Dear EGSA, dear dear EGSA,  January is at an end, and here is a Digest to mark its passing. Hark, pay heed, and all that jazz. There’s stuff happening.  ANNOUNCEMENTS  Another missive arrives from the elusive “SK.” Behold:  EGSA, I want you to be honest with yourself. You’re in graduate school. Do…
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Well, friends, it is the second week of semester, so now it’s getting real. I always assume there is a direct correlation between the number of emails blowing up my inbox and the “realness” of the semester. It’s very real, guys. Let’s throw another email on the fire now. ANNOUNCEMENT Â Sara Kelm, Booksale Maven,…
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Dear EGSA, Another year, another semester, another digest for you to heed or disregard at your peril. That’s right. Peril. There will be no more fooling around. No more than usual, anyway. Also, there will be no formatting, because webmail disdains my current device and denies me formatting. Let’s get to it. First EGSA Meeting…
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Dear EGSA, So we have come to the almost-end. The end of the Digest, at least, even as you continue to slog away at papers. Something thoughtful and sincere about self-care goes here; bask in its warm glow. Enough touchy-feely stuff. Let’s rip through these last few announcements. Departmental Tea, TODAY, 2:30 PM 4th Floor…
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Greetings, EGSA, Today’s email will be brief, as I am later today facing death by firing squad and must put my affairs in order.*Â All witty/clever commentary will therefore be provided by British thespian and writer Emma Thompson. TODAY, Departmental Tea 2:30 PM in the 4th floor lounge How exciting. TONIGHT, MRRS Drama Night 7:30 PM…
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Dear EGSA, Canada has heard your cries for fall and answered them with a crushing arctic storm. How d’you like that #pumpkinspicelatte now, huh? But by the time I’m writing this next week, it will allegedly be warmer, as long as we do not invite the ire of the Maple Leaf Republic again. Tread carefully. In…
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Greetings, EGSA, and welcome to “fall,” that mystical season you’ve all been hoping and praying for. #pumpkinspicelatte #letsdoannouncements  (Yes, I know hashtags don’t work in email. Wipe that smug smile off your face.)  19th CRS, TODAY 3:30-4:30 PM, ABL Lecture Hall Dr. Jason Payton (Sam Houston State), “Piracy, Islam, and Nation-Building in Royall…
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Although really, the time to get the Halloween candy is tomorrow morning. See you in the HEB clearance aisle! I hope in the meantime you are all dressing your pets/children/selves in hilarious and completely appropriate costumes.  Interpret “appropriate” however you please.  Announcements  El Jefe (Ryan Womack) relayed the following:  It’s an…
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Greetings, EGSA. For once, the Digest comes to you from right here in the heart of Texas, which is why it is dry, dusty, and heavily armed.  Announcements  From El Presidente (i.e., Ryan Womack): Graduate Seminars: We are trying to gather some information on graduate student preferences for graduate seminar times. Would you…
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I refrained from calling this the Vancouver Edition, although not really, because I just mentioned it. But being in Vancouver is always an occasion for smugness. Nonetheless, the Digest marches on. Although probably the only things anyone cares about at the moment are: surviving the Old English midterm; football game Saturday; library is open all…
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