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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EGSA, Treasure hunt: How many Twain quotes can you find? Announcements Good Humans Will Do Some or All of the Following Attend events related to the Prospective Student Weekend. See the attached schedule or the EGSA Quaff from earlier this week. Help with the EGSA Book Sale. Contact Adam Marshall. Always do right. This will…
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EGSA, This mid-week email serves three purposes: 1) it provides you with the schedule for this weekend’s events (attached), 2) it clarifies which events we hope you participate in (below), and 3) helps give order and meaning to your life (subject line). We need participation at the following events: Meet and Greet/Department Tea, Fri., 1-3pm,…
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EGSA, Hey. Announcements Important, Updated Proclamation by President Kilpatrick on the Prospective Student Weekend: Now with Typographical Corrections and Never-Before-Seen Content! Greetings to all and sundry: I send you this note to remind you of the prospective student weekend’s happenings next weekend, on the afternoon of Friday, March 1, and the morning of Saturday, March…
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EGSA, Get ready. Incoming meteorites (and prospective students and lectures). Announcements President Kilpatrick’s Declaration on the Prospective Stuent Weekend, Fri.-Sat., 1-2 Mar. Greetings to all and sundry: I send you this note so that you can consider yourself officially invited to the prospective student weekend’s happenings on the afternoon of Friday, March 1, and the…
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EGSA, President Kilpatrick wanted to make a declaration regarding the Prospective Student Weekend, not the Stuent Weekend. The fault and shame are all my own. As long as I’m here in your field of vision, though, I might as well clarify for anyone who isn’t aware that the Prospective Student Weekend is an opportunity for…
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