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Month: October 2015

  • Spring ’16 Course Highlights
    October 30, 2015 by

    November is just around the corner, and you know what that means. Now that you’ve survived midterms, the next daunting task approaches: scheduling your classes for the spring. For some of you, you’re seasoned professionals. You set your schedule in ten or fifteen minutes and don’t think about it for another two months. For others, […]

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  • Recommended Reads: Isabel Vazquez
    October 27, 2015 by

    Anne Rice’s The Wolf Gift (2012) follows Reuben Golding, a young reporter with the San Francisco Observer, whose assignment is to write an article in order to sell a magnificent mansion set deep in the redwoods of Northern California, high above the cliffs and waters of the impeccable Pacific Ocean. He is invited to spend the […]

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  • Tim Macy: Architect and Project Manager
    October 20, 2015 by

    Before he started working at FXFOWLE Architects in New York City, Tim Macy majored in English at Ball State. He was a freshman in 1981– the first year Rai Peterson ever taught at BSU. He also came back to Ball State to teach while he got his master’s degree in architecture. Today, Tim tells us […]

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  • Katy Didden
    October 16, 2015 by

    Dr Katy Didden earned her BA from Washington University in St. Louis, her MFA from the University of Maryland, College Park, and her PhD from the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO. This semester she’s teaching one section of ENG 285 and one section of ENG 408.  How would you describe yourself as a teacher? […]

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  • Guest Post: Isaha Cook on The Infinite Museum
    October 14, 2015 by

    “Where can’t an English major take you?” This is a question that many English graduates have been hard pressed to answer, considering how versatile the degree really is. Last year, senior Amory Orchard’s journey with three other English majors took her to a special experience at the Virginia Ball Center, where she and her team […]

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  • Jennifer Bryan
    October 9, 2015 by

    Dr Jennifer Bryan received her BA in English with minors in Sociology and Political Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She received an MFA in fiction from Bowling Green State University and a PhD from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This semester, she’s teaching four sections of Eng 103.  How would you describe yourself as a […]

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