrity gossip that captivated the mind. It was not whatever so-and-so tweeted or posted or funny cat videos. Evenings were spent surrounded by good company steeped in intelligent conversation.…
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Dark Matter, a Reflection from Beth Campbell
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Read More: Dark Matter, a Reflection from Beth Campbell~From English Department Communications Intern Beth Campbell The air seems to shimmer with excitement as students trickled in to the beat of a Bollywood song playing over the sound system. Conversation bubbled between the rows of seats as the main attraction settled at the front of the auditorium. The transgender…
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Matthew Cooperman Book Release, a Reflection from Beth Campbell
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Read More: Matthew Cooperman Book Release, a Reflection from Beth Campbell~From English Department Communications Intern Beth Campbell Night had settled over the whole of Fort Collins, but Old Town still shown bright with the glow of street lights, shop windows, and the strobing pulses of lasers to the beat of bar playlists. Groups of people milled over the sidewalks, their…
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Denver Publishing Institute: Acquiring the Knowledge and Network to Succeed
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Read More: Denver Publishing Institute: Acquiring the Knowledge and Network to Succeed~From English Communications Intern Ashley Alfirevic For seniors, especially English majors, career prospects can seem particularly harrowing as we are accosted with questions about post-graduate life. For many of us, the answers to the complex quandaries turn out to be quite simple: we want to continue our lifelong love…
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Opening of Cannupa Hanska’s Installation at CSU’s Duhesa Gallery
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Read More: Opening of Cannupa Hanska’s Installation at CSU’s Duhesa Gallery~From English Department Communications Intern Kaitlyn Phillips Performance by Ram Nation at the unveiling of the new art installation by Cannupa Hanska. Ram Nation Drum Group is a Native American drum group comprised of CSU students, staff, and community members. The group was initiated to promote Native American traditions, to…
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Dan Beachy-Quick Letterpress & Publick House Pub Talk, "The Poem, the Shield, and the Ardent Pursuit"
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Read More: Dan Beachy-Quick Letterpress & Publick House Pub Talk, "The Poem, the Shield, and the Ardent Pursuit"~From English Department Communications Intern Ashley Alfirevic Walking up to the Wolverine Farm Letterpress and Publick House, it instantly felt like quintessential Fort Collins. The smell of new, raw wood mingled with looseleaf tea and amber microbrews. Actual bikes, pictures of bikes, and pictures of people on bikes lined the…
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2016 Summer Education Abroad Program: Zambia
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Read More: 2016 Summer Education Abroad Program: ZambiaAn important message from Professor Ellen Brinks: Dear English students, Are you interested in doing meaningful community education and community health work this summer – in Africa? And earning three academic credits for it? As faculty-director of the 2016 summer Education abroad program in Zambia (May 22-June 11, 2016), I wanted…
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Poetry Slam by Carlos Andrés Gómez, Event Reflection from Intern Ashley Alfirevic
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Read More: Poetry Slam by Carlos Andrés Gómez, Event Reflection from Intern Ashley AlfirevicWednesday night, I went to a spoken word Poetry Slam by Carlos Andrés Gómez. It was rather last minute, but I’m a fan of slam poetry and I figured anything poetry related could be covered for the blog. Why not? Under the calming blue and purple lights of the LSC…