May the Fourth be with you: New College Celebrates “Star Wars” day.
Professor Shipman and thesis student Katherine Ervin dual it out "Star Wars" style.

May the Fourth be with you: New College Celebrates “Star Wars” day.

The Australian Senate celebrated “Star Wars” day by starting a intergalactic twitter war tweeting, “It’s a shame there isn’t a Galactic house of Representatives @AbouttheHouse [the official Twitter of the Australian house of Representatives] #StarWarsDay.” The Russian Embassy in the United Kingdom, tweeted a picture…

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The poetry of place:  Local poetry reading event with Ryan G. Van Cleave and Donald Morril
At the event, Donald Morrill read some of his works while addressing the theme of place to a captive audience of student writers.

The poetry of place: Local poetry reading event with Ryan G. Van Cleave and Donald Morril

Blue-star houses, Britney Spears’ boobs and the Flash were only a few of the topics discussed at the poetry reading held at New College. The event took place in a room which Creative Writer in Residence and visiting Professor, Reginald “Reggie” Young called the Sky…

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Breaking down Trump’s budget

President Donald Trump’s proposed budget promises to raise defense spending by $54 billion without changing the dollar amount of the overall budget. Which seems promising at first glance,  however, the proposed budget requires cuts to important industries to support the shift in funds, which is,…

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Emmy Perez: Bilingual poet breaks down borders
Emmy Perez meets with students from Reggie Young's poetry classes: the Introduction to Creative Writing course and the From Poem to Story to Poem advanced class. Photo courtesy Reggie Young.

Emmy Perez: Bilingual poet breaks down borders

Poet Emmy Perez uses language to beautifully describe this terrifying issue, which directly affects her community in the Rio Grande border. Splitting her poetry into two languages like the border wall splits her community, Perez uses words to express her emotions about a wide range…

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