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3 Steps to Studying for Exams
When most people think of college, they usually think of parties, course schedules, the freshmen 15 and over studying in a dark back corner of a deserted library at two in the morning. In fact, if you...
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The Magical Land of Oz – A Brief History
L. Frank Baum has a history as fascinating as the Land of Oz. Check out my brief recap of his life. The debut of “Oz: The Great and Powerful”, Sam Raimi’s unofficial prequel to “The Wizard of Oz”,...
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How Does Your Brain Read? (Part 1)
How does Your Brain Read? Brains have proven to be a magnificent and complicated tool. Scientists have begun to delve deeper and deeper into the complex mechanics of our most powerful organ, figuring...
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For centuries, supernatural creatures have fascinated the human race. Vampires, werewolves, leprechauns, fairies, and ghosts are only but a few. For the past two to three years, vampires have ruled...
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How Does Your Brain Read? (Part 2)
The DHLC likes brains and they’re especially interested in how it works while reading. Make sure to check out part one about the lab that’s trying to decode your brain on Jane Austen. Jane Austen reads...
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Feeling the Burn, or Getting Burned
Working out at the campus Wellness Center (gym) a few days ago, I overheard two guys having a disturbing, yet not uncommon, conversation: Guy 1: I think I’m starting to lose my coordination. Guy 2:...
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Spring Tryst with Marcel Proust
Proust by matheo.a/ Flickr.com/ Creative Commons The Morgan Library in New York City is having an exhibition on Marcel Proust, to mark the centenary of the publication of Swann’s Way, the first...
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Game of Thrones Season 3: A New Beginning
“Oh my, this Game of Thrones show is awful. “ –My Mother This is how I know a good show from a bad one. My mother might have the worst taste in the history of television, and Game of Thrones is no...
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Books to Remember: The Persian Boy, by Mary Renault
When it comes to historical fiction, there are few works that are truly transcendent, particularly for ancient times. Salammbô, by Gustave Flaubert, is one—I, Claudius, another—Geraldine Brooks is a...
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Life of Pi: Finding God with a Bengal Tiger
3D technology has often been maligned as a gimmick, a cheap parlor trick to distract audiences from a tired plot, but ever since serial innovator James Cameron unleashed the modern 3D age in 2009, many...
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A Review: Richard Wright’s “Native Son”
I think we all have one author whose words align closely to our own perceptions. It’s inspiring to think such a person could have the courage and tenacity to construct a work of fiction that portrays...
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Fact and Fiction to Deal with the World
Mirror @ Art room by finlaysphotos/Flickr.com/Creative Commons Theory and fiction– that line that we constantly have to straddle as students and as people. Do we write our life as it happens or do we...
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Publishers Seek Next College-Age Bestseller
The world of creative writing certainly doesn’t guarantee easy entry to its pearly gates. The writing industry boasting such humbling statistics such a 9.2% unemployment rate for recent college...
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Hysterical Literature, Proving Books Are Sexy
Credit: http://www.animalnewyork.com/ It is easy to find almost anything on the internet. It has become a space and outlet for the more seedy and unsavory aspects of our society. You probably know what...
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No Good Workshop Goes Unpunished
Let’s talk about the college student/writer’s perpetual, and often exhausting, quest to find decent writing workshops. Indeed, it is by far one of the most time-consuming and ultimately least...
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Edmund Burke: The First Conservative, a Book Review
Though the lives and political thought of liberal Enlightenment philosophers such as John Locke, Voltaire, and Jean Jacques Rousseau are well studied, the philosophy of Edmund Burke (1730-1797),...
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Five Books Everyone Pretends They’ve Read
Being a literary connoisseur is one of the most fascinating aspects of being an English major. Rattling off authors and titles of novels is, I’ll admit, rather entertaining. Although many people claim...
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Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for...
Some of the best works of history are ones that not only document the past, but also draw lessons for the present. Such is the purpose of Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the...
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Tropical Storms: The College Student’s Survival Guide
When vacationing as a family in Florida, images of happy beach goers and sunburned tourists at Disney World flood the mind of the sun seekers on their way to the tropical state. But what happens when a...
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American Phoenix: John Quincy and Louisa Adams, the War of 1812, and the...
History is sometimes characterized as a dry chronicle of dates, names and places. However, those who lived in the past were as vibrant, opinionated and alive as any of us. Though often lost in the...
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