Tag: Ashley Alfirevic
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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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“‘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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Humans of Eddy: Sarah Rossi
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Read More: Humans of Eddy: Sarah Rossiby English Department Communications Intern Ashley Alfirevic Sarah Rossi is a senior majoring in English Education. Full disclosure: she’s also been my roommate for all four years of college. To conduct our interview, we met in neutral territory: our old stomping grounds at the Academic Village. After we turned in…
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Faculty Profile: Kristina Quynn
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Read More: Faculty Profile: Kristina QuynnBorn and raised in Colorado, Dr. Kristina Quynn has been able to call CSU home since childhood. With her father serving as a CSU chaplain, she first learned how to play tennis on the old campus courts. After completing her PhD in Michigan, she answered a job posting to come…
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Introducing Fall 2015 English Department Communications Intern Ashley Alfirevic
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Read More: Introducing Fall 2015 English Department Communications Intern Ashley AlfirevicFrom Jill Salahub, English Department Communications Coordinator: “I am so happy to introduce the English Department’s Communications Intern for Fall 2015, Ashley Alfirevic. She was the recipient of the Donna Weyrick Memorial Scholarship this past spring. Just like the position description stated, she is a creative and enthusiastic CSU student with good communication…
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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…