Category: Events
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CSU Dead Poets Society
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Read More: CSU Dead Poets Society~from English Department Communications Intern Ashley Alfirevic “We were going to call it the Bread & Cheese Club, but that seemed too obscure,” says Kelsey Easton of the Dead Poets Society. The beloved Robin Williams/John Keating wasn’t the only one who had a rag-tag gang of poetry lovers who…
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Homecoming Open House: a Recap and Gratitude
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Read More: Homecoming Open House: a Recap and GratitudeFrom department chair Louann Reid: Homecoming was a hit! Thank you to Pam Coke and Rebecca Kennedy, who organized the event, and to the scores of people who helped make it successful. Marnie, Sheila, and Sue helped us prepare and clean up; work-study students Kayla and Mike were instrumental in some…
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NCTE National Day of Writing at CSU
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Read More: NCTE National Day of Writing at CSUNCTE’s Seventh Annual National Day on Writing is being celebrated today. The theme this year is #WhyIWrite. NCTE answers the question “Why a National Day on Writing?” this way: In light of the significance of writing in our national life, to draw attention to the remarkable variety of writing we…
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English Department Colloquium: Ellen Brinks, Dan Beachy-Quick, Tobi Jacobi and Ed Lessor
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Read More: English Department Colloquium: Ellen Brinks, Dan Beachy-Quick, Tobi Jacobi and Ed LessorColloquium: a usually academic meeting at which specialists deliver addresses on a topic or on related topics and then answer questions relating to them. A few times each semester, the English department hosts a colloquium. All department faculty and graduate students are invited. We gather, with fine appetizers and drinks in…
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NCTE@CSU Banned Books Event Reflection, by Ashley Alfirevic
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Read More: NCTE@CSU Banned Books Event Reflection, by Ashley AlfirevicEnglish Department Communications Intern Ashley Alfirevic recently attended an NCTE@CSU event about Banned Books and had this to share. Perhaps instead of Banned Books Week, we should call this Challenged Books Week. On Thursday’s NCTE@CSU Meeting, I learned about how often parents challenge books found in a library, a school, a…
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Mary Szybist Reading, a reflection by Ashley Alfirevic
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Read More: Mary Szybist Reading, a reflection by Ashley Alfirevicby English Department Communications Intern Ashley Alfirevic Poetry lovers filled the LSC’s North Ballroom for the first of this semester’s Creative Writing and Reading Series. The room had a palpable buzz while waiting for Mary Szybist, winner of the National Book Award for Poetry with her latest creation, Incarnadine. The…
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Department of English Homecoming Celebration Invitation and Request for Memories
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Read More: Department of English Homecoming Celebration Invitation and Request for MemoriesPlease save the date for the Department of English Homecoming Celebration: Friday, Oct.16, 2015, at 2 p.m. on the third floor of Eddy Hall. The renovation of Eddy Hall is complete, and the Department of English is preparing for an open house to celebrate our return! Whether you live in the area or…
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“‘A Truly Angelic Society’: Eugenics and American Pre-World War II Literary Imagination” Presentation, a Reflection from intern Ashley Alfirevic
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Read More: “‘A Truly Angelic Society’: Eugenics and American Pre-World War II Literary Imagination” Presentation, a Reflection from intern Ashley Alfirevicby Communications Intern Ashley Alfirevic Tom Buchanan of The Great Gatsby may be one of the most disliked characters in the history of American Literature. His hateful attitudes are apparent from the outset with his praise of the (misnamed) Rise of the Colored Empires, saying, “Well, it’s a fine book,…
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Homecoming and English: Past, Present, and Future
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Read More: Homecoming and English: Past, Present, and FutureHomecoming & Family Weekend, October 15th – 17th, is an event for alumni, families, community members, and friends of CSU. It’s a time when we come together to celebrate the past, present, and future of Colorado State University. An integral part of that past, present, and future is the CSU…
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Dan Robinson's Reading, a Reflection from intern Ashley Alfirevic
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Read More: Dan Robinson's Reading, a Reflection from intern Ashley Alfirevicby Communications Intern Ashley Alfirevic The comfortable blue armchair in the middle of the Children’s Section at Old Firehouse Books felt like a stark contrast to the reading about to start. Compared to the bright soothing covers on the shelves, the sleek new book jacket of Dr. Robinson’s new novel Death…