Dear Fellow EGSA Members, Please have patience while our site is revised and renovated. In addition to changing the look to reflect more recent trends in web design, we intend to clarify the page’s organization, update its information, and increase its appeal and usability for both prospective and current Baylor English Graduate Students. In a…
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EGSA, It’s been a wild ride this year, by which I mean it’s been a lot of going to class, doing homework, and writing papers, theses, and dissertations, all in a fairly routine environment. But no matter what ups and downs or loop de loops you encountered, it’s just about time to pull into that…
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EGSA, We got some good ones. If you voted for the other candidate, accept the fact that he or she wouldn’t have fixed your academic, social, financial, or communication problems either and join with me in congratulating our new EGSA officers. After you read some moderately important announcements. Announcements Do Not Scroll Down to the…
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EGSA, Thank you to everyone for your donations and other support for the victims of this week’s tragedies. Our prayers are ongoing. Just the basics today. Announcements EGSA ELECTIONS Elections for new EGSA officers for the 2013-2014 school year will be held next week. You will receive an email with a link to an online…
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EGSA, This is the most important email you are reading right now, so please pay attention. Its purpose is to remind you to submit your nominations for EGSA elections by Friday. If you want to serve in one of the following positions—or if you just don’t want anyone else to and you’re willing to do…
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EGSA, Well, it’s been five months. The dust has settled and the economy is recovering, but that hole inside of you will not be filled. Where are the bitter and divisive attack ads? Where is the mud-slinging? Where are the hollow promises? Above all, where is your justification to ignore your seminar papers, thesis, or…
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EGSA, In honor of English studies, this week’s Digest provides you with that much needed reassurance that what you are studying actually matters. And when I say “what you are studying,†I really mean “knowing how to spell better than a third grader.†And when I say “actually matters,†I really mean “decreases the chances…
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EGSA, Please excuse me for intruding upon your palate early this week. Easter Break and an important RSVP request have necessitated it. Announcements Important: RSVP for 3rd Annual Graduate Student/GPD Appreciation Picnic Express your appreciation for yourself/Dr. Barcus by eating free food from Jimmy John’s on Tues., 2 Apr., 11am-1pm, Burleson Quadrangle. But only if…
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EGSA, Welcome back from Spring Break. Yeah, that was just last week. Now is the time of the semester when procrastination really takes some creative justification. Good luck. Some of the following might help. Announcements Charles G. Smith Lecture, Today, 3:30-4:30pm, CS 101 Ronald Schuchard, “The Man Who Suffers and the Mind Which Creates in…
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EGSA, Thank you to all those who contributed to a very successful prospective student weekend, and thank you to all those who are helping out with the EGSA Book Sale, and thank you to all of those who do not study business. Seriously, thank you. Announcements Spring Break A solitary drop of liquid joy traces…
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