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English honor society hosts open mic poetry night
Estelle Mandeville Staff Writer Sigma Tau Delta, the English honor society on campus, hosted an open microphone poetry night 8 p.m. on Nov. 5, where attendees were encouraged to bring either original or favorite poems to read aloud. Every chair in the International Lounge in the J.C. Williams Center was occupied with participants. Julianne Leighton, […]
English honor society cultivates students’ love for literacy
ESTELLE MANDEVILLE STAFF WRITER Have you ever wondered what an honor society is? Wonder no more, because Franciscan University of Steubenville’s English honor society is active and open to all students looking to delve deeper into literature and hone their writing skills in an academic setting. The English honor society at Franciscan is part of […]
Saintly and spooky poetry makes for supernatural Sunday night
MAGGIE KNOELL STAFF WRITER Literature lovers forged comradery during a tight-knit poetry reading night Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge. It was a small crowd of eight total attendees, but there was more than enough poetry to entertain and excite the group. The theme of the night was “Spooks and Saints,” and those who came were […]
Critic’s Corner: ‘I hate English’
SARAH KADERBEK CRITIC’S CORNER COLUMNIST So they say. Or they don’t say, but I can read it in their eyes. Others try to be nice about it: “You’re an English major? Wow, I could never do that…” Even my history-major roommate delights in raising my blood pressure by waxing eloquent about how the objective, factual nature of history is so superior to the subjective fluff […]
Freshman English class dramatizes literary works
DR. MARY ANN SUNYOGER On Oct. 28, Dr. Mary Ann Sunyoger’s freshman English class, ENG 103C, analyzed literary works through the medium of dramatic presentations. Each group creatively critiqued a literary work, with some students dressing up as the characters depicting the setting of the work. One of the groups emailed questions to the author […]