EGSA, Important stuff first: There is an important schedule change for the Prospective Student Preview Weekend. The dinner tomorrow evening (2/14) will be at Panera at 5:30pm (not at La Fiesta at 5:15, as previously indicated). Any English graduate student is welcome, and it will be a great opportunity to meet and chat with the prospective students. If…
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EGSA, There’s something special about 14 February. The anticipation. The nervous excitement. The dinner. The subtle gestures. The treats. The prospects and potential. As Cupid draws his bow, we throw open our metaphorical arms to prospective students. Join us in the figurative embrace by attending any of the events listed in Sarah Clark’s message below:…
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EGSA, For some reason I feel obligated to fill the blank space between the salutation and the announcements. Please ignore this and the previous sentence. Announcements Prospective Student Weekend New Student Orientation Co-Chairs Sarah Clark and Elizabeth Travers write: Attention Current Baylor Bears: The prospective student preview weekend is Feb. 14-15. Check out the attached…
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EGSA, What a weekend. The drama. The pageantry. The controversy. The shock. The disappointment. The parties, of course. Oh, Punxsutawney Phil, you ol’ rascal. And on top of it all, there was the suspense of not having a Friday Digest, which was delayed as we awaited the official results of the New Student…
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Well, EGSA, It’s time. The candidates are set. The ballot is posted. The suspense is building. And it all comes down to you–if you’ve paid your dues, that is. Our first EGSA election of 2014 is now open. Click on the link below to cast your vote for Orientation Co-Chairs. You may vote for TWO…
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EGSA, So, hi. It’s been a while. Babies and holidays and nothing to announce and denial and stuff. Anyway. What’s up? I’ll tell you what’s up. Because that’s what we do here at the Digest. Announcements Nominations for Orientation Co-Chairs The time has come to elect our orientation co-chairs for 2014. These are the people…
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EGSA, I know you’re busy. After all, it’s about time to start researching for that seminar paper due next week. But grading and Writing Center reports can (generally) wait, and theses and dissertations can (always) wait, so take some time to look over these announcements and save yourself the embarrassment of having your work completed…
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EGSA, In its athletic excitement, Baylor apparently forgot to schedule any events for the next two weeks. Or maybe they just realized that you are having a hard time getting excited about anything other than next week’s break from feeling guilty about procrastinating your seminar papers. In any case, here’s a record-breaking short Digest.…
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EGSA, Lean times. Announcements Cheap Books Today Emily Brower writes, Baylor University Press is having a $1 book sale today from 9-4. Baylor UP primarily publishes in religion, theology, etc., so most of the books will be along those lines, but also has a decent number of religion & lit books. The…
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EGSA, If you’re like your students, you’re taking a few days to recover from your demanding spectating experience last night. We here at the EGSA Digest office are awarded no such luxuries, so here’s another edition. Get to it whenever you feel like you can handle it. Announcements Independent Study; or, We’ll Get You…
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