3 15 59 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/842cb3c7e69545f4650c24e45b964ae0.pdf 8133d86f39716438bbda20ab286ab8ba PDF Text Text inkwellQuarterly Issue 1 Volume 9 The Inkwell Quarterly Volume 9 Fall 2015 Issue 1 In This Issue: Facuhy & (Jul, I pilates Review: 3 Cheek tn Cheek 3 Spring Course Offer­ ings 4 Banned Books W eek (cont’d.) 5 6 Review: Gone Girl Pynchon’s Expand­ ing Impact Manuscript Hallow­ een Reading 8 Contemporary Au­ 9 thor Updates Hamill’s Hunches 10 Kuhar’s Horner 11 (lame 12 Photo courtesy of Sara Pisak Celebrating Banned Book Week By Sara Pisak As students, professors and authors of English and American Literature it seems blasphemous and entirely disrespectful to ban a book based on its content. However this practice is all too familiar. Banned Book Week is held annually during the last week of September to raise awareness of banned literature. Banned Book Week was inaugurated in 1982 as a response to an unexpected outpouring of challenged books in schools and libraries. This year Banned Book Week was held from September 21st. In the 32 years that have passed since the conception of Banned Book Week, more than 11,300 27th books have been challenged. According to the Banned Book website, the week-long celebration of Eterature “highEghts the value of free and open access to information.” The main goal of this week is to bring Ubrarians, bookseUers, teachers, students and others in the book community together. Together, these individuals can help bring support for free expression of written ideas, whether these ideas are deemed eccentric or unconventional. This year’s ban i eccentric and unconventional books is led by The Captain Underpants series which was die most challenged book of this past year. The reasons Ested for this chaUenge are “unsuit d for age group” and “violence.” Continued on page 5 I �Volume 9 Issue 1 The InkwellQua --------------------- -------- Review: Faculty & Club Updates By Jason Kit By Tara Giarratano In March, Dr. Helen Davis organized and chaired a panel and presented a paper at the International Conference on Nar­ rative which was held in Cambridge, MA. The panel was tided, “Ambiguous Authorial Self Narration” and her paper was titled “‘The business of a woman’s life’: Ambiguous self-rep­ resentation in Charlotte Bronte’s Letters.” In June, Dr. Davis participated in the Project Narrative Summer Institute at The I Ohio State University, which focused on queer and feminist narrative theory. She was able to present her research and dis­ cuss theoretical applications with other scholars from around the world. In September, Dr. Davis presented a Faculty Forum talk to Wilkes University faculty on the topic of Defining Circumnarration as a means of Subversive Telling .” In September Dr. Mischelle Anthony presented a paper, “’No Certain Guide’: Sarah Kemble Knight’s Contested Jour­ ney,” at an interdisciplinary conference called Gothic and Un­ canny Reflections at Karlstad University in Karlstad, Sweden. The presentation demonstrated how Knight’s Early American travel journal used one type of punctuation, the dash, in the same way gothic novels would a century later. Dr. Mischelle Anthony in Karlstad, Sweden. Photo courtsey of Dr. Mischelle Anthony. Manuscript Update Cheek to Ch Jazz, 2014, St Lady G extravagant fas] debut in 2008. ] Bennett named from George ar number of othe ~ is Lady Gaga a jazz musician, roots? Tony Ber scene, having G Achievement At An American Cla collaboration wi to picture Lady ( what is a very hr Lady Ga, Bife”), which are achieved a legem shines him and tl Artpop. Still, Ben different atmosp to Cheek”). The all at once, but it Gaga, a perform/ a new facet to he thing about it tha audiences to exp] 1. Submit your written and visual art to Manuscript for this year’s issue! Submissions are we come students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Send submissions and queries to magazine@wilkes.edu. The ea submissions is Friday, November 21 by 12:00 midnight. Sigma Tau Delta Update Sigma Tau Delta, the English honor society, has a new faculty advisor this year. Please see Dr. Mischelle Anthony if you’d like to be a member. (GPA and credit-hour restrictions apply.) Sigma Tau Delta 'NTERNATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY 7 Staff Writers: �Issue 1 The InkwellQuarterly Volume 9 Issue 1 Review: Cheek to Cheek By Jason Klus tanel >n Nar­ is titled, zas Lf-repDavis at The linist nd disiround y Forum ning )aper, sd Jourand UnSweden. unerican , in the Cheek to Cheeky Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga Jazz, 2014, Streamline/Interscope/Colombia Lady Gaga has been shocking the music industry with her extravagant fashion sense and unusual performance style since her debut in 2008. Her latest effort, a collaborative effort with Tony Bennett named Cheek to Cheek, is a collection of jazz standards from George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and a number of other masters of the genre. This all begs the question — is Lady Gaga still trying to shock her audience by identifying as a jazz musician, or is she simply returning to her classical music roots? Tony Bennett is certainly no stranger to the jazz music scene, having Grammy Awards to his record as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award; he has recently released two albums, Duets: An American Classic and Duets II, that feature his timeless voice in to picture Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett working together to form what is a very impressive jazz tandem. Lady Gaga makes an incredible statement with her solo tracks (“Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye” and “Lush Life”), which are by far the most compelling performances presented on the album. While Tony Bennett has achieved a legendary status in the music industry, having entered his sixth decade as an entertainer, Lady Gaga out­ shines him and thrusts herself into the spotlight — something she greatly needed to do after 2013’s musical effort, Artpop. Still, Bennett’s work expectedly well done (“Sophisticated Lady” particularly), and, as a duo, the two bring a different atmosphere that explores many different moods with ease (“Let’s Face the Music and Dance” and “Cheek to Cheek”). The album doesn’t travel too far out of traditional swing and jazz settings and can be a bit monotonous all at once, but it showcases a mesh of two artists that somehow come together seamlessly. It is odd to hear Lady Gaga, a performer who has only thrived in a pop music setting, achieve such a mastery of jazz and immediately add a new facet to her musical persona. Cheek to Cheek definitely is a triumph for jazz in my opinion; there is some­ thing about it that refreshes and invigorates the American Songbook, bringing it to a modern day relevance for new audiences to explore and enjoy. Milkes for The Inkwell Quarterly Staff iel3£ 57*°**** Interim Faculty Advisor: Dr. Larry Kuhar Editor-in-Chief: Kendra Kuhar Copy Editors: Tara Giarratano Layout Editors: Jason Klus, Nicole Kutos Staff Writers: Tara Giarratano, Jason Klus, Kendra Kuhar, Sara Pisak, Jordan Ramirez Sarah Simonovich Faculty Contributors: Dr. Larry Kuhar, Dr. Thomas Hamill �Issue 1 Volume 9 The InkwellQuarterly The Inkwell Spring Course Offerings By Jason Klus ENG 202 ENG 203 ENG 234 ENG 281 ENG 298 ENG 303 ENG 324 ENG 350 ENG 351 ENG 397 Technical Writing Creative Writing Survey of British Literature II Suvey of American Literature I Visual Literacy Advanced Creative Writing Workshop History of the English Language Studies in the British Novel Studies in Postmodernsim Studies in the Gothic Novel Dr. Kemmerer Bill Black Dr. Davis MWF T TR 9:00 - 9:50 6:00 - 8:45 9:30 - 10:45 Dr. Kelly TR 2:30 - 3:45 Dr. Stanley Dr. Anthony R MW 6:00 - 8:45 1:00-2:15 Dr. Hamill TR 3:00-4:15 Dr. Farrell MWF 1:00-1:50 Dr. Kuhar TR 1:00-2:15 Dr. Anthony MWF 9:00 - 9:50 Registration Dates: Seniors Juniors Class of 2015 (86 or more credits earned): Monday, 10/27 at 12:01 A.M. Sophomores Class of 2017 (26 or more credits earned): Monday, 11/3 at 12:01 A.M. Class of 2018 (less than 26 credits earned): Wednesday, 11/5 at 12:01 A.M. Freshmen Class of 2016 (56 of more credits earned): Wednesday, 10/29 at 12:01 A.M. Celeb By Sara ] W tive is en olic Higl with pos and disp grees in students a mistak you fina thing wi longer b tors and disagree B books it and oth banned is somei Banned If you have any questions or concerns about any of the courses offered for the spring 2015 semester, feel free to contact the professor teaching the class or any member of the English faculty. For any questions regarding registration, see the registrar at Student Services. For mo http://’ ala.org/ �Issue 1 The InkwellQuarterly Issue 1 Volume 9 Continued from page 1. )0 - 9:50 )0 - 8:45 0 - 10:45 JO - 3:45 )0 - 8:45 >0-2:15 10-4:15 •0-1:50 10-2:15 10 - 9:50 >:01 A.M. 112:01 A.M. 01 A.M. 12:01 A.M. Celebrating Banned Books Week By Sara Pisak With all the hype and controversy surrounding Banned Book Week, an educator’s perspec­ tive is enlightening. Maureen Costello, a librarian and twenty-year academic veteran at Marian Cath­ olic High School in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania conducts a Banned Book Week celebration complete with posters, academic announcements on First Amendment rights, education about censorship, and displays of “Banned Literature.” Maureen Costello obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s de­ grees in Library Science from Kutztown University and has developed an expertise in educating students in history and in literature. Mrs. Costello adamandy calls banning books based on content a mistake: “As an educator you automatically censor yourself based on time and on money. When you finally find a book you can use which is phenomenal and someone tells you that there is some­ thing wrong with it; you cannot believe that you just did all this research and that the kids will no longer be able to benefit from the wonderful content in the book.” She goes onto add, “If educa­ tors and librarians cannot use a book because someone disagrees with it, it is wrong because we all disagree at some point.” Banned books have shaped the literary world for ages. Some of the most influential banned books include The Bible, The Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and other classics. Although she loves the classics, Mrs. Costello is quick to state that her favorite banned book is the Harty Totter series. For her selection, she gives the following reasoning: “There is something wrong with banning a story about the fight between good and evil, where good wins.” Banned Book Week works diligentiy to allow talented literature triumph. r, feel free to couri >ara For more information about Banned Book Week visit the official Banned Book Week website at http://www.bannedbooksweek.org or The American Library Association website at http://www. ala.org/ Keep Reading! �The InkwellQuarterly____ Volume 8 Issue 4 The Inkwell ( Pynch Movie Review: Gone Girl Directed by David Fincher, Starring Rosamund Pike, Ben Affleck, Tyler Perry By Sarah I by Jordan Ramirez It seems that behind almost every great film adaptation of a modern novel that won big at the box office since the year 1999 was a man named David Fincher...or, at least, someone eliciting his artful directorial style and mimicking his editing technique, perhaps even resorting to be excessively nit-picky. Gone Girl, Finchers latest translation from bookshelf to big screen, isn’t likely to cause so much as a wrinkle in his impeccable resume. The low-moderate financial success of Finchers latest film, 2011s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, didn’t so much match with its expectedly positive critical reception, however, with a buzz perpetuated by the floating rumors of Rosamund Pike’s Oscar-worthy performance as Amy Dunne, sharp writing by Gillian Flynn (the woman behind both the book and the screenplay), and the mere billing of Ben Affleck, Hollywood’s golden boy of late, it seems there will be no issues in bringing moviegoers to the theater. Though many unassuming couples will inevitably litter the stadium seats, fans of the director will be arriving in hordes, and much to their delight, they will find that Gone Girl is indeed Fincherian, the best scenes of the film resting upon the masterful technique of the direc­ tor and his ability to get the most of his actors rather than the other way around. The film is set in the fictional town of North Carthage, Missouri, and the recently laid-off couple of Nick and Amy Dunne are in the midst of a serious financial crisis. North Carthage could be any middle-upper class town in the United States, and the Dunnes’ circumstances are unfortunate, not unordinary, but their desire to maintain a picture-perfect marriage (on the outside) has caused turmoil within their home. It is their fifth anniversary, and Nick comes home to an ajar door, a shattered table, and an empty house. Soon after, Amy is reported missing, and a neighborhood-wide, to state-wide, to nation-wide “search” begins - and the media immediately assumes murder. Nick struggles to deal with the stress of the situation along with the media attention, and his odd behav­ ior results in accusations of uxoricide. The mystery plays out in flashbacks, narrated by Pike’s Amy Dunne, interchanged with sequences of the pres­ ent: the search for Amy and Nick’s struggles with the media and suspicious police force, fronted by two excep­ tional, funny turns by Kim Dickens and Patrick Fugit, or Detective Boney and Officer Gilpin, respectively. The pacing of the script is tight and the dialogue is natural. Aside from one confusingly unfunny line occurring early in the film, the humor is fresh and always welcomed when interjected into some of Gone Girl’s dialogue wherein tension usually takes precedence. The phenomenal writing aside, the films greatest moments, which may come as little surprise, come mostly by way of Fincher’s direction. In Gone Girl, Fincher manages to let the audience feel as though they are experiencing these events in real time. See: the shot of the cat from The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. More impressively, Fincher’s impeccable shots and precise editing function like a time-lapse photo, of sorts; it is one image, but several, and the first time you see it, it’s pretty darn cool. This phenomenon is evident in the film’s most horrifying yet satisfying scene, a scene in which Pike’s performance hits its peak. However, it is only one of many highlights in the film. In fact, the Missourian suburb in which most of the film is set seems awfully authentic thanks to the actors. Even Affleck - with his hulking frame and butt-chin and whose media presence could not be ignored over the past decade - succeeds in becoming human again. Initial doubts notwithstanding, Affleck’s turn as Nick Dunne - a man overwhelmed by negative media attention - is more impressive and fitting for him considering the two-time Oscar-winning actor’s own curious and unfair struggles coming under scrutiny of the media and unfortunate typecasting. The biggest surprise comes from a nuance and professional performance from Tyler Perry (yes, the Tyler Perry, the brilliant man who has not once ut twenty times assumed the Madea persona for a gigantic paycheck) as superstar defense lawyer Tanner Bolt, ei a ric arris plays an ex-boyfriend of Amy, and unfortunately for Harris, most of his scenes are opposite e magnificent Rosamund Pike, who might be on the receiving end of an Oscar nomination. hl nTui1181011’ g° See it- NoW- And its already out of theaters, don’t illegally download it. Besides, it will surely be on Blu-ray soon...the wait might even make it better. Maybe. (4.5/5) T On fans were f Thomas Ai Inherent V trailer. The fans becan is a taste o: has becom author. W1 film: Inhet big names Witherspo among oti is any indi with Pyne viewer has at the trail beginning Ai general ae novel V. ii upcoming more intc P’ die highlj masterpie shift fron Pynchon fiction til textualitit reference 1 determin natural r< While tli die film’s character �Issue 4 The InkwellQuarterly___________________ ________ Volume 9 Issue 1 Pynchon’s Expanding Impact By Sarah Simonovich :e since and latest me. The much mors of i behind t seems zitably 1 find he direcck and ss town maintain sary, and ssing, sumes d behav- xe presixcepy. The Lng early wherein r come as nee feel Dragon to, of ivident fthe hin and Initial i - is nfair from a ; not once er Bolt, pposite will sure- On September 29, Thomas Pynchon fans were finally given a look inside Paul Thomas Anderson’s upcoming film adaption of Inherent Vice with the release of the theatrical trailer. The trailer is satisfying for Pynchon fans because within die two-minute glimpse is a taste of the zany, outrageous chaos that has become synonymous with the reclusive author. What is not reclusive is the stars of the film: Inherent Vice boasts a cast fist starring big names such as Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Josh Brolin, and Owen Wilson, among others. If the trailer’s seeming chaos is any indication, the film should fit right in with Pynchon’s labyrinthine works, for the viewer has no clearer sense about the plot at the trailer’s close than he or she did in the beginning. Anderson’s film should answer the question of whether Pynchon’s books can be made into films for the general audience. While Pynchon has been a notable part of the literary scene since the publication of his first novel V. in 1963, Inherent Vice, which was published in 2009, is his first novel to make it to the silver screen. This upcoming film raises several questions, one of which is whether Paul Thomas Anderson’s film will bring Pynchon more into popular culture, or whether Pynchon has slowly been doing that himself. Pynchon’s most recent works, such as Inherent Vice and his 2013 novel Bleeding Edge, seem to have lost the highly academic density that defines his earlier and particularly well-known works such as V. and his 1973 masterpiece Gravity’s Rainbow. One could say that those texts are difficult to read, let alone to film. There is a shift from Pynchon’s earlier works to Inherent Vice that make this text the first candidate for film. For example, Pvnchon seems to have shifted away from the erudite language of his earlier, self-reflexive fiction towards a form of fiction that has become increasingly entertaining. While all of Pynchon’s texts are notably Uttered with high-cultured textualities amid obscenities and boorish humor, these newest novels seem to be more focused on pop culture references over encyclopaedic ones. n hnn’s career (if there really is a shift at all) cannot easily be , ’■ si—• •• 1XXU of the increasingly certainly make Pynchon a more mass market-fnendly name, While the release of Pan! Th°“fynde“ble teough Pynchon’s own turn away from hrs rurgtd hterature mto more the film’s existence seems to only b P character-focused, entertaining texts. �Volume 9 Issue 1 The InkwellQu. Contem By Kendra I On Wedensdav October 29, Manuscript held its annual Halloween Reading in the Kirby Hall Salon, wcci j, . j sf-t-pnded the event for helping in its success. Pengu ry of Sylvia D Marlon Jame Killings.” Jam Harpe a love and crii Drop” was al: Number Four! Randi man dying of decision to le Palahnuik. I when C. Lint dons than m< 2014 N By Tara G Ma son ever to es which de Children’s I of women’s In 2013, or she publish Yousafzai x Photos Courtesy of Jason Klus �The Inkwell Quarterly Volume 9 Issue 1 Contemporary Author Update By Kendra Kuhar Q. Penguin Random House has recently published “Odd One Out” by Monica McInerney, telling the sto­ ry of Sylvia Devereaux and her journey to redefine herself after a harsh realization at her sister’s second weddingMarlon James, author of The Book of Night Women,” had released a new novel titled “A Brief History of Seven Killings. James story explores the attempted assassination of musician Bob Marley in the 1970s. Harpers Collins Publishers printed “The Drop,” by Dennis Lehane, about a bartender entangled in both a love and crime story. Lehane also published “Mystic River” in 2001 and it was made into a film in 2003; “The Drop was also recently made into a film. Pittacus Lore’s “The Revenge of Seven” is the fifth book in the Number Fo//r! book series. It moves towards a sixth and final book to conclude the series. Random blouse brought out a new John Grisham novel titled “Sycamore Row.” Seth Hubbard, a wealthy man dying of lung cancer, leaves a new and handwritten will shortly after taking his own Efe; the will reveals his decision to leave nearly all of his fortune to his maid. The company has also pubHshed “Beautiful You” by Chuck Palahnuik. Penny Harrigan, a low-level associate at a large Manhattan law firm has her world turned upside down when C. Linus Maxwell invites her to dinner. Penny soon finds there is more to the invitation and Maxwell’s inten­ tions than meets the eye. 2014 Nobel Peace Prize By Tara Giarratano Malala Yousafzai the seventeen-year-old Pakistani activist for female education, became the youngest per­ son ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize on October 10, 2014. Yousafzai reached national recognition for her speech­ es which denounced the Taliban’s actions to deny young Middle Eastern women education. She earned both the Children’s Peace Prize and the National Youth Peace Prize in 2011. In 2012, Yousafzai’s reputation as an advocate of women’s rights resulted in her bang targeted by the Taliban. She was shot tn the head but mtraculously survived. In 2013 on her sixteenth birthday, she delivered a speech to the United Nanons, and in October of the same year ’ tnb;npranhv I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, she published an autobography, I A Yousafzai was previously nominate 7 �Volume 9_________________ Issue 1 Thein --- •—— ‘The Best Of’’ Hamill’s Hunches By Dr. Thomas Hamill From Issue 7.2, Fall 2012 Before I sat down to write my Hunches on the morning of its (graciously extended) deadline I decided that I instead needed to assemble the Guidecraft High Rise Step Up that had arrived in the mail the night be-ore, only four short days after I placed the order on target.com. Like those of you reading this now, I was, of course, pro­ crastinating and plotting —suspending and sustaining the narrative hope proleptic of my “will-have-been-submitted” IQ submission while also conjoining that inevitable fulfillment to another my theme of my day’s unfolding “story” that I could already imagine (proudly) flashing back to. The Guidecraft High Rise Step Up (we ordered the one in “Natural” for those of ' > our daughter Grace reach the faucet of you following along online) is meant to help the newly installed pedestal sink in the now (nearly) completed (and infamously digitized and archived ) bath­ com[ room renovation project. In its promise of design and function, the Guidecraft is audaciously believing, faithful to the promised arc of enabled “High Rise Step Up” access to still more domestic and cultural systems an arc reflected in the rounded handles that, to me at least, define it. And here perhaps, in this admission, I’ve betrayed what you, long ago, had already come to suspect, that I, as the one who installed the pedestal sink, need the Guidecraft (and it magic reassuring handle arches) as much as, and probably more than, Grade does. The 2” lag bolts I used to mount the sink to the wall (the 2 l/2” bolts were just a bit too long and tempted over-tightening disasters, although I may try them again if and as conditions dictate) and the 3” bolt I used to mount the pedestal to the floor were simply (and obviously, for anyone who’s been paying attention) not enough. Derrida’s illuminations notwithstanding (and confirmed), I need more structure, more struc­ tural reassurance, more reifications of “the structurality of the structure.” I knew, plotting, that, even before Grade tried its virtues, the Guidecraft’s engineering alone would have giv­ en me what I needed. Indeed, the assembly - induced scraped knuckle and its ironic Faustian drop, nay half a drop of salvific blood only affirmed the functions of my rites, as the sound of alien-wrenched bolts biting pre-drilled wood recalled and recast the possibility (and now, belief) that those 2” lag bolts did in fact catch something, the lath perhaps, or possibly even a wood backer installed by provident former owners or pedestal-sink installers. Even as the barely evaded over-tightening of the one Guidecraft bolt that countersunk more than its engineers might have wished reminded me of the margins of structural integrity I was courting, I nevertheless felt confident that I was ving the right life, jvriting, in my own time, my own biography — shaping and responding to just enough of my On the way to school earlier that morning, as we were listening to “Natural Science,” Grade reminded me of a woda7 th ,made the day before (when we were to “Natural Science” on the way to school): that I W.t XdTO 7TOS‘C. She aCCUra‘ely “Called ”y WOrds) ““Other Ro* =*om to listen to: Fly By expressionY/n“ , °f °nC °f 8reat vetses °f final song on (“Art as It” XusZTgZTT StiU Cap““ OUI “-—s/Given the same/State of integnty/ al move to FA By NAAz as mo ‘ ’ « US ’ ”” nOt concernecI with the sad ironies of my referring to the eventudistinct fomtay^hZZTune^ “ CD « GaUery of Sound (as the day cape ar My bel strange ed mec forms, unchar chines, our cat In fact ~^The By Di If why? garden would an acre pus-wi imagir accept learnir giving We ne toxic,' it’s im1 beauti side b' speak< of a “ ness see th was sj space: us to < gph out oi rely O: must: Sec Issues 6.4 and 7.1 for the backstory to these Hunches. TO hope to Wai heal a �Issue 1 The InkwellQuarterly y extended) 11 Rise Step I placed >urse, prc)_ prolephc of inevitable dd already - those of ie faucet of ed”) bath„ faithful — an arc it I, as the h as, and were just a dictate) and a paying , more struciuld have givhalf a drop ire-drilled hing, the lath rs. Even as might have : that I was ugh of my me of a ): that I to: Fly By ives [“Art as integrity/ , the eventu- Sound (as Volume 9 Issue 1 , ’ ’. ox^s alieady what new can mean, and as I imagined, as part of my hopeful projections of die aj s accrete meaning, t re moment that she would see and enjoy the purple-blue-grey owl and sky and snows­ cape an -e an etters an words of the album cover” and liner notes, I was grateful yet again for all her lessons. My e e in us moment —- this envisioned scene of recognition and curiosity and confirmation, of familiarity and strangeness and understanding, of return and departure and synthesis — is itself a belief in the wonders of belat­ ed medieva egory and the staggering power and flexibility of technologies of the book. We will engage the old forms, an ey \ ma e us new. And even if and when we recalibrate their structural logics, these old forms will, unchanged though changed, sustain our work of making. Knowing this much made me smile as I remembered the lag-bolt dreams, the Guidecraft hope in simple ma­ chines, that, now transformed by new transforming structures of belief renewed, would greet Grade and me after our car ride home that day. By now, your reading done, I think I will have long been daily reassured by that return. In fact, I’m sure of it. “The Best Of” Kuhar’s Korner By Dr. Larry Kuhar From Issue 5.1, Fall 2010 I If you were a flower, in what literary garden would you grow and why? We can all learn a lot about ourselves by considering which literary garden we, as flowers, would thrive and grow in. I’d have to say that I would grow best in the literary “Garden of Poetic Hope” (GPH). (Using an acronym will promote the brand, improving the likelihood of a cam­ pus-wide audience for The InkwellQuarterly!) Our GPH is an organic garden, of course, and it’s planted in the imagination. Like education, our garden’s health relies on an awareness of the future, on an appreciation for and acceptance of what we can achieve when we plan ahead — of what we hope for when we plant a seed. Like our learning cycles, our GPH requires regular tilling, watering, and weeding. We need to till — to prepare our soil — by giving ourselves every opportunity to learn what we can while we’re reading, thinking and writing as English majors. We need water to give ourselves the best chance at growing to our potential. We need to weed away the unhealthy, toxic, water-craving influences that will steal away our soil s nutrients. Given that this is a poetic garden — one relying on the imagination’s ability to confirm a knowable future — it’s important that we consider what the poets have to say. In his poem “Design,” Robert Frost contemplates how a beautiful flower can be caught up in determined nature: “What had that flower to do with being white / The way­ side blue and innocent heal-all?” Gazing at this flower that is holding up a spider’s web with a trapped moth, Frost’s speaker questions if nature is innocent or dark: How could such a beautiful flower perform so purposefully as part of a “witches broth”? We can learn a lot about how to understand our garden from this. In Frost’s poem, the dark«ss - we know because we’ve planted our GPH - is only a perceived, constructed one. We need to be able to see through all this darkness all around us if we are to rise and grow to find our>» tn th, tun. Langston Hughes was spot-on when he considered what can happen if we do not use above the conditions of a toxic sod or sunless space-What happens to a dream deferred? I Does it dry up / lake a ratsin in the sun? Our self-awareness elevates p . What Lapp • again — out of the valley of darkness — to a sunny place where our us to contemplate the dar es y darkest of them all, contemplating the “crudest month,” when “Lilacs GPH will thrive. T.S. Ehot was, perhap po<,m> Waste Lan<J,, out of the dead land” compromise any j renewing season of fertile soil, rainfall and sunlight. We, too, tely on a hope that the cycle will turn ^"“^dLfort t! nse about the “dead land.” [ckstory must navigate through these terrains o again that, like Mary’s garden in The Secret Garden, we all possess Finally, we need to confirm over an c>^ Qarde„ of poetic Hope is out there waiting for us to till, to plant, and h°pe that a garden exists somewhere or us. education has taught us: The powers to grow, to learn, to water. When we do, we acknowle ge w a k M are powers inherent in every one of us, in every g ________________________________ �Volume 9 The InkwellQuarterly Issue 1 Match the contemporary movie with the piece of classic literature that inspired it! By Tara Giarratano a IICMII IO «*CI I'O*' A 1. Ten Things I Plate About You (1999) —] ... . to llil< l;i 2. From Prada to Nada (2001) 3. Clueless (1995) Ananda BYHES She’s-c^MAN Du.-.-- wants ..'livia ' ■.Tc■■ < LUtca SCOTLAND PA .'M . Lion KING Everybody bas a secret... 4. She’s the Man (2006) 5. Scodand, Pa (2001) SuihMkUkGdlu ulRcwTalimfKW 6. The Lion King (1994) ALL WOMEN KEEP SCORE. Sti.'t THE GREAT 0J4S HIT IT HI WRITING. Cruel Intentions MNEE ZELLWEGER COU'I F MH HUGH BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY lHarasM irrrttM llnraj 7. Easy A (2010) 8. Cruel Intentions (1999) 9. Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) Book Bank: A. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (1813) E. The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne (1850) B. HamletLy William Shakespeare (1603) F. Macbeth by William Shakespeare (1623) C. Lmma by Jane Austen (1815) G. The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (1590) D. Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare (1623) H. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (1811) I. Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pi<.erre Choderlos de Laclos (1782) Answer Key on Page 8! 12 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, 2006-present Description An account of the resource The Inkwell Quarterly is a student-based publication circulated among the Wilkes population as well as prospective students who consider entering the English program. The IQ provides current information about faculty events and students active in the Wilkes’ English program. 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Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, Fall 2015 (Volume 9, Issue 1) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The English Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall 2015 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Publication Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Wilkes University retains copyright of this publication. https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/b40b2838a9586c1c51052cbf052b1801.pdf 8ad3447f98222f5bad11af2b7b964c0a PDF Text Text T7>e lnkwe/1Quarterly Volume 10 Issue 1 The Inkwell Quarterly Volume 10 Issue 1 Fall 2015 In This Issue: Kirby 1 lall L'pdatcs 2 & Book Review Sigma Tau Delta Update 3 Love in Fireflies 4 Manuscript l'pdate & Adjuncts 5 in fClus Getting to Know Dr. Mischelle Anthony: an the New English Department Chair Writing Center Interview with Update & Theater 6 by Jeremy Nliller Dates Following Dr. Larry Kuhar’s departure from the position of English Department chairperson and Humanities Division chairperson this spring, Dr. Mischelle Anthony was selected as the new chair of the English department. For many years, Dr. Anthony has Harper Lee 9 been a hallmark of the English program and throughout Wilkes’s campus. In order to get to Controversy know her better - or simply to enrich your previous knowledge of her -1 asked Dr. Freshman Faces 11 Anthony several questions about her tenure at Wilkes and her thoughts on her new posi­ tion. Poem- in Transit 12 What about this new job position are you most excited about? Mach Ado Review & Having a new appreciation for every English faculty member, full time and part Reciple 14 time. I know them all in new ways now. I am impressed by every faculty member, and I am newly proud to be an English faculty member here at Wilkes. 13 In Memoriam Good Girl Review 8 I Jamill’s I lunches 15 Game What do you think is going to be the biggest challenge? Talking with anyone outside of the department. Working with administrators. We tend to have competing interests between the faculty and the administration. 16 Continued on page 7. 1 �Issue 1 Volume 10 The InkwellQuarterly Sigma Faculty Updates by Gabriel] by Tobias Mintzmyer Dr. Sean J. Kelly’s article, “Symbols of Illusion in Nathanael West’s Miss Lonelyhearts” will appear in The ExpHcatorbn. December of this year. Dr. Helen Davis is on sabbatical this semester to work on her temporarily titled book, I am my own Mistress : Narrating ProfessionalAutonomy and Love in Charlotte Bronte’s Novels. An article based on the first chapter of Dr. Davis’ book will appear in the summer issue of the Journal of Narrative Theory. The article is entided “I seemed to possess two wives: Implied Narrative in Charlotte Bronte’s The Professor.” Office Directory by Nicole Kutos Dr. Mischelle Anthony Randolph Brzoska Dr. Helen Davis Dr. Marcia Farrell Dr. Benjamin Fiester Jack Grier Dr. Thomas Hamill Dr. Sean Kelly 201 214 308 301 214 106 303 309 Dr Kathleen Kemmerer Dr. Larry Kuhar Bridget McIntyre Shannon Muklewich Rosanna Nunan Marcie Riebe Dr. Chad Stanley 214 206 214 214 214 214 209 DH Lab & Deb’s Hours by Michael Morrison DH Lab Hours: Deb’s Hours: The InkwellQ M-F 8:00-4:00 M-F 8:00-9:30, 1:30-4:00 Kirby 204 Kirby 202 On fl in the Kirby English schc Gamma Alp: inductees, T; Klus, NicoL Victoria Rei sworn in wit Delta officer Sarah Simoi Cierra Hunt new membei roses. The k encouraging inspiring wot of English, a provide endh Currt Nicole Kutos Christie O’Bi Relations, Ta: Romanelli, A Hanford. Ac Tau Delta mt September 2{. members anc literature to X Library. Go Set a Watchman Review by Sara Pisak Author’s Note: Plot details are divulged - Spoiler Alert. I am sure many readers have been hoping, praying and even 1begging that Harper Lee would publish a second novel. Lee has only published one work, the literary classic, To Kill A Mockingbird whichl was first published 55 years ago. On July 14, 2015, the literary community was> granted their elusive wish when Harper Lee released her second novel, Go Set A Watchman. Excitement about the'work’s discovery and the impending publication soon spread. However, quickly after the release many news oudets expressed disappointment as well as a narrow-minded reading of the text. While Go Set A Watchman examines events from To KillA Mockingbird in retrospect, a reader who (God forbid) has never read the classic text would not be left out of the loop while reading Go Set A Watchman. Given Lee’s context of previous events and a reader’s inclination to critical thinking, Go Sot A deserves a deeper reading and appreciation. Staff W Micha< �Issue 1 The InkwellQuarterly Sigma Tau Delta Update Mistress”: of Dr. Davis’ id to possess .vho (God >man. Given erves a deeper i Page 10- Issue 1 by Gabriella Romanelli i The 1 publish a is first published .ee released her cation soon larrow-minded Volume 10 I On May 3rd, 2015, friends and family gathered in die Kirby Salon to celebrate die distinguished English scholars whom were inducted into Alpha Gamma Alpha’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta. The inductees, Tara Giarratano, James Jaskolka, Jason Klus, Nicole Kutos, Christie O’Brien, Sara Pisak, Victoria Rendina, and Gabriella Romanelli were sworn in with the welcome of former Sigma Tau Delta officers. Kendra Kuhar, former president, Sarah Simonovich, former vice president, and Cierra Humphrey, former secretary, presented the new members with pins, certificates, and lovely red roses. The keynote address was given by our always encouraging professor, Dr. Marcia Farrell, who spoke inspiring words about the students’ work in the field of English, and how they are earning a degree that will provide endless intellectual and career possibilities. Current members include Sara Pisak, President, Nicole Kutos, Vice President, Jason Klus, Secretary, Christie O’Brien, Treasurer, James Jaskolka, Public Relations, Tara Giarratano, Historian, Gabriella Romanelli, Ambassador of Goodwill, and Charlie Hanford. Advised by Dr. Mischelle Anthony, Sigma Tau Delta members held their first event on Tuesday, September 29th for Banned Book Week, during which members and student volunteers to read banned literature to Wilkes’ campus from the steps of Farley Library. New Sigma Tau Delta members gather to take a picture with departing members at the induction ceremony. Photo courtesy of Sara Pisak. The Inkwell Quarterly Staff Faculty Advisor: Dr. Marcia Farrell Editor-in-Chief: Tara Giarratano Copy Editor: Sara Pisak Layout Editors: Jason Klus, Nicole Kutos Staff Writers: Tara Giarratano, Sara Pisak, Jason Klus, Gabriella Romanelli, Jeremy Miller, Michael Morrison, Erin Michael, Mackenzie Egan, Tobias Mintzmyer, Elissa McPherson Faculty Contributors: Dr. Thomas A. Hamill, Dr. Mischelle Anthony 3 �Issue 1 Volume 10 The Inkwel The InkwellQuarterly Love in Fireflies by Mackenzie Egan How does one define love? Is it the love shared between husband and wife, between lovers, between mother and child, between friends? Is it in the moments we share when the lights are off or when the sun illuminates the sky beyond the day? Does biology have a factor in the way we love? Can love be lost, never again seen, when people aren’t sure what to give up? Kristin Hannah defines love with­ out putting it into such straightforward terms. Her writing in Tirefly Lane and its companion, Fly Away, show that love can sprout in many forms. The story of Kate and Tully follows them through high school, college, marriage, children, and careers to^kigoTage^toryforTe ^credibly amazing Tullulah Hart and the incredibly unassuming KateMularkey, Firefly Lane isthe story of friendship and falling in love at the turn of the century. From their first meeting 74 to their last meeting over thirty years later, Hannah herself cites it as her most “complex novel ever talking a out the fact that she writes about over thirty years of friendship, the semantics of marnage, raising children in t e new y form­ ing digital age, facing the struggles of marriage in a time of war and the ability of the media to display friendships and replace modern family values. As a young girl, I was able to relate to the real time and real life struggles Hannah presents with the girls coming of age. As a young adult, I found solace in how they faced problems, inadvertently with each other Now as I am entering the cusp of my adulthood, I can relate once again; but in this I relate to Efe as more than just a teenager with a dream, a lost mother, shaking interpersonal relationships, and even the push to be a perfect partner. Hannah took the chance to make an impactful story and ran head long with it: coming up with some of the best answers I’ve ever heard. Love is many things. Love is riding your bike at eleven at night with your best friend, dancing with your husband six weeks pregnant and him still looking at you Eke you are the world and giving up a career to raise your children. Sharing love is doing the Ettle things Eke eating dinner in the same room and the big things Eke giving up a pre-planned future for the betterment of someone else’s Efe. In Firefly Lane, there is so much love spreading through pages of Eterature and so much history too. Not only did Hannah incorporate Efe, she also incorporated major events and trends from the 1970’s to the early 2000’s. Everything from style trends to poEtical actions, shown through the eyes of women growing in an age where women’s empowerment was a big deal. Readers are given the first-hand view of events that could’ve happened be­ fore their Efetimes with the style and eloquence that reaUy draws them in. , >, the S.Td “ iS abOU‘ movin8 on after loss and finding yourself. The story of of hTS ™ on\daugh“- “d Tully as they move on through a decade of loss and firing. It's the forget mo e on »d “ Witho" much away it's about learntng how to forgive, forge , move on, and accept. Hannah does an atnazmg job of carrying the tone of = ” r . . .... f Firefly Lane through this amazing SXX7 lft” ‘he P“" °f °nff"aL A^'the °f *e stoTy brings up the quesnon of love, we'll lose, wt'U tr “ an^XTnZutto Uve ZmataThr°Ugh°Ut r’11 son. Recommended to anyone who Ekes to laugh love learn-t Sltuati°n. 1 wo novels, one valuable Efe lesEving without; to any person in the world who’s ever had their b ,wh° haS a best friend can>t anyone they touch. d thelr heart broken, these novels will change the Eves of Depart by Elissa M TheX Wilkes are pr< may be easier (see page 2 of ti ■ �Issue 1 The InkwellQuarterly Volume 10 Issue 1 Manuscript Update by Jason Klus The Manuscript Society is currently accepting submissions to be considered for publication. Manuscript publishes original creative writing of all genres as well as all mediums of original visual art. Sub­ missions to be considered for the fall semester are due by midnight on Friday, November 6. Submissions are accepted digitally and may be sent to magazine@wilkes.edu. Manuscript’s annual Halloween Reading will be taking place Tuesday, October 27 at 7:00 PM in the Kirby Hall Salon. Guest are able to read a selection from an appropriate-themed piece of literature or simply enjoy the readings of others. The event is open to the public, and light refreshments will follow; Halloween costumes are encour­ aged. Any questions regarding the Manuscript Society can be sent to jason.klus@wilkes.edu. NOVtl awav STIN INAH UMliMSOI HEHTUXf key, Firefly 974 to their >ut the fact =\vly formriendships gles Hannah ivertently late to life as push to be a some of the jest friend, iving up a nd the big too. Not ■ early 2000 s. where ippened be- tory of living- It’s the r to forgive, t this amazing s question of ur fives we’U able Ufe lesn’t imaging the lives of Courtesy of Jason Klus. Department of English Adjunct Faculty by Elissa McPherson The Wilkes University English Department is home to both full-time, and adjunct faculty. Adjuncts at Wilkes are professors that work at our university part time. Since these professors do not have permanent offices, it may be easier to contact them through email or visits during their office hours. (see page 2 of this issuefor a list of offices) Randolph Brzoska (randolph.brzoska@wilkes.cdu) Kathleen Kemmerer (kathlecn.kcmmcrer@wilkes.edu) Bernie Kovacs (bcrnard.kovacs@wilkes.edu) Bridget McIntyre (bridget.mcintyiie@wilkes.edu) Shannon Muklewicz (shannon.muklcwicz@wilkcs.cdu ) Rosanna Nuilan (carmcl.nunan@wilkcs.cdu) Marcie Riebe (marcic.ricbc@wilkcs.edu) �Issue 1 _ Volume 10 Hours Writing Center - Summer Work Recap The InkwellQuarterly , sumtner sessions. For roughly ten hours per by Tara Giarratano The Writing Center serviced many students dun g jaskolka and I manned the Alden Learning week, from early June through early August, En^sh mnor jam on]ine submissions. I had the pleasure Commons location, while fellow English Major m eon summer session. The class was of working as a writing mentor for Dr. Kelly s ng s general education credits before mainly composed of local high school juniors and ^°"^ance and work ethic. I am not sure if there graduating from Wgh school. I was very impressed with t can be anything more intense than earning four ENG 101 credits in weeks, q£ edu What English clas Thank gooc load for my How long have yo Thirteen ye experi“ worked with almost every student in the class at least twice a week. Unlike the sometimes burned eonsuluufons^which take place difong foe schoo^ea^^hen^tudenBare^oftenJooking for^ peer re^ra^ wadi one What brought yot There was £ mom oPtneX°needt ZZZTn'.quote integration, and paragraph strucmnng mefoods were aU new frontiers for them. Hdping them manage the tricky task of transforming then readmg notes into topic outlmes, and guiding the distillations of those organized ideas into assertive and concise theses was a true <challenge for me, but watching the rapid progression of their writing abilities was a rewarding privilege. I am grateful to Dr. Kelly for letting me work with the class. This semester, the Writing Center is operated by a full staff of students across a variety of majors, and is open from 9 A.M. until 6 P.M. Monday through Friday. Autumn Pumpkin Bread Recipe by Mackenzie Egan The nights are getting longer, days are getting colder, and the smell of pumpkin is in the air. Autumn’s favorite flavor, pumpkin, is coming back with a vengeance as summer says its goodbyes and the holidays rear their heads in stores across the country. This recipe goes along with pumpkin flavored coffees and scented candles - and is easy to follow! Here is some pumpkin bread to go along with that latte from Dunkin. Ingredients 1 fifteen ounce can of pumpkin puree 4 eggs 1 cup of vegetable oil 2/3 cup of water 3 cups of sugar 3 and ’A cup of all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons of baking soda 1 and ’A teaspoon of salt 1 teaspoon of cinnamon 1 teaspoon of nutmeg 14 teaspoon of ground cloves V* teaspoon of ground ginger 1 cup of baker’s choice nuts, chopped You will also need three 7x3 loaf pans Directions • Grease the loaf pans and preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit to 350 degrees Fahrenheit • Mix pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water, and sugar in a large bowl • In a separate bowl, mix the flour, sugar, spices, and baking soda • When pumpkin mixture is well blended stir in the dry mixture • Pour into loaf pans • Bake for fifty minutes (loaves are done when a toothpick is stuck in and comes out clean). If you do not have or do not want to use baking spray to grease your loaf pans you can use tin foil the pans instead. This makes for less mess and more moisture in the loaves themselves For people who have to watch their sugar, you can also reduce the sugar from 3 to 2 cups add a 'h g °“ nUtS dUe '° alktEieS dOeS not mess ** of the other wet and dry Where are you fro Oklahoma. Where did you go Oklahoma What motivated y It’s the only writing,reac day, my woi What are you favo Of course ( English 12C Wilkes. It’s ; We have int concentraric Larry Kuha whether it t service, or t What changes do I would say, leaders on c that we had recognition Uoe What academic at I’m working group to far �sue 1 The InkwellQuarterly Volume 10 Issue 1 Continued from page 1. per Interview by Jeremy Miller r is >re ire itional one ch lew is, : me, ly for 1 is What English classes do you currently teach at Wilkes? Thank goodness I only have gen-ed classes this semester - 101 and 120. It’s nice to have a lighter planning load tor my teaching schedule, because I’m new to all the chair tasks. How long have you been at Wilkes? Thirteen years - since august 2003. What brought you to Wilkes? There was an opening for a visiting assistant professor on a national humanities database M.L.A. Where are you from? Oklahoma. Where did you go to school? Oklahoma State. The Cowboys, not the Sooners. What motivated you to become an English professor? It’s the only thing I know how to do in my life that gives me so much joy. An English professor’s life is writing,reading, and critical thinking, and if I’m not doing some combination of those three things every day, my work life, and my self identity are impoverished. their - and topped af pans What are you favorite classes to teach? Of course Gothic Novel. Memoir. Domestic Violence in Literature, and frankly, English 101. Oh, and English 120. It’s just nice to get to know the new majors and the people who are here for their first year at Wilkes. It’s great to hear their perspectives. How have you seen the English department grow and evolve since being here? We have introduced two new minors, the workplace writing and creative writing minor, and a new concentration, the Digital Humanities concentration, so our curriculum has expanded. All of this was under Larry Kuhar’s leadership. I have seen each of my colleagues’ professional lives flourish in different ways, whether it be in the class room, in traditional scholarship, or innovative scholarship, through community service, or through committee service on campus. What changes do you anticipate for the department in the future? I would say, a deepening, a further flourishing of all that I mentioned above. I think we’ll continue to be leaders on campus, in scholarship and service, and in the classroom. I think the big change, the one <change ’ that we had begun to work on under Larry’s leadership, is one that I want to focus on, which is more recognition of our accomplishments, and our students accomplishments, here in the department. What academic and/or creative writing projects are you working on at the moment? I’m working on my second poetry collection; it’s called Barbed Wire, and I meet monthly with a writing □ line group to facilitate that. «-J ■ ‘a y ___ 7 _<la :itosD[ ^JSlUSHy �The Inkwell Quarterly_______________ Issue 1 Volume 10 Go i-Vfit Cl by Sara Pisa July 1 The Good Girl Book Review by Elissa McPherson years, Go Set solely on the Thet Go Set A Wat chronologica The Good Girlis Mary Kubica’s debut novel. Readers that enjoyed Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl will also enjoy this story because of its similarities in plot, but the similarities end there. This novel falls into the psychological thriller category, which hints that the story will be full of suspense, drama, as well as exciting, pathological characters. The storyhne follows the life of a young adult named Mia, and her unhappiness with the dysfunction in her family. She is the daughter of a well-known and respected judge in Chicago, whose public reputation exceeds how he is perceived by his own family. One day, Mia is kidnapped by a man who reveals himself to her as “Owen.” He was hired by a man named Dalmar who intended to hold her for ransom. Owen was supposed to concoct a plan to kidnap Mia and then deliver her to Dalmar, but at the last minute he decided that he must save Mia from whatever Dalmar intended to do with her. He rushes her to an icy cabin in Minnesota, where he believes he can keep her safe. This decision sets Mia and Owen on a path that neither one could’ve ever imagined, and enforces the notion that things never go as planned. The story is narrated through the perspectives of three protagonists: Eve (Mia’s mother), Gabe (the lead detective in the case), and also through Colin (or Owen, as Mia knows him), each describing their experiences during Mia’s kidnapping. Through Mia, these characters’ Eves and stories slowly began to intertwine, each depending on the other, whether it’d be for the other person’s failure or success, for Mia’s sake. Each character is driven by emotion, which isn’t always helpful in ensuring that Mia returns home soon, alive, and emotionally sane. The author also alternates between past and present; revealing Mia’s kidnaping through flashbacks and showing the events that took place before and after in the present tense. Mia’s point of view is saved for the epilogue, which unexpectedly reveals the final twist that pieces the entire story together flawlessly. All of Kubica’s characters are dark, flawed characters that leave the reader with mixed emotions about the roles they play and their intentions throughout the story. The characters’ flaws and imperfections make the story seem even more real, and even with such an unlikely event, make them relatable. The reader may end up falling tn love with the “bad guy” and may end up questioning their thoughts about all the characters in general. This novel is Ml of anguish, twists, and excitement. The characters are fully developed, and their voices are From the moment it begins, The Good Girlboo^^^ The InkwellQy tO°k Place the about each of them individually, and hope that the events that folio C,haracters- k ls hard not tO Care . engaging, and well written, a great accomplishment for an author’s Zst i§ and happiness as well as sadness and tragedy. The epilogue alo novel. It s an emotional read, containing joy leave the reader thinking about the novel long after its conclusio^ 1S^n°Ugd to ev°ke a multitude of emotions and of this book are excited to get their hands on her second no i° d ecause of Kubica’s amazing writing style, fans , telly Baby, released earlier this year. the piece and the original C deposit box. Mockingbird, a After Watchman. T published. M and was recc Lee’s life wei years would headline frot Othe and delighte. shared it wit am humbled believe “The hard, wouldi of attention phrases equi I str decide her c TSntertainmen These skyro publishing 1 sensational!: In is (featured —2nd paragra ended —2nd paragra —4th paragra} —1th paragraj —5th paragra} “cardboard” —5th paragra} —5th paragra] season, shou —6th paragra —6th paragra man �_____________________________ Volume 10 Issue 1 Go Set a Watchman: The Original Controversv by Sara Pisak * ’ 'TT “ Harper HatP“ Lee Lee released het first first new text in 55 released her tears, Go Set A lU/rW, Instead of celebrating this gift to the literary community, most media oudets have focused solely on the controversial aspects of the text. J i - f , ne e' ents surrounding the pubheation of Go Set A Watchman is as unique as the text itself. Gy J e actrnan was originally written by Lee before her classic work To KillA Mockingbird^ the story itself clironologically takes places after the events of To Kill A Mockingbird unfold. Deciding against the work, Lee shelved the piece and began work on To Kill A Mockingbird instead. It was not until late 2014 that Lee’s lawyer discover die original Go Set A Watchman manuscript attached to an old typeset of To Kill A Mockingbird stored in a safe deposit box. The skewed timeline of composition has led some readers to consider the work a sequel of To Kill A Mockingbird, whiles others consider the text an early draft of what became To Kill A Mockingbird. After its publication a great deal of press attention has focused on the controversy surrounding Go Set A II atchman. The public has forgotten the original controversy surrounding the text arose before the book was even published. Many in the writing community began to question the timing of events. Lee had just suffered a stroke and was recovering when news of the long awaited book began to make waves. The public questioned if those in Lees life were taking advantage of her momentary confusion. Further, people began to question why after fifty-five years would Lee risk her reputation and place her notoriously reclusive wariness of the press on the back burner? A headline from Newsweek shouted, “Friends Say Harper Lee Was Manipulated.” Others took exception with Lee’s statement which reads: “I hadn’t realized it had survived, so was surprised and delighted when my dear friend and lawyer Tonja Carter discovered it. After much thought and hesitation I shared it with a handful of people I trust and was pleased to hear that they considered it worthy of publication. I am humbled and amazed that this will now be published after all these years.” As the New Republic heralds, many believe “Those crafty touches—‘much thought and hesitation,’ ‘my dear friend,’ ‘people I trust’—are trying a tad too hard, wouldn’t you say? The spotlight-shunning Lee is “amazed” that she will once again be subjected to a freshet of attention, the very soaking she’d organized her life to avoid.” The public was quick to point the finger that these phrases equated to Lee’s manipulation even though Lee herself has denied these allegations. I strongly believe Lee, who possesses a steady dose of fortitude and stubbornness, is> more than capable to decide her creative future as an author. Apparently, the public believes so as well as several news outlets, including Entertainment Weekly, have reported Go Set A Watchman has sold over 1.1 million copies in its first week of print. These skyrocketing sales records give the novel the distinction of being the fastest-selling book in HaperCollin’s publishing history. Instead of focusing on Lee as a prolific and a compelling writer, the media has chosen to create a sensationalized story. In issue 9.4 of The InkwellQuarterly, copy edits were made to Hamill's Hunches (feautred on pages 14 and 15). However, these edits were not reflected in the published issue. The edits, made by Dr. Thomas A. Hamill, are listed below: -2nd paragraph, 5th line: Mets just-ended should be Mets’ justended —2nd paragraph, 8th line: Johnny W should be John Wyclt -4th paragraph, 2nd line: Game 2 should be Game 3 , -4th paragraph, last line: Kiner’s Corner should be Kiner s <o -5th paragraph, 2nd line: read “cardboard” should be red “cardboard” . -5th paragraph, 4th line: church Bizarre should be church a. -5th paragraph, last line: “Kiner’s Korner”) at the close o t e season, should be “Kiner’s Korner” at the close of the 1) sea -6th paragraph, 1st line: the renaming should be that renaming -6th paragraph, 4th line: A young man should be He is a y g man -7th paragraph, 1st line: (and perhaps also Pynchonian) should be (and of course Pynchonian) -7th paragraph, 4th line: “any.. .spectrum” should be ‘any... spectrum spectrum’ other words single quotation marks around that brief quote, not doubJe] 9th paragraph, 2nd line: for only few should be for only about seven 9th paragraph, 2nd line: stir I m told should be stir I d imagine paragraph, only line: Korner has should be Korners have )■ ph> only line: Kuhar’s Corners should be Kuhar’s Korners 9 �Volume 10 The Inkwell Quarterly The Inkwellt Issue 1 Freshi Continued from page 2. by Erin Article by Sara Pisak "^^^JS^enz^urrounding Go Set A Watchman focuses on Atticus’ recent racism and few arucles mention the major factor that allows G» Set A Watchman to step out of T> KJ!A , Kecking Shadow: Scout’s emergence as a hero. Clearly Athens defense of Tom Robinson brands him as the hero of To Till A MMird. However, in G« Sit A Watchman, Lee does exactly what she has built her literary career upon: she turns the tables on the reader in order to break societal stereotypes. While Go Set A Watchman addresses race relations, personally this text deals with answering to one’s conscience when faced with adversity. In my opinion, the overlooked point of the novel can be found on pages 264 and 265. These pages read, “Every man’s islandjean Louise [Scout], every man’s watchman is his conscience. There is no such thing as a collective conscience.” Atticus is merely the backdrop bringing the theme of Scout staying true to her morals and her “watchman” (conscience) to the forefront. Media oudets focusing exclusively on Atticus’ racism have missed the mark of Lee’s text, thus doing the work a grave injustice. In Go Set A Watchman, Atticus is no longer the knight in shining armor. When Scout confronts Atticus about his changing views, she is shocked, horrified, and betrayed. The reader cannot help but share her feelings as both Scout and the reading public see their hero tarnished. As the reader sympathizes with Scout, he or she begins to see Scout as the hero of the text. Scout follows her conscience and ignores the “collective conscience” of the town and her father. As Scout adheres to her morals, the reader begins to follow their own conscience. The reader views Scout in terms of her own humanity instead of associating her with Lee’s other characters. In fact most articles associated with the release of Go Set A Watchman contain derivatives of “Atticus Finch is an overt racist. This exact phrase can be found in the article, which appeared in The New Yorker, entitled “The Atticus We Always Knew.” While a great deal of articles critiquing Go Set A Watchman make no mention of the main protagonist Scout and her search to break free of the world’s “collective conscience.” It is not until the very end of The Atticus We Always Knew” does interviewee Mary Murphy state, “The character of Scout [...] is an innocent, lng to hnd her own way in this very imperfect time.” After scouring articles surrounding the book’s j • ’ emS someone has finally taken it upon themselves to state, the world is imperfect, those heroes we e are not perfect either and it is up to our own watchman to develop a sense of morality. Radio unZtZriri "ZZZ,1 COdd Hnd s W of the text appeared in National Pubkc Whack wZk speaks oflZ On Not A ^appomtment” written by Ernn her main focus isZ Sco r “Z th°UShts on the race movement advancing too quickly. However often fall within a gray area oVmZTwk er°’.and how the truths of hfe can be hard to accept as these truths 21:6 that contains Lee^s watchman idea the aUth°f tO mention the bibUcal verse from ’ reader to aXracto bm is*! basiton‘ r S“™taneously following their own consciences, not only connects yablishes him as the cornerstone o moX th"7 T Atticus’ defense of Rob^ create the same type of link but thiX^th s’ J"8 Watchman allows Ue ^aggunadedgi^ ons time with Scout, an invaluable lesson which should not be pushed aside by ~ ~ io Grace Q: Where A: Long Is Q: What 1 A: I first h Q: When A: I decide and write, Q: Who is A: My leas explanatot Mack< Q: When A: I’m frc Q: What A: I came Compare! Q: When A: I’ve ah people th beginning times. Ph Q: Who : A: My lea Ingalls W of books encounte else wher that she’s knowing �Issue 1 The InkwellQuarterly Volume 10 Issue 1 Freshman Faces by Erin Michael Grace Graham---------------- ---------- -----------Q: Where are you from? A: Long Island, New York Q: What lead you to Wilkes? n ™ “VTT thT8h,.the ten“S COaCh’ bUt 11OTed *' -hool -hen I visited Q: When and why did you decide to become an English Major? A: I decided to become an English Major my senior year of high school, because I realized that I really love to read and write, and knew that English would be the right major for me Q: Who is your least favorite literary character and why? A. My least favorite literary character would have to be Professor Umbridge, and I think the reason is selfexplanatory. Mackenzie Egan---------------- ---------- ------------------ morals, tead of 5 Finch d “The the main end of nocent, ok’s we jlic in jwever uths Isaiah otinect5 ,obinso° s Lee ;ide by Q: Where are you from? A: I’m from Honesdale, Pennsylvania but I was raised in Lake Huntington, New York Q: What lead you to Wilkes? A: I came to visit Wilkes at an open house and thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere. Compared to my other top pick this place just had a lot more friendly faces Q: When and why did you decide to become an English Major? A: I’ve always been a huge English person. Ever since I was a young child, I would tell people these outrageous stories, which were always different and always had a complete beginning and end. I love to write and literature has helped me through some tough times. Plus, I’ve always wanted to go to law school and English is a pre-law major. Q: Who is your least favorite literary character and why? A: My least favorite literary character would probably be Nellie Olsen, from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House on the Prairie” series. Why? They were die first senes of books I fell in love with as a child and she was the first “literary villain” I ever encountered. She was bitter and she was rude. She acted so much better than e\ ery one else when really she was far horn it. As I got older, I came to realize more and more that she’s just the petty kind of human I aspire to never be and to this day I still smir knowing Almanzo picked Laura over her. Tobias Mintzmyer-----------Q: Where are you from? A: Syracuse, New York Q: What lead you to Wilkes? A: My creative wnting teacher advised me of Wilkes great wntmg program, and I liked its campus best out of all. O When and why did you decide to become an Enghsh Major? A- I knew I wanted to be an Enghsh major at die beginning of semor yel R wasn’t really a big decision, Enghsh had always been something chafactef and why? that I loved. 2:Myhi°easSt fevorite liters character is Jeffrey Baratheon. He’s such a horribte person it just makes him so easy to hate. 11 �Issue 1 The Inkwell The InkwellQuarterly____________________________ Volume 10 Sharing Our Love Of Creative Writing Arnol< by Sara Pisak Throughout this past year English minor James Jaskolka and myself have been able to share our love of reading and writing with the public through separate and joint endeavors. James and I were both featured in the 20152016 selections for The Poetry in Transit Program. James’ work “Thaw” and my work “Crystalline Waters” were selected for publication. This year’s poems * never oea*e Vrj followed these creative guidelines: six lines or fewer and must reflect a river _ Transit Program was founded by Wilkes theme. The Poetry in for budding .un and! -A English Chair Dr. Mischelle Anthony. Poetry University’s own L._ o.__ Department L • wari> glow of atreetlight in Transit, founded nine years ago, strives to showcase the work of local poets Photo courtesy of James Jaskolka. in public busses. At this year’s launch, Anthony spoke of her inspiration to create the program. She stated, “In 2007,1 thought about the gap between Wilkes University and the city of Wilkes-Barre as I rode the #6 into school with people I would not see again for the rest of the day. I read the strategically-placed ads, angled just above the seats, and I heard other passengers discuss them: “McDonald’s country breakfast—that looks good.” “I already had a sausage biscuit.” “From McDonald’s?” “No, frozen.” What if, instead of ads, these people were discussing poetry? Anthony’s idea worked as the program flourished in spreading poetic works to the local community. On being selected for this honor James said, “I was honored to have been accepted into Poetry in Transit. I think the program in itself is something wonderful, and the fact that I get to be a part of it is even better.” You can view this year’s place cards, which include our work on 33 area busses or by visiting: http://golaszewski.us/PiT2015/ PIT_15_Proof-3.pdf Being included in a program such as Poetry in Transit not only works to distribute art to the local community but allows writers such as James and myself the opportunity to share our love of writing in cre­ ative publishing venues. In addition to our publications in Poetry in Transit, James and I have also been fortunate to share our writ­ ing in other creative manners. James was featured in River & South Review. A creative nonfiction piece entitled “Bicy­ cle” by James was featured in the Winter 2014 edition. River & South is a semiannually published student run literary journal. The editorial team is comprised of graduate students in the Wilkes University’s M.A./M.F.A program. A highly competitive journal, River & South searches for qualified pieces which are innovative. Everyone at The Inkwell Quarterly and in the English Department congratulates James on his publication, which can be viewed at: http:// riverandsouth.blogspot.com/2014/12/bicycle-by-james-jaskolka.html Also during the winter of 2014,1 was able to share my love of creative writing with my former high school drama club. Serving as the class’s guest speaker for the fourth time, I conducted a writing session where together students and I read some of my creative works, and the works of famously published authors. As a class, we dis­ cussed current television dramas and their possession of literary elements. I find most of the students are familiar with classic and standard works of drama. Finding a poem, a feminist portrayal or a metaphysical element in current television shows or movies and how the elements of drama such as lightning and costuming affect the work, allow students to relate to current scripts and have a greater appreciation of writing. While James and I are only two students, we represent many others in the English Department who work as wnting mentors, editors and student teachers in order share their love of reading and of writing with the community. 5 12 Wil Rifkin, pa: and World to enrichin which cove don of Rif his wife, S; South Rive tained a sc decades. N ship event of their sc seated at f with ticket the Rifkin freshman Bridget H Alumni A learned th been mor taking in t Rifkins’ g When I n moth mat year, they me that v 1948, the the buildi former hi great sad wonderft er be tou to beg upper �Issue 1 The InkwellQuarterly Volume 10 Issue 1 Arnold Rifkin, In Memoriam by Tara Giarratano nyself have cthrough he 2015Thaw” and year’s poems Leet a river ony. Poetry )f local poets 007,1 ioo! with e the seats, nity. On think the in view /PiT2015/ i art to the ig in cre- e our writdtled “Bicyrun literary igram. A The Inkwell http:/ / igh school together ( we dise familiar Lt in current ork, allow ho work as Wilkes University’s beloved trustee emeritus, Arnold Rifkin, passed away on August 3, 2015. A local philanthropist and World War II Veteran, Mr. Rifkin dedicated much of his life to enriching our campus. Aside from providing contributions, which covered the lobby of Evans Flail and the initial construc­ tion of Rifkin Cafe in the Henry Student Center, Mr. Rifkin and his wife, Sandy, famously donated their former residence on South River Street to Wilkes in July of 1989. The Rifkins also sus­ tained a scholarship fund in their name at Wilkes for over three decades. My mother had the chance to sit with them at a scholar­ ship event in the late 1980s, when her roommate was the recipient of their scholarship. They took great interest in all of the students seated at their table, and at the end of the night, gifted them with tickets to the Philharmonic. I had die pleasure of meeting the Rifkins myself at a scholarship luncheon in the spring of my freshman year at Wilkes. My mom accompanied me, and asked Bridget Husted, who was sitting with us as a representative of the Alumni Association, to take us over to say hello as soon as she learned that they were in attendance. The Rifkins could not have been more sweet and cordial. They seemed thrilled to be par­ taking in the day celebrating academic excellence at Wilkes. The Rifkins’ generosity seemed only to be matched by their humility. When I mentioned that I hoped to live in Rifkin Hall, the mam­ moth mansion divvyed up into student apartments, the following year, they were so pleased. Mrs. Rifkin took my hand and told me that when she and her husband moved to Wilkes-Barre in 1948, their first apartment was a modest one on the third floor of the building. They were hopeful that students would enjoy their former home as much as they had for years to come. It is with great sadness that Wilkes mourns the loss of Mr. Rifkin. He was a wonderfully generous man, and the Wilkes community will fore\ er be touched by his legacy. Spring Registration is already upon us! Make sure to meet with your academic advisor 2016 semester. Course descriptions for to begin the registration process for the Spring offerings can be found in the first floor lobby upper-level English Department course the second floor window landing. of Kirby Hall and on t— 13 �The InkwellQuarterly Issue 1 Volume 10 The Inkwell Qu Much Ado About Nothing June’s A by Tobias Mintzmyer by Jason I<h Shown entirely in black and white, the creative mind behind Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The Avengers does a beautiful interpretation of Much Ado About NothingBy William Shakespeare. Joss Whedon’s faithful translation from the stage to the movie screen is playful an nny. W edon.s cast is full of his usual host of charming and vibrant actors including Reed Diamond, Sean Maher, Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof. The cast get so into their rolls on screen that it’s easy to forget that they are acting. The movie keeps the Early English dialogue as Shakespeare wrote it, but places the fiction into a modern setting. Guns take the role of swords, tuxedos of tunics, and cars of horses. By sticking to the original script, Whedon exposes several pervasive societal flaws of the time. In the English Renaissance virginity was paramount to a woman’s success at life. For a female to lose her virginity before marriage meant social condemnation. Hero is shamed into faking her own death when Don John orchestrates a misunderstanding with her fiance, Claudio. Don John tricks Claudio into thinking that Hero is having sex. During the wedding ceremony, Claudio and Don Pedro berate and humiliate her in front of the whole town. She faints, and her father tells her to stay dead knowing that she would not be able to marry again. The only way she could carry on in society is to fake her death. Though society has advanced somewhat in the area of premarital sex, there is still an uncomfortable focus on virginity. The unfortunate fact is that “slut-shaming” is still prevalent to this day. Much of today’s derogatory language is based around overly sexual females. These words have roots that go back to the male-domination of western society that kept the genders unequal. Though Shakespeare is simply reflecting the society around him, it is important to note that gender inequality is still a problem. It is vital for our ability to love each other as a species for us to break down our barriers. Joss Whedon brings attention to this issue by presenting this particular piece of filmography with the original script. By being set in a modern environment he compares current values to old ones, and shows us how Hews of morals and virginity have changed. Fie produces a fine piece of entertainment as well as a social commentary that helps to start the discussion for advancement. Overall, the movie rates a 9/10. I would definitely see it again. Unable ed Hunches to Hamill, in coc like to use his s new daughter, June was born sured the IQ st future issue. k ■ I Wilkes University Theatre Performaces by Nicole Kutos Be sure to check out some of WUT’s performances this season! Upcoming shows: Mische Twelfth Night by Dr. Misc & Bloom Shout! The Mod Musical November 13, 14, 20, 21 at 8pm 15, 20 at 2pm Dogfight: The Musical February 19, 20, 26, 27 at 8piim 21, 28 at 2pm Twelfth 'Night April 14, 15,16 at 8piim 17 at 2 pm When you i you’re no 1c of, but bec< N Mischel! provide J �ssue 1 The InkwellQuarterly Issue 1 Volume 10 June’s Arrival by Jason Klus angers : cast Uion, jet that oa More sa aring its, and arty on Unable to contribute lais much anticipat­ ed Hunches to this issue of IQ, Dr. Thomas A. Hamill, in coordination with the IQ staff, would like to use lais space in this issue to introduce his new daughter, June Olivia Hamill, to IQ readers. June was born on July 1, 2015. Dr. Hamill has as­ sured the IQ staff that lais Hunches will return in a future issue. focus :ory of m, it is cies for al nitely Photo taken October 11, 2015 Photo taken October 20, 2015 Photos courtesy of Dr. Thomas A. Hamill Mischelle’s Musings by Dr. Mischelle Anthony Bloom When you realize you’re no longer living in spite of, but because. addition to the Mischelle’swith Musings a new someisinspiration in tlie provide us operation in this efhort and fol Each issue (we hope), Dr. Anthony will fo Dj. Anthony f()r. her co^oAowcase her poetic “musings”. her poetic “musings”. 8 �Volume 10 r/'c In/ /er// ()//<//Icily Issue 1 Mali h the /(> Sial I member to a book they arc currently reading and music they arc currently listening to! Answers on page 7. Staff Bank Jason Klus Tara Giarratano Nicole Kutos Dr. Marcia Farrell A. 1. ■ al L GIRL W!TH THE DRAGON TATTOO im mn mtiutui I ■“ O mi uuihii unvn 0 | I Q 1] LARSSON B. c ' B 2 Discovery <s > AA * DEBORAH HARKNESS Lee Carroll The Watchtower D. • ! « ir.>i iiiuii" • . VJ1111 j. \i"111*( STEPHEN KING MISERY 1 Io � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, 2006-present Description An account of the resource The Inkwell Quarterly is a student-based publication circulated among the Wilkes population as well as prospective students who consider entering the English program. The IQ provides current information about faculty events and students active in the Wilkes’ English program. 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Farrell giving an in-class demonstration while junior English student Tara Giarratano looks on. Photo courtesy of Jason Klus. ENG397 Students Read the Novel Through a Different Lens by Jeremy Miller 11 Hamill’s Hunches 12 Deired Sequels 13 Goosebumps Review 14 Spring Course Offerings 15 Game 16 This semester’s English 397 seminar course, led by Dr. Marcia K. Farrell, has been studying the history of the novel as a form of art and as a commodity. The course, “Who­ dunits, Harry Potter, and the Impact of the Novel,” has focused on the supply and demand culture of writing by examining the way novels in publication affect the reading public, and how readers, and their expectations, affect the publication of literature. In the beginning of the semester, the class focused on the market surrounding Jane Austen and her novels, using Emma Campbell Webster’s Lot/ in Austen: Create Your Own Jane Austen Adventure to examine the way that her name has become as marketable as her literature. Austen fans have created a market that has generated Jane Austen products ranging from bandages to cloth­ ing to jewelry, as well as movies inspired by her classic novels, from pure interpretations of novels like Emma and Sense and Sensibility, to modern adaptations like Clueless, to spoofs like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Continued on page 7. 1 �Issue 2 Volume 10 The InkwellQuarterly__________ The Inkwell One Faculty Updates by Elissa McPherson Dr. Chad Stanley is currendy working on a paper for a drama conference, which ’s Othello and will be presented in March of 2016. The paper is on Shakespeare ! the invention of racism. He is also working on developing a paper for publication on Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The paper is on Who’s Afraid oj Virginia Woolf?, as well as the Cuban Missile Crisis and Cold War-era nuclear doctrines. Dr. Stanley has also completed a few pieces of visual art. The first is a painting o I Kirby Hall, as well as a second painting named “Jungle Red,” inspired by Clare Booth Contem by Sara Pisah Luce’s play The Women, which Dr. Stanley taught in English 366 this semester. Artwork courtesy of Dr. Chad Stanley. Dr. Sean Kelly will be presenting a paper tided, “Staging Nothing: Melancholic Desire and the Figure of Das Ding in Poe’s ‘The Raven’” on the panel “Lacan and Literature” at the Northeast Modern Language Association Convention (NeMLA). The convention is located in Hartford, Connecticut and will be taking place from March 17th through the 20th in 2016. He plans to work on a few projects while on sabbatical, including a book on Hawthorne tentatively tided, The Haunted Mind: Alterity in the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. He would also like to develop a few papers that he has been thinking about for a while. Artwork courtesy o Dr. The Wildest Spot HarperCollins ' before it was 01 hunting but ins Karl Rove’s ne was recendy rel George W Busi American politi iad Stanley. Freshman Faces by Elissa McPherson Elizabeth Crawford Q: Where are you from? A: Ellicott City, Maryland. Q: What lead you to Wilkes? A: The small school atmosphere, 3 year nursing program, and affordability. Q: When and why did you decide to become an English major? A: Before I switched my major from nursing to English, I was already planning on minoring in it. I’ve always had a soft spot for the humanities, but it seemed impractical to get an education in it as far as my future was concerned. However, on October 19, 2015 (yes I have the date), I officially switched over to pursue my interest in English and education. My English teacher, who always made fun of me for applying to nursing schools while I was auditing his AP classes and helping other students in a lower level English, is not horribly shocked by this switch, and quite frankly, neither am I. 51 Q: Who is your least favorite literary character and why? A: Alec from Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Flardy. Despite the trudge it was to get through the slow first to get through die slow first two-thirds of the novel, nothing in the book left me as agitated than this disgusting and manipulative character. - ------------------------------------------------- --------------------- Staff Writers �Issue 2 b'he Inkwell Quarterly ice, which 'jello and ublication Ps Afraid of dear doctrines, tainting of y Clare Booth nester. Volume 10 Issue 2 Contemporary Author Updates by Sara Pisak Ginger Murchison will soon 1be releasing her first book of poetry from Press 53 entitled: a snap oj line, a bone. Murchison has just begun writing after a 31 year teaching career. The book, winch is already garnering the support and praise of her fellow authors, translates the commonplace experience into extraordinary meaning. Theatre Communications Group published China Doll, by David Mamet, on December 8, 2015. Mamet, who has previously won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, is often considered one of the greatest playwrights of his time. Several book sellers also inform, “The new, widely anticipated play premieres on Broadway tins fall, starring Tony and Academy Award-winning actor Al Pacino, for whom the play was written.” The Wildest Sport of AU ri, a new release written by Prakash Singh. The book, published by HarperCollins Publisher, tells first hand of the deemed wildest sport: tiger hunting in India before it was outlawed in the 1970s. The publisher cautions that the text does not glorify hunting but instead works to showcase the power of nature. Karl Rove’s new text, The Triumph of William McKinley: Why the Election of 1896 Still Matters, was recently released by publisher Simon & Schuster. Former senior advisor to Present George W. Bush, Rove offers a new perspective on McKinley’s election which transformed American politics, changed his own party and ended a period of political gridlock. Ihe Inkwell Quarterly Staff always had a concerned. English and > auditing i, and quite Faculty Advisor: Dr. Marcia Farrell Editor-in-Chief: Tara Giarratano Copy Editor: Sara Pisak Layout Editors: Jason Klus, Nicole Kutos Staff Writers: Tara Giarratano, Sara Pisak, Jeremy Miller, Jason Klus, Nicole Kutos, Mackenzie Egan, Elissa McPherson, Tobias Mintzmyer Faculty Contributors: Dr. Thomas A. Hamill slow first laracter. 3 �The InkwellQuarterly Volume 10 Issue 2 The Inkwell YA Novel to Movie Transitions by Mackenzie Egan Much like the dystopian society boom we’ve experienced in the last ten years, the number of young-adult novels being presented with movie adaptations is on the rise. Of course, the process of turning books into movies started long before it began trending in the YA scene. Lately, the biggest conversions have been ever popular, an ever endearing, YA novels. In the last fifteen years, a total of forty-four young adult novels have been turned into movies and m big in the box office, according to boxofficemojo.com . Surprisingly, the first on this list is not the from the y Potter series. In fact, the front-runner is a total of three months older than the Hany Potter and the Sorcerei s tone s date of release. Buena Vista Studio’s The Princess Diaries started the fifteen year boom of YA transitions wit stunning $108.2 million gross earnings. Despite YA novels being killers in the box office, die movies themselves aren t always successful in c p g the essence of the books they were based off of. In the case of the Hany Potter series, a lot of the elaborate character development created by JK Rowling, such as die emotional and mental qualities of our favorite stu ent' at Hogwarts, were lost on the big screen. Harry didn’t have quite enough of the sass and attitude that contn ute to his complexity, and Snape’s story lost many of the soul wrenching moments that made him out to be less o a bad guy in the end. Even the relationships between Harry and Ginny, and Ron and Hermione, lost some of their appeal without important scenes from the novels. And let’s not get started on die elements the scriptwriters flat out changed (most famously the scene in Hany Potter and the Goblet oj Fire, when Dumbledore asks Harry about his name in the goblet) or reworked to fit time constraints. Another example of a movie adaption that lost elements in translation is John Greens heart wrenching novel, The Fault in Our Stars, which was missing a lot of key scenes. For example, the airport incident on the way to Amsterdam is completely missing, despite its importance concerning Hazel and her condition. In it she walks through the metal detector without her oxygen tank, a groundbreaking moment for her in the book that is noticeably absent in the movie. The cut scene takes away from Green’s portrayal of her as strong and daring despite her illness. A total flop in the course of YA movie adaptations is the sad story of Richelie Mead’s Vampire Academy. The series, first published in 2007, follows dhampir (half vampire/half human) Rose Hathaway and her moroi (benevolent vampire) friend Vasilisa Dragomir through their crazy equivalent of high school. Overall, the series places greater emphasis on friendship than fashion or romance. Unfortunately, it’s apparent that this basic concept was lost on the script writers. Popular belief from both rating websites and Tumblr, which always has an opinion, is that whoever wrote the script had Gossip Girlin mind. It did terribly in the box office, netting a total of only $7 million dollars gross income, around the world. We can only hope that there won’t be a sequel anytime soon. One of the reasons why book to movie adaptions so often fall apart in the box office is a recent trend: splitting the last novel of a series into multiple movies. Some series just do not have the content needed for an additional movie, and would be better off short and sweet. Others would be best with multiple movies, in order to fully fit detailed endings. Hany Potter and the Deathly Hallows, for example, got the attention to detail it deserved when it was split into two segments. On the other hand, Breaking Dawn, Stephenie Meyer’s conclusion to the Twilight series, did not. Not that the movie wasn’t decent; there was just not enough content for a full second installment What the writers added to the story to kill that two hour block of time didn’t really follow the tone of the book itself in my opinion. Its a difficult task to try and cover all of the material in a book in a reasonable amount of time while staving true to the ongmal storyline, and some translations turn out better than others. The MaZe Runner by James Dashne! is a great example of a book to movie adaption that was pretty successful One of rhe eUm - I J Dashner really nailed was the slang that Dashner created for his “Gladers ” In die books the sla ’ ’ §CnPt community set up by the boys while in the glade, their home away from homti’n the M' ^“Ptesentatl'’e <* *e Empt) by Tara G The fight to end Wilkes Univ College Pre] was coordin decades. Th fighting org: efforts to ra soup, bread, finish, Adan for this year Miller room multiple bov it out and ev According t< who can’t he �ue 2 InkwellQuarterly Volume 10 Issue 2 tit ides nd e it •ry ’s taring Empty Bowls at Wilkes by Tata Giarratano lents ted fa teir atut his ng e it is despite 'emj. >i es icept ion, f S7 The Empty Bowls Project is described as “an international effort to raise both money and awareness in the fight to end hunger” by Emptybowls.net, and has held events all over die country for the past twenty-five years. Wilkes University, in partnership with King’s College, Luzerne County Community College, and Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School, hosted its fourth annual Empty Bowls event on Sunday, November 15th. The event was coordinated by alum Jean Adams, class of ‘78, a local potter who taught ceramics at Wilkes for nearly three decades. The past three Empty Bowls events led by Adams at Wilkes have raised over $30,000 for local hunger­ fighting organizations. This year’s event was just as successful, with over six hundred people supporting the event’s efforts to raise money for local area foodbanks. For fifteen dollars, supporters of Empty Bowls were able to enjoy soup, bread, and a handmade bowl of their choice. In pursuit of topping last year’s ten-thousand dollar fundraising finish, Adams and a handful of other local potters spent the last year crafting over a thousand bowls in preparation for this year’s event. The products of their labor, incredibly diverse in size, color, and shape, were displayed in the Miller room of the Henry Student Center, while soup was served in the ballroom. Several attendees purchased multiple bowls. Of the event’s attendees, Adams said, “We hope that by having a handmade bowl, they’ll keep it out and every day it’ll be a reminder that there are people who don’t have anything to put in that bowl to eat.” According to Adams, the bowls function “as a visual reminder that we should always be willing to help someone who can’t help themselves. ler to d when iht ent. ok staying shner ters the ■tainly >ok to Photos courtesy of Jean Adams & Bridget Giunta 5 �Issue 2 The InkwellQuarterly Volume 10 The In !V ,, October 27. the Manuscript Society ’held ' ’ ’its; annual Halloween Reading in the Kirby On Tuesday, Hall Salon. The Manuscript staff would like to thank those who attended the event. Below are photos taken at the reading. study t ninetee centur Arthw Four an novels, on the C topic c< the crit the ma< of the i to large inferior topic cc of the 1 designe genre w readers novels s provide the rule and the J fantasy i novels, < and exp over die been do �2 7 A’ InkwellQuarterly Issue 2 Volume 10 Continued from page 1. Article by Jeremy Miller. ENG397 students Jeremy Miller, Michael Morrison, and Gabriella Romanelli. Photo cortesy of Jason Klus. Next, the class moved on to study the mass market appeal of late nineteenth- and early twentieth­ century mystery novels such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Sign of I'o/tr and other Sherlock Holmes novels, and Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express. One important topic covered was the tension between the critical and high art functions and the mass market commodity function of the novel, as novels that appealed to large audiences were considered inferior and unintellectual. Another topic covered was the development of the Rules of Fair Play, which were designed as guidelines for the mystery genre with the purpose of giving readers a chance to solve the mystery on their own. The Rules of Fair Play still influence tire mystery genre in novels such as Maggie Sefton’s Knit One, Kill Two, as well as in modern crime shows and movies. They also provided an interesting perspective for studying modern mystery literature and film, as the class examined the ways the rules are followed or broken, and what effect that has on stories and audience reception. Finally, the class looked at fantasy novels including J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Hany Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and Juliet Dark’s The Demon Dover. In discussing the fantasy genre, the class has touched on such topics as discrimination, xenophobia, and bigotry, as well as tire use of novels, especially fantasy, as allegories and vehicles for messages about social injustice. To conclude the semester, tire class hosted an “Ugly Sweater Roundtable” to further develop the discussion and exploration of some of the topics mentioned here, as well as other themes and ideas that have been studied over the course of the semester. Faculty and students attended the discussion to observe the work the students have been doing and furthered the panels discussion with questions and comments. I HI'Iff I Photo courtesy of Marcia K. Farrell. 7 �Issue 2 The Inkwell Quarterly Volume 10 The Ink Sigma Tau Delta Book Drive Update & ThankVou by Sara Pisak ■ , i The collected books are Sigma Tau Delta’s month long book drive culminated with a final count of 2,033 boo 'S. Charities, St. currently being distributed to Wilkes Campus Interfaith, Ruth’s Place House of Hope, nt e Hedwig’s Veterans’ Village and among other local organizations. I would like to persona y t an making this event a success. First to the members of Sigma Tau Delta: Dr. Mischclle Anthony, Advisor Nicole Kutos, Vice President James Jaskolka, Public Relations Christie O’Brien, Treasurer Jason Klus, Secretary Tara Giarratano, Historian Gabriella Romanelli, Ambassador of Good Will Charlie Hanford Also, a thank you to our major contributors, The Kirby Library, The Whitehall Township Public Library, The Weatherly Library, The Wilkes University Community, Holy Name of Jesus Parish and Wilkes Barre City HaU. A sincere thank you to everyone who helped to make this event possible and assisted Sigma Tau Delta in realizing their goal of sharing their love of books with the community. Best, Sara Pisak Sigma Tau Delta President steps * passj �Issue 2 The InkwellQuarterly Issue 2 Volume 10 xted books are L Charities, St. ; everyone for ic Library, The kes Barre City w 1*11* is r. * *. In honor of Banned Book Week, Sigma Tau Delta held a banned book reading from the steps of the Farley Library on Tuesday, September 29 from 12-1 PM. Some of the readings included passages from Stephen Chboksy’s Tbe Perks of Being a Wallflower, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Bhe Great Gatsby, Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, and Sylvia Plath’s Ariel. •elta in realizing diversity Marketing w All photos courtesy of Gabriella Romanelli/Tara Giarratano. �Issue 2 The InkwellQuarterly Volume 10 Wondering what books the IQ editors have on their holiday wish lists? Check them out below! The Inkwell Qi Sophon by Jeremy Sara Pisak Phe Pale King by David Foster Wallace An unfinished novel published posthumously in 2011, The Pale King was a PuEtzer Prize for Fiction nominee in 2012. . 1 i £ fog f CAT PEOPLE A* 4 r-T-A»-3» Jason Klus Doodlingfor Cat People: 50 Inspiring Doo­ dle Prompts and Creative Exercisesfor Cat Phoi Lovers by Gemma Correll. No explanation necessary. Tara Giarratano Dangerous Lies by Becca Fitzpatrick “A teen is forced to make a fresh start after witnessing a violent crime—but love and danger find her anyway in this novel from Becca Fitzpatrick, the New York Times bestselhng author of the Hush, Elush saga.” F girl ALIVE Nicole Kutos Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll “Ani FaNeUi endured a shocking, pubUc humihation that left her desperate to reinvent herself. Now, with a glamorous job, expen­ sive wardrobe, and handsome blue blood fiance, she’s this close to living the perfect Ufe she’s worked so hard to achieve.” JESSICA I»HOLL 10 BECCA FITZMWCK DANGEI ■FT! ’’ Emily Rose Q: Where a Wilkes Unh A: I went tc Holland, Pa looking for because I w do. Q: What ha here? A: The best been my ex RAs have t changed m residents at positive an Q: If you i A: I have a to do!” Q: What ai A: I enjoy: Q: What a: A: I hope I loved ones �ists? Issue 2 rhe InkwellQuarterly Issue 2 Volume 10 Sophomore Snapshots by Jeremy Miller Ryw Gallagher Q. Where are you from, and what brought you to Wilkes University? A. I was drawn to WEkes mostly because of the location. It was just far away enough where I could still drive to and from school and still be far enough away. Q. What has been the best part of your experience here? A: Probably making ah the friends 1 have. Q. If you named a pet after any Eterary character, who would it be and why? A: I’d probably name my pet Dorian after Dorian Gray the Eterary character. Q: What are some of your hobbies? A: J write, draw, work out, cook and more. Q: What are your plans after Wilkes? A: 1 plan to write books when I leave WEkes. I have my own character and stories I’ve made up and I’d Eke to continue with that once I graduate. F Photo courtesy of Ryan Gallagher. ,ose Fmily Rose DeAngelis Q: Where are you from, and what brought you to WEkes University? A: I went to CouncE Rock High School South, in HoEand, Pa. I first heard about WEkes because I was looking for a smaE school with a variety of majors because I was stEl undecided about what I wanted to is. do. Q: What has been the best part of your experience here? A: The best part of my time here at WEkes so far has been my experience as a resident assistant. My feEow RAs have become some of my best friends and have changed my coEege experience for the better. My residents are awesome and I hope that I have had as h: positive ani impact on them as they have had on me. named a pet after any Eterary character, who would it be and why? Q: If you i dog named after LuciEe BaE, so when she does something wrong we say, “Lucy, you have some ‘splanin A: I have a to do!” q. what are some of your hobbies? A-1 enjoy running, going to the gym and working at camp. O What are your plans after WEkes? tudent teach at the Wilkes campus in Mesa, Arizona, then find a teaching job somewhere near my A: I hope to st-----loved ones. TT �Issue 2 The InkwellQuarterly T/jg inkwell Qacirlerlj/_ Desired Se Hamill’s Hunches by Sara Pisak by Thomas A. Hamill Some of the most ’ required reading. A a long lost manusci work authors, who Top Ten Guesses as to Why This Issue Has No Hamill’s Hunches: 10. Dr. Hamill is stuck, nostalgic, on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving Break and has been transfixed by all of its miraculous calendric logics. 9. Dr. Hamill needs—and is desperately awaiting—the season’s first snow and Frost’s reminder (through “The only other sound’s the sweep / Of easy wind and downy flake”) that, especially at this time of the semester, we all have “miles to go before [we] sleep.” 8. Dr. Hamill’s Hunches have been stolen. (Seriously. It could happen. I’m not kidding, says the vague (now first-person) voice of this list. Remember what happened to the Wycliffite Bibles?) 7. Dr. Hamill apparently has a John Wycliffe complex, which has (obviously) affected and re-directed Iris literary production. 6. Dr. Hamill is locked in a bitter contract dispute over what he perceives to be the low rate and frequency, heretofore, of “Best of Hamill’s Hunches” re-issues, said re-issues being what he still insists are “the periodic re-circulation rights and privileges on any longstanding ‘faculty contributor’ to IQ, particularly one who has been, some might suggest, so instrumental in validating the critical and cultural importance of the “Best of” form within IQ’s pages.” 5. Dr. Hamill is still recovering from the Mets’ crushing World Series loss earlier this fall. 4. Dr. Hamill is too focused on grading essays. (Ironically.) 3. Dr. Hamill is too focused on his renovation work in June’s (future) bedroom. (Also ironically.) Grace and June Hamill Holdiay Update: 2. Dr. Hamill has lost the keys to his word-hoard—all thirty-nine sets of them. (We think thirty-three are lost amidst the “organizational structures” of his office, says the still vague, now oddly plural voice of this list). 1. Anne Fr; With Anne another wo important!} great huma some of oi is just one Frank’s on 1. Dr. Hamill never wrote them, and so he’s trying to buy time and space with this sad, last-gasp top-ten-list ripoff shtick (which he will likely not be above re-using in the future, especially if contract negotiations over “Best of re-issue protocols continue to go poorly). Photo courtesy of Thomas A. Hamill. 12 3. J.D. Salinger J.D. Salinger has however, his on in the Rye catape others have trie Salinger’s work Salinger. �Issue 2 The Inkwell Quarterly Volume 10 Issue 2 Desired Sequels by Sara Pisak Some of the most well-known authors have only published one work. These works are classics, which have become required reading. Authors, who have published only one work, have led many readers waiting for and hoping for a long lost manuscript of their favorite author to be discovered. I am counting down the the top top four, four, one one published published work authors, who I would love to experience reading a second work. 4. Anna Sewell Anna Sewell died only five month after her classic work Black Beauty was published. Sewell is not known to have written any other works including poetry or short stories. Considering the emotional, humanitarian and animal rights issues Black Beauty showcases, even a short poetic work composed by Sewell would be an amazing read for the literary community. Simonovich. Jpdate: 3. J.D. Salinger J.D. Salinger has published short works in magazines such as The New Yorker however, his only published novel, The Catcher in the Rye, is a classic. After The Catcher in the Rye catapulted Salinger to fame, he retreated from the public eye and while others have tried to model their coming of age stories, or bildungsroman, after Salinger’s work, nothing beats the original except maybe a long lost manuscript from Salinger. 2. Sylvia Plath While Sylvia Plath has published many works of poetry, she has only graced the literary community with one novel, The BellJar. Plath’s style of writing, character development, relatability and ability to capture the human psyche in The BellJar, illustrates Plath’s ability to successfully combine all of the elements of novels which readers gravitate toward. Although readers have Plath’s poetry to delve into, another novel from Plath would be a gift. 1. Anne Frank: With Anne Frank’s death in March of 1945, the world was robbed of experiencing another wonderfully written and insight work from this great author. More importantly, the world was also robbed of a person who I am sure would have been a great humanitarian and would have offered real-world solutions and vocal opinions to some of our most demanding problems. Anne Frank’s altruistic soul and vocal nature is just one of the many reason why I wish The Diary of a Young Girlwts not Anne Frank’s only work. famill. 13 �Issue 2 The Inkwe/lQuarterly Volume 10 No Goosebumps Here by Mackenzie Egan Jack Black has done a lot of considerably entertaining movies despite dealing with faulty plot lines and the occasional terrible supporting actress. But his recent box office ‘hit’, at least according to Rotten Tomatoes, was actually more of a flop than a masterpiece. Goosebumps, while a delightful children’s book series, turned out to be more of a teeny bop romance than a spooky movie. From the start, the movie based on the series by R.L. Stine hit a few sour notes, for the handful of books I’ve read (I was much more into Fear Street, a similar series by the same author) were nothing Eke what I saw on the big screen a few weeks ago. In the opening scene, the annoying protagonist Zach (Dylan Minnette) is introduced, whining about moving from his childhood home to a new, possibly worse town. While Zach takes out the trash, the love interest Hannah (Odeya Rush) is introduced. What I found annoying was the fact that they were both teenagers. Goosebumps is a series about child protagonists, not teenagers locked in their own melodramatic worlds, and its genre is horror, not romantic comedy. Yet, HoUywood had to find a way to incorporate some sort of angsty romance to try and sell more tickets. Strike one for the movie. Strike two is in R.L. Stine’s character himself. The whole ‘plot’ of the movie is R.L. Stine wrote his books as an angry adolescent looking to get back at childhood buUies. Because he believed in what he wrote, his monsters came to Ufe, locked safely away in leather bound journals. Once the journals became unlocked, however, a whole cast of monsters was unleashed on some poor, unsuspecting town. Optimistically this concept could have sold out, but the script writers L ---- s weren’t flunking when they chose to turn Jack Black’s character into an overzealous, frankly insane, version of R.L. Stine, whose overacting and dramatic pauses did nothing for the movie. ■ u “eS Tth' and Every time a close-up of a character was given my eye nvrtched a bttle; due to the poor Ughttng you could see the makeup caked on everyone’s faces. The only qualrtv film time in the movie was the focus on the monsters which t-ho,.„ .i c n , brought the Goosebumps series such popularity in foe books wn, 7en°UgH °E The <SP°°ky’ twenty minutes away. " ™SSlng 111 the movle> tor everY were vlSlble ventriloquist dummy, Couglf to ^TmT^oTb^ ’^fo^’°f the main antagonist Slappy, foe that poor script writing made it impossible for even Ind- R1 SH°rt °f exPectations- Expectations Tomatoes, the movie as a continuation of the child iv ' n f° Sa Vage> Despite receiving a 73% on Rotten unc y lorior series was largely disappointing. The InkwellQi Spring: by Jason I<1 With prepared for literature and following the dons by a ho Quartlerly (a one for the5 and above ai about the cc offered. Adi Assistant, o 1' 1 1 1 1 I E I If you : to cor editor-i fo �Issue 9 The InkwellQuarterly Issue 2 Volume 10 Spring 2016 Course Offerings by Jason Klus With the spring semester having just about arrived, it is important to make sure that you are registered and prepared for the classes you plan to take. Next semester, the English department will be offering a variety of literature and writing classes, as well as offering ENG 222, Introduction to Digital Humanities, for those majors following the DH track. As is the case each semester, ENG 101 and ENG 120 will be offered in numerous sec­ tions by a host of professors. Addtionally, ENG 190 is offered in three sections for one credit each: one for Inkwell Quartlerly (advised by Dr. Farrell), one for Manuscript Society (advised by Dr. Stanley this coming spring), and one tor the Writing Center or Writing Mentorship (also advised by Dr. Stanley). The courses listed as 200-level and above are listed below. Be sure to check with your academic advisor if you already have not with any questions about the courses, and feel free to contact any professor if you are interested in more information about any course offered. Additional information can be found within Kirby Hall or through Deb Archavage, Kirby Flail Office Assistant, or Dr. Mischelle Anthony, department chair. ENG 202 ENG 203 ENG 222 4 ENG 234 ENG 281 3 cr. MW 11:00-11:50 Dr. Kemmerer 3 cr. T 06:00-08:45 Bill Black 3 cr. TR 01:00-02:15 Dr. Stanley .3 cr. MWF 09:00-09:50 Dr. Farrell 3 cr. TR 09:30-10:45 Dr. Anthony 3 cr. MWF 01:00-01:50 Dr. I lamill 3 cr. MW 10:00-10:50 Dr. Anthony ENG 342 I listory of the English Language (WGS designated) Studies in 18th Century Literature (WGS designated) Studies in Shakespeare 3 cr. MWF 02:00-02:50 Dr. Hamill ENG 392 Senior Projects 1 cr. not applicable Dr. Anthony ENG 324 ENG 334 )wn. irn Jack auses Technical Writing (Writing Intensive) Creative Writing (Writing Intensive & WGS designated) Introduction to Digital I luma nities Survey of English Literature 11 (WGS designated) Survey of American Literature I my eye ty film tor that sible the >ns If you are interested in joining The InkwellQuartlerly staff this upcoming spring, feel free to contact our faculty advisor, Dr. Marcia Farrell (marcia.farrell@wilkes.edu), or our editor-in-chief, Tara Giarratano (tara.giarratano@wilkes.edu). We are currently looking for staff writers, copy editors, and layout staff. Feel free to contact us with any questions! 15 �7 'be lubii’e// O/mrter/y Harry Potter Crossword Issue 2 Volume 10 by Tara Giarratano Down Across 3. The Weasley family’s car is this Ford model 5. First name of the brilliant auror and reluctant niece of Narcissa Malfoy and Bellatrix I.estrange 7. I larry’s wand is fashioned from this wood 8. Dumbledorc’s Phoenix 11. Wizarding bank in Diagon /Alley 13. An archaic 1 logwart’s term for any student whose sorting takes longer than five minutes 16. Hermione hates this school subject 19. Victor Krum faces this dragon in the first task of the 1 ri-\X izard lournament 21. 1 larry teaches his peers this spell, which renders its victim unconscious, in Order of the Phoenix 22. I logsmeade sweet shop 24. Dolores I'mbndge’s middle name 25. Ins in this Ministry of Magic department that I larrv and his friends face the Death 1'inters in Order of the Phoenix 26. Molly Weasley hails from this Muggle loving pure blood family 27. Vicious little water demons who inhabit the Black 1 .ake I . The “unbeatable” wand which \ oldemorr desperately | seeks in Deathly I (allows is fashioned from this wood 2. A wizard who can transform into an animal 4. This magical race claims credit for making the sword of Gryffindor 6. ('.hasers pursue this ball in Quidditch 9. This bus delivers I larrv to the l.eakv Cauldron follow­ ing his hurried departure from Privet Drive in Prisoner oj Irf.iiban K), Ron excels at this magical board game 12. I lufflepuff I louse ghost 14. This frt>thv drink is served ar the Three Broomsticks I 5. Ghosdy j Iistorv ()f pn>fcssor At I logouts 17. | lermione first concocts this mischief-enabling potion in Chamber of \ecrets 18. Also in (hamber of Secrets^ Nearlv I leadless Nick in vires the trio to a party in celebration of his... 20. 1 he Black family home is located at this number on Grimmauld Place 23. I lermiones Patronus takes this form io � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, Fall 2015 (Volume 10, Issue 2) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The English Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall 2015 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Publication Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Wilkes University retains copyright of this publication. https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/3afafbbe66c001e8a12a652fa80f089d.pdf 5291997014c03beecac0e318b22a1426 PDF Text Text Issue 11.1: Fall 2016 I ! I,. II I , / /’jJ; 'hl I KiJi l Jj NKWElplffl Comparing Samhain and Halloween by Mackenzie Egan Pumpkins, ghosts, and goblins! Halloween, October 31 st, is approaching, following the sudden drop in temperature and the changing of the leaves, grass, and other outside plants. In popular culture today, Halloween is the time to dress up and hang out with friends, consume thousands of pounds of candy and other sweet snacks, and scare the daylights out of each other. A couple hundred years ago, however, this wasn’t the case. Historically, Halloween, derived from All Hollows Eve, is actually the night before All Saints Day, a holiday celebrating the saints and martyrs of the Christian faith. November 2nd, All Souls Day, celebrates the dead and the memory left behind. All three can be seen as religious, but none of them reflect Samhain, the Pagan holiday from which Halloween gets its roots. Samhain began in Europe as a Celtic holiday that celebrated the dead and marked the harvest and the end of summer. Holiday by name, Samhain was a religious event where ceremonies took place anywhere between October 31st and November 6th, and ranged from simple feasts to rituals of sacrifice in honor of deities. Samhain also marks the beginning of the spiritual new year for Pagans, and thus was held in high regard as a major holiday: the one night Pagans believed the bridge between the world of the living and the world of the dead was weakest. Much of what the Pagans did and still do in some parts of the world to celebrate Samhain is to ward off evil spirits while celebrating the spirits of loved ones. Samhain was also one of the names the Pagans had for their god of the dead, much of pop-culture Halloween today is derived from the fact that Samhain dealt with death and the dead, not the harvest. Some of what pop-culture has derived from Samhain, in order to form the Halloween we know today, includes jack-o-lanterns. A jack-o-lantern’s place in the Samhain ritual was to guide home the spirits of the dead by being a light in the darkness of night, as well as keeping away the bad supernatural forces lurking. Commonly made out of turnips or sugar beets, it wasn’t until the New World came in contact with Ireland that the vegetable of choice for jack-olanterns became the pumpkin. Another thing pop-culture has taken from the practice of Samhain is the Halloween costume, which can range from simple to gorey. Practitioners of Samhain believed that dressing, mainly as ghosts, goblins, or other spooky beings, would keep people anonymous from the spirits walking the earth on Samhain. Masks and elaborate outfits, not unlike today, were made solely for the celebration, and were often times gruesome to look at. Today, while many costumes are taken to the side Story Continued on page 4 In this Issue: Faculty Update: Dr Sean Kelly English Department Picnic Manuscript Update Writing Center Hours Another November, Another NaNAWriMo Ask the Editorial Staff Contemporary Author Update Call for Student Application Letters Freshman Faces ENG 398: Horror and Science Fiction Literature Sigma Tau Delta Updates Tenth Anniversary of Vampire Academy Theatre Updates Halloween Game �The Inkwell Quarterly MANUSCRIPT UPDATE The Wilkes University Manuscript Society is now accepting submis­ sions for its 2016-17 edition. The deadline for fall submissions is Friday, November 11th by mid­ night. Submit your written or visual pieces to magazine@wilkes. edu. In addition, the Manuscript Society will be hosting its annual Halloween Reading on Wednesday, October 26th at 6 p.m. in the Kirby salon; costumes are encouraged. Any additional questions can be sent to the Manuscript Executive Editor, Elyse Guziewicz, at: elyse.guziewicz@wilkes.edu. Writing Center Hours The Writing Center, located in the Alden Learning Commons, is open and offering support to student writers across the Wilkes curriculum. Our Fall 2016 schedule is: Monday: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Tuesday: 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Thursday: 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m.-5 p.m. Friday: 8:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. The Online Writing Center is available at: http://wilkes.edu/ pages766.asp For more information, contact: Dr. Chad Stanley 2 Faculty Update by Dr. Sean Kelly On my sabbatical, I worked on several writing projects, including revisions for my article “Staging Nothing: The Figure of Das Ding in Poe’s ‘The Raven’” for The Edgar Allan Poe Review (to be published this fall), a review of Kevin Hayes’s book The Annotated Dr. Kelly’s home office—the location of his work through the Poe(2015)for The winter and spring. | Photo Credit: Dr. Kelly Edgar Allan Poe Review (Spring 2015), and a new article on Walt Whitman’s poem Reconciliation that was published in The Explicator in August. Much of my time was spent conducting research for a new project that considers how Jacques Lacan’s theories of discourse and sexuation can shed new light on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s tale “The Birth-mark.” To this end, I read several works (by Elizabeth Wright, Joan Copjec, Paul Verhaeghe, and Tim Dean) that examine the implications of Lacan’s theory of sexuation on traditional theories of gender. I hope to have a version of this piece accepted by the joint Edgar Allan Poe Society and Nathaniel Hawthorne Society conference to be held in Kyoto, Japan in 2018. I especially enjoyed the sabbatical because it afforded me the opportunity to think and read broadly in a way that is sometimes difficult to do in the midst of the typical semester of course prep and grading. English Department Picnic On Wednesday, October 5th, the English Department held their annual fall picnic on the Kirby Lawn. Anot byMadel Every Novel writers parti challenge to novel. Natio is described pants appro; (nanowrimc November 1 PM on Nove work to the ’ the task wen the thirty-dc write approx day. As a fell participant i was surprise learned aboi challenge. H writing expe sole attempt: handwritten Asktl If You G I WOllld i from L. j Story Girl < van der i Wind c Dr. Hamill and his daughter June enjoy having their photo taken at the picnic as Dr. Hamill avoids doing his usual “Hamill’s Hunches” article. | Photo Credit: Tara Giarratano If I haa character I be Henn always h character badass, am to t -( �Issue 11.1: Fall 2016 Another November, Another NaNaWriMo by Madeline Powell J i the » n ent rthornes right, 3ns of tve a athaniel cially id read :al erNovember thousands of Writers participate in a month-long c ''allenge to produce a 50,000-word noyel. National Novel Writing Month is described as a “fun, seat-of-yourpants approach to creative writing” (nanowrimo.org). Writers begin November 1st and have until 11:59 PM on November 30th to submit their work to the NaNoWriMo website. If the task were spread out evenly over the thirty-day period, one would write approximately 1,666 words per day. As a fellow extreme to moderate participant in procrastination, I was surprised I had only recently learned about the NaNoWriMo challenge. However, my own novel­ writing experience is limited, as my sole attempts have been a two-page, handwritten story about kittens riddled with improper apostrophe usage and my later attempt in 2002 to construct a story about estranged twins, which was quickly foiled when my piano teacher addressed the fact that I had merely plagiarized the 1998 film version of The Parent Trap. The NaNoWriMo culture encourages anyone to share his or her story via the novel-writing challenge. To begin, one must create a profile on the NaNoWriMo site, which allows participants to connect with other writers, and possibly purchase some merchandise if he or she is feeling particularly prideful. Their website also offers writers access to support throughout the month on provided forums, which have a wide range of specific places for writers to discuss their experiences. Some of the best forums I discovered were “NaNoWriMo Ate My Soul,” which is described as “the premier support group for novelists in distress,” and “This is Going Better Than I’d Hoped,” labeled as “unexpected success stories from the frantic novel-writing front.” “Shout Outs” is the designated place for writers to share their victories and express gratitude to others. In addition, there are a variety of other forums that cater to specific genres, age groups, and communities, as well as a spot to pick up others abandoned plots. Writers can collect participation and writing badges for their achievements during the month. On November 20th, NaNoWriMo writers will be able to begin uploading their completed works to win. Ask the Editorial Staff: If You Could Be a Literary Character, Who Would You Be? I would be either Sara Stanley from L. M. Montgomerys The Story Girl or Nonnie from Laurens van der Posts A Story Like the Wind and A Far Off Place. If I could be any literary character I would be Hermione Granger, because I’ve already got her frizzy hair covered! -Tara Giarratano -Dr. Farrell IfI had to choose a literary character to be, it would probably be Hermione Granger. She has always been one of my favorite characters because she is a total badass, and ifI were her I’d be able to go to Hogwarts! Although 1 don’t agree with everything she does and I wouldn’t wanted to be in her position most of the time, it would be cool to be Lisbeth Salanderfrom The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo because she’s pretty awesome and I’ve always secretly wanted to learn how to hack computers. -Nicole Kutos -Grace Graham 3 �The Inkwell Quarterly Contemporary Author Update Freshm by Grace Graham by Erin Micha Fantasy fans will love the newest release of HarperCollins, Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake, which hit the shelves late September. The novel follows three sisters, born with incredible powers, who must battle to the death in order to win the throne and become queen. Those who have read Anna Dressed in Blood, another of the authors books and a Cybils Awards finalist, will relish a similarly inventive and dark storyline. Bruce Springsteen has released his much anticipated Born to Run autobiography through publisher Simon & Schuster. After performing with the E Street Band at the Super Bowl’s halftime show in 2009, Springsteen was inspired to write about the exhilarating experience, which subsequently led him to delve into the rest of his life. According to Simon & Schuster, “Bruce Springsteens autobiography is written with the lyricism of a singular songwriter and the wisdom of a man who has thought deeply about his experiences.” The winner of the 2016 Press 53 award for Short Fiction goes to Dennis McFadden, author of Jimtown Road: A Novel in Stories. Born in a small town in western Pennsylvania, McFadden is a graduate of Allegheny College and has had stories appear in dozens of publications, including Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, New England Review, and The Best American Mystery Stories. The newest installment in the Ryder Creed series from Penguin Publishing, Reckless Creed, has received praise and acclaim from countless critics. Written by New York Times best-selling author Alex Kava, this thriller will keep mystery fans on the edge of their seats. The fast paced plot uncovers the link between seemingly ominous and unrelated deaths and phenomenon, with the help of K-9 search and rescue dogs. The book follows protagonist Ryder Creed after his adventures in Breaking Creed and Silent Creed. Call for Student Application Letters: The Patricia Boyle Heaman and Robert J. Heaman Scholarship by Elissa McPherson The Patricia Boyle Heaman and Robert J. Heaman Scholarship is a scholarship that is awarded annually to a junior or senior student majoring in English with a literature concentration. The recipient of this supplementary award is selected by a committee of English faculty members based on demonstrated excellence in English studies, potential for advanced study in English, scholarship, and financial need. Preference will be given to students from the Wyoming Valley To apply, please forward your application letter electronically to Dr. Larry Kuhar at Lawrence Kuhar@Wilkes edu bv November 11 2016 In your application letter you should include academic accomplishments and any other information that you would like the committee to review. The decision will be announced by the end of the semest Comparing Samhain and Halloween Story Continued from Page 1 of the grotesque, dressing up is more a staple for the American Halloween celebration, and not a ritualistic endeavor. 4 Halloween has its similarities with the ritualistic celebration of Samhain, but of the two, Halloween is relatively new and revolves around culture and not religion. As the nights grow colder, it is important to remember the religious toots of one of Americas most consumerized holidays, if only to hold onto a piece of world history. H'S CI > V'£ □ T -I 'I :s.ioAvsuy aiuug uasMOjjv’H �Issue 11.1: Fall 2016 Freshman Faces by Erin Michael ng Emily Banks Q: Where are you from? A: Taylor, Pennsylvania. ler hing, Q: How did you find Wilkes? A: I found out about Wilkes when I received a letter in the mail about an upcoming open house. a s. celling 1 their s the and n, ?scue st Ln . ’’ y ■' r. . -V Q: What made you decide to decide to be an English major? A: I chose to major in English because I want to be a lawyer and I feel it will help me with the analytical writing skills I need. Q: What is yourfavorite book? A: My favorite books is probably The Picture of Dorian Gray. My teacher really analyzed this book and made sure we understood every little detail. I also really enjoyed the plot. Q: Where is yourfavorite place to read? A: My favorite place to read is in my bed, under a fuzzy blanket, in complete silence. Kendra Mase ed by study ion Q: Where are you from? A: Palmyra, Pennsylvania Q: How did you find Wilkes? A: After looking at a few other universities for English and creative writing I found Wilkes. The gorgeous older buildings won me over. Q: What made you decide to be an English Major? A: I decided to become an English Major since I fell in love with reading, and there was no turning back. I hope to write as well in the future, so while creating great stories of my own, getting a degree in something I enjoy sounded like the right route for me. gious hold Q: What is yourfavorite book? A: One of my favorite books has to be The Saint by Tiffany Reisz. Q: Where is your favorite place to read? A: My favorite place to read is wrapped in a blanket--preferably for as long as it takes me to finish a really good book. 5 �The Inkwell Quarterly ENG 398: Horror and Science Fiction Literature by Mackenzie by Michael Morrison Dr Stanleys Horror and Sci-fi literature class is every bit as interesting as it sounds. The class syllabus divides the semester evenly between the horror section and the sci-fi section, spending the first 7 weeks on a few short stories and several recently published horror novels, including Joe Hills Horns, a love-story/tragedy/horror novel which incorporates elements from several different genres and movements (e.g. Gothic fiction, fantasy fiction, religious fiction); John Langans The Fisherman, which follows the haunting story of two men that come together through shared loss and shared interest, and subsequently encounter an otherworldly force that uses both loss and interest against them; and Adam Nevill’s Last Days, which tells the story of a filmmaker and his cameraman who, in telling their own story through a documentary, become involved in a supernatural horror of their own. So far, class discussion topics covered a range of topics related to the content, forms, and evolution of horror as a sub-genre of literature. Some of these topics included the effect of the Cold War and 9/11, fear of change in terms of technological development, religious allusions, and the history of the cult. manner, will be closely related to that of the horror subgenre. Assigned novels include Fail-Safe by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler, Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. Although the Sci-Fi section of the class has not begun yet, the second semester will likely consist of several of the same themes from the horror subgenre. The plot of Fail-Safe, for example, revolves around the fear and potential manifestation of nuclear war, which class discussion traced back to Americans’ emotions during the Cold War. The second half of the semester will be spent on the Sci-fi subgenre, which, if class discussion continues in a similar Sigma Tau Delta Updates INKWELL STAFF Editor-in-Chief: Tara Giarratano Managing Editor: Grace Graham Copy-Editor: Michael Morrison Layout Editor: Nicole Kutos Faculty Advisor: Dr. Marcia Farrell Staff Writers: Tara Giarratano, Grace Graham, Elissa McPherson, Erin Michael, Michael Morrison, Madeline Powell If you’re interested in joining Inkwell, please email Grace at grace.graham@wilkes.edu for more information! Tenth J by Nicole Kutos Sigma Tau Delta held their first meeting of the semester in September to plan for upcoming events. At the meeting, officers were nominated; they are as followed: Nicole Kutos, President, Andrea Circelli, Vice President, Christie O’Brien, Treasurer, Dian McKinney, Secretary, Tara Giarrantano, Fall Semester Historian, Erin Michael, Spring Semester Historian, and Michael Morrison, Ambassador of Goodwill. On September 27th, Sigma Tau Deltaleading held a reading ---------from for __ T .1 b I I t jigl. |JJJ JI- t ■ To celebrate the i for the release da Vampire Academ releasing a sped; edition this Nov; year early, Mead move to keep int vampiric series a reader interest in adaptation possil Vampire Acaden. published in 200 lives of Moroi (tl princess Lissa Dj friend - and sooi life - Rose Hatha the all vampire-c St. Vladimirs. Tl the two on the rt sworn to protect having left the sc due to threats m; Rose, a half-hurr little impulse cor preservation, has from both Strigo Theatr Submitted b Be sure to catch University Theat lembers of Sigma Tau Delta pose for a photo at the end ot the event. Top row: Erin Michael, Christopher Santos, Michael Morrison, Christie O’Brien, Andrea Circelli. ott°m r°w: Mary Cordisco, unnamed guest, Kendra ase, Nicole Kutos, Tara Giarratano, Dr. Anthony. | Ph°t0 Nlcole Kutos working on organizing^ crmTm1 °f Banned Book Week. The chapter is currently working on organizing 8 a commmumty service event for the foil semester. Little Shop of Ho Nov. 11, 12,18, ! Nov. 13, 20 at 2 ] You're a Good M Feb. 17, 18, 24, Feb. 19, 26 at 2 We Shot JFK: April 6, 7, 8 at April 9 at 2 p.n �Issue 11.1: Fall 2016 Tenth Anniversary Edition of Vampire Academy by Mackenzie Egan To celebrate the upcoming anniversary for the release date of her novel, Vampire Academy, Richelle Mead is releasing a special tenth anniversary edition this November. While it is a year early, Mead’s making the right move to keep interest in her beloved vampiric series alive and to spark new reader interest in lieu of a second movie adaptation possibly in the works. Vampire Academy was originally published in 2007 and follows the lives of Moroi (the good vampires) princess Lissa Dragomir and her best friend - and soon to be protector for life - Rose Hathaway as they navigate the all vampire-dhampir private school St. Vladimir’s. The novel begins with the two on the run from the people sworn to protect and teach them, having left the school two years prior due to threats made on Lissa’s life. Rose, a half-human half-vampire with little impulse control and no self­ preservation, has been protecting Lissa from both Strigoi (the bad vampires) and Moroi alike up until this point. Upon returning to St. Vladimirs, her ability to protect Lissa is thrown into question and Rose is put on probation. Enter Dmitri, Lissa’s present guardian and Rose’s new instructor. That should have been the end of it, right? Wrong. The rest of the novel follows Rose and Lissa as they learn to re-navigate the school they ran from and battle together for both Rose’s right to protect Lissa and to love whom she wishes. Vampire Academy is the first in a six book series, and has been adapted into a movie that did okay, but not fantastic, in the box office. Mead’s tenth anniversary edition takes a closer look at the series’ key players, from the mysterious and tragic past of Christian Ozera, the man who Lissa comes to marry, to the very first encounter between Rose and Dimitri. Lissa’s private thoughts and a mischievous scavenger hunt also add to the bonus content that takes the original novel, at 79,000 words, and doubles the length. Mead posted on her blog that the stories were prequels, only delving into the characters of the Vampire Academy series. Not a spin-off nor a bridge between VA and it’s spin-off series Bloodlines, the stories are meant to add substance to already amazing characters and give insight as to how the world Mead created works. Anyone interested in preordering the book before the release date, November 29th, 2016, can do so on Richelle Mead’s website, richellemead. com, or through sites like Amazon and Google Play. The book will also be available at major retailers - Wal-Mart, Target, etc. - and small book stores. Autographed copies are available through Mead’s website and U Books, an indie book retailer that has worked with Mead to mass-distribute her work for years. More information about the sale and distribution is posted on Richelle Mead’s blog, which can be accessed through her website. Theatre Updates Submitted by Nicole Kutos Be sure to catch a show by the Wilkes University Theatre this season! Little Shop of Horrors: Nov. 11,12, 18,19 at 8 p.m. Nov. 13, 20 at 2 p.m. You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown: Feb. 17, 18, 24, 25 at 8 p.m. Feb. 19, 26 at 2 p.m. We Shot JFK: April 6, 7, 8 at 8 p.m. April 9 at 2 p.m. Photos of this season’s various show posters. | Photo Credit: Wilkes University Website 7 �The Inkwell Quarterly HALLOWEEN GAME rs to their Halloween picture! Match the Inkwell staff members and the English Department faculty mem ei Answers on page 4. GO A. Tara Giarratano LU O B. Madeline Powell Nicole Kutos o C. D. Dr. Anthony X O E. Dr. Farrell 8 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, 2006-present Description An account of the resource The Inkwell Quarterly is a student-based publication circulated among the Wilkes population as well as prospective students who consider entering the English program. The IQ provides current information about faculty events and students active in the Wilkes’ English program. 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Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, Fall 2016 (Volume 11, Issue 1) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The English Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall 2016 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Publication Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Wilkes University retains copyright of this publication. https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/d77deca2294d99c2c39527e6e7da6740.pdf 58a4966ca61c26c357b6ccb4a04175ba PDF Text Text Issue 11.2: Fall 2016 Fantastic Beasts and a Little More by Mackenzie Egan I m not one for book to movie adaptations, especially not when it comes to books like the Harry Potter series where the focus is on the commodification and franchising of a series that most of my generation grew up with. That being said, when I went to go see Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, I was not disappointed. From sticking to the characters to generating discussion on the series it creates, the movie did everything its creators promised it would and more. Fantastic Beasts follows the adventures of Newt Scamander and other characters throughout New York City in 1926. Character development was not lost, even though the film relieved heavily on cinematographic work and special effects. Newt, the Goldstein sisters, Porpentina and Queenie, and a muggle, or now coined ‘NoMaj,’ are each given proper room to portray their own character ----- traits without falling into the trap of a film full of special effects. Other characters, including one that is briefly touched upon in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, are also given the chance to exhibit crucial traits that will hopefully carry through into the other movies. The effects, which are needed to understand the beasts throughout the movie, were well done and did not overcompensate, or overshadow, the film’s plot. Said plot also allows for discussion about the next four installments in the franchise, and on the Ilvermony, which has it’s own sorting quiz on the Pottermore website. Discussion generated by the movies release date include conversation over what the other four movies in the quintology (yes, four more movies!) will be about, as well as whether or not the mobile game will be any good. Fantastic Beasts allows for more commodification of the wizarding world that J.K. Rowling created nearly twenty years ago. Commodification has been a big issue when it comes to the Harry Potter series, as well as the companions including the Fantastic Beasts book and movie. Franchising, as well as the publication of more companions than necessary has created the issue with the commodification of the wizarding world that Fantastic Beasts buys into. What surprised me more than the extensive plot and character development or the fantastic special effects and cinematography was Story Continued on page 2 In this Issue: Faculty Update: Dr. Anthony, Dr. Farrell, Dr. Kelly, and Dr. Stanley Manuscript Update Writing Center Hours Faculty Updates A Wizarding World of Your Own Ask the Editorial Staff Contemporary Author Update Spring 2017 Upper-Level Class Listings January Book Releases to Get You Through Break Sigma Tau Delta Update Thank You Tara! Senior Capstones Review: Harry Potter and The Cursed Child Harry Potter Trivia �The Inkwell Quarterly A Wiza Faculty Updates MANUSCRIPT UPDATE The Wilkes University Manuscript Society is now accepting submissions for its 2016-17 edition. The deadline for fall submissions was Friday, November 11th by midnight, but submissions are always welcome. Submit your written or visual pieces to magazine@wilkes.edu. Any additional questions can be sent to the Manuscript Executive Editor, Elyse Guziewicz, at: elyse.guziewicz@wilkes.edu. Writing Center Hours The Writing Center, located in the Alden Learning Commons, is open and offering support to student writers across the Wilkes curriculum. Our Fall 2016 schedule is: Monday: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Tuesday: 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Thursday: 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m.-5 p.m. Friday: 8:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. The Online Writing Center is available at: http://wilkes.edu/ pages766.asp For more information, contact: Dr. Chad Stanley 2 by Kendra M Submitted by Mackenzie Egan Dr. Mischelle Anthony has been accepted into the Corlan Conference, an honor only given to eight poets who meet with an editor from a major poetry press and offer guidance on poetry. The pieces Dr. Anthony will be going over are from her manuscriptt “Barbed Wire.” The conference will last from January 27th-31st; Dr. Anthony will be working with Barrow Street Press. She also has a poem placed in the After Happy Hour Review, 2017, titled “Simulacrum.” Dr. Marcia Farrell was solicited earlier this semester by the James Joyce Quarterly, to review two books for upcoming issues of the journal. Dr. Farrell reviewed both Elizabeth Switaj’s James Joyces Teaching Life and Methods: Language and Pedagogy in Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses, and Finnegans Wake and Jean Kane’s Conspicuous Bodies: Provincial Belief and the Making ofJoyce and Rushdie. Dr. Farrell has also been actively following Andre Gower and Ryan Lambert, both former child stars from the movie Monster Squad; recently Lambert and Gower spent the last twenty minutes of their fifth Squadcast (available on ryanandandre.com) discussing Dr. Farrell’s question about authorial interference with specific reference to the J.K. Rowling/Harry Potter phenomenon. Dr. Sean Kelly will be presenting 5a paper the Other [ , entitled “Integrating „ of the Law: Aeschylus’s The Oresteia” next spring, at the Northeast Modern Language Association convention that will be held in Baltimore, Maryland, from March 23rd-26th. The NeMLA is an organization with a focus for scholars in what can be deemed modern languages, such as English, French, and Spanish, and has more than two thousand members. Awards and fellowships are awarded during the convention and includes everything from caucuses to film screenings. Dr. Chad Stanley has his hands full with a multitude of projects stemming from visual art to the written word. He is currently working on visual art involving English course work and literary pieces, as well as portraits involving canines and not literature at all. As for writing, Dr. Stanley is working on articles about both Shakespeare’s Othello and William Inge’s Picnic. Fantastic Beasts and More Despite the obvious re­ commodification of the world One of the most site includes the With these, one i which one of the they would be pl the sorting hat. 1 themselves or fo: family to see if tl Ask the What is Yo Mine is 5 b captures the ai of be -Di Story Continued from Page 1 the fact that Fantastic Beasts allows room for viewers who do have any knowledge of the wizarding world of the franchise that is the Harry Potter series. Because of the heavy characterization and focus on plot, viewers who did not read or watch Harry Potter cannot get lost within the film. Even after the bo Harry Potter enc with stories, play forms and humo the fans that will who lived die. O websites that kee world up and rui run by the autho It is a fanbase of and an explorati< anyone can take character once a: in and out of the in the pages of tl Rowling’s created, Fantastic Beasts did not disappoint. I highly recommend going to see the movie, whether or not you’re a fan of the initial world Rowling created within the Harry Potter series. With the introduction of new characters, and room allowed for characterization within the film, Fantastic Beasts does not disappoint Harry Potter fans, whether old or new. HP 6, where ‘ flirt and -Tara �Issue 11.2: Fall 2016 A Wizarding World of Your Own by Kendra Mase ion about oecific /Harry’ iting a he Other Oresteia” t Modern mtion that Maryland, NeMLA :us for med English, is more s. Awards 1 during the erything nings. nds full ; stemming n word, visual art ark and rtraits iterature mley tboth Villiam Even after the books of the famous Harry Potter end, the story never ends with stories, play's and musicals of all forms and humors to last alongside the fans that will never let the boy who lived die. One of the more known websites that keeps the wizarding world up and running is Pottermore, run ‘by the author herself, J.K. Rowling, It is a fanbase of new bonus stories, and an exploration of the old so that anyone can take the place of the main character once and for all as they travel in and out of the world once held only in the pages of the series. __ .1,as a together L. in the wizarding school Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw, One of the most hyped features of the site includes the well-known quizzes. With these, one can find out exactly which one of the four Hogwarts houses they would be placed in through the sorting hat. Any fan can see for themselves or force upon friends and family to see if they would all still be As well as this new information taken by storm, big traffic was recently given to Pottermore when finding one’s spirit animal became something that can actually happen. Users then often post it to social media. Through the new Patronus quiz, one can be matched with a selection of possibilities ranging Not only that, but recently in anticipation of the upcoming film and screenplay, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which takes place in the wizarding world of 1920s New York, new quizzes have been released onto the site causing many fans of all ages to go into a frenzy. This includes the newly introduced American wizarding school and its houses once can be placed into: Ilvermorny. from the smallest of mice to majestic birds. Some coming out with more interesting selections to share with friends than others, Rowling s playing shared her own Patronus as a heron. Bringing together those who surrounded the novels with such pride to begin with is one of the large goals of Pottermore. This succeeds each time the world gets excited for every new bit of magic released. Though Pottermore is an ingenious addition to the world of Harry Potter at the hands of J.K. Rowling, the excitement of simple things such as a movie marathon or a personality quiz continues to show that the power of the fantasy world is in the hands of the readers in reality. Readers who have opened the books from the first page years ago with the same wonder shall never let them close. Ask the Editorial Staff: What is Your Favorite Harry Potter Book? Mine is 5 because I think it captures the angst and frustration of beingfifteen. I’m gonna have to say 5 because I just really enjoy Hogwarts vs Dolores Umbridge. -Dr. Farrell -Michael Morrison 1 is my favorite, just because that’s where it all started and it’s what got me hooked in the first place. -Grace Graham : Beasts did ommend ether or il world : Harry □duction m allowed the film, isappoint old or new. HP 6, where “teenagers fight and flirt and fall in love”:) -Tara Giarratano Order of the Phoenix is myfavorite because I think that’s where the series really begins to take a much darker turn. -Nicole Katos 3 �The Inkwell Quarterly Contemporary Author Update Januar by Mackenzie by Grace Graham HarperCollins has recently released a brand new heroic dog adventure from #1 New York Times best-selling author Jennifer Li Shotz, who is well known for her novel Max. In her latest novel, titled Hero, a retired search and rescue dog is unprepared for a new addition in the family as a stray puppy is welcomed into his life. After a series of dangerous events, it is up to Hero to use his search and rescue skills in order to save his new friend from trouble and bring him home. According to the publisher, “Get ready for a canine adventure full of danger, loyalty, and the unbreakable bond between a boy and his best friend.” Anna Kendrick has been working with Simon & Schuster to release her highly anticipated collection of autobiographical essays, Scrappy Little Nobody. The collection recounts Anna’s tumultuous journey on her way to and from the heart of pop culture up until her more recent roles in Pitch Perfect, Up in the Air, and Into the Woods, which earned her an Academy Award nomination. In Scrappy Little Nobody, Anna invites readers “inside her brain” in order to share her extraordinary and at times charmingly ordinary stories with candor, wit, and “winningly wry observations.” au.oi mat uiwk luawu u «»aTZ Mystery fans will love the new thriller from New York Times best-selling author of Secret Sisters Jaynne Ann Krentz. Her latest novel, When All The ANNA KENDRICK 4 1 scrappy ANN little nobody ’ HAVE GONE Girls Have Gone delivers a thrilling tale of deception and suspense as the reader follows the journey of Charlotte Sawyer, who upon delivering the news that one of her closest friends has died, discovers that her stepsister has gone missing. The publisher describes the novel as “Beautiful, brilliant-and reckless” as Jaynne Ann Krentz pushes the boundaries of love and loyalty to a whole new level. Spring 2017 Upper-Level Class Listings Course ENG 202A: Technical Writing ENG 203A: Creative Writing/WGS ENG 234A: Survey of English Lit. II/WGS/Honors ENG 281 A: American Lit. I/WGS ENG 298A: T: Visual Literacy/DH ENG 303A: Adv. Workshop in Fiction ENG 308A: Rhet. Analysis/Nonfiction Prose Writing ENG 324A: History of English Language/DH ENG 358A: Contemporary Fiction ENG 392A: Senior Projects ENG 396A: Charlotte Bronte: Radical Revoluntionary ENG 397A: S: Charlotte Bronte/WGS ENG 497A: S: Charlotte Bronte/WGS Days/Time Instructor Room CRN MWF MWF TR MWF MW T TR MWF TR TBA TBA TR TR Dr. Kemmerer Dr. Anthony Dr. Davis Dr. Kelly Dr. Stanley Bill Black Dr. Kuhar Dr. Hamill Dr. Kuhar TBA Dr. Davis Dr. Davis Dr. Davis BREIS 208 KIRBY 108 KIRBY 108 KIRBY 103 KIRBY 108 KIRBY 103 KIRBY 103 KIRBY 305 KIRBY 103 TBA TBA KIRBBY 108 KIRBY 108 10177 10178 10180 10181 11093 10182 10183 10184 10185 10188 11397 10186 10187 1100-1150 1000-1050 0930-1045 0900-0950 0100-0215 0600-0845 0100-0215 0100-0150 0930-1045 0230-345 0230-0345 N 4 3'Z 9'9 O S 9 T 9'£ V'Z Q'l :SWAWUV SIAUJ. WUO<I In January, while t is trying to lose th pounds or hold or resolutions, the nc its toes for a born! to begin. Starting other things, the li an influx of new n ten are, at least in the most interestii for this January. 10) Cassandra Cl the second novel Dark Artifices, tit Characters Emm face off between 1 faeries, torn betw what they believe their control. The estimated is May wi 11 come in at al 9) The House off Taylor will receh enovel form this Garden of Thom: she runs her owr help of her degre and botany. Livii the Houses, thou work dangerous, of her brother, oi into protect her. hidden in a worl political Houses much as rule, th< without a page n strong fan base. 8) Sarah J. Maas popular Throne < year. The sixth a as of right now, i September of 20 have a title, then speculation over Maas concludes �Issue 11.2: Fall 2016 January Book Releases to Get You Through Break by Mackenzie Egan z RLS __ ae otte ews as bes d shes to a N 77 78 80 .81 )93 L82 183 184 185 188 597 186 187 I In January, while the rest of the world is trying to lose those last few holiday pounds or hold on to decisive new year’s resolutions, the novel world stands on its toes for a bombardment of new series to begin. Starting this January, among other things, the literary world will see an influx of new novels. The following ten are, at least in my opinion, are among the most interesting new releases dated for this January. 10) Cassandra Clare will be releasing the second novel in her new series, The Dark Artifices, titled Lord of Shadows. Characters Emma, Julian, and Mark, face off between the Clave and the faeries, torn between the desires of what they believe and forces out of their control. The publication date estimated is May 23rd, and the novel will come in at about 608 pages. first series, Throne of Glass became a hit overnight as it follows Celaena Sardothien through a world of magic that is entirely Maas’ own. Readers will just have to see what happens to Celaena this September! 7) The Girl Before is a psychological thriller by JP Delaney set to hit the shelves in January 2017 at 400 pages. The main character, Emma, moves into the perfect apartment under the condition that she must follow a very strict set of rules. Upon moving in, Emma learns that the last tennant met a mysterious death in her apartment. Emma becomes obsessed with Jane’s death, and the novel takes a turn for the psychological brain twister. 6) Ellen Hopkins, whose unique blend of prose and verse brought novels like Impulse and Crank is back January with a novel titled The You I’ve Never Known. 9) The House ofRoyals series by Keary The novel follows its main character, Taylor will receive its sixth novel in Ariella, as she travels nomadically enovel form this January. The novel, Garden of Thorns, follows Elie Ward as with her father from job to job since she was young. Her father’s inability she runs her own apothecary with the to hold a job has uprooted Arielle help of her degrees in both chemistry from schools and homes for much of and botany. Living under the rule of the Houses, though, makes Elie’s line of her life, but when things start to settle down Arielle’s grows optimistic. That work dangerous. And at the insistence is, until the mother Arielle thought of her brother, one of the ‘Born’ move abandoned her makes a reappearance into protect her. A steamy romance and claims that it was Arielle’s father hidden in a world of strict law and who kidnapped her. Now Arielle is political Houses that play games as trapped between the mother she never much as rule, the sixth novel comes in knew and the father she’s relied on for without a page number but an already most of her life; Hopkins pulls on the strong fan base. heartstrings with this compelling new novel that follows Hopkin’s style of 8) Sarah J. Maas is teasing fans of her llai „„ ___ j ___ series this touching on subjects that are close to popular Throne of Glass The sixth and final novel, untitled home for a variety of readers. year. L____ of right now, is set to come out in 5) Maria V. Snyder’s Soulfinders series September of 2017. While fans don’t comes to an end this January with its have a title, there’s a lot of internet third novel, Dawn Study. The novel speculation over what will happen as finds Yelena and Valek fighting to Maas concludes the series. As Maas’ defend Sitia with both magic and cunning. As the third novel in the series, and the final novel, readers can expect Yelena and Valek to tie any loose ends within their magical world. Valek uses magic, and a secret weapon that could turn the tides for the fight or destroy everything in one blow, to bring peace to the family he has formed with Yelena; while Yelena fends off the Cartel and tries to free Sitian citizens once and for all. 4) The Continent by Kierra Drake is the first in a series with the same name, revolving around a utopian like world named Spire, and a vicious outerland named The Continent where war and battle are found. Vaela Sun travels to the continent to complete a map she is drawing of the Continent, described as a frozen wasteland, only to be knocked down in aerial observation due to the battles below. This 320 page novel watches Vaela trying to survive in a terrain and social environment very unlike her own, and will be on the shelves in January as well. 3) Fans of the Lunar Chronicles are going crazy for Marissa Meyer’s first graphic novel, which follows Iko (an android from the series) as she tries to keep the peace between Earth and Luna. The title of the graphic novel, Wires and Nerves, is only sneak peak into the mixture of love and adventure Meyers is throwing at us now. With popups by Cinder and the rest of the Lunar crew, the graphic novel is not set to disappoint. Coming in at 208 pages, January 17th will see this companion hit the shelves. 2) A.G. Howard wows readers with the novel RoseBlood, set to release Story Continued on p< 'age 7 5 �The Inkwell Quarterly Thank You Tara! Sigma Tau Delta Updates The members of Sigma Tau Delta were a little busy this semester and didn’t start thinking of community service ideas until closer to the end of the semester. Instead of rushing to put together a community service project, Sigma Tau Delta will be working to put together a bigger service project for next semester. Also, throughout next semester, the honor society will be planning for the induction of its new members, which will take place sometime in April or May. INKWELL STAFF Editor-in-Chief: Tara Giarratano Managing Editor: Grace Graham Copy-Editor: Michael Morrison Layout Editor: Nicole Kutos Faculty Advisor: Dr. Marcia Farrell Staff Writers: Mackenzie Egan, Grace Graham, Kendra Mase, Erin Michael, Nicole Kutos If you’re interested in joining Inkwell, please email Grace at grace.graham@wilkes.edu for more information! 6 R€ by Grace Graham I’ve known Tara Giarratano since my freshman year at Wilkes, and I ve seen first-hand how much of an impact she’s made on campus, especially in the English Department. Working as a writer for Inkwell, and eventually assuming the role of Editor-in-Chief, Tara has been an invaluable part of the Inkwell staff for a number of years. Her countless articles and unique voice have brought life to the Quarterly, and set the standard for incoming and current staffers to live up to. Not only has Tara been a quintessential part of Inkwell, but she has also become a familiar face around the halls of Kirby, and is an influence in nearly every aspect of the English Department. Tara earned her place as a Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society member through her hard work and merit, and is also an important member of the Manuscript Society. As a mentor for my English 201 class this past semester, Tara devoted her time to helping myself and others work through the rigorous course byE schedule, while balancing the work of her own classes and capstone project Working with Tara in the writing center, I have seen firsthand how her insight and expertise has steered countless students on the right track, and improved their papers and writing skills tremendously. Her incredible capstone project and foil scholarship to law school show that she will continue to make an impact even after her time at Wilkes is finished. I know that the entire English department is grateful for Taras influence over the years, and probably wish that all of their students lived up to the expectations. Personally, I would never have learned half as much about A Discovery of Witches or Gilmore Girls as I know now without Tara, although I will miss her for more than her references. Tara has been by my side throughout my journey here at Wilkes, and I know without a doubt that I would not be taking over as Editor-inChief without her. Senior Capstones by Nicole Kutos On Tuesday, December 13th, English majors Tara Giarratano and Michael Kapolka presented their senior capstone projects in the Kirby Salon. Witches. For the presentation aspect of her capstone, Tara focused on prevalence of the French courtly love tradition in the novel. Tara’s capstone, entitled, “Deborah Harkness’s Humanization of the Supernatural through Science, Sympathy, and Social Diversity” explored the mix of both science and the humanities as it relates to the social relationship between characters in Harkness’ novel A Discovery of Michael Kapolka’s capstone took a more DH-centered approach as he focused on the intertwining of literature and visual art. In 20 Harr: was 1: was r an or Jack' solei) The s of Hr was r recei’ told J of Al­ and C son a altho to his perse On h Expn Malfi Astoi ceren out o schoc rema time Ja Star on Ja sen io talenl from, her n talenl Phan year, the rr throu musii of dr< �Issue 11.2: Fall 2016 Review: Harry Potter and The Cursed Child by Erin Michael :ing the work of ipstone project, the writing thand how ise has steered the right track, ipers and writing er incredible ull scholarship to he will continue m after her time English for Tara’s rs, and probably mdents lived up irsonally, I would If as much about > or Gilmore Girls t Tara, although ■e than her :en by my side y here at Wilkes, doubt that I ver as Editor-in- In 2013, J.K Rowling announced that a Harry Potter play was in the works. It was later announced that J.K. Rowling was not writing the play, but creating an original story with John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, with the script written solely by Jack Thorne. The special rehearsal edition script of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was released on July 31, 2016 and received mixed reviews. The story is told primarily from the point of view of Albus Potter, the son of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley. Albus is the second son and middle child of the family and although he looks strikingly similar to his father, he has a very different personality than The Boy Who Lived. On his first trip on the Hogwarts Express, Albus meets Scorpius Malfoy, the son of Draco Malfoy and Astoria Greengrass. After the sorting ceremony, Albus finds himself feeling out of place with his family and his schoolmates except Scorpius, who remains his closest friend for his entire time at Hogwarts. Harry spends much of the novel conflicted over his son’s role as an outcast in the family, and his efforts to make Albus feel more included result in Albus fighting even harder to separate himself from his family. Harry becomes more concerned about Albus when his scar hurts him for the first time since defeating Voldemort. Although Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was not the sequel expected by fans, it is a well written play. There were some instances in the script where the characters seen in the Harry Potter franchise either spoke or acted out of character, and while these instances flow easily in the plot of the play, they do not sit well with fans of the series. For example, there is a scene where Hermione is a bitter professor who takes her frustrations out on her students, which is far from the Hermione seen in the original Harry Potter series. Instances like this in the script make it clear that Rowling is not the playwright, and despite the fact that Thorne does an admirable job writing a Harry Potter play in place of Rowling, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a somewhat unfulfilling end to the Harry Potter series. By itself the play is well written and intriguing, but when readers take the original series into account, it is somewhat underwhelming. January Book Releases to Get You Through Break Story Continued from Page 5 ntation aspect bcused on ch courtly love stone took pproach as rtwining of t. on January 10th. Rune Germain is a senior in high school with operatic talent and a mistake she’s running from. To help Rune get through, her mother sends her to a French talent school, with rumored ties to Phantom of the Opera, for her senior year. At RoseBlood, Rune meets the masked Thorn who guides her through her own transitions and musical transformations in a frenzy of dream like encounters and even Rune’s dreams themselves. Thorn must choose between Rune and RoseBlood, and the choice could be deadly. 1) Veronica Roth is back, and hopefully better, with her newest novel Carve the Mark. January 17th ushers in Roth’s new novel, focuses around the idea of the ‘current gift,’ powers that are meant to shape the future. Characters Akos and Cyra are both dealing with theirs, which are not helpful like most others, in a world where those who turn against their fate are shunned. Akos comes from a peace loving nation while Cyra is the sister to a brutal tyrant. In the end, the choice comes down to whether Akos and Cvra can destroy each other, or whether their current gifts can save the world 7 �The Inkwell Quarterly HARRY POTTER TRIVIA Test your Harry Potter knowledge with these questions. Answers on page 4. L, In Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, how many challenges do Professor Dumbledore and the rest of the Hogwarts staff create to defend the Philosopher’s Stone? A. 5 B. 3 C. 6 D. 7 2. 4. 5. Before Dobby becomes a free elf, which wizarding family does he belong to? A. The Blacks B. The Malfoys C. The Potters D. The Zabinis NEXT ISSUE: 8 A. Newt Scamander B. Bathilda Bagshot C. Gilderoy Lockhart D. Kennilworthy Whisp In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, who did Voldemort choose to kill Albus Dumbledore? A. Severus Snape B. Antonin Dolohov C. Bellatrix Lestrange D. Draco Malfoy Which three characters listed were Minister of Magic? A. Rufus Scrimgeour, Pius Thickness, & Cornelius Fudge B. David Cameron, Tony Blair, & Winston Churchill C. Albus Dumbledore, Phineas Nigellus Black, & Armando Dippet D. Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape, & Filius Flitwick 3. Who is the author of Hogwarts; A History? Which character is NOT an animagus? A. Minerva McGonagall B. Fenrir Greyback C. James Potter D. Rita Skeeter 7. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, what happens to the Elder Wand? A. Harry breaks it and throws it into the Black Lake. B. Ron breaks it, and Harry places the piece in his vault in Gringotts. C. Harry uses it to repair his original wand, then places the Elder Wand back in Dumbledore’s tomb. D. It is destroyed during the duel between Harry and Voldemort at the Battle of Hogwarts. Keep on the lookout for more Harry Potter-related articles from students of Dr. Farrell’s Fall 2016 classes as well as an article about the beginnings of a new “yarn empire” by current and former students of the Wilkes English program. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, 2006-present Description An account of the resource The Inkwell Quarterly is a student-based publication circulated among the Wilkes population as well as prospective students who consider entering the English program. The IQ provides current information about faculty events and students active in the Wilkes’ English program. 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Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, Fall 2016 (Volume 11, Issue 2) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The English Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall 2016 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Publication Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Wilkes University retains copyright of this publication. https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/9ba3dd43b18140999a29781c60da8803.pdf 6d63249131b281af2eb24e3119af76cc PDF Text Text Issue 11.3: Spring 2017 \ \ I the inkV^|LUquarterly w Rogue One and the Little Guy __________ @jens_johnsson / Unsplash.com by Mackenzie Egan Throughout George Lucas’ space opera film series, Star Wars, a number of heroes, characters who embark on daunting adventures and battle against enemies, take part in the galaxy’s largest fight between good and evil. In films one through six, the heroes are either Jedi or members of the resistance who play prominent roles in getting the information necessary for the Skywalker family and other main characters to continue their mission against the forces of evil. Characters like Luke Skywalker and Han Solo stand out as the important characters, whereas background members of the resistance fade in and out of shots or are neglected all together. It is the characters that fall into the background that make Rogue One stand out within the series. Rogue One is set in the space between episodes three and four, and explains how Leia receives the information used to blow up the Death Star. It isn’t a Jedi or an officer of the resistance who saves the day, getting the information for the destruction of the Death Star, nor is it one singular hero that overcomes being the underdog in order to get the information. It is a compilation of otherwise background characters, such as the pilots and the low level members of the resistance, ROGUE ONE A l-l STORY.. , ' H , & Ji- ■ / •J'. Disney / Forbes.com who pull through and inevitably end up saving the universe. It is monumental how the jump from hero to zero works in the series’ favor, as Rogue One is a captivating film and tells a necessary story, if not a little late. The little guy being so important in the storyline reveals a side of humanity that is often overlooked - the idea that not everyone can be a hero. It is the person inside the viewer, the fan, that resonates with the audience. If those people can do it than so can the viewer. The characters in Rogue One are relatably human, and are the ones that triumph in the end. Without the smaller person, the one usually in the shadows, the rest of the world can not function, and Rogue One acknowledges this in a way that makes the concept accessible to new generation viewers. Story Continued on page 5 In this Issue: Faculty Update: English Students and Faculty Read Their Poetry at the Wilkes Research Symposium Manuscript Update Writing Center Hours Is the Force Inside of You? Ask the Editorial Staff The Junior Spotlight Netflix’s ASOUE Review Education Majors Update Sigma Tau Delta Update Sherlock Season 4 Review More than a Woman: A Disturbance in the Force Star Wars Crossword �The Inkwell Quarterly MANUSCRIPT UPDATE Faculty Updates: Is the English Students and Faculty Read Their Poetry at the Wilkes Research Symposium by Chad S By Dr. Kuhar The Wilkes University Manuscript Society is accepting submissions for its 2016-17 edition. The deadline for all written and visual art is April 14th. Please send submissions to: magazine@wilkes.edu. “...reflects on issues within a culture or society, bringing to light ideas and voices that often go unheard” Keep a look out for the Manuscript unveiling later this semester! “Life is suffering and joy, always in tension with each other. Poetry encapsulates that reality." Any additional questions can be sent to the Manuscript Executive Editor, Elyse Guziewicz, at: elyse.guziewicz@wilkes.edu. Writing Center Hours The Writing Center, located in the Alden Learning Commons, is open and offering support to student writers across the Wilkes curriculum. Our Spring 2017 schedule is: Monday: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Tuesday: 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Thursday: 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m.-5 p.m. Friday: 8:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. The Online Writing Center is available at: http://wilkes.edu/ pages766.asp For more information, contact: Dr. Chad Stanley 2 “... reflecting on transitional times in my life, and the anxiety that surrounds change.” These are some of the reasons English program seniors Mary Cordisco and Christopher Santo and faculty member Dr. Mischelle Anthony write poetry. Each shared their poetry, as well as thoughts on the condition of verse, at the Wilkes Scholarship Symposium held on March 28. The poems read by each reflected and reflected on the importance of poetry in life and in the world. In one of his poems, entitled “Hope’s End,” Chris Santos reflected on his experiences with Air Assault (a specialty school with the Army). Chris engaged the tensions between extreme challenges and disappointing failures - something we all know about as a part of our work to understand our stories. In “Academia, I’ve Given You All and Now I’m Nothing,” a poem modelled after Alan Ginsberg’s famous Beat poem “Howl,” Mary Cordisco contemplated transition and change, necessary moments in life that, in the poem, gain momentum and tension as Mary’s May graduation from Wilkes approaches. Dr. Anthony’s poetry engaged her life story, as well, reflecting on experiences in her native Oklahoma. In “Simulacrum,” she responded to the question of whether cowboys still ride the Oklahoma plains. The answers (plural) draw on an Oklahoma imagery and tone: “We all sucked our teeth I when his corner bank went under, I worked stalks of dried grass” and “That family had it coming I with their Lincolns and slacks.” Chris, Mary, and Dr. Anthony’s poems provided those present with important words, thoughts, and stories. Their poems also demonstrated the on-going work in the English program to bring emphasis to the essential importance of understanding and contemplating the function of the imagination. As our writers shared, we write and we understand the importance of poetry when we see poetry as “.. .a reflection of society while also functioning as a call or demand for empathy, which is the most important thing for a society/ human to have.” .... when we see it as, “.. .about the anxiety of graduating from Wilkes and no longer being in school.” .... when we see it as, “... more important than ever, for me to write, for me to read, for this world in general.” Where else on campus will you hear these words, thoughts, and stories? Per Merriamforce is defint on a person c type of chang of motion exj mass multipli Now that we I force, let’s loo force be with this phrase pc movie world, writer and pre George Lucas character Obi continuously: audience thro Wars Ep. IV: / in this movie; Jedi knight, ki When an obst during the mo the words, “Le When Luke SI he continues t( until he hears Force be with ’ are tired of rea Ask th Which su “Master C comes on summer if. summer si watch -Ma “Its a toss i Thrones -J �Issue 11.3: Spring 2017 'try er oma. 1 to rs The lahoma id our mt grass’’ / with poems portant heir n-going bring tance ating md we oetry ction ; as a ich is ociety/ e it rating gin .. more /rite, for leral.” hear ies? Is the Force Inside of You? by Chad Stake Pei Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, foice is defined as power or force used on a person or thing that produces a type of change. Isaac Newton’s laws ot motion explain force as an object’s mass multiplied by its acceleration. Now that we have defined the word force, let’s look at the phrase, “Let the force be with you.” Credit for making this phrase popular, at least in the movie world, would have to go to the writer and producer, George Lucas. George Lucas is responsible for the character Obi-Wan Kenobi, who continuously feeds this phrase to the audience throughout the 1977 Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope. Characters in this movie are battling an elite Jedi knight, known as Darth Vader. When an obstacle of evil presents itself during the movie, we continue to hear the words, “Let the Force be with you.” When Luke Skywalker is a young man he continues to lack the confidence until he hears the phrase, “Let the Force be with you.” Ok, I am sure you are tired of reading the phrase, “Let the Force be with you,” so lets divulge into the theme of the movie which will help illustrate the meaning as I see fit for the phrase. I have viewed the theme of this movie as projecting confidence to its audience to accomplish any obstacle that life presents, regardless of how impossible the obstacle may seem at any given time. The characters in this movie are fighting to defend the planets where they live from a weapon of mass destruction, possessed by the ruthless Darth Vader. George Lucas pairs the characters in this movie to encourage the theme of gathering the Force within a single person to persevere over the prodigious task of conquering such a powerful weapon. Characters like Luke Skywalker and Han Solo are unsure of their real place within the vast miles of space between the solar systems. Lucas pairs these characters with the wisdom of Obi-Wan Kenobi, who encourages their inner Force to develop. The Force was always present within the characters, but they needed the wisdom of the more experienced Obi-Wan Kenobi to allow their confidence to build. 1 am sure that if you had someone constantly encouraging you with the words, “Let the Force be with you,” you would feel encouraged to conquer any obstacle that life presents, or possibly a chuckle may succeed the phrase depending on the recipient. Regardless of what your interpretation of the theme may be, I am sure we can conclude that the phrase, “Let the Force be with you,” is quite iconic. Whether you hear the phrase and feel motivated, or simply chuckle, it can be said that George Lucas created a movie that was profoundly an ingenious idea which has a following in mass that can be compared to pro-football fans. The Merriam-Webster dictionary and Isaac Newton can give us the technical definition of what force is, but it is up to the Star Wars fans to create the driving Force from within and conquer life’s obstacles. Ask the Editorial Staff: Which summer TV show are you most looking forward to returning? Why? “Master Chef, even though it comes out really late in the summer its one of my favorite summer shows. My dad and I watch it every year -Mackenzie Egan “Its a toss up between Game of Thrones and Outlander.” -Dr. Farrell “Not sure if it really counts as a summer TV show, but I was beyond excited for premiere of Prison Break season 51! Its fast-paced and action packed, and the quality cast makes for a compelling drama.” “As silly as it sounds, I’m really lookingforward to the series finale of Pretty Little Liars. I read the books in middle school and am interested to see how the series pans out since it has changed so drasticallyfrom the novels” -Grace Graham -Nicole Kutos *Since Michael Morrison could not be reached for a comment, we’re going to assume he is skipping new summer shows to rewatch One Tree Hill. 3 �The Inkwell Quarterly The Junior Spotlight by Chad Stake Rebecca Voorhees Q: Where is your hometown? A: I am from Tobyhanna, PA Q: Why did you commit to Wilkes? A: I committed to Wilkes because of Kirby Hall, the new marching band, and the overall friendly atmosphere on campus. Q: Ifyou could become a literary character, who would it be? Why? A: If I were to become a literary character, I think I would be Algernon, from The Importance of Being Earnest. Algernon is skillfully sarcastic, and he is always eating something. Q; What was your favorite book when you were a child? A: My favorite book as a child was The Giving Tree. Q: Ifyou could take only one memory with you when you leave Wilkes, what would that memory be? A: The memory I will hold on to past graduation would be the first time I walked along the riverfront at sunset. Erin Michael Q; Where is your hometown? A: Dallas, PA Q: Why did you commit to Wilkes? A: I visited the campus in September of my senior year of high school and fell in love with it. Q: Ifyou could become a literary character, who would it be? Why? A: If I could be any literary character, I would be Francie Nolan, from Betty Smiths A Tree in Brooklyn. She’s a very resourceful character and she makes the best of her family’s hardships while maintaining a positive outlook on life. Q: What was yourfavorite book when you were a child? A: My favorite book as a child was J.M. Barries Peter Pan. Dian McKinnc Q: Where is yo A: My horneto^ Q: Why did yo A: I decided to loved the “fam. campus from t feel comfortab] my home away Q; Ifyou coulc and why? A: I would like Blue, which is young and hea heart and she■ experience or Q: What was; A: I did a lot o children’s boo] Jones and the ' Q: Ifyou couL what would tl A: Some of rm involve food a memory occu ■with all my fri home from In apartment. W so it was an al Rogut Story Conth Q: Ifyou could only take one memory with you when you leave Wilkes, what would that memory be? A: Moving into my apartment before the Fall of 2016 semester started was the first time I had seen my friends in a while. One of our friends who transferred to a school in Ireland came to visit and help us move in. 4 By putting su< human aspecl filmmakers it relatable, and story for view just the series background c of Rogue One �Issue 11.3: Spring 2017 Dian McKinney Q: Where is your hometown? A: My hometown is in Slatington, PA in the Lehigh Valley. Q: Why did you commit to Wilkes? A: I decided to continue my education at Wilkes because I loved the “family” feel that I sensed during my first tour on campus from the students and professors. This allowed me to feel comfortable, and within my first semester, Wilkes became my home away from home. Q: Ifyou could become a literary character, who would it be and why? A: I would like to become Kira, from Lois Lowry’s Gathering Blue, which is the second book in The Giver series. Kira is a young and head-strong character because she leads with her heart and she values creativity and compassion through any experience or challenge. Q: What was yourfavorite book when you were a child? A: I did a lot of reading when I grew up, but my favorite children’s book is the Junie B. Jones series, specifically Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus! Q: Ifyou could take only one memory with you from Wilkes, what would that memory be? A: Some of my most memorable memories from Wilkes involve food and friends. I would argue that my favorite memory occurred a few days before my Junior year began with all my friends. This included our friend Torre who came home from Ireland to visit. We ate snacks and decorated our apartment. We also went shopping and ate dinner at Canteen, so it was an all-around awesome day of eating and bonding. Rogue One and the Little Guy Story Continued from Page 1 By putting such an emphasis on the human aspect of the resistance, the filmmakers made the franchise more relatable, and created a compelling story for viewers of all kinds: not just the series’ die hard fans. The background characters, the focus of Rogue One, being brought into the limelight has made the movie successful, and has done something never before seen in the cinematic realm. No-name characters are the heroes of the day, the ones that move along the story, the page turners of the film. Rogue One’s emphasis on the little guy has created the perfect middleman film to bring the Star Wars franchise into the century, introducing a whole new generation of viewers with a sympathetic cast list and the desire to continue watching as the newest installments in the series are released. 5 �The Inkwell Quarterly Netflix’s ASOUE Review by Rebecca Voorhees Sigma Tau Delta Updates During the month of April members of Sigma Tau Delta will be conducting poetry workshops with third and fourth grade students at Rock Solid Elementary. The Honor Society will also be holding inductions in late April. INKWELL STAFF Editor-in-Chief: Mackenzie Egan Copy-Editors: Michael Morrison, Grace Graham Layout Editor: Nicole Kutos Layout Assistants: Mackenzie Egan, Hayley Welker Faculty Advisor: Dr. Marcia Farrell Staff Writers: Mackenzie Egan, Erin Michael, Chad Stake, Rebecca Voorhees If you’re interested in joining Inkwell, please email Mackenzie at mackenzie.egan@wilkes.edu for more information! Even though the narrator, Lemony Snicket, breaks the fourth-wall and advises viewers to “look away” from the devastating story of the Baudelaire orphans, A Series of Unfortunate Events is a must-see original on Netflix. The show is dark, whimsical, clever, and most of all, grammatically correct. Themes of dramatic irony and sardonic humor ignite the flame of creativity found in A Series of Unfortunate Events. If you are not familiar with the novels, the infamous and nefarious Count Olaf (played by Neil Patrick Education Club Updates by Erin Michael The Education Club is hosting a popcorn sale to fundraise for their trip to the PSEA State Conference in Pittsburgh late this March. The popcorn comes in white cheddar, kettle corn, and caramel corn. The price of each bag varies depending on the flavor. The club will be attending the PSEA Regional Conference later this semester. Education Club will also sell t-shirts from February to mid-March. 6 Harris) becomes the guardian of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny after their parents die in a tragic fire. He attempts to wrongfully take ownership of the childrens fortune, and death follows whomever tries to get in his way. While running away from Count Olaf, the Baudelaires discover secrets of their parents’ past. The season is made up of eight episodes, adapting the plots from the first four books. Don’t be a clueless fool like Mr. Poe, and watch A Series of Unfortunate Events! The Kappa Delta Pi honor society will be hosting mock interviews in April. Education Department induction ceremonies for the teacher education program and Kappa Delta Pi will be held later in the spring semester. �Issue 11.3: Spring 2017 Sherlock Season 4 Review by Erin Michael I Netflix f leir tempts the ows t Olaf, of made te plots be a atch A Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss continue to show their brilliant modernization of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in season 4 of their BBC mini­ series, Sherlock. The season starts out by partially resolving the cliffhanger from the third season, addressing whether or not Moriarty is back from the dead. Sherlock insists that he is, but he’s been wrong before. The case of the episode, “The Six Thatchers,” appears to be solved early in the episode, but creates another case altogether when it reveals someone from Mary’s past. Mary finally explains her past life to Sherlock and John after she leaves for months in order to keep John and baby Rosamond safe. The episode ends with an unexpected tragedy, resulting in tension between Sherlock and John. The second episode of season 4, “The Lying Detective,” is possibly one of the best in the series. It deters from the primary plot line, so almost the entire episode is independent from the overarching plot of the season. “The Lying Detective” is written by Steven Moffat, who is notorious for his intense and unique plotlines. In the wake of the tragedy and John’s abandonment, Sherlock succumbs to his drug habit. While high, Sherlock is approached by a woman who introduces herself as the daughter of a beloved TV personality and billionaire. She believes her father may have killed someone and has found a way to get away with it. Sherlock unravels this conspiracy and uses his compromised state to take advantage of John’s empathy. John comes back to help Sherlock solve the case. The episode is chilling, and the idea of a billionaire with enough money and influence to get away with murder hits a little too close to home, especially for American audiences. At the end of the episode, Moffat and Gatiss’s “east wind” references throughout the series are finally explained. The season finale, appropriately titled “The Final Problem,” opens with a girl on a plane. The pilot and everyone else on the plane is unconscious, and the plane appears to be heading towards a major city. The scene shifts to Sherlock’s brother, Mycroft, who is watching a home video. The film melts and reveals the words “I’M BACK.” The rest of the episode is an emotional rollercoaster that creates a lot of stress for the viewers. The episode explains aspects of Sherlock’s childhood, including his beloved pet, Redbeard. Sherlock, John, and Mycroft end up at a maximum security prison, where they have to solve cases to survive. One of the cases is the little girl on the plane. The episode ends with all these mysteries solved, which differs from every other season finale in the series. The surprising satisfying ending makes it unclear whether or not the series will continue into a fifth season. More than a Woman: A Disturbance in the Force by Rebecca Voorhees y will pril. n ition 1 be Star Wars has become one of the most popular and successful franchises in all of cinematic history. With the next edition to the series coming out this December, fans are waiting in great anticipation. However, Star Wars has lost one of its most memorable cast members, Carrie Fisher. She portrayed Princess Leia in the original trilogy and reprised her role for the new Star Wars installment, The Force Awakens. She passed away suddenly on December 27, 2016 from complications following a heart attack. Carrie Fisher has inspired generations of women throughout her career. Her performance as Princess Leia was undeniably iconic; she was a warrior, a diplomat, and the quintessence of female empowerment. She proved that a princess did not need to be a submissive damsel in distress. Without her, Luke would have never discovered the ways of the force, and Han Solo would still be a worthless mercenary frozen in carbonite at Jabba the Hutt’s Palace. Leia’s ferocity came to life through opposition, action, and most of all, compassion. It is no surprise that her face swarmed signs across the country at the Womens Marches that took place in January. Phrases like “A Womans Place is in the Resistance” and “The Women Strike Back” were roused by Carrie Fishers feminist legacy both in and outside of the films. Although Carrie Fisher has returned to the force, she will make a posthumous appearance in The Last Jedi. With great honor and respect, Carrie Fisher will be remembered for her contributions to womens rights and her ability to kick misogynistic, imperial ass. 7 �The Inkwell Quarterly STAR WARS CROSSWORD Test your Star Wars knowledge with this crossword. 1 2 3 5 5 7 a 9 10 11 12 13 2. The name of Harrison Ford’s character in the movies 5. The weapon of the Empire that was blown up 7. A space franchise 8. The bowcaster was the weapon of choice for which bounty hunter 10. Lama Su was the Prime Minister of this place 11. Luke’s last name 12. Captured Bolla Ropal on Devaron 13. Who plays Rey in Force Awakens 14. The Queen in Star Wars Episode 1 16. Actor in the Star Wars prequels who had a relative who starred in the original trilogy 17. City where Maul faced off against Sidious 18. Part of the full title of Rogue One 16 15 17 18 19 20 21 1. The actress who played Princess Leia 3. Darth Maul retreated here after his battle on Naboo with Obi-Wan Kenobe 4. Obi-Wan impersonated him to prevent an assassination 6. As of March 2017, the number of Star Wars movies are to be released in the next five years NEXT ISSUE: 8 9. Kylo Ren’s Star Destroyer 15. Owners of the Niima Outpost’s namesake. 19. Republic’s leader at the battle of Nashyyyk 20. Is 19 in the Force Awakens Keep an eye out for a piece about Inkwell’s new faculty advisor for Fall 2017, an alumnus contribution about contemporary writer Katherine Howe Skyping into class, and the questions you ve always wanted to ask this year’s graduating seniors. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers, Jack. “God bless you and yours, Jack. I will keep you and your family in my prayers as always.” -Kathie Kemmerer “I hope the best is yet to come, and that you embrace the future with optimism. Best wishes to you and your family.” -Mackenzie Egan “When I think of Jack, I think of balance. Jack is kind and rigorous, gracious and realistic in all he does for students and for his colleagues here at Wilkes. Jack speaks plain about life and work, and death. His years living with a cancer diagnosis and the treatments involved, the ups and downs of it all, have surely challenged that balance in him, but I have seen not one tilt. I am so proud to have Jack as a co-worker in the English Department, someone who so obviously loves his work and who reminds me whats important, what to pay attention to.” -Mischelle Anthony “Jack, you are such a vital part of our team. Your students talk of you so fondly. I’ve never heard a student tell me something bad about you. They always talk about how much you helped them and how interesting they find your classes. Your input in our departmental discussions, especially around issues connected with the Education track, are always insightful and useful. Most of all, I just enjoy speaking with you and knowing you. You are such a strong, brave person. I greatly respect you. I hope that you are back with us soon. Even when you are away from us, you are still part of us. Best wishes.” -Helen Davis “Professor Grier is one of the many teachers that continues to inspire me to pursue my future as an educator.” -Christina Colao “Jack, Hope your treatment is going well and that you will soon be able to beat this and return to us. You are in our thoughts and 1 wish you a swift and speedy recover.” -Bernie Kovacs “Dear Jack, It’s very gratifying to remember that you were at one time a student of mine and even more gratifying now to know you as a colleague and a friend. All the very best.” -Benjamin Fiester Story Continued on page 18 _____________ In this Issue: Faculty Update Sigma Tau Delta Induction Manuscript Update Writing Center Hours Katherine Howe Visits Kirby Ask the Editorial Staff Senior Spotlights Dr. Hamill as New IQ Advisor Congrats to Award Winners Sigma Tau Delta Updates Hamill’s Hunches Rivka Galchen Visits Wilkes May He Fly with Cranes: Remembering Yevgeny Yevtushenko The Vampire Diaries Signs Off Summer Reading List Understanding Dr. Henry Veggian, Visiting Writer Equality in a Modern Beauty and the Beast 308 s Own Spring Writers Series Fall 2017 Upper-Level Class Listings Here’s to the Ones Who Dream Other Dept. Events How I Avoided Responsibility for One Year White Helmets April Author Spotlight: Valeria Luiselli Call for Student Application Letters Wilkes Students Stand with Planned Parenthood Senior Macthing Game �The Inkwell Quarterly Kc Faculty Updates byT Submitted by Nicole Kutos MANUSCRIPT UPDATE Congratulations to Executive Editor Elyse Guziewicz, faculty advisors Drs. Sean Kelly and Chad Stanley, and the entire Manuscript staff on the beautiful square issue! Everyone is welcome to join us for a reading and launch event on May 4th at 1:30 PM in the Kirby Hall Salon. Any additional questions can be sent to the Manuscript Executive Editor, Elyse Guziewicz, at: elyse.guziewicz@wilkes.edu. Writing Center Hours The Writing Center, located in the Alden Learning Commons in the basement of Farley, is open and offering support to student writers across the Wilkes curriculum. Our Spring 2017 schedule is: Monday: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Tuesday: 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Thursday: 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m.-5 p.m. Friday: 8:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. One s Cultu enouj Howe Book t and 1 Sindei Dr. Kelly presented the paper “Integrating the Other of the Law. Aeschylus’s Oresteia and Lacans Theory of Discourse” at the Northeast Modern Language Association conference in Baltimore, Maryland, March 25-26. Dr. Stanley will be having a First Friday art show at Bar Pazzo in Scranton, June 2nd and all of June 2017 (for the month). It is currently untitled. In preparation for taking on the role as IQ faculty advisor next fall, Dr. Hamill got some feedback on the last issue from one of IQ’s biggest fans, June Hamill (photo to right). June takes time to look over IQ 11.3. Photo Credit: Dr. Hamill Sigma Tau Delta Induction by Dr. Anthony and Nicole Kutos Sigma Tau Delta held their annual induction ceremony for new members on Sunday, April 30th at 1PM in the Kirby Hall Salon. Dr. Sean Kelly filled in as the most recent Sigma Tau Delta advisor to welcome everyone to the event and introduce our guest speaker, Dr. Helen Davis; Dr. Davis spoke to our honor society members and inductees about ???. Our inductees for Spring 2017 are: Mackenzie Egan, Grace Graham, Kelci Piavis, Zachary Thomas and Rebecca Voorhees. After inducting new members, we recognized the graduating seniors with cords to wear at graduation; our graduating members are: Andrea Circelli, Mary Cordisco, Robert Hildenbrand, Nicole Kutos, Michael Morrison, Christie O’Brien, Madeline Powell, Christopher Santos, Jocelyn Sickler, and Zachary Smith. j Howe of Dr. follow docto: uncov while Trials, of thrt Elizab Delive the fic While I partii novel < and w< Howe’j genero As I Who Acco woul The Online Writing Center is available at: http://wilkes.edu/ pages766.asp For more information, contact: Dr. Chad Stanley 2 EDIT: Ii from Gi �Issue 11.4: Spring 2017 byTal^rl?6 H°we Visits Kirby Hall via Skype cZ-de nO1'DrFarrell'sE"Slisl’1“ Cultui al Crossroads course was lucky eii°ugh to interact with Katherine Howe, author of novels the Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, Conversion, and The Appearance of Annie Van Smderen, via Skype earlier this semester. 111.3. lamill Howes Physick Book, a core text of Dr. Farrells English 120 course, follows Connie Goodwin, a young doctoral student who inadvertently uncovers her own magical lineage while researching the Salem Witch Trials. Howe herself is a descendent of three accused Salem witches, Elizabeth Howe, Elizabeth Proctor, and Deliverance Dane—ancestor also of the fictional Connie. While I had read Howe’s debut before, I particularly enjoyed rereading the novel as the course Writing Mentor, and was delighted to be present for Howe’s Skype session. Howe was generous both with her time—she stayed on the line for nearly an hour— and with the deep consideration she gave students’ questions about her characters, American Colonial history more generally, and the space her novel occupies in the broader cultural canon of New England. Howe deemphasizes her responsibility for the latter, arguing instead that the cultural relevance of any text is determined not by the writer but by the reader. Howe further de-legitimized authorial intent when she recalled one editor’s steadfast assumption that she based Connies seventeenth-century Marblehead, Massachusetts ancestral home on Hawthorne’s House of the Seven Gables when such was never her intent. Howe’s assertion that the potential for cultural impact lies more with the readers than the writers of contemporary novels was a take visibly welcome to Dr. Farrell’s young students Source: bu.edu of English. Being present for Howe’s visit was for me a great privilege, and I look forward to following Howe’s still­ growing body of fiction. ur Ask the Editorial Staff: il me i What TV character are you most like? According to Tara Giarratano, I would be most like Lorelaifrom Gilmore Girls. Lucas Scott from One Tree Hill or Jim Halpertfrom The Office. According to my mom, I am most like Darlene from Roseanne. -Michael Morrison -Nicole Kutos -Dr. Farrell Probably Piper from Charmed. -Mackenzie Egan EDIT: In 11-3, It Updates article listed “Howl” by Ginsberg as the inspiration for Mary Cordisco’s poem; however, the inspiration came and The Wonder Years’ Suburbia album. 3 �The Inkwell Quarterly Senior Spotlights by Nicole Kutos I asked each of the 2017 graduating seniors fifteen Inkwell Article. Here are individual stories and their time here at Wilkes for an I---the questions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. What are your concentrations in English heiire at Wilkes? What are your future career aspirations? What was your favorite novel from a class you’ve taken here? 1 What novel for class did you hate the most? What is your favorite poem or who is your favorite poet? What class do you wish you would have had the chance to take? Tell us a favorite quote from one of the professors. What is your overall favorite text? What text do you wish would be taught in a classroom setting? What was your favorite non-English class at Wilkes? Do pineapples belong on pizza? What do you throw on for background noise? What movie would you have liked to have been an extra in? What is the best movie you’ve seen in the last year? What is your favorite memory from Wilkes? Jacob M 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Their responses are on the following pages. 8. 9. Tyler Richardson 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Digital Humanities and Literature Content Writer The Fisherman by John Langan Sula by Toni Morrison Carl Sandburg Modern American Drama “Secret” -Dr. Kuhar Norton Anthology of American Literature Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon History 356: WWI and The Versailles Treat■y’ Why not Pandora or YouTube Pineapple Express Sausage Party Everything Literal I’m go enter i Gover I realb modei As I Li and al I’ve sti toss U] resom contat did tw I didn and I' fell by Dr. Ke Parad I feel 1 hereti I did 2 Proba I have Can’t: Logan This is big ex impac at me Robert I 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 4 10. Digits Get a Ender As IL “Do n night’ Techr (Blan There Havir have 1 Grapl �Issue 11.4: Spring 2017 Jacob Mensinger 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13 14 15 Literature. t0 law school after this. My hope there is to er a discip ine where I can promote the public interest. t °' n* nrnent aw> public service, that sort of thing. iea y enjoyed White Noise by Don DeLillo. Its very post­ modern, to say the least. As I Lay Dying by Faulkner. I know it’s actually a masterpiece an 1, but my experience with it was far from enjoyable. I ve studied so much poetry here, which makes this a huge toss up, but lets say Alfred Tennyson. A lot of his work resonated with me really strongly when I first came into contact with it, even if I feel differently about it now than I did two years ago. I didn’t take a single creative writing class while I was here, and I wish I had the opportunity. Much of that sort of work fell by the wayside for me while I was here. Dr. Kelly, on Lacan: “I know it looks confusing, but it’s not confusing, so don’t be confused by it.” Paradise Lost was really great to work through. I’m a sucker for some good old fashioned biblical reinterpretation. I feel like anything I could name actually is taught here and I just don’t know about it; plus, I’ve studied so many texts here that it would feel remiss of me to ask for another one. I did a lot of philosophy while I was here too, but PHL 298: Human Nature Through FiliIm was ridiculously enjoyable. Probably not, but who knows where anything belongs, honestly? I have a lot of progressive rock that I keep on shuffle. Can’t say I’m picky. I pull off “background character” really nicely no matter where you put me. Logan That my list is bogged down by mostly mediocre super hero movies does it a lot of favors, but it’s really very good. This is almost certainly a cop out, but I don’t really have a favorite one memory, either. I recollect my time here like one bis experience. I don’t have some sort of defining moment for it, but studying for the time that I did so had a serious act on me in ways that are all too dramatic to separate the different moments from one another. Nothing jumps out at me as a “favorite”, because I feel more that anything I could bring up would defy classification in that sense. . Robert Hildenbrand 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Digital Humanities Get a living wage job Enders Game As I Lay Dying "Do not go gentle into that good night” by Dylan Thomas Technical Writing Serewas no favorite text Having more HP Lovecraft would have been nice. 10. Graphic Design 11. No 12. My desktop computer provides background noise with its fan for the Liquid Cooled CPU pump. I do not listen to music for background noise, as music is to help think creatively and should not be abused as elevator music. 13. Ghost in the Shell 14. Ghost in the Shell 15. [blank] 5 �The Inkwell Quarterly Senior Spotlights Story Continued from Page 5 Nicole Kutos Michael Morrison Literature, Writing, Digital Humanities To figure out my future career aspirations Voltaire’s Candide William Hill Brown’s The Power of Sympathy William Carlos Williams African American Literature “Droppin’ knowledge.” -Dr. Hamill Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye The screenplay for the movie Arrival. Or if it ever has been/will be made into a book. 10. Computer Graphics 1 11. I think this question puts an objective limit on what I think is a subjective representation of belonging. Does anyone/ thing really “belong” anywhere? Pineapple should have the culinary mobility to go wherever it so pleases. 12. Depends on my mood. It ranges from Family Guy to Lindsey Sterling to 90s country. 13. The new Beauty and the Beast movie. 14. See question 13 15. During finals week of my first semester as an English major (Spring 2015), I had 7 papers (all at least 6 pages in length) due in 6 days. I had never felt so overwhelmed. The first paper I wrote that week mysteriously disappeared, and I had to rewrite the whole thing (so really it ended up being 8 papers). I seriously doubted my decision to switch from Accounting to English. It was the most work I had ever had to do in such a small amount of time, but I took it one paper at a time (except for papers #2 and #3.1 had to write those on the same day). By the end of the week, I don’t think I’ve ever felt accomplished. After finishing paper #6 at 2 am in the library, I went outside and laid in the middle of the greenway for an hour, just listening to music. That comfortably warm and breezy May morning, in the 3 am peace and quiet of the middle of the Wilkes campus, I finally felt assured and confident that my decision was worth it, and that the Wilkes English Department was (get ready for this mushy cliche) where I was meant to be. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Chris Santos Chris didn’t answer any of the questions, but wanted his picture featured with all the other seniors. 1. Literature & 2. In a broad si dream caree for instance: a college En designer. Ai because I lo if I’m being aspirations; 3. Northanger by Kate Che 4. The Incredit 5. [since feelin 6. Probably eit or Dr. Kelly 7. “This car ha from yard s 8. This tends t been The Gi 9. Anything b 10. IM398:Tyi 11. Yes! But no 12. Either mov playlists on 13. Either Baz] 14. By far, La L person whe used older i story about sacrifices w 15. This questi< though, it v my freshm; playlist pla’ decided to her) and di hug and tel knew we’d �I Issue 11.4: Spring 2017 Nicole Kutos 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12 d ever had > write those at 2 am in omfortably dt assured is mushy 13 14 15 Literature & Digital Humanities (maybe) n a load sense, my goals are to stay busy. I think my ream career path involves doing many different things; oi instance, right now I think it would be cool to be both a co ege English professor and a freelance graphic/web esigner. Another part of me wants to work in publishing because I love editing and doing publication design. But if I m being honest, I really don’t know what my career aspirations are. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen or The Awakening by Kate Chopin The Incredible Shrinking Man by Richard Matheson [since feeling is first] by e.e. cummings Probably either Dr. Anthony’s Modern Poetry class or Dr. Kelly’s American Novel class. “This car has never been this full of people—only furniture from yard sales.” -Dr. Anthony This tends to change a lot but for the past few years it has been The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson. Anything by Gillian Flynn, but especially Dark Places. IM 398: Typography II; I never took Typography I, but I loved the freedom and structure of this class. Yes! But no ham. Either movie soundtracks or reruns of a show I’ve seen too many times to count. Lately, it has been “Gypsy Jazz Swing” playlists on Spotify, which are similar to the soundtrack of Midnight in Paris. Either Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby or one of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies By far La La Land. I know there’s a lot of hate surrounding this movie, but it is visually stunning and as a creative person who has had to take classes in motion and video, I have such a deep appreciation for the way this movie used older movie techniques instead of using any kind of CGI. Also, the storyline is great: it’s not a love story or a story about jazz (if that’s all you got out of it, I’m sorry, but you’re wrong). It’s a story that engages bigger ideas of the sacrifices we make as individuals and how those sacrifices shape us. This uestion is really difficult because I have so many amazing memories from my time here. If I had to pick one , , woujd be this one time I got invited to hang out with some IM friends at another person’s apartment in freshman year. 1 was sitting on a deflated sectional couch talking to my friends and playing Jenga while a 90s hit r laved in the background. Eventually, my orientation mentor, Moe, walked in the door. She was surprised that I J ^d come hang out with everyone (I was pretty shy when I first started school here so she was convinced 1 hated eC* 6 d did something I can only describe as a Superman style jump across the one part of the sectional to give me a h61 ^d tell me how happy she was that I wanted to hang out and be a part of that friend group. From that moment, I hU£ aIwe’d be friends and since then she remains my closest friend from Wilkes. 7 �The Inkwell Quarterly Senior Spotlights Story Continued from Page 7 Maddie Pov\ Tara Giarratano 1. Literature 2. Law School 3. The Mill on the Floss 4. Geek Love 5. “The Ice Wife” by Shelley Puhak 6. Studies in Shakespeare 7. Dr. Farrell’s informal subtitling of English 234 (second British literature survey) as “The Naughty Bits.” 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. The Princess Diaries.....:) Angelology by Danielle Trussoni Women’s and Gender Studies 301 Yes, with bacon! Anything with Andy Cohen. Any of the Harry Potter movies. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Working on the Inkwell Quarterly with my friends! Mary Cordisco 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 8 Literature Ideally/hopefully to teach American Lit at a university Ben Lerner’s Leaving the Atocha Station I wouldn’t say I hated any of them but I didn’t really enjoy Flannery O’Connor’s Wise Blood. “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot Postmodernism with Dr. Kuhar or African American Lit with Dr. Kelly. Dr. Kelly explaining Lacan: “I know this looks confusing, but it’s not confusing so don’t be confused. Okay?” or anything Dr. Kuhar says, ever. This is always changing. Right now it’s A Moveable Feast by Hemingway. Can I just go with more Hemingway? Environmental Ethics with Dr. Zarpentine Pineapple belongs everywhere. CNN Probably Garden State Get Out It’s weird because it isn’t happy necessarily, but just how comforting it felt staying in Kirby all day the day after the election. 1. 2. Literature, My career others froi and I also getting it < revive the 3. I cannot f 4. Without a was Uncle to discove Beecher S 5. My favori 6. I wish I w African A 7. I can’t tell 8. I don’t ha this oppo contempt 9. [blank] 10. One of rr History v 11. Maybe, b 12. Reruns o in watchi 13. I would i 14. It’sathre Moonligl 15. Myfavoi instantly We had socks in finding J trivia te; wonder! �Issue 11.4: Spring 2017 Maddie Powell 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Literature, Writing, Digital Humanities ? car^er aspiiations are to found buzzfeed.edu with ° f1Om lhe English Department. Mary Cordisco an a so intend to save Cosmopolitan magazine by getting it on the right track. Mary and I also hope to revive the paperback book. I cannot pick one. Without a doubt, my least favorite novel for class was Uncle Toms Cabin. (Read all the way to the end to discover why I will always have beef with Harriet Beecher Stowe.) My favorite poem is “Buffalo Bill’s” by e.e. cummings. I wish I would have been able to take Drama and African American Literature. I can’t tell you my favorite quote because it’s a secret. I don’t have an overall favorite text, but I will take this opportunity to mention my undying love for contemporary author David Sedaris. [blank] One of my favorite non-English classes was Public History with Dr. Wenger. Maybe, but I’m too intimidated to try it. Reruns of Frasier, but then I end up getting invested in watching anyway. I would want to be in The Grand Budapest Hotel. It’s a three-way tie between Captain Fantastic, Moonlight, and Arrival. My favorite memory from Wilkes is the moment I instantly became best friends with Josephine Latimer. We had never spoken before, but during junior year we both discovered we were somehow carrying around single socks in each of our winter jacket pockets. After finding the socks, we spent four hours talking in the SUB. It was like fi ding my estranged twin I had hoped for since first seeing The Parent Trap. In addition, long live our Thursday night trivia team Trivia Newton John. I feel so #blessed to have met so many genuinely good people and have made truly wonderful friends within the Wilkes University English Department. 9 �The Inkwell Quarterly Sigma Tau Delta Updates | 10 by Dr. Ham s.de new face in the role of faculty adviser. familiar face in the IQ for Dr. Hamill, a 1-----, his periodic contributions, • • >, “Hamill ’s HuLesi’wd. be tahing a more Hunches,” will be taking a more permanent seat as faculty advisor. I sat down with Dr. Hamill to have a quick chat about IQ, and his new role within it, and the conversation led to some insightful glances at the future of the Inkwell Quarterly. After writing haikus and drawing pictures from which to draw inspiration, Dr. Anthony collected all of the materials from the students. Sigma Tau Delta members are currenltly working to compile a book to be printed and distributed to each student that documents the class’ experience. If you’re interested in joining Inkwell, please email Mackenzie at mackenzie.egan@wilkes.edu for more information! by Mackenzie Egan SSS»ff Rock Solid Elementary. Editor-in-Chief: Mackenzie Egan Copy-Editors: Michael Morrison, Grace Graham Layout Editors: Nicole Kutos, Layout Assitant: Mackenzie Egan Faculty Advisor: Dr. Marcia Farrell Staff Writers: Olivia Caraballo, Mackenzie Egan, Erin Michael, Chad Stake, Rebecca Voorhees Guest Contributors: Joshua Bradley, Tara Giarratano, Jason Klus Hamil With Dr. Farrell leavmg at th ■ During the month of March members of Sigma Tau Delta 1 conducted poetrygrade workshops with third and fourth students at INKWELL STAFF Dr Hamill as the New/<? Advisor Dr. Hamill told me that he can remember back to 2006, when the IQ was known as the Inkwell, that Dr. Farrell was one of two who co­ founded the magazine.. He remembers watching the IQ grow up and slowly become the institution within the English department that it is today. From writing Hamill’s Hunches, which took prodding by editors in the past (and will continue to be prodded on by myself) Dr. Hamill has been involved with the IQ previously, but has had no hands on experience with the act of publishing on the technical end. When I asked him how it had been decided that he should take over the position of faculty advisor, Dr. Hamill told mewhen he had FarreU hereached learned out to Dr ie was leaving and asked for it. His reasoning behind the act was that he wishes to preserve the IQ as it is now, an institution within the department, as well as the university asa^e.andwishes =on the legacy of the IQ itself, Dr. Hamill plans on bringing back Hamill’s Hunches, so keep an eye out! Dr. Hamill will be going on sabbatical next spring to continue research on a chapter of his dissertation that had to do with early modern print media teaching people how to swim. He will also be working on a project editing early modern manuscripts and books, and turning them into a digital medium for use in the classroom. His ultimate goal is to produce collaborative, interactive digital versions of works by Chaucer and Shakesp, peare. Plans are being made for who will hold the advisorship for the semester, but then Dr. Hamill will be back to stay. While we are sad to see Dr. Farrell go, and wish her the absolute best in all future endeavors, we are happy to welcome Dr. Hamill to the IQ staff. Several years a down to write so close to the wondering, fai not real as pres real real), I wot spatial manifes call, euphemis collapse,” but v of these Huncl failure in timeI know) submi on time. As m< consequences i been spatial, ai been the case v Hunches.” So,1 social justice tl ahead of conte practices and “ idiomatic strut Space” was boi reflexively as tl the proclamati it has gradually a more diffuse, reference, emb knowing, in a ] subtly, in the n threat heard oi Of course, I m< of real deadlin S? nSrats to Award Winners Rivka by Dr. Anthony by Erin Mic Please congratulate our 2017 » • Annette Evans H • • ePartment and Division Award Winners: humanities and c Iman’t*es Award—for outstanding scholarship in the • Frank JJ. Davies rU?^Ve Parhcipation in cultural affairs—Nicole Kutos Madeline Powell outstanding Achievement in English Studies— • Taft Achilles Rose h C°rdisco> Michael Morrison, and Tara Giarratano writer of prose frcti” ^aparstcck Scholarship—for a promising student n> journalism, or poetry—Elyse Guziewicz Rivka Galchen February 28,21 classes through night spoke in students, facull public. Galchei Columbia, wh< in psychiatry, < �or Issue 11.4: Spring 2017 Hamill’s Hunches by Dr. Hamill eaving diind ;erve within iversity ie on ting mill iatical hat nt vim. ject ts and digital 1. d de for r the 11 be dl ;t in >y to iff. Several years ago, if I were sitting down to write my “Hamill’s Hunches” so close to the “real” deadline (and wondering, fairly I think, whether or not real as presented to me was the real real), 1 would be faced with the spatial manifestations of what we’ll call, euphemistically, “the deadline’s collapse, but what long-time readers of these Hunches might know as my failure in time—my failure to (yes, I know) submit to (sorry) I mean on time. As many might recall the consequences of lapsed time have long been spatial, and such has (generally) been the case with IQ and “Hamill’s Hunches.” So, with the logics of religiosocial justice that seem to have been ahead of contemporary linguistic practices and “shaming” idiomatic structures, the “Shaming Space” was born. Initially framed selfreflexively as the presence of absence, the proclamation of the unproclaimed, it has gradually attenuated along a more diffuse, allusive calculus of reference, embedded, only for the knowing, in a photo caption, or, more subtly, in the now-ghosted taunt or threat heard only in my head. Of course, I mention all these histories of real deadlines and failed time and shaming space with a profound sense Hall, at the University, and, indeed, of irony and gratitude. As you may across the valley. But we are all lucky— have already read, I will be taking on truly gifted and blessed—for all that the role of faculty advisor to IQ this she has left us, for all that she has done coming fall semester. As I write that for us. We all, I know, have multiple sentence, I can already see Dr. Farrells stories: of the ideas we developed smile (and hear her laugh) as she in her classes or from hallway or envisions my third re-negotiation of office conversations with her; of the Article 7b of the “real real deadlines moments she pushed us beyond what we thought were our intellectual limits; clause” in my contract, even as I try to help the staff stave off any unwarranted of the times when she remembered, through a gesture, the importance delays of the next forthcoming issue. of our personal stories; of the times, And while everyone might rightly wonder whether or not IQ is now always, she was there for us; of the joy and the incisive quip and, well, the doomed, what we also know, with fun she brought to whatever we were absolute certainty, is that I have doing. She will no doubt remain in our impossible shoes to fill. No one can replace Dr. Farrell, and 1 am honored lives (and some of us know quite well and humbled by the opportunity to fail she will put us to shame about staying to do so. IQ, of course, is not doomed, in touch), but we will have to move forward, in a way, on our own. Thank and it will thrive, as it always has, on God she’s taught us so well. the outstanding work, talents, and energies of its first-rate student staff. It Thank you, Dr. Farrell. Thank you. will thrive, also, on its foundation: the standards of self-renewing excellence Godspeed. Dr. Farrell put in place 11 years ago when she co-founded the news letter, and that she has cultivated at all levels of the Departmental and University institution that is IQ ever since. Dr. Farrell’s transition into the next chapter of her story is without question our profound loss—at 7Q, in Kirby Rivka Galchen Visits Wilkes by Erin Michael tos lies— io dent Rivka Galchen visited campus on February 28, 2017. She sat in on a few classes throughout the day, and at night spoke in the Kirby Hall Salon to students, faculty, and members of the public. Galchen currently teaches at Columbia, where she earned her MD in psychiatry, and New York University (NYU). Galchen published her first novel, Atmospheric Disturbances, in 2008, and has a collection of short stories, titled American Innovations: Stories, which was published in 2014. In 2016, Galchen published Little Labors, a non-fiction work consisting of essays. During her talk at Kirby Hall, Galchen read part of her short story, “The Region of Unlikeness,” which explores the concept of the Grandfather Paradox through the eyes of an undergraduate student. After the reading, Galchen was available to sign books and answer questions from the audience. 11 �The Inkwell Quarterly May He Fly with the Cranes: Remembering Yevgeny Yevtushenko by Dr. Farrell Yevgeny Yevtushenko, one of the great Russian poets of the age, died Saturday, April 1, 2017, surrounded by his family, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A political activist, poet, screenwriter, performer, and teacher, Yevtushenko is perhaps best known for his poem, “Babi Yar,” which commemorates a ravine in Russia where, at the end of September 1941, thousands of Jewish people from Kiev were murdered. During the subsequent months, many more Jews, Roma, Communists, and Soviet POWs were also murdered, with the estimate that more than 100,000 people were killed at the site. The poem was so powerful that Dmitri Shostakovich composed his “Thirteenth Symphony” based upon it. Born in Zima Junction, Siberia, Yevtushenko was a prolific poet, with, according to several sources, more than 150 books to his name, and The New York Times reports that he gave 250 poetry readings in 1961, alone. He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1963. He wrote a number of political articles and editorials, one of which I was given the supreme honor of assisting him with translating for The Nation in 2001, “Babi Yar in Manhattan,” which offered a deeply humanist reflection on the September 11th attacks in New York and D.C. that, today, seems almost prescient in its warnings about right-wing ideology, blind blaming and hatred, and caution about turning everyone into an “alien.” Although he was criticized for surviving the torture, imprisonment, and attacks of many of his fellow rebellious poets, Yevtushenko worked within the system in order to subvert 12 it. One of his favorite characterizations of himself was to draw a picture of himself that he called “Self­ portrait on the sharp edge of the Kremlin-Tower.” i A copy of a book signed by Yevtuskenko for Dr. Farrell. Although Photo Credit: Dr. Farrell Yevtushenko adopted Tulsa, often perform his poetry, stepping out Oklahoma, as his U.S. home, into the crowd to recite love poems he taught not only at The University of to various women seated nearby Tulsa (which is where I met him), but (once nearly causing a major incident also at two universities in New York when he did so with a particularly City, and he traveled to Moscow often, conservative international student). usually to celebrate his birthday. A At any rate, he remains one of the best self-styled radical, Yevtushenko gave a poet performers I have ever seen, and memorable voice to the rebellious call I highly encourage all of you to find for peace, and with his death, the world some of his readings on YouTube. is suddenly less colorful and bright. For my part, though, while I will always admire the public face of such a great man, Yevgeny Yevtushenko was a mentor and a friend, and in his honor, I would like to share with all of you some of my memories of my brief time working with him so that you, too, might have a glimpse of the man I knew all those years ago. Before I met him officially, I knew that Yevgeny Yevtushenko was a famous Russian poet who occasionally, but not often, would magically appear, as though out of thin air, to check his office in Zink Hall. He had a penchant for colorful clothing, often mixing differently brightly patterned plaids and paisleys, pairing his attire with an equally colorful beret. As grad students, we used to joke about his coats of many colors. His public 1-3 As a second-year doctoral student, I was given the task of serving part of my teaching assistantship as Yevtushenkos grader. He taught two courses at the University of Tulsa— Russian Cinema and Russian poetry. Both, however, were more World Cinema and Poetry. Despite the fact that English classes were capped fairly low (I believe 25 was the limit then), Yewy (as several of my friends and I would secretly refer to him) would forever sign in so many more students—so many, in fact, that he had to hold his classes in one of the larger lecture halls (we’re talking he would often come close to upwards of 75 students). With that many students, and such a great demand on his time, Yevtushenko didn’t always grade (or know his students’ names); hence, the readings need for a grader. were legendary, as he would To that end, I att on world cinema was introduced t performer. Befor meet with studer to “prepare” him: words) because h never boring, or; he turned his exp explaining not or cultural significai like The Cranes a; Bicycle Thief, or 7 but also interroga indictments of hu would begin with sort of context, ex had known somet filmmaking or ho to one of his expe Then, we would w entirety before coi summation of its < Often, he would re he was “the greate: poet,” as the other generation had air We never kept to t always went over. Through those clas love for world liter and while I already like Dostoyevsky, I Yevtushenko, a dee of Pasternak, and c of course. It was an exhaustin sure. Keep in mine in, the great traged' 11th occurred, whl everyone’s nerves, 1 edge, as we grapple uncertain future. Ye �Issue 11.4: Spring 2017 3r. Farrell. Dr. Farrell ing out ems y cident irly ent), he best n, and find ?e. mt, >art .t two >a— jetry. d To that end, I attended his night class on world cinema, which is where I was introduced to Yevtushenko, the performer. Before class, he refused to meet with students, preferring instead to “prepare” himself for lecture (his words) because his lectures were never boring, or stiff, but vibrant as he turned his explosive energy into explaining not only the historical and cultural significance of great films, like The Cranes are Flying, or The Bicycle Thief, or The Nights of Cabiria, but also interrogating their powerful indictments of humanity. His classes would begin with him providing some sort of context, explaining how he had known someone involved in the filmmaking or how the film related to one of his experiences or poems. Then, we would watch the film in its entirety before concluding with his summation of its significance. Often, he would remind them that he was “the greatest living Russian poet,” as the other big names from his generation had already passed. We never kept to the allotted time and always went over. a pped unit •iends i) nore he the j he rds of idents, time, :(or :e, the Through those classes, he gave me a love for world literature and cinema, and while I already loved the greats like Dostoyevsky, I found, through Yevtushenko, a deeper love of Tolstoy, of Pasternak, and of Yevtushenko, of course. It was an exhausting semester, to be sure. Keep in mind, barely three weeks in, the great tragedy of September 11th occurred, which frayed everyone’s nerves, kept everyone on edge, as we grappled with a deeply uncertain future. Yet, Yevtushenko looked forward while so many were stuck, mourning in the present. He envisioned a future of healing, of strength, and of unity in the face of pain, where the world was one as we shared one another’s pain and suffering while lifting each other up to find a better existence. While Yevtushenko wouldn’t let me actually grade his students’ response papers (which was what I was supposed to do), he did read them over with me, and we did discuss which students seemed to be grasping the concepts about a shared human experience and which did not. I still remember his fondness for a young girl named Molly who was a “real thinker” as she would stretch her understanding of the films we watched into various “real-world” applications. rr But, my work with Yevtushenko somehow extended beyond the classroom, as he asked me to assist him in “translating” some of his writing. Keep in mind, I don’t speak a word of Russian. That wasn’t a problem for Yevtushenko, however, because his form of translation work meant that either I would come to the lovely home he shared with his wife, Maria (whom I knew as Masha), sit with him in his office, and help him wordsmith by plying him with various synonyms and antonyms in an effort to find “just the right word.” I still remember the peeling stuck-on Russian letters overlaying the letters on the qwerty-keyboard of his computer so that he could easily switch between both English and Russian while typing. Sometimes, this form of translation also meant that he would call me at home, usually in the middle of the night, just to check to make sure he was using the correct indefinite article. (I will freely admit that at a naive 24, with the pressures of being a graduate student, I didn’t exactly appreciate these increasing demands on my time; however, upon reflection, I am grateful for the experience and that I was given the supreme honor of getting to know the unique quirks of such a brilliant mind). I remember him telling me about his friendship with Robert Frost, about searching for hamburgers in L.A. in the middle of the night with Jack Nicholson because none of the members of their cohort had any actual food in their refrigerators, _x _ x. , Story Continued on page 19 Russian shawl given to Dr. Farrell by Yevtushenko. Photo Credit: Dr. Farrell �The Inkwell Quarterly SUMMER READING LIST LJ LJ Smiths Smiths 1990s 1990 s Vampire Vampire Diaries Diaries Sapp was a favorite work of fiction for fifteenyear old me and remains so today. When Smiths novels were adapted for television in 2009, there was much hope among Vampire Diaries loyalists that the on-screen happenings of Elena Gilbert and the handsome Salvatore brothers between whom she was torn would stay true to the story as a young Smith originally portrayed it. Mackenzie: Lost in a Book by Jennifer Donnelly Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Another Jekyll, Another Hyde by Dina Nayeri The Secret ofKa by Christopher Pike The first four seasons of the show managed to pay homage to the supernatural realm concocted by Smith while still bending the boundaries of her universe, developing intrigue and fostering complexity in even those peripheral characters whom Smith left flat—Klaus, Tyler, and Caroline are all examples. While Elena bounced back and forth between Stefan and Damon (as the brothers continually swapped places as hero and antihero), the triumphs and struggles of Mystic Fall’s secondary residents often upstaged the show’s central love triangle. Original producers Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec expressed nostalgia for the show’s initial identity as an ensemble drama in the CW special The Vampire Diaries Forever, which aired right before the series finale. Erin: How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn Brave New World by Aldous Huxley The Red Tent by Anita Diamant The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick The Stranger by Albert Camus Nicole: The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 1984 by George Orwell Unless by Carol Shields The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon 5 Off by Tara Giarratano Rebecca: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess Salome by Oscar Wilde Interlunar by Margaret Atwood The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers Chad: Wicked Like a Wildfire by Lana Popovic Conversion by Katherine Howe The Serpent’s Mirror by Deborah Harkness Caraval by Stephanie Garber Essays by Michel de Montaigne 14 The Vampire Diaries. 'J What was left unacknowledged on the special, however, was the series of dreadfully boring and repetitive mythologies Plec recycled over the second half of the series as the show deviated farther and farther away from the story’s original tenets which were captured so perfectly in the 2009 pilot. Williamson ollicially left ‘Hie Vampire Diaries after Season 2, and evidence of his creative inlluence is almost nonexistent from the moment Plec all but killed the show’s iconic love triangle: Elena pledged her eternal u by laye. for Damon (who 3mith repeatedly demnstrates is the wrong brother) in the Season 4 finale. Plec’s drastic divergence from Smiths story as she and Williamson together first brought jt to life suggests that the CW drama ceased to be an adaptation around 2013 and instead morphed into an entirely different show altogether. Plec even admitted to Entertainment Weekly that she and Williamson had a completely different series finale in mind when they were finishing Season 2: the original ending would have had both Salvatore brothers sacrifice themselves so that Elena could five a normal human life. In the finale which aired this spring, Stefan’s sacrificing himself to save Mystic Falls and those he loves dear feels an ending not worthy of Smiths great romantic hero, but instead a natural conclusion to Plec’s year­ long denigration of Stefan’s character. While Plec is quick to assign a chunk of the blame for the decimation of the connection between Stefan and Elena (arguably what The Vampire Diaries was really all about) on Nina Dobrev’s Season 6 departure, she also notes that one reason she couldn’t bring the two characters back together in the end was because the show ran for eight seasons. Plec’s suggestion that the series’ extreme deviation from the heart of the original story was collateral damage ot the shows lengthy run is both inadequate and disappointing. While I enjoyed the handful of throwback moments embedded in the finale— Klaus's letter to Caroline and Bonnies channeling ot her ancestral line were highlights for me, as Elena herself admits in the Season 5 finale. "It will always be Stet'an" On wel can All; Ser lect Un Hil pul Doi pul 2 ai he i Ve£ sue I he ma as I clas (Cc (Rf Pro EN Lib\ sun clas abo am Veg clas the and nan the the hist Veg it fe enti he h quei stirr he p Una The stru �Issue 11.4: Spring 2017 ^c^Kru^sanc^’ng Dr- Henry Veggian, Visiting Writer ■epeatedly other) Irastic ’ as she brought drama mnd :o an her. 'nment m had nale in g Season .ave icrifice 1 live a ?ring, ive dear mith’s da rsracter. :hunk . of the Elena dries obrevs tes that le two end was easons. t of lamage rhile ck inie’s /ere elf will On March 21, 2017, Wilkes University welcomed Dr. Henry Veggian to campus as part of the Spring 2017 Allan Hamilton Dickson Writing Series. Dr. Veggian is a senior lecturer in American Literature at the University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill; additionally Dr. Veggian has published a book called Understanding Don DeLillo and has had articles published in journals such as boundary 2 and Modern Fiction Studies. When he is not writing about literature, Dr. Veggian writes pieces for publications such as Pacific Standard. I had the pleasure of spending a majority of March 21 with Dr. Veggiaiin as he attended both of my English classes with Dr. Kuhar: ENG 358 (Contemporary Fiction) and ENG 308 (Rhetorical Analysis and Non-fiction Prose Writing). In the morning class, ENG 358, we were reading DeLillo’s Libra, a novel that speculates the story surrounding the JFK assassination. Our class came prepared with questions about the novel so that we could have a meaningful discussion with Dr. Veggian as he is a DeLillo scholar. In class, we talked with Dr. Veggian about the novel’s preoccupation with naming and reflections of consciousness, the narrative structure of the chapters, the mediated nature of media, and the novel’s place as an example of historiographic metafiction. Dr. Veggian fit seamlessly into our class and it felt as if he had been there with us the entire semester; he came prepared as he had answered the same homework questions as us and presented stimulating discussion questions that he pondered while writing his book Understanding Don DeLillo. 'The afternoon class, ENG 308, is structured quite differently. In that After the reading, Dr. Veggian took the time to sign books for people who bought a copy. Photo Credit: Nicole Kutos class, we had been studying the art of rhetoric and had been bringing in writers from various background to learn about their career stories and analyze their writing. With Dr. Veggian, we asked him similar questions about his career story; however, he did something a little different than any of the other writers we had brought in by that point: he asked us about ours. Learning our first names and asking us questions, Dr. Veggian generated discussions about how to find meaning in whatever career paths we are looking to pursue. He talked about what he learned from his experiences growing up in the atmosphere of an ItalianAmerican newspaper, in working as a translator for the United Nations, in his role as a professor, and in writing non-academic essays, all the while repeating to our class that “if you’re flexible and [borrowing one of Dr. Kuhar’s favorite phrases] ‘chop wood’ everything will be okay.” Dr. Veggian emphasized the that importance of developing style in writing comes from discipline; he compares this idea to the way Virginia Woolf wrote about anything in order to strengthen her skills. Noting that one’s “career doesn’t define who you are as a writer,” Dr. Veggian’s discussion seemed to resonate with most people the room, as many of us are graduating seniors anxious about our next steps. After dinner at Thai Thai, our visiting writer spoke to a large audience in the Kirby Salon. Dr. Veggian’s discussion centered around the process for writing Understanding Don DeLillo. Briefly explaining his life story up to that point, Dr. Veggian talked about his search for finding traces of DeLillo’s family in immigration archives, noting the similarities between DeLillo’s family history and his own. After his presentation, Dr. Veggian took the time to sign books and speak to the event attendees. When I approached the table, we talked about an author project I was doing on DeLillo for 358 and about life in general. Dr. Veggian was, without a doubt, my favorite speaker to visit Wilkes. His presence in the classroom felt natural and his attitude about life and writing felt genuine. Dr. Veggian’s visit has left an impression on many current students; personally, I think I will remember his visit for a long time. 15 �The Inkwell Quarterly Equality in a Modern Beauty and the Beast ENG 30? by Mackenzie Egan by Michael Moi Emma Watsons iconic smile has dazzled millions with her performance as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter franchise, and has inspired even more as she continues to be an activist for womens rights and equality. This emphasis on equality can be seen in her newest role as Belle in the live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, an aspect that differentiates the film from the cartoon version of the 90s. Dr. Kuhar’s Rhetoric Nonfictional Prose 1 semester was differe of other English clas Wilkes. Dr. Kuhar p described the class a approximately half t textbook-based rhet while the other half guest speakers brou professional writing of these guest speak substantial amount of whether or not a a related field) was i for the position. There are certain scenes within the movie that accentuate the role of empowering women and girls, and giving them the same basic liberties as men - which are vastly different from the cartoon version Disney put out in the 1990’s. One scene towards the beginning of the movie shows Belle teaching a young village girl to read, pushing for the idea of a universal education. Belle is ostracized, not just for her ability to read, but for her desire to share her love of literature with other girls in the village. At the time that the movie was set, most girls were not taught to read: many in fact did not receive any formal schooling at all. One of the changes Watson herself wanted made on the film was a greater emphasis on the good behind Belle’s education, not so much a criticism of it as seen in the previous film by Gaston’s character and reinforced by the rest of the town, Even when Gaston, played by Luke Evans, stumbles across Belle with a book, he doesn’t take it from her and try to get rid of it, as he does in Source: Disney.com something that the world can relate to, One of the most controversial scenes and a topic that needs to be addressed in the entire movie is centered around more as the century progresses. Other a gay couple, a bridge that the film writers in the 90’s would have seriously instances in the push for equality and dodged instead of addressing as boldly the acceptance of diversity include the romance between Lumiere (Ewan as the writers of the 2017 version did. This is not only a new occurrence McGregor) and Fifi (Gugu Mbathain the story of Belle and the Beast Raw) who are featured as a interracial that fans have come to love, but it is couple as well. Twenty years ago, when also the first ‘openly gay moment’ to the cartoon version of Beauty and be scripted in any Disney film. This the Beast came out, this still would comes less than two years after the have been controversial, but in todays legalization of same-sex marriage society it shows just how far acceptance in the United States and is a push has come for their to be a couple and no to allow more on-screen time and one has batted an eyelash. comfortability for LGBT romance and sexuality. LeFou, played by Josh Part of the reason that Beauty and the Gad, can be seen as overly attached to Beast was so successful was the fact Gaston in both film adaptations of the that the cast pushed hard for the idea story, but as LeFou starts to come to of equality to be seen throughout the terms with his sexuality in the liverevision of the classic story. This new action we see a turn away from Gaston twist on the beloved story features a and onto another, and much more strong female heroine as well as same likeable, character. This struggle over sex and interracial relationships that sexuality can be related as a battle that defy adversity and prove that diversity many in the LGBT community have is a part of everyday life and not come to win, and be publicly vocal something to be afraid or critical of. the interactions around books and about in the past couple of years and reading was one of the many changes shows an emphasis on equality. that Watson asked for, and the writers pushed for, in order to make the Not only is there an LGBT couple modern interpretation of the film emerging in the film, it is front and address 21st century issues. center for most of the film in not-sosubtle ways. Equality in terms of love is 16 Eng 308 s first guest is the director of an Ms. Kania spoke to her career story, an< to discuss the objec internal audit writii The second writer t was Gabby Zawack of Wilkes, who stuc Biolog}7. Zawacki n writer for a nonpro Pennsylvania Coali Fall 201 Course ENG 201 A: Writii ENG 202A: Techn ENG 225A: Comp ENG 233A: Surve ENG 282A: Amer ENG 303A: Adv. 1 ENG 356A: Studit ENG 392A: Senio ENG 393A: Teach ENG 397A: Semii ENG 456A: Studif ENG 497A: Semir �Issue 11.4: Spring 2017 ENG 308’s Own Visiting° Writer Series by Michael Morrison Disney.com relate to, idressed s. Other lity and lude (Ewan athamracial 3, when nd ild oday’s eptance ? and no nd the fact : idea it the new es a same that ersity of. Dr. Kuhar’s Rhetorical Analysis and Nonfictional Prose Writing class this semester was different from the majority of other English classes available at Wilkes. Dr. Kuhar put it best when he described tire class as a “hybrid class”: approximately half the class was spent on textbook-based rhetorical composition while the other half was spent with guest speakers brought in from the professional writing workplace. Each of these guest speakers’ jobs required a substantial amount of writing, regardless of whether or not a degree in English (or a related field) was required or preferred for the position. Eng 308 s first guest, Mary Anne Kania, is the director of an internal audit team. Ms. Kania spoke to the class about her career story, and then moved on to discuss the objectivity required for internal audit writing. The second writer to visit the class was Gabby Zawacki, a recent graduate of Wilkes, who studied English and Biology. Zawacki now works as a grant writer for a nonprofit called Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR). She talked about how a combination of her college career and her personal interests allowed her to pursue a career that encompassed all aspects of her educational experience. Zawacki also spoke about the relationship between writing and technology, using her experience with cartography and mines as an example. Two of Eng 308 s other guests, Rivka Galchen and Dr. Henry Veggian, were also visiting writers brought in for the Spring Writer Series. While Galchen discussed some of her short story writing at other events that day, for the 308 class session she and the class focused on some of the articles she wrote for The New Yorker. Galchen talked about her experience with The New Yorker and more broadly about journalism. Veggian also conversed with the class about journalism. He advised the class that writing articles on enjoyable subjects is often a good outlet to explore a creative side in writing while also making some additional money. Eng 308 also hosted a lawyer, Eddie Ciarimboli, who is a name partner at Fellerman and Ciarimboli, a law firm with one office located across the Market Street Bridge in Kingston, PA. He also graduated from Wilkes, but with a degree in mechanical engineering. However, he decided that an engineering career was not in his future, and instead went to law school. Ciarimboli emphasized the teamwork and collaboration necessary in writing for legal cases. Pat Austin and Sarah Simonovich were among the last of the 308 guest speakers. Both graduates of Wilkes, Pat and Sarah shared some experiences with the class about finding careers in unexpected places. Pat now works a section of Google that is heavily involved with instructional design. Sarah, who focused on creative writing at Wilkes, is now a content writer for PSC on Main St. Both Pat and Sarah provided useful insights into the fluidity of the English major job search, the importance of creativity in a seemingly not-so-creative environment, and the value of the skills gained in the Wilkes English Department. Fall 2017 Upper-Level Class Listings Course Days/Time ENG 201A: Writing About Lit. & Culture/WI MWF W MWF MWF MWF TR MW TR TBA M TR TR TR ENG 202A: Technical Writing/WI ENG 225A: Comparative Grammar ENG 233A: Survey of English Lit. I ENG 282A: American Lit. II/WGS ENG 303A: Adv. Workshop Creative Writing: Poetry ENG 356A: Studies in African American Lit. ENG 392A: Senior Projects ENG 393A: Teach English Middle/Sec. School ENG 397A: Seminar: Modern American Drama ENG 456A: Studies in African American Lit. ENG 497A: Seminar: Modern American Drama 1000-1050 1100-1150 1100-1150 0200-0250 0100-0150 0930-1045 0300-0415 0100-0215 0630-0915 0930-1045 0100-0215 0930-1045 Instructor Room CRN Dr. Hamill KIRBY 107 30061 Dr. Kemmerer Dr. Hamill Dr. Hamill Dr. Kuhar Dr. Anthony Dr. Kelly TBA Mr. Grier Dr. Stanley Dr. Kelly Dr. Stanley BREIS 208 KIRBY 305 KIRBY 305 TBA KIRBY 108 KIRBY 108 TBA KIRBY 103 KIRBY 103 KIRBY 108 KIRBY 103 30064 30065 30066 30067 30068 31037 30069 30070 30073 31038 30075 17 �The Inkwell Quarterly Well Wishes for Mr. Grier Story Continued from Page 1 Our mentoring relationship continued, “Perhaps no person to grace Kirby Hall with his wit and passion was as aptly entitled as Mr. Jack Grier, Faculty of Practice. Though I had heard the name and certainly interacted with his students in our writing center, my first meeting with Mr. Grier was not until my sixth semester as a Wilkes student. I enter the first-floor classroom in Kirby Hall and join five fellow students and a sixth individual. I knew he was not our professor, but he presented a different kind of first-day anxiety than that of any student we had met. We soon learned that we were part of a transitional course. This would be the last semester of ENG 393, The Teaching of English in Secondary Schools, taught by our current instructor, and the next instructor would be sitting in throughout the semester, to learn the course goals and methods alongside us. We all soon learned how typical of Mr. Grier that was. For fifteen weeks we, the next cohort of English majors preparing to student teach, explored the big picture of our beloved teaching profession and delved into the details. Throughout, Mr. Grier impressed upon us a unifying lesson: we must always be learning about what we teach, because students now see us as the teachers. We spent months exploring the unit plan, a concept as vast in scope as it was foreign to us, pre-service teachers that had never written a lesson plan longer than fifty-minutes. We emerged confident in our abilities. When our abilities seemed insufficient, we were assured that among the English department faculty remained a critical resource that had been had served his time in the weeds and, most importantly, knew about our strengths and our aspirations 18 as I was fortunate to have Mr. Grier has my student teaching supervisor. When you student teach, you’re more supported than any other time. Your co­ operating teacher works with you daily to protect and educate her students. Your seminar professor ensures that your head stays above water. When you ha^ive a great student teaching supervisor, he ensures that you know your direction. I always knew at least one period in advance which class Mr. Grier was observing, because he would be there, in the back of the room, reading what my students had read and completing the assignments I had assigned. He was able to zoom us back to our methods course and forward to my future classrooms. Mr. Griers approach to our profession was one of continuity, purpose, and a little bit of magic, “a kind of natural magic that enables these favored ones to bring out the capabilities of things around them.” Nathaniel Hawthornes description of Phoebe Pyncheon’s arranging ability aptly describes what my own words, bound by the twinned faults of memory and perspective, could not aspire to. We were taught not by words, or even by actions, but by someone who arranged our objectives and aspirations, our skills and the obstacles that challenged them, in such a pattern that we could do nothing but succeed for ourselves. For that, for helping us teach our students, we thank you.” -Jonathan Kadjeski “Mr. Jack Grier was one of the first people I met when I started working at Wilkes in Fall of 2006, and I remember that he was incredibly kind and generous in helping me find my way and that his dedication and love for his work along with his passion for English made him a real asset to our culture at Wilkes. Over the years, he has become a dear friend and valued colleague, and he is absolutely one of the people I will miss most when I leave at the end of this semester. I would like to send him and his family the warmest of positive wishes as he journeys towards recovery. Love you, Jack!” -Marcia Farrell “Jack--The girls and I have you in our hearts, minds, and prayers, and we send our love out to you as you continue your fight. Keep “raging” as you’ve joked about with me—and please know that you are deeply loved and profoundly missed by all of your friends, colleagues, and students in Kirby Hall and across campus. You have impacted so many in your time at Wilkes—and everyone you have inspired is with you, and with your family, in spirit and in solidarity. We hope to see you back in the Halls of Kirby again soon - Tom Hamill Professor Jack Grier at first glance, seems like a very reserved and hardnosed man. But, he is a very comical man, with his dry but brutally honest sense of humor that helps you as a student relax and make a connection with him and to gain a better understanding of the readings in class. Even though our time this Semester has been a very brief one, I would certainly recommend him to a fellow student as a professor or as a person with a vast wealth of knowledge.” -Matthew Gromelski I m honored that I was able to have Mr. Grier as an English professor. Each XXltt C?SS 1 “S '*^—8 g y spected him, knew he had to offer whether it was English related o he spent his chil< were like when h being in his class always somethin would say that v. keeping me intei His comedy and reading was alw; great entertainn May H< Story ContinL He taught me he vodka, and he h; for mixing what “Champaign cot Champaign and wines). I think semester half-di my friend Chris bar that none of heard of one nis literature, politii He used to call in addition to v have a string of that the person be a worthy kn He was generoi me a beautiful, shawl that I stil explain Russiai evening while ’ he was able to i He wrote one c inscriptions foi to sign one of 1 I moved on to; position the fol work at the Jan in part because �Issue 11.4: Spring 2017 love for ion fOr st to our ^ears, he d valued iy one of 'hen I iter. his famih -s as he °ve you, u in s, and s you Sing” and ly loved □fyour its in You r time lave your y. We Ils of 1 ice, hardmical lonest is a action n class, jster Id ellow -son ave r, Each hing vas English related or stories about how he spent his childhood and how things were like when he was our age. I loved being in his class, because there was always something unexpected he would say that would surprise me keeping me interested to come to class. His comedy and enthusiasm while reading was always a pleasure and great entertainment.” -Jasleen Kaur Mr. Grier, Since you taught me that censorship’ is the only bad word in the English language, I just want to take this opportunity to let you know I’m wishing you well and praying every day that you kick this thing right in the ass, like you always do. Hope to share some wild teaching stories (and maybe some coffee) with you soon. You’ll be on my mind. With a lot of fucking love.” -Gabriella Romanelli “Dear Jack, You’re in my thoughts and prayers every day. We hope you come along to feel well enough to get back to the classroom next semester! Your contributions to our program and our students over the years have been fantastic and valued! Get well, brother.” -Larry May He Fly with the Cranes Story Continued from Page 13 He taught me how to drink Russian vodka, and he had a penchant for mixing what he referred to as “Champaign cocktails” (a blend of Champaign and various liquors or ■wines). I think I spent half of that semester half-drunk. He also took my friend Christina and me to a local bar that none of my friends had ever heard of one night to talk about world literature, politics, philosophy, and film. Modernism and in part because I couldn’t maintain the schedule I had with my own classes, my own work, and as Yevtushenko’s assistant. Jeffrey Longacre, who was a couple of years ahead of me in the program, took my place and was able to establish a better balance between graduate student work and teaching assistant work, and I know that he and Yevtushenko maintained a close friendship ever since. He used to call me “fair Marcia,” and in addition to wondering why I didn’t have a string of lovers, would tell me that the person who wins my heart will be a worthy knight. After I left the University of Tulsa and came to Wilkes, I did manage to teach “Babi Yar” in several of my English 120 sections, and I did write to Yevtushenko to tell him so. Unfortunately, I no longer have that email he sent in response because I lost it when the university switched to Gmail, but I do remember that he was kind and flattering, expressing his hope that students would benefit from his call for unity. He was generous. He and Masha gave me a beautiful, authentic, Russian wool shawl that I still treasure. They tried to explain Russian television to me one evening while we watched the channels he was able to get through his satellite. He wrote one of the most touching inscriptions for me when I asked him to sign one of his books. I moved on to a different assistantship position the following semester to work at the James Joyce Quarterly, in part because I was specializing in While I don’t know if that was the case, I know that I did. His belief in peace, in striving for social justice, in a borderless world where we can all simply exist in love, beauty, and harmony engendered in me a desire to do good in the world, is what propelled me to seek out moments of hope within the bleakest examples of imperialism. Moreover, I believe its Yevtushenko’s influence that is propelling me to leave Wilkes now, to go out into the world in the hopes that I might, even in the smallest way, do something positive, something kind, something worthwhile towards the kind of future that he envisioned, when he claimed that “the best monument to the early poems of our generation is liberation from the tyranny of censorship, from the tyranny of the observing eye of Orwell’s Big Brother” (Yevtushenko v). We may not have kept in close contact in the years since I left Oklahoma, but I will always remember Yevgeny Yevtushenko as one of the greatest poets in the world and as my friend. My heart is broken at his passing, and my thoughts are with his lovely family. May your soul fly with the cranes, Professor Yevtushenko, and bring the hope of a borderless, peaceful, and harmonious world to those who see that flock of birds passing overhead. 19 �The Inkwell Quarterly OTHER DEPT. EVENTS . Spring Picnic for all English majors, minors, and faculty 3:30-5:30pm Tuesday, April 25th, Lawn. Please invite your students and attend this informal, come-and-go event that is so valuable to our graduating seniors. • English 397 Seminar Student Presentations—3pm Wednesday, May 3rd, Salon. Have Victorian Tea with students in Dr. Helen Davis’s Bronte course as they present their seminar projects (after their return from their Brontefocused outing to the New York Public Library and Metropolitan Museum). • English Senior Capstone Presentations—l-3pm Tues, Wed, Thurs, May 8-10th, Salon and Kirby 305. Our ten graduating seniors present their independent work this semester, including two double majors in Philosophy; one dual degree in Digital Design and Media Arts; and some graduates with triple concentrations in English. These include our first set of students graduating with the Digital Humanities Concentration in English. • Commencement Day Gathering—Immediately after Commencement, Saturday, May 20th. Join us for the celebration of English majors and minors and their families. 20 Here’s to the Ones Who Dream by Rebecca Voorhees Phantom faces ofhorror spread like wildfire at the 2017 Oscars. Soon after La La W was announced Best Picture, representatives from the Academy rushed onto the stage and revealed that Moonlight was the true winner. The wrong envelope was handed to Warren Betty; he received and read the previous card for Emma Stone as Best Actress. The cast and crew of La La Land were collected and gracious as they happily turned over the award to the tenacious family of Moonlight. Although both films are highly accoladed in cinematic history, there is still a lot of controversy surrounding diversity in Hollywood. La La Land was nominated for the largest number of nominations in Academy Award history, and walked away with six Oscars. The movie is about an actress trying to make her way into show business, and she falls in love with her friend/pianist along the way. I argue that it was inappropriate to cast Ryan Gosling as the male lead because of his upbringing in jazz. Jazz is an African American art form, and historically speaking, it would have been more accurate to cast someone of that ethnic background The only character of minority was John Legend, who played a secondary role as an aspiring musician. One ™St.al”“nsid“'he fact that Mia, discovering their gender identity in a low-socioeconomic neighborhood. Both Chiron and Kevin are forced to deal drugs in order to survive in the slums of Miami, and they eventually become physically intimate. Not one character seems subsidiary to another; each one develops and shows powerful emotion throughout the movie. Co-writer Tarell Alvin McCraney pronounced as he held the Oscar, “This goes out to all those black and brown boys and girls and non-gender conforming who don’t see themselves. We’re trying to show you you and us. So thank you, thank you, this is for you.” Moonlight received a standing ovation, and there was not a dry eye in the room. The film moved audiences and lives everywhere because it depicted a controversial and important reality in our culture today. Even though Moonlight left the Academy Awards with three Oscars, it has become evident that there is still some underlying racial bias in Hollywood. La La Land may be an innovative experiment that dazzled audiences around the world, but Moonlight was strikingly terrifying with truth and despair. Both films assert characters who embark on a journey for identity, however, the idea of uniracial films should not be romanticized or acclimated any longer. We live in a time where all races and cultures should be recognized for their artistic contributions, and Hollywood should catch up with the dreamers. ^>«e8^R^M<isoneof all«»eand\X8^eS,iCfilms of H'“' Tarell Alvin quote from The GuaidiMhttps://www.theguardian.com/ film/2017/feb/27/the-best-quotesfrom-the-20-17-oscars 1'8 17 v, S □ g-g g j ;sj3A\suy aureg 3uupiEWJ0’ Ho\ or, W by Jas Since m last Maj busy—r have be do a fev time pc at a loc; contint job as I and toe not doi import norma but aft< Rather springs respon bills ai to brai hand-i There into n which since par tic activil readii theH the Ir Dr. N of 20 yarn < expo; knitti some Powe into 1 coulc Farre wher publi mom that 1 of Wc throi to m �1 Issue 11.4: Spring 2017 How I Avoided Responsibility for One Year; in ^ood. :ed to i the ually t one lother; Jwerfhl y r, and snder selves, d us. 'or ing eye in ices ortant irs, s n n :d g i ?e nger. id their >od ian- or, Why I Started Dyeing Yarn by Jason Klus, Alumnus Contributor Since my graduation from Wilkes last May, I’ve been keeping myself busy—maybe not as busy as I could have been, but still, I’ve been trying to do a few things. I took as a very parttime position as an adjunct instructor at a local community college and continued working another part-time job as I applied for graduate programs and took time to relax and enjoy not doing much at all. Downtime is important, and I encourage it as a normal part of everyone’s daily routine, but after a while it gets monotonous. Rather than getting a full-time job this spring, opting not to accept real adult responsibility despite the student loan bills arriving in my mailbox, I decided to branch out and try something new: hand-dying yarn. There are several factors that played into my decision to hand dye yarn, which may seem particularly odd since I do not knit, crochet, or participate in other fiber arts related activities. Several of you who are reading are probably familiar with the Harry Potter, Whodunnits, and the Impact of the Novel seminar that Dr. Marcia Farrell taught in the fall of 2015. Although we did not discuss yarn dyeing in that course, we were exposed to cozy mysteries surrounding knitting and yarn communities. At some point this past fall, Maddie Powell and I thought that breaking into the mass market fiction industry could be a fun, profitable outlet Dr. Farrell quickly dispelled our hopes when she reminded us that the publishing industry can be a tough monster to take on. So, keeping in that fiber-related vein and thinking of ways to make some extra money through a creative outlet, I looked to my own experience with the fiber arts. My mother has been knitting, crocheting, quilting, and/or embroidering (probably more than just these things) since she was a young adult; having recently allowed herself to become fully acclimated with technology, she enjoys watching knitting podcasts of many Jason creates colorways in a variety of different bases. independently based yarn dyers Photo Credit: Jason Klus and knitwear designers. It was almost amazing to me how many Yarn dyeing has been beneficial to me of these knitters have chosen to dye because it allows me to continue to be yarn out of their own homes as their creative in new ways that force me to only source of income and to see how think differently. It is an outlet that 1 they are thriving—essentially, they can use to relax, to be artistic, and to are making a living from something make money—plus I’ll have an odd you can learn by watching a series little anecdote to share in the future of YouTube tutorials. So, because I should I ever need one. Even if this was seeing this success and knew at experiment is a short-term endeavor, the bare minimum that I could get it allows me to continue to grow some custom made knitwear from my artistically in a new way. I like to try mother, I bought some supplies and new things because it keeps my mind gave it a go. Apparently, that’s all you going, and it lets me know that I am need to do if you, too, want to become keeping myself engaged in something a yarn dyer. other than the chaos that circles around us daily. Looking to Buy Yarn? Visit Jasons Etsy shop at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ DizzyWigFibers/items B Be sure to follow his Instagram account @dizzywigfibers to keep up with his one-of-a-kind colorways and occasional pictures of his cat! £ L?‘ ty KJ Y ? - ■' ' ;r- Jason is sporting a unique eye-ball scarf that was made using his custom yarns. | Photo Credit: Jason Klus 21 �Wilke.* awareness about the0 8 6 d wounded by lunteers come since March 2011 and ha® thousand blacksmiths to formerHelmets “o tbeUvesofo^eMtteH^ Sr^e Syrian Civil War has also *®"y forces will wait until elderly. The Syrian Civil War has also ilitary forces will wait until displaced over seven million interna y, arrive at a bombing site and created over four million to rebomb the area with the intention international refugees, leading to the to specifically kill the people coming to greatest humanitarian disaster since the aid of the first bombing’s victims. World War II. The film shows helmet camera footage of this act happening to one of the The film shows graphic images from White Helmets. Aleppo, Syria, a city hit multiple times every day by airstrikes and artillery The film shows the incredible human side of conflicts like these that are often unshown. The film also brings to light the unsung heroes of the Syrian Civil War, The White Helmets, who sacrifice themselves for others on a daily basis. The short film is a great insight into the brutal scenes fighting inside a war torn state andof allows for furthi. understandingofthegreatercausesa ler work behind todays refugee crisis, April Author Spotlight: Valeria Luiselli by Olivia Caraballo The Allan Hamilton Dickson Writing Series visiting author for the month of April is the critically acclaimed Mexican author Valeria Luiselli. Valeria Luiselli was born in Mexico City, and she has lived in a variety of places including South Africa, Spain, Costa Rica, South Korea, India, and France. She currently lives in New York City with her husband. Luiselli Angeles Times Prize for Best Fiction, is the author of numerous works and the Azul Price in Canada for The including Sidewalks, a collection of Story of My Teeth. Along with her essays, Faces in _thei Crowd, awardwinning dpknf/ her--------awards, her works have been published My Teeth her mntf ’ $tOry in over different languages, and She has received tEeToTA^1^100’ haS had multiPIe PubIications of Times Art Seidenbau n^e'es nonfiction work in magazines such as Fiction for Faces in n Ward ^or First The New York Times, The New Yorker, 5‘he Cr^ *e Los McSweeny's, and Ganta. Call for Student Application Letters: Patricia Boyle Heaman & Robert J. Heaman Scholarship by Erin Michael The Patricia Boyle Heaman and Robert J. Heaman Scholarship is an annual scholarship that is awarded to a junior or senior literature track English major. To receive the award, interested students need to submit an application 22 in the fall semester, when it is then reviewed by a committee of faculty from the English department. The award is given to a student who shows interest in advanced study of English, have shown excellence in the study °f English, and is in financial need °f the scholarship. Students from the Wyoming Valley are favored over those who live outside the area. by Chad St Wilkes Univei their support in the HenryI the Planned F on February i Planned Pare Maddie Powe Alice Rogers, a display to b Parenthoods millions of A and preventa students disj versus the fa speculated n that has beer healthcare tc Reported by­ House Corr Garrett, Plai threatened i is included i “American 1 by the GOP the proposa nightly’ nev displayed o such that tl only’ attack and Afford was impler administra will have a on Planne< of Americ; organizatii In a separ; Parenthoo explained the propo: the organi low cost h Richards < focuses or care such birth cont �Issue 11.4: Spring 2017 Wilkes Students Stand With Planned Parenthood by Chad Stake lman 'e °ften > ftght Civil lcrifiCe basis, nto ie a her ses at s. / n, Vhe shed and if i as er, e ose 5 Wilkes University students voiced their support for Planned Parenthood in the Henry Student Center during the Planned Parenthood Meet-Up on February 28. Included in the Planned Parenthood Meet-Up was Maddie Powell, Mary Cordisco, and Alice Rogers. These students created a display to broadcast Planned Parenthood’s commitment to provide millions of Americans with health and preventative medical care. The students display included the myths versus the facts that surround the speculated non-profit organization that has been the spotlight of current healthcare topics within the media. Reported by CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Major Elliott Garrett, Planned Parenthood has been threatened with a defund proposal that is included in the revised version of the “American Health Care Act” proposed by the GOP. Major Garrett discussed the proposal with colleagues during a nightly news broadcast. The interviews displayed opinionated arguments such that the healthcare act will not only attack the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” which was implemented under the Obama administration,also, the health care bill will have a negative financial impact on Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the care that the organization provides. In a separate interview, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards explained the negative impacts that the proposed bill would have on the organizations ability to provide low cost healthcare to their patients. Richards explains that the organization focuses on providing preventative care such as cancer screenings, birth control, and health plans. Seniors Maddie Powell and Mary Cordisco standing in front of a display for Planned Parenthood. Photo Credit: Chad Stake She explains Planned Parenthoods prochoice initiative and emphasizes that regardless of personal beliefs defunding an organization like Planned Parenthood will deprive millions of Americans the preventative healthcare that they depend on. Recently, the Trump administration withdrew the bill marked for Planned Parenthood because of the lack of support from lawmakers. This is a huge victory for Planned Parenthood and the organizations supporters. Speaker Paul Ryan promises to reintroduce a new bill in the future with no speculation on the impact that the new bill may have on Planned Parenthood. With the promise of the reintroduction of a new bill supporters must remain diligent in their efforts to preserve the health care rights of millions of Americans that seek care through Planned Parenthood. You are encouraged to join Maddie Powell, Mary Kordisco, Alice Rogers, and the millions of supporters of Planned Parenthood in following any proposed bill that may affect the health care needs of Americans. Information about Planned Parenthood can be found on the organizations website, www.plannedparenthood.org . Dr. Davis and Dr. Farrell signing postcards at the Planned Parenthood event. Photo Credit: Chad Stake �The Inkwell Quarterly SENIOR MATCHING GAME^ Match each ^*-50 Page 20. CHOICES: STUDENTS: A. Emotivism and Morality in Nathanael West’s Miss Lonelyhearts B. Regionalism Within Langans The Fisherman C. Ethics and the Sublime: The Value of Nature Through the Human Experience D. The Digital Humanities of Flintwood E. Rhetoric in Grant Writing: An Examination of a Dialogic Exercise E A Study in Poetry G. Material Objects, Fragile Identities, and Marketing Schemes: Exploring New Materialism in Stieg Larssons The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo H. New Ways to Die—An English Capstone I. Numeric Patterns and Female Identity in Gertrude Steins “Patriarchal Poetry” J. The Significance of Offensive Language: A Contextual Understanding < 8. Jocelyn Sickler 9. Robert Hildenbrand 10. Ryan Gallagher NEXT ISSUE: 24 IQ plans to start next semester with articles focused great summer media finds, autumn themed pieces, and a spotlight on first-year English majors! Also, get ready for the next installment of Hamill’s Hunches' I I I 1 | 1 | I I | | I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, 2006-present Description An account of the resource The Inkwell Quarterly is a student-based publication circulated among the Wilkes population as well as prospective students who consider entering the English program. The IQ provides current information about faculty events and students active in the Wilkes’ English program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University's English Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available English Department Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDFs Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Publication Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, Spring 2017 (Volume 11, Issue 4) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The English Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring 2017 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Publication Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Wilkes University retains copyright of this publication. https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/70b0400d2e49f82c8e734afd255b4445.pdf ac27629cb0c616462d1a53c55245559f PDF Text Text Issue 12.1: Fall 2017 Stranger Things Season 2 Premier Erica Bicchetti What’s the best way to get into the Halloween spirit this year? Watch the upcoming season of Stranger Things, a Netflix original show airing its second season on October 27th, 2017. Stranger Things is a mysterious show about a young boy who vanishes in a small town while his family and friends go searching for him. What they discover are secret experiments and an alternate dimension called The Upside Down. The inspiration of the show is what really has fans jumping out of their seats. Stranger Things is based off of a real life experiment that was conducted by the government. The show takes place in the 1980s and got its concept from a proj­ ect called “The Montauk Project.” “The Montauk Project” is a series of secret government projects which consist­ ed of experiments that were hosted in Montauk, Long Island. This is where Stranger Things received its original title, Montauk, from, but the name was later changed. A man named Preston Nichols partially remembered having some involvement with the project back in 1980. Nichols discussed some of the experi­ ments which included time travel, mind control, teleportation, and even alien species which are all topics found in the show, Stranger Things. He also recollected something called “The Montauk Chair” which allowed one to do things very similar to Elevens character. All of this is said to tie into another project called ‘ The Philadelphia 1 Netflix.com Experiment.” On rottentomatoes.com, people reviewed the Netflix original, Stranger Things. A fan named Filipe P. said, “Filled with a sense of wonder and awe from the cine­ matic era of the 1980s, Stranger Things delivers a surprisingly refreshing simple plot and storytelling, enriched by keen performances - mainly its child stars and pacing, which contributes on the delivery of what will feel like an amazingly entertaining 8-hour movie,” and rated the show a four out of five stars. Filipe P. captures the shows amazing ability to keep you entertained. Be sure to watch Stranger Things season two premiering on Netflix on October 27th. In this Issue: Manuscript Update Writing Center Hours 155 The first article in a special “IT' serial A look insie the Andy Warhol exhibit Faculty updates Stranger Things Season 2 Pre­ mier Hamill’s newest Hunch 27 Hours: A Book Review Ask the Editorial Staff Coffee as a literary agent Freshman Faces Our brand new editorial and writing staff! �The Inkwell Quarterly MANUSCRIPT UPDATE The Wilkes University Manuscript Society will be accepting submissions for the 2017-2018 issue starting in the spring. Keep an eye out for reading posters as well as for this years issue, as it will be a special anniversery edition with pieces from past Manuscript publications! Any additional questions can be sent to the Manuscript Executive Editor, Elyse Guziewicz, at: elyse.guziewicz@wilkes.edu. Writing Center Hours The Writing Center, located in the Alden Learning Commons, is open and offering support to student writers across the Wilkes curriculum. Our Fall 2017schedule is: Monday: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Tuesday: 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Thursday: 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m.-5 p.m. Friday: 8:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. The Online Writing Center is available at: http://wilkes.edu/ pages766.asp For more information, contact: Dr. Chad Stanley 2 Coffee: A Literary Movement /T:A Savannah Pinnock Kelci Pia Life as a student at Wilkes University and on a macroscopic scale, and as a college student in general is often defined by a rigorous curriculum that requires one to give one hundred percent of their energy and then a bit more. Professors see the potential within their students and telepathically challenge students to do more than they are aware that they are capable of. College is an experience in which your academic capabilities are tested and if you’re willing, it may reveal to you that you are much more intelligent, capable, and enduring then you know. The strength of a student can be revealed after their energy has been depleted and the day is much closer to dawn then dusk. At this moment in the students life, they must sacrifice the bliss of sleep and engage in a college tradition that allows them to push further and tap into their true potential. This potion of sorts is found in chocolate and most commonly found in coffee. It is known as caffeine and allows the student to keep going despite the beckoning of sleep. As their academic feat draws to a close, they may recharge and pursue their dreams prior to pursuing their physical dreams. Once again, the sun begins to rise and alarms begin to sound in a cacophony of confusion and apprehension towards the coming hours, and once again the archetypal student is focused on attaining a “cup of Joe”. Coffee can easily be seen as the impetus behind a student with a hunger for success. Late nights and early mornings make coffee essential and virtually necessary in order inhabit a “carpe diem” based mentality. The next time you see a student with a cup of coffee in hand, know that they’re on the cusp of unlocking their true potential. It resurface Tl years, ar mini-series It resurface popular ct grossing n the list of' (beating o 2017 film become tl Stephen 1 1986, It f( against w entity the The gene that it’s a is sometl pay to se and it’s e deep sut relation: tory of I it a film The 2 astounc look at aren’t tl film. St Bill Sk; As I Whc Welcome to Our New Staff! Faculty Advisor - Dr. Hamill Editor-in-Chief - Mackenzie Egan Assistant Editor - Rebecca Voorhees Copy Editor - Erin Michael Layout Editor - Savannah Pinnock Staff Photographer - Mmachi Dimoriaku Staff Writers - Megan Stanley, Kelci Piavis, Erica Bichetti If you would like to submit articles for future Inkwell issues, email Dr. Hamill at thomas. hamill@wilkes.edu or Mackenzie at mackenzie.egan@wilkes.edu Om was own I Hou �IT: A Serialized Spector, Part 1 Kelci Piavis going leep. As to a close, irsue suing ice again, I alarms ihony msion :s, and 1 student “cup of seen as dent with e nights e coffee jcessary in sm” based you see offee in an the cusp otential. It resurfaces in Derry, Maine every 27 years, and 27 years after the TV mini-series starring Tim Curry, we see It resurface on our screens and in our popular culture. As #5 on the list of top grossing movies of 2017, and as #1 on the list of top grossing horror movies (beating out 1973 s The Exorcist), the 2017 film adaptation of It has really become the talk of the town. Based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel from 1986, It follows six kids and their fight against what they call It, a terrifying entity that embodies their worst fears. The general consensus by viewers is that it’s a great movie—personally, this is something I would buy on DVD or pay to see again, which I never do— and it’s easy to see why. The gore and deep subplots (Bev, Mike, and Eddie’s relationship with their parents, the his­ tory of Derry and of Pennywise) make it a film easy to follow and get lost in. The 2017 film adaptation being so astounding seems obvious when you look at it’s gross, but every day viewers aren’t the only people who enjoyed the film. Stephen King himself has praised Bill Skarsgard for playing an excellent Pennywise, stating in an interview, “Skarsgard was great as Pennywise, and he had big shoes to fill, let’s face it, because people remember Tim Curry as Pennywise the clown and they re­ member the look that Pennywise had.” He believes the film did the novel great justice, and even stated in the same interview that he went back to see the film a second time (like so many oth­ ers) after enjoying it so much the first. Stephen King wrote It intending it to be his “final exam” as a horror novelist, deciding to bring back “all the monsters I remember from my child­ hood... The entity that is Pennywise focuses on whatever that particular child fears the most... Pennywise gets to these kids by finding out what they’re afraid of and being that thing.” King has taken basic childhood fears of the 50s (when the novel originally takes place) and perverted them, mak­ ing a murderous, torturous, shapeshift­ ing clown. At a whopping 1153 pages, obviously not every gory detail could be put into the movie (such as the infa­ mous child orgy scene—more on that in a later issue). From the details of IMDb.com Georgies death, to the time period, to perverse scenes and abusive families, there is a lot to unpack in this novel. It’s a long and slow read, so keep your eyes on the Inkwell throughout the year to read updates on the book. In the meantime, go to the SUB and get a movie ticket, go see It, and have the time of your life. Ask the Editorial Staff: What was your favorite book as a child? Stanley, letti bmit veil issues, )mas. Mackenzie lkes.edu Omega Station, by Alfred Slote was the first book Ifound on my own that I remember being totally absorbed by. -Dr. Hamill I was in love with the Little House on the Prarie series until I was thirteen. -Mackenzie Egan Charlottes Web My favorite book is Rhine Angel by Latoya Raveneau -Savannah Pinnock -Mmachi Dimoriaku Myfavorite book was Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie. The Giving Tree -Rebecca Voorhees -Erin Michael �The Inkwell Quarterly Hamill’s Hunches Visitin Originally (or ProlepticaUy) described by June (and Grace) was really, really funny.~ k t Brought to you by Frog and Toad. ,5 “Toad Hamill as FROG: Hello, Toad? Are you there? Wake up! You’ve been sleeping long enough. And besides, we’ve got lots of work to do. TOAD: Blah!!! Go away!!! FROG: But, Toad.... We’ve.... TOAD: I said, Blah!!!! Go away!!!!!! FROG: Oh, Toad. Wake up. You’re already late. TOAD: I don’t care if it’s Spring. I’m tired, and who said that just because I’m amphibious and a member of the family Bifonidae that I’ve got to wake up, splendidious, each May and amble my way down.... FROG: Toad!! It’s not May; it’s Mon­ day. And October. You’ve slept in again, and we don’t have time for your warty grumbling. Sorry, I know they’re not warts, and that that’s just an anthropomorphism (ironically).^ But... anyway, to the point. We’ve got to get to get writing. The deadline is here! TOAD: Deadline? What!?! You know I’ve always endeavored to live free of the constrictive burdens of calendric temporal logics (beyond the season­ al, of course), and, besides, deadlines are a relative construct any way, , right? That’s what Grace and Junes dad always likes to say—right? Dr. Hamill—Dr. Thomas Arthur Hamill? Something like that. I never really understand what on earth hes talking about. Do you? Do you think Grace and June do, the poor girls? And his students? (They might have it even worse.) FROG: No. And...yes. But...funny you should mention Dr. Hamill—or, Grace and June’s dad. That’s why I’m here. Don’t you remember? We said we’d write his Hamill’s Hunches this issue. Back in September. Don’t you remember volunteering? what would we write about? I mean we’re frogs. FROG: Well.... I’m a frog. You’re a toad. TOAD: Oh, wait a second, my friend, don’t binarize me. I’m not some convenient Other—some east to your occidental west. I’m (basically) the same as you. We’re frogs. And no hyponymic mumbo jumbo can change that—except maybe centuries of folk taxonomy and the pervasive cultural logics of children’s literature, of course. I guess I walked right into that one right. Talk about the Toad calling him­ self a Frog.... FROG: Do you hear that? What’s happening? TOAD: Oh, drat!! I do. I do. What TOAD: What do you mean? We’re were we thinking? Can’t we just rake engaging in a lively dialogue. “I love his yard instead? He’ll never know a lively dialogue, with my good friend it was us, and maybe our labors will Frog,” as I say in the musical adapgive him the extra time he needs (even t’ation of Daddy LobeLYou,’ of all though he shouldn’t need extra time; people, should know that. they’re his Hunches, after all) to get write. I mean, talk about exchange val­ ue (not to mention alienation from the means of production). But, anyway, Story Continued on page 6 Spring 2018 Upper-Level Class Listings Course ENG 202: Technical Writing ENG 203: Creative Writing/WGS ENG 234: Survey of English Lit. II/WGS/Honors ENG 281: American Lit. I/WGS ENG 303: Adv. Workshop in Playwriting ENG 336: Studies in Victorian Literature ENG 392: Senior Projects ENG 397: S: Pynchon ENG 497: S: Pynchon 4 Days/Time TR MWF TR MW W TR TBA TR TR 1:00-2:15 10:00-10:50 1:00-2:15 3:00-4:15 6:00-8:45 9:30-10:45 1:00-2:15 1:00-2:15 Instructor Dr. Kemmerer Dr. Kovacs Dr. Davis Dr. Anthony Bill Black Dr. Davis Dr. Anthony Dr. Kuhar Dr. Kuhar Room BREIS 105 KIRBY 108 KIRBY 108 KIRBY 103 KIRBY 103 KIRBY 108 TBA KIRBY 103 KIRBY 103 CRN 10179 10180 10181 10182 10183 10184 10187 10185 10186 Mackenzie This C University En corned Micha a poet and th< Foothills Pres http://www.fc com/poetguy tion about hit Press. Czarne writing work 16th and on 1 p.m. in Kirby Freshi Erin Micha Sheylah Silva Where are yoi graduate high I’m from Swo uated from W How did you I found Wilke friend. When and wl come an Eng] I decided to t when I didn’t school. I intei I ve always be Writer, and ce ever I want tc assumes I wa Though there �Issue 12.1: Fall 2017 Visiting Author Workshop 1 Grace) Mackenzie Egan ^ean u’re a ? friend, tie to your f) the d no n change of folk ultural jf course, t one ling him- i This October, the Wilkes University English department wel­ comed Michael Czarnecki, who is a poet and the Executive Editor of Foothills Press. Czarnecki’s website, http://www.foothillspublishing. com/poetguy/, has more informa­ tion about himself and Foothills Press. Czarnecki held two poetry writing workshops, on October 16th and on the 18th from 3 to 4:15 p.m. in Kirbys 108. The workshops were sponsored by the Allen Ham- ' BTi! ilton Dickson Fund. In attendence of the event were; Young Scholar Darren Marti­ nez; Brianna Wentzel, Psych major; Angel Holmstead, Psych major I Eng minor; Aley Gamble, senior Psych major I Eng minor; and Natalie Stephens, Pre-Pharmacy major. Dr. Anthony Freshman Faces Erin Michael iat’s Sheylah Silva We’re “I love d friend dapfall Where are you from? Where did you graduate high school? I’m from Swoyersville, so local. I grad­ uated from Wyoming Valley West. How did you find Wilkes? I found Wilkes through a family friend. npage 6 I CRN 10179 10180 10181 10182 10183 10184 10187 10185 10186 When and why did you decide to be­ come an English Major? I decided to become an English major when I didn’t get accepted to my first school. I intended to major in film. I’ve always been good at English, as a writer, and can still accomplish whatever I want to with it. Everyone always assumes I want to become a teacher. Though there’s nothing wrong with that, it’s not for me. It is a common misconception that there are limited things you can do with the major. What is your favorite book? What makes it your favorite? That’s a tough question. I suppose it’s The Absolutely True Diary of a PartTime Indian by Sherman Alexie. At least, that’s what it is right now. But, that book is wonderful. I’ve read it several times. It’s hilarious and tragic and real, you know? It also contains representation of a Native (American Indian) character, which is incredible in itself. It’s a personal thing, maybe. Lenape Regional High School How did you find Wilkes? Wrestling team When and why did you decide to be­ come an English Major? Junior year of high school, wanted to take more interest into English and writing. What is your favorite book? What makes it your favorite? The Body by Stephen King. Great sto­ ry, good movie as well. Kyle Trout Where are you from? Where did you graduate high school? Mount Laurel, NJ 5 �The Inkwell Quarterly A Loo Faculty Updates [vlackenzie Kelci Piavis and Megan Stanley Dr. Mischelle Anthony’s poem ‘Simu­ lacrum which appeared in the Spring 2017 edition of After hour Review has been nominated for sundress Publica­ tion’s 2017 Best of the Net anthology. During the semester the Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honor Society, met Thursday September 28 to discuss the years activities and the English de­ partment held the fall picnic Tuesday October 10. Dr. Chad Stanley is working on a new art show, entitled “Shakespeare goes Commando” based on images form the 1970’s era British war comics, in origi­ nal form. There will be added dialogue from Shakespeare’s military plays, such as Othello. more than a decade, the All Star, Conference has featured The IIA’s highest-rated presenters from the past year’s conferences, as ranked by at­ tendees. The 2017 All Star Conference delivers cutting-edge insights on issues impacting the internal audit environ­ ment now and in the future.” As the HA notes, “this conference is designed to highlight the ‘best of the best’ from our most dynamic and inspiring conference speakers and presentations from 2016-2017. In late October, Dr. Lawrence Kuhar will be giving a presentation entitled, “Communication Strategies to Facil­ itate Positive Change and to Create Value in Internal Audit” at the Institute of Internal Auditors (HA) “2017 AllStar Conference.” Dr. Sean Kelly currently has a paper under review, entitled “A Revolution of Discourses: Aeschylus’s Oresteian Myth of Law and Lacan’s Theory of the Four Discourses”, and one being completed, entitled “Claudia’s Blues: Blues, Jazz, and the Affirmation of Self in Morrison’s The Bluest Eye”. In March he will be attending the North­ east Modern Language Association in Pittsburgh, where he will also co-chair a panel called “Psychoanalysis, Literature, Culture”. As noted on the IIA’s website, “For Dr. Thomas Hamill will be presenting at a round table discussion at the 49th Annual NeMLA Annual Convention in Pittsburgh, PA in April 2018. His presentation, “Reverse Engineering & The New Digital Edition: Undergrad­ uates as Collaborative Textual Critics”, draws on classroom teaching methods developed at Wilkes over the past 15 years and “focuses on teaching the methodologies of bibliography and scholarly editing to undergraduates, particularly in upper-level Chaucer and Shakespeare classes, with the ultimate goal of producing interac­ tive, digital editions of these authors’ works that allow students to engage collaboratively, across disciplinary and university boundaries, in research and editorial practices”. This will also be the main focus of his research during his sabbatical in the Spring of 2018. For the fall se has proudly o Gallery in its the UCOM oi zling exhibit, to Icon is a co Andy Warhol who was a lea the Pop Art n eclectic collec will be on disj December 201 Dr. Helen H. Davis has been appoint­ ed Interim Co-Director of the Wilkes University Honors Program. She will continue teaching classes as a member of the English Department faculty. Theo/t Mmachi Di Welcome to the English Department, Julie Lartz! Rebecca Voorhees Professor Julie Lartz has been with the English Department since this past August. She has experience at many local schools including Scran­ ton University, Keystone College, and Misericordia University. Professor Lartz is thoroughly enjoying her time here so far; “It is a pleasure working here at Wilkes and I speak so highly of it. It is a well-planned and delightful 6 community.” One of her favorite places on campus is Kirby Hall because of its “unique sentiment and architec­ ture.” Professor Lartz is the instruc­ tor of ENG 393: Teaching English at Middle and Secondary Level. She has aspirations for all six students in the course. She says that they “are all full of energy and creativity,” and that it is so exciting to watch everyone “piece together” their identities as upcoming teachers. But most of all, Professor Lartz expressed that she is “grateful for everything” she will learn from her own students. She also added that her ‘thoughts and prayers are with him [Dr. Grier] and I that hope he returns.” The first Wil atre product: season, Theo resounding s crew were at truly means ophilus Nort by Matthew °n the novel Set in 1926, ' about a man a schooltead m°ves to Ne ln search of; Car broke do �J.«'"Side the Andy Warhol Exhibit Convention I 2018. His igineering & Undergrad­ dual Critics”, dng methods the past 15 :hing the ■ aphy and ■graduates, 1 Chaucer vith the g interacise authors’ to engage ciplinary and research and vill also be arch during g of 2018. For the fall semester, Wilkes University has proudly opened the Sordoni Art Gallery in its new home across from the UCOM on the gateway, with a daz­ zling exhibit. 15 Minutes: From Image to Icon is a collection of the works of Andy Warhol, a Pennsylvania native who was a leading visual artist during the Pop Art movement. Warhol’s eclectic collection of colorful portraits will be on display from October 6th to December 20th. N°t only is Warhol’s art on display, but three rounds of lectures will be given a out the man behind the images as well as the images themselves. On October 11th there will be a tour of the exhibit with Heather Sincavage, the curator of the exhibit and the direc­ tor of the gallery. On October 25th, Dr. Benjamin Kahan from Louisiana State University will be presenting a lecture entitled Andy Warhol is a V: Philosophical Bachelorhood & the Issue 12.1: Fall 2017 Celibate Factory. Dr. Elaine Rusinko of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County will be give a lecture titled Andy and the Rusyns on November 15th. All three lectures will be held at 4:30pm in Room 135 of the Karambela Media Center. For any questions about the gallery, contact Heather M. Sincavage. :en appointf the Wilkes m. She will as a member t faculty. Theophillus North, A Wilkes Production Mmachi Dimoriaku rtz! s upcoming rofessor “grateful ,rn from her Led that her with him he returns.” The first Wilkes University The­ atre production for the 2017-2018 season, Theophilus North, was a resounding success. The cast and crew were able to portray what it truly means to find oneself. The­ ophilus North, the play, was written by Matthew Burnett and is based on the novel by Thornton Wilder. Set in 1926, Theophilus North is about a man who quits his job as a schoolteacher in New Jersey and tnoves to Newport, Rhode Island in search of adventure after his car broke down. He takes on an array of odd jobs, ranging from tennis coach to private reader. Each character that Theophilus encounters has some sort of con­ flict with themselves and others around them. His presence change their perspective in life while at the same time figures out his own story. Throughout the production he opens up their mind in a way that makes them realize what they want and who they are. In the end, Theophilus realizes what he truly wants and that you don’t have to travel around the world for adven- ture. The most power moment that tied the whole story together was the last line, “Theophilus, where are you?”, “I’m here, I’m right here.” �The Inkwell Quarterly Hamill ’s Hunches JU , , ,r . Brought to you by Frog and Toad. Originally (or ProlepticaUy) described by June (and Grace) Hamill as “Toad was really, really funny.” Story Continued from Page 4 FROG: Oh. That’s better. That sounds like you again—at least as appropriated by Broadway musical formulae. If we can get past the interpolation of “you” as subject of “your own subjectivity”.... Wait. It’s happening again. TOAD: What? What’s happening? Stay within the text, Frog. Hang in there. And don’t tell me you’re going to try to suggest again that Toads are more “medieval” and that Frog’s are more “early modern”—as though you (and your fellow frogs—a group in­ cluding me, by the way; look it up) are some uniquely self-conscious autono­ mous subject aware of itself while I just wallow about, wartishly dependent on instinct and mimetic convention. FROG: There it is again. TOAD: What? What’s there? What’s up with all this spatial deixis (and per­ sonal deixis, actually)? Wait.... TOAD: I mean (oops).... Ahem. I think I know what you’re saying about what’s happening. FROG: You do? You hear it too? TOAD: No. I mean, yes. Seriously. I think I know what you mean. FROG: Was that supposed to be fun­ ny? TOAD: No. Why? Oh. I see. Yes— that was kind of funny. But.... No. What I meant (sorry) was that I think I know what you mean (sorry!)... FROG: Toad!! 8 JUNE: I know. I know. But, for now, let’s just keep it simple. TOAD: Yes. I think so.... FROG: I know. It’s unmistakable now. GRACE: OK. Kind of like reading the 4th Penderwicks book before finishing the 3rd one? TOAD: We’re staring to sound like.... JUNE: Yes. Apparently. Just in case. FROG: No. It’s like we already are a.... TOAD: Already are? What? Already are a what? FROG: A Hamill’s Hunches. We’re talking like a Hamill’s Hunches. Not just talking. Being. It’s an ontological conversion. We’re it. We’re one. An extant text among the archive. We’re already written. We’re a Hamill’s Hunches. TOAD: Oh no! FROG: What? Are you really asking me to debate semantics with you? Seriously? the burdens of Dad’s self-reflexive ironizations of princess songs. He thinks it’s funny. But it’s exacerbating. I mean, seriously. GRACE: OK. Good. (I knew Dad was over thinking that one.) What was your initial point again? JUNE: Toad was really, really funny. He’s hilarious. GRACE: OM Goodness. You are so adorable, Junie Bubba. And right, sis­ sy. Toad was really, really funny. And Frog was kind of funny too. Do you want to go outside to play bubbles and make mud pies? FROG: I’m afraid so. JUNE: Yes! But, Gracie? TOAD: Does that mean I can go back to bed now?? GRACE: Yeah, Junie? FROG: Toad? Toad? .... Toad? JUNE: Where’d Daddy go? TOAD: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. GRACE: Ummm.... I have no idea.... I thought I just heard him.... *** JUNE: Me too.... JUNE: Toad was really, really funny, GRACE: You think Toad’s funny? Wait until you become more cognizant of � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, 2006-present Description An account of the resource The Inkwell Quarterly is a student-based publication circulated among the Wilkes population as well as prospective students who consider entering the English program. The IQ provides current information about faculty events and students active in the Wilkes’ English program. 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Kuhar on his Promotion Wilkes University announced faculty promotions and awards promotionqVer Jlttenure y announce d back in September which recognized whirknUre awards Dr. Dr- Kuhar’s promotion m to fulTprofessor r>— T°tE^8!ish- As an advisee of Dr. Kuhar, I had the pleasure of meeting with him an asking him a few questions about his promotion. all rowing together” and what I find the most valuable about this message is an imPortant feature of mY identity which is the collegiality with my col’leagues in English and the- work in the classroom with the students. EB: How long have you been at Wil­ EB: What are some of the contribu­ tions you’ve made to the English de­ partment and to Wilkes that have been most rewarding to you—and why? kes? Dr. Kuhar: I start my 29th year in January, so I have been at Wilkes for 28 years. EB: What, to you, does being a full professor at Wilkes mean? n Wnhar-Well, it’s a tremendous V ’ . responsibility to live the core aca emic he a real responsibility. It’s a nobility a j xjfv that recognizes the past ac of ident ny at the same time complishm ’tions of continuing to sets the exp ,.sh Department, contribute1 d most importantt°theinS° | a8ues and nty students. Iy>tonty“Uea- pets of being a Wilkes EB: What asp a member of the Lulty vou most value? JtyX) An doyoumosLveuuv. 1 nch fac^l . Englisn . I stepped down from v>iharr.; Wh vv1‘en T\ English faculty gave pr-’ A iob,the E. L„te on it -We're Dr. Kuhar: Leading processes that resulted in hiring and tendering of the entire current English team represents an important and significant accom­ plishment in my career. My work in developing curriculum and program structure including development of yivivuoxviiuj professional writing »»nun^ vvuiovj) courses, VUU1OL courses p0Stm0Cjernjsm creative writing courses in poetry, and collaborating to develop the digital humanities concen­ , tration. Also, my recent publications Medica and presentations of my , . work at conferences. I hope to pursue going forward. EB: What’s most different and most similar about the Wilkes English Department since you started teaching here? Dr. Kuhar: What’s most different is the absence of the team of tenure profes­ sors who are gone including my men­ tor, Patricia Heaman. The people have all changed. I think the core mission and culture of the department re­ main essentially the same and centers around a commitment to excellence in the classroom, outstanding scholar­ ship, and service leadership. Students I work with today are, as they have been at Wilkes for the past nearly 30 years, reflective, industrious, and motivated which is a great reward in the career to work with students so interested in learning. I also asked other professors in the Story Continued on page 8 In this Issue: Manuscript Update Writing Center Hours Spring Course Offerings Congratulations, Dr. Kuhar! The second article in a special IT serial Empty Bowls write up Antony and Cleopatra plus a series of Shakespeare thoughts Feminist Alliance Pop-Up Thrift Shop Hamill’s Hunches A holiday word search and literary reads �The Inkwell Quarterly Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra Come to Life MANUSCRIPT UPDATE Cleopatra, expressing their love and On November 18th, members devotion towards each other. Cody of Dr. Hamill’s English 201 class Nickell laid on a bed on stage, mo­ attended the play of Antony and ments before the play started, getting Cleopatra at the Folger Theatre in his makeup done. Bright blue eye­ Washington, D.C. The day started off The Wilkes University Manuscript shadow was applied to the actors like with the class road tripping four hours Society will be accepting the Egyptians used to wear. Some of until reaching their destination. In submissions for the 2017-2018 the most impressive features were the Washington, D.C. the class grabbed issue starting in the spring. Keep costumes designed by Mariah Hale. some lunch at Hawk ‘N’ Dove before an eye out for reading posters as Cleopatra’s dress glistened under the heading to the Folger Theatre. Before well as for this years issue, as it will theatre lights, accentuating her charac­ the performance, we walked through be a special anniversery edition ter ’s personality as the Queen of Egypt. the Folger’s Great Hall and examined with pieces from past Manuscript The seating encompassed a round the Painting Shakespeare exhibition, publications! stage that made the play viewable which features notable paintings from the Folger collection of famous Shake­ from all angles. The theatre’s unique Any additional questions can be use of sound made the transforma­ speare scenes and actors. Once it was sent to the Manuscript Executive tion of settings Rome and Egypt easy time for the performance to begin, Editor, Elyse Guziewicz, at: to differentiate. When in Rome, the class members sat in balcony seats elyse.guziewicz@wilkes.edu. characters voices echoed, representing and watched Antony and Cleopatra the monumental city. When the setting for about two and a half hours. After­ switched to Egypt, a round bed was wards, the class said their farewells to placed in the middle of the stage to D.C. and stopped for dinner on the represent Egypt’s luxuries. The direc­ way at Ruby Tuesday before making it back to Wilkes University. The car ride tor, Robert Richmond, did a wonderful consisted of music and snacks, even job with the use of only 10 actors when allowing Dr. Hamill to play some of his the play calls for 13. Robert Richmond avorite songs. put on an impressive production even Antony and Cleopatra is one of with cutting scenes and passages from The Writing Center, located in the greatest love stories of all time. As the Alden Learning Commons, the original text. noted on the Folger’s website, folger. is open and offering support to edu, the play examines the complex student writers across the Wilkes interconnections between power and curriculum. passion: “ Julius Caesar is no more and Mark Antony, at the peak of his Our Fall 2017schedule is: political power, is ensconced in Egypt Monday: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at the side of the irresistible Cleopat­ Tuesday: 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. ra. Torn between his military duty to Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. the Roman Empire and his passionate Thursday: 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., love affair with Cleopatra, Antony 4:00 p.m.-5 p.m. finds himself engaged in both war and Friday: 8:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. romance. Shakespeare’s epic encom­ The Online Writing Center is passes politics and power, love and jealousy, alliance and misalliance.” The available at: http://wilkes.edu/ pages766.asp Folger Theatre captured the play’s most powerful scenes. 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We can make a list. A list of all the things that Daddy needs to do.... JUNE: Do we have enough time for that? And do I have enough language yet...? JUNE: Where? GRACE: Huh? Oh, sorry. Good question. In his Hunches. Is he expecting us to carry them now? I mean, it was cute when Frog and Toad took over, even though they were eventually interpolated by the “Daddy discourse” that is Hamill’s Hunches. But now us? Is he really going to try that trick? Why can’t he just write them this time? He’s always talking. And besides, I thought we told him we wanted to start decorating for Christmas. JUNE: Daddy—you’re not listening to us! GRACE: Again! But its okay, Sissy. It’ll be all right. We’ll figure some­ thing out. Maybe when Toad and Frog wake up they can even help us. Well GRACE: I don’t mean everything he needs to do, ontologically and phe­ nomenologically speaking. “Had we but world enough and time,” then maybe. But, no, I just mean every­ thing he needs to do by Christmas. That’s all. JUNE: That’s still a lot, though. Right? I mean, for one, he’s got to write his Hamill’s Hunches!!! If he’s even allowed to submit them. Weren’t they supposed to be in by The Tuesday Before Thanksgiving Break? (Isn’t he supposed to be “Faculty Advisor,” or something? And didn’t he diminish the sanctity of that day by not sub­ mitting them then? Sorry. I couldn’t resist those.) GRACE: No need to apologize, sister. Keep talking truths. He needs to hear them. JUNE: And he’s got to start listening to us!!! GRACE: See? JUNE: See what? GRACE: It’s perfect! The list is prac­ tically writing itself, and we haven’t even started it yet. I mean, it’s a little sad that he’s got the nerve to meld two “quick-let-me-submit-my-Hamill’sHunches” shticks into one here (the “dialogue” and the “list”), and it’s ironic that his own failings, one of them be­ ing the sorry grasp at the shticks, will so readily sort of bail him out here, but who are we to judge.... [JUNE and GRACE roll their eyes simultaneously.] JUNE: He’s got to hold off on all this “Soothie Fairy” talk. I’m not ready. I just need a little more time. (Some­ thing he should understand, right, readers? Needing a little more time?) GRACE: OMG. You’re hilarious. JUNE: Are you writing it down? Story Continued on page 10 AslTtHe Editorial Staff: What fictional world would you want to spend the holiday season in? I’d want to spend the Christmas season in the world of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. -Dr. Hamill J would love to spend the Holiday season in Robert Jordans Wheel of Time universe. .Mackenzie Egan I would love to spend Christmas at Hogwarts! -Erin Michael I would have to say either Harry Potter or Bobs Burgers -Rebecca Voorhees �The Inkwell Quarterly __ Shakespi The Best Literature to Read Over the Holidays by Kelci Pia\ by Megan Stanley The holiday season is known for family traditions, religious hol­ idays, and cold weather. With the holidays looming closer and deadlines approaching, it’s time to think about potential holiday reads that might distract and relieve from said stress. Here’s a list of traditional and new holiday reads that you might want to consider over the break: 1) Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol First published in 1843, A Christmas Carol touches upon all the important aspects that comes along with the holidays. After the death of his business partner, Jacob Marley, Ebenezer Scrooge is taken on a jour­ ney that will change his personality and life forever. After visits from ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future Scrooge is no longer the town’s antagonist as he now views the world in a more positive light. Dicken’s tra­ ditional tale is the essence of Christ­ mas, and whether you read or watch the many film adaptations, Christmas isn’t the same without experiencing A Christmas Carol. 2) John Grisham, Skipping Christ­ mas Published in 2001, this comedy novel by John Grisham is definitely a book for anyone who is particularly against holiday celebrations. After their daughter departs for a year long Peace Corps assignment in Peru, Norma and Luther Krank are faced with their first Christmas without their daugh­ ter and choose to go on a Caribbean cruise instead. Their decision to leave on Christmas disrupts not only their lives, but the neighbourhoods as they won’t be hosting a Christmas eve party, decorating their house and not even buying a tree. For anyone who wants a light-hearted during the holiday months, Grisham provides a novel exactly for that purpose. 3) Clement Clarke Moore, “A Visit from St. Nicholas” This 1823 poem is undeni­ ably a classic for the winter holidays. It’s hard not to feel the holiday spirit when the sentence “twas the night before Christmas” is uttered. Nearly 200 years old, Moore’s text is still being read today and is still appreciated as a classic Christmas poem. “A Visit from St. Nicholas” has been parodied, refer­ enced, and used in many texts over the past years including A Muppet Family Christmas, Friends, and Die Hard. 4) Lemony Snicket, The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming: A Christ­ mas Story Known better for his works, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Lemony Snicket has also written a holiday 1 Ji1 *’■’ based tale. Although aimed at children, Snicket has always been talented at entertaining both adults and children alike. An escaped latke, who did not want to be fried during Hanukkah, runs into various Christmas symbols in his escape. All the Christmas deco­ rations he runs into are ignorant and uneducated about Hanukkah. 5) Fannie Flagg, A Redbird Christ­ mas A Redbird Christmas follows Oswald T. Campbell who leaves Chi­ cago for a little town in Alabama after being diagnosed with terminal em­ physema. In his new home, Lost River, Campbell comes across charming and quirky individuals who welcome him into his new home. At the center of the story is a little redbird called Jack who provides miracles no one could imagine. A heart warming tale about the quirks and warmth of humanity that will make anyone’s holiday break, The Fen by Rebecca Photo cre< lit: Google Images Spring 2018 Upper-Level Class Listi ngs Course ENG 202: Technical Writing ENG 203: Creative Writing/WGS ENG 234: Survey of English Lit. II/WGS/Honors ENG 281: American Lit. I/WGS ENG 303: Adv. Workshop in Playwriting ENG 336: Studies in Victorian Literature ENG 392: Senior Projects ENG 397: S: Pynchon ENG 497: S: Pynchon 4 Days/Time TR MWF TR MW W TR TBA TR TR 1:00-2:15 10:00-10:50 1:00-2:15 3:00-4:15 6:00-8:45 9:30-10:45 1:00-2:15 1:00-2:15 Willi: as a literary gi who believe h that what he < dinary. 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Christ- s follows lves Chiania after ial emfost River, mfog and 3me him nter of lied Jack e could le about aianity ay break. g CRN 10179 .0180 0181 0182 0183 0184 0187 0185 0186 by Kelci Piavis as a liter^v a3"1 ShakesPeare is known who believe ftniUS’ th°Se is overrated ” agree that what he did as a writer is can extraordinary. todav , are sti^ performed Tth some of the most recent °f Ant°niny and Cle­ °f F°lger Theatre Washi ngton D.C. and Macbeth at the local rove Theatre in Nuangola, PA. With me o his plays being four hours ong when performed word for word, producers often have to cut lines from the production. It can be wondered, how does one cut lines from one of the greatest playwrights of all time? How does one decide what lines are worth cutting, and what lines aren’t? In modern adaptations of Shakespeare plays, lines are often cut to make the play shorter, as many theaters have production time limits of two and a half hours, including inter­ mission. In an article by Paul Barnes, a Producing Director for the Great River Shakespeare Festival, he discusses what it takes to cut Shakespeare’s plays. He states that obscure Elizabethan puns and references to Elizabethan clothing are the first to go, seeing that that are infrequently understood by modern audiences. Then, some roles are com­ bined “where doubling an actor isn’t going to do the trick.” Also, since many of Shakespeare’s plays require a large cast, small theatre companies often cut characters and their lines when they do not make sense anymore. When doing this, they also pay close attention to meter, verse, and iambic pentameter, only changing a word here or there when necessary. By also taking into account the actors, they make sure lines are not removed which hinder an actor’s development of a character. Paul Barnes’ comments on Elizabethan puns are quite under­ standable, and sometimes when reading Shakespeare on your own (without footnotes) it can feel as though you need a translator. These old puns result in people often misin­ terpreting lines from the plays, such as the double entendre in the line, “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them” [Twelfth Night), the play on the word “flesh” in Merchant of Venice, or the play on the word “nothing” in Hamlet and in Much Ado About Noth­ ing. Therefore, cutting lines that would not make sense to modern audiences (in any context, meaning with stage ‘ i as well) is a difficult but direction understandable choice that producers have to make. While I am sure we all wish we could watch Shakespeare plays uncut without our butts and brains falling asleep at some point, it is not always possible in a modern day theatre. Sadly, things must sometimes be sacrificed to create something magical that an audience can enjoy. As a viewer, would you prefer to stay longer and get the full performance, or get an equally compelling performance without cer­ tain lines? I’m sure most would agree that a happy medium would be best, but enjoying both reading the play and seeing it performed can be equally as rewarding, give insight to both the cut and uncut versions, and help you to formulate your own opinions on cut and uncut scenes. The Feminist Alliances Pop Up Thrift Store by Rebecca Voorhees On November 28th, the Fem­ inist Alliance held an event in the SUB Ballroom to support the local Planned Parenthood. Throughout the month of No­ vember, the Feminist Alliance collect­ ed clothes and other kinds of dona­ tions for their very first pop-up thrift store Members of the Feminist Alli­ ance organized the donations the week before the event. Right before club hours on the 28th, members set-up rlothes racks and folded the donations onto open tables. Items like sweaters, \ tons dresses, and even coats were just waiting to be bought by students. Prices for the clothes started at pst ^ dollar, and all proceeds from the event were given to the Wilkes-Barre Planned Parenthood. The event was deemed successful by Feminist Alli­ ance President Toni Pennello for the first time out. All items that were not purchased will be recycled for the highly anticipated pop-up thrift store that will take place during the spring semester. Other items that were for sale at the event included the Feminist Alliance official t shirt, with the words “This is What a Wilkes Feminist Looks Like” stamped on the front. The shirts will continue to be sold by the Femi­ nist Alliance for $10 in the SUB during club hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Inkwell Quarterly Staff Members Faculty Advisor: Dr. Thomas A. Hamill Editor-in-Chief: Mackenzie Egan Assistant Editor: Rebecca Vorhees Copy Editor: Erin Michael Layout Editor: Savannah Pinnock Staff Photographer: Mmachi Dimoriaku Staff writers: Erin Bicchetti, Kelci Piavis, Megan Stanley 5 �I Womem Wilkes University’s Pippin by Mmachi Dimoriaku Wilkes University’s produ tion of Pippin was a great show to t e end of the first half of the 2017-201 season. JS: The rehearsal process was tedious and hectic for me. Learning the songs wasn’t too hard for me, but learning the dances and the style of acting required for the show took some time. Eventually, it started to feel nat­ ural for me and I enjoyed the process the entire time. MD: How was this show differ­ ent than other shows here at Wilkes? JS: Well for starters, this show was in a round so performing in front of the house and to audience mem­ bers that were next to me was such an experience for me. Another factor that is different from other shows is that Pippin is a play within a play, and it breaks the fourth wall with the audi­ ence. Honestly, there is no other show like Pippin out there. MD: What are some of your favorite roles you’ve played at Wilkes? JS: This was the hardest question to answer. I have learned and grown as an actor through all the characters I’ve played. That being said, my favorite roles to play in Wilkes are. Leading Player in Pippin, Audrey 2 in Little Shop of Horrors, Stage Manager in Our Town, and Malvolio in Twelfth Once again, the cast and crew created a stunning show. The set, co orful costumes, and lights were a sight to see. Pippin is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson. Similar to the first production of the 2017-2018 season, the musical follows Pippin on his journey to find his meaning and place in the world. With the help of the players, Pippin tries different things in life to search for fulfillment and meaning. Leading Player, played by junior Joshua Shepard, and I sat down to discuss his role in the play. MD: How did you prepare for your role? JS: The role, Leading Player, has always been a dream of mine to perform. I did Pippin in high school and I was ensemble (a pig actually) in the show. But even then, I would look up clips of the original Leading Player, performed by Ben Vereen, whenever I Pictured here: Wilkes’ Theater ended it’s 2017 fall semester Night. had the chance. Now coming to Wilkes with a colorful production of Pippin University Theater’s production of Pippin, I already had a concept or idea like an(j how to make the character my of what my Leading Player would be Own. MD: While you were looking up clips of the original Pippin, did you also check out clips of other leading players, like Patina Miller? JS: When I look up Ben Vereen the original LP, Patina Miller the reviv­ al LP would pop up. My high school was more of the revival, so Miller was more of the muse. But even though Wilkes did the original, some of the things I did with LP was similar to not only Vereen but Miller as well. I want­ ed my LP to be a mixture of others and yet my own creation at the same time if that makes sense. Pictured here: Joshua Shepard as Leading Player Photo credits: Mmachi Dimoriaku & Google im 8 MD: How was the rehearsal process? by Savannah Worm is an interdisc that stresses s< relate to one’s into the subjec The study is m false notions c the role of woi feminine indh regardless of g Ihou£ study is an arg tion to society stigma that it, eradicating. 11 udices and the gry feminist.” feminist caric; red bandana, < sleeves folded female arm, ai for....men? N< belief, strengtl and a desire t< with men doe Internin; by Erin Mid Durii andthrougho ter, I had the < at GUARD In Writer. I spen GUARD lean the insurance how to be ate visor Joanne; on the GUAB employeessp their departn policies, and GUARD exp We\ based on req bydepartnje ^gnewmfo needed W �Issue 12.2: Fall 2017 Womens and Gender Studies: Is it for you? p,rocessw“ me- Learning laJd/°rme’but nd the style of e show took some lrtedtofeelnatyed process ’> this show diflferlere at Wilkes? irters, this show brming in front dience memme was such an other factor that shows is that a play, and it with the audino other show some of your tyed at Wilkes? ? hardest ive learned hrough all the liat being said, r in Wilkes are: 7, Audrey 2 in :age Manager dio in Twelfth ,ogle images by Savannah Pinnock Womens and Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary area of academia that stresses social concepts that often relate to one’s identity and often lean into the subject of human sexuality. The study is notorious for dispelling false notions of gender, sexuality, and the role of women and/or relatively feminine individuals within society regardless of gender or biological sex. Though the academic field of study is an arguably positive contribu­ tion to society, it does appear to have a stigma that it, in itself, is not capable of eradicating. This stigma is tied to prej­ udices and the general fear of the “an­ gry feminist.” We are all aware of this feminist caricature; she dawns a ruby red bandana, a blue button up with the sleeves folded exposing a toned, flexed, female arm, and her eyes display a hate for... .men? No, contrary to popular belief, strength displayed in a woman and a desire to have an equal standing with men does not demonstrate a hate for men, nor do they allude to a hyper masculinization of women. It simply demonstrates the strength of a woman who seeks to avoid a heavily gendered society in which having a muscle tone, and a determine expression indicate a hatred of men or hormonal anger. Feminism seeks to eradicate the double standards between wom­ en and men and find an egalitarian relationship between the two genders. The womens and gender studies field ------r----------------- * of study; — capitalizes on feminism and gender equality and started off as> a grassroots notion. Within the ear­ ly seventies it was established after a series of feminist movements and was first offered at Cornell University followed by San Diego State University. It has come a long~ way' since then and is o ere ere a University as a minor. The beautiful thing about it is that its highly mar­ ketable and displays your interests in humanitarianism and human rights activism. Although Womens and Gen­ der Studies is offered as a minor, here at Wilkes University, it is important to note that you will be required to do a senior capstone. After enrolling in a series of womens and gender studies approved courses, you will then be required to take Womens Studies 301 during your junior or senior year. After taking this course, you will then be required to engage in a capstone re­ search project which will access gender as a genre of critique within your 301 course. Regardless of your gender, you can declare the minor and improve your marketability after your collegiate journey has come to a close, or pos­ sibly a new chapter. If you are willing to experience a paradigm shift in your conception of gender, sexuality, and feminism as a whole, take the leap into the rabbits hole and return a cultured and awakened man or woman. Interning as an English Major by Erin Michael During the summer of 2017 and throughout the Fall 2017 semes­ ter, I had the opportunity to intern at GUARD Insurance as a Technical Writer. I spent a total of six months at GUARD learning the ins-and-outs of the insurance business and learning how to be a technical writer. My super­ visor Joanne and I worked primarily on the GUARD manual, which gives employees specific information about their departments, different types of policies, and new state guidelines as GUARD expanded their coverages. We worked in the manual h^ed on requests, or “tickets,” sent out bv department representatives regardby L information or updates that “Idedto be aPP^ to the manual. The information on the ticket was business world. Growing companies often in brief, technical statements like GUARD require technical writers that needed to be described in sim­ that have the ability to take technical jargon and rephrase it in plain, simple pler terms for the manual and edited text that can easily be comprehended to required format. Using Adobe by new employees. My supervisor at RoboHelp, I would either create a new GUARD, an English major herself, topic (webpage) for the information frequently reminded me of the ad­ or search for a topic where the new vantages an English degree has in the information was needed. In order to business world. I enjoyed my time at properly update the ticket, I needed GUARD, and while working there I to understand the technical insurance terms and rephrase the vague state­ felt I was putting my English studies ments given in the ticket into simpler to good use while gaining practical ex­ English that could be understood by all perience as a technical writer. I would highly recommend this internship to levels of employees. Through my experience at any English major who is interested in GUARD, I learned that despite technical writing as a profession. common belief, having a degree in English is a huge advantage in the �"The Inkwell Quarterly Congratu Congratulating Dr. Kuhar on his Promotion continued from pa continued from page 1 I also asked other professors in the English Department if they had any comments on Dr. Kuhar’s achieve­ ment. The responses I received from the professors were tremendous and well thought out. The English Depart­ ment truly felt Dr. Kuhar deserved his promotion. Here are their responses: “There are many reasons I have stayed at Wilkes University as an English professor these fifteen years; the main one, by far, is Dr. Larry Ku­ har. His leadership of the English fac­ ulty for over a decade as a team, rather than a top-down corporate model that so many higher education leadership positions enact, has empowered every single one of our English faculty to excel in individual scholarship, cam­ pus service, and the classroom. I don’t mean to imply here that Dr. Kuhar was some type of coach—he was a mentor to those who requested it but other­ wise referred to himself often as just another member of the team. “Dr. Kuhar also advocated for each of us as individuals, acting as a conduit for how our career strengths could fit into and help transform the Wilkes University mission, vision, and values. “In addition to these group accomplishments, Dr. Kuhar is personally responsible for my development as a poet and as an eighteenth-cen­ tury scholar; he knew I wrote poetry and strongly suggested I develop the upper-level poetry workshop, Eng 303. He knew I was sitting on critical writing from my grad school days and helped me believe in myself as a scholar. I now have solid publications in both fields. “More precious to me than this disseminated scholarship, though, is what I’ve learned about Wilkes from Larry’s example. Administrators come and go—and many of them lead our institution well—but faculty are for life. This reality hits home even more now that I’ve served as department 8 chair for almost three years. Our careers are centered on service—to our students, to our colleagues, and to our larger communities. We should be models and live honest lives we’ve carved out over years—decades—of work life. “There’s no magic in it,” as Dr. Kuhar has said to everyone he knows, I’m sure, but the totality of working with him all these years is, well, kind of magic in how it has changed me and in the real pleasure rising up from this job almost every day. “I can think of no one more deserving of the full professorship position than Dr. Larry Kuhar.” - Dr. Anthony “Dr. Kuhar has been a close friend and mentor to me since I arrived in 2002, and our nearly daily conversations about both life and work are a central part of what makes being an English faculty member at Wilkes so special to me. Indeed, he has had a profoundly positive shaping influ­ ence on not just me but on the entire English Program over the course of my 15 years here. During his time as Chair, from 2005 through 2015, all of the current full-time members of the program worked through the first and perhaps most crucial phase of their Wilkes careers, transitioning from As­ sistant Professors to Associate Profes­ sors with tenure. He has been a mentor to each one of us in manifold ways, and the important work that each of us contributes to Wilkes individually today bears some of his influence. Dr. Kuhar is also an important bridge to the history of the the English program at Wilkes—and of the University more broadly. He’s always worked actively "to---establish ’ • • the ■ current and maintain English faculty’s connection to earlier generations of English and Language faculty who, like him, helped make Wilkes great: Dr. Patricia Heaman, Dr. Robert Heaman, Dr. Benjamin Feister, Dr. Walter Karpinich—and many, many others. And of course his connections to Wilkes past go well beyond the department to the broader institutional memory of the University itself, and we have all been richer as English faculty for this fact. “The Wilkes Faculty Hand­ book lays out the standards for full professor quite clearly: “The rank of Professor is reserved for those who have demonstrated leadership in the intellectual and institutional develop­ ment of Wilkes University... Dis­ tinguished scholarship, excellence in teaching, and dedicated service are re­ quired.” I can think of no other faculty member on campus, in any program, that better fits this description than Dr. Kuhar. And I can think of no one more deserving of the rank of full Professor. “One other detail: I believe that Dr. Kuhar is the first English faculty member promoted to full profes­ sor in nearly (if not over) 20 years.” - Dr. Hamill “We are overjoyed to see Dr. Kuhar earn his much-deserved pro­ motion to full Professor at Wilkes. He has clearly established and displayed a history of excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service to the English program and to the university. He has been an absolutely wonderful Program Chairperson at Wilkes, and guided the English program during years of inno­ vation and expansion—much of which was a direct extension of his teaching and scholarship, especially as regards professional writing and the Digital Humanities. “As to Dr. Kuhar s schol­ arship—as scholarship is often the primary area examined for such promotions—his work is of the highest quality and is unusually multi-fac­ eted. His poetry is distinctive, and it is situated within the American Story Continued on page 9 Postmodernist < teaches. I am te poet, a “ Postm uralist/Regiona be unknown to also an importe communicatioi of which applie as a student, te; language and li our own Walla; The It Me I by Kelci Piavi, Unlike to know and 1c moves back an 1985, switchim from the Loser adults. 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He has rful Program d guided the ears of innoich of which is teaching as regards ie Digital jcholten the such 7 the highest ilti-fac/e, and erican ed on page 9 continued from page 8 1 Postmodernist canon from which he teaches.J am tempted to call him, as a poet, a “ Postmodern American Naturalist/Regionalist. Although it may be unknown to many at Wilkes, he is also an important figure in corporate communications and consulting, all of which applies and extends his work as a student, teacher, and scholar of language and literature. He is, in short, our own Wallace Stevens (in reverse).” - Dr. Stanley “I have known Dr. Kuhar for nine years as a friend and mentor, an excellent teacher/scholar, and a gifted poet. In addition, Dr. Kuhar is a respected consultant with considerable experience in several fields outside of academia, including the insurance industry and internal auditing. We are extremely proud of his accomplish­ ments and congratulate him on his well-earned achievement.” - Dr. Kelly The It Movie: Traumatically Ageless by Kelci Piavis Unlike the films we have come to know and love, Stephen King’s It moves back and forth from 1957 to 1985, switching from points of view from the Loser’s Club as kids and adults. A prominent feature in many of King’s works includes childhood trauma and its effects on adulthood, and that is seen in the book within the first few chapters. Once we reach the section of the book entitles “Six Phone Calls” we see how truly traumatic childhood was for the Loser’s Club. There will be spoilers ahead, so read at your own risk. “Six Phone Calls” outlines the phone calls received from Mike Han­ lon, who calls the rest of the kids (now adults) to tell them It has resurfaced in Derry, Maine. The first phone call is made to Stanley Uris, a logical and or­ derly boy who was targeted by Henry Bowers as a kid specifically for being Jewish. When he receives the phone call from Mike, he goes upstairs to take a bath—not unusual, his wife notes, other than that it was much earlier than his usual bath time. When Stan does not continue his nightly routine, his wife goes to check on him, only to find him with his wrists slit and the word IT written on the wall in blood, showing that his experience was too traumatic to encounter again. The others have a much less gruesome reaction when they receive their phone calls, but their childhood trauma is still addressed and magni­ fied. When we meet Eddie Kaspbrak, we find out he is married to a woman almost the same as his mother, who was a large woman with Munchausen syndrome; Beverly Marsh is married to a man similar to her father, who was sexually, emotionally, and physically abusive; Ben Hansom reveals his ‘H’ scar to a bartender; Bill Denbrough’s long forgotten stutter comes back, as do scars, when he hears the news of It’s return. These are the most notable childhood resurgences, and as all six of the members receive their phone calls they drop everything in their adult life and leave for Derry—just as they had once did leaving Derry so many years before. With Eddie and Beverly, their childhood traumas seem to follow them into adulthood. For both charac­ ters, their interaction with It and ten­ ure with the Losers Club helps them stand up to their abusive parents, and the resurgence of It allows them to do the same with their abusive spouses. Eddie leaves as his wife is panic strick­ en watching him walk out the door, and Beverly engages in a physical fight with her husband where she comes out successful (albeit without shoes). Their trauma seems most significant when compared to the others, and will definitely become more prominent as the book continues. With the book being so long and the fairly constant back and forth between time periods the main plot takes a while to get to, but there is more and more important information about the characters with­ in each page. Remember, the book is over 1000 pages long, making it a slow read along with classes and required read­ ings. Keep turning the Inkwell to “It: A Serialized Spector” to get more updates on the book, or buy it and follow along with the discussion! STEPHEN KING \ Novel Photo credit: Google Images �I - The Inkwell Quarterly Sophomt Hamill’s Hunches continued from page 3 GRACE: OK.... So.... Yeah.... “Hold off on all this ‘Soothie Fairy’ talk” is now on the list. Done. What else...? I know! He can definitely ease up on all his Santa-inflected admoni­ tions about our rooms and our play areas in kitchen needing to be cleaned up. (As if we haven’t seen his office in Kirby, or Arthur’s room here at home, right, people?) Did you get that one down? JUNE: I’m just making scribbles with my pen and pretending to make a list. I can’t write, yet, remember? You’re going to have to actually write all of the items down. GRACE: Yes, sorry, of course. (You’re doing a great job, though. Is that an A? Nice work!) JUNE: Thank you! So what’s next? Getting Daddy to let me have the car keys whenever I want? Even when he’s driving? GRACE: Umm.... That’s a good idea, and I totally get it, but.. .we need to stay a bit more focused. Let’s stick with more immediate concerns between now and Christmas. I mean we haven’t even started with Christmas decorations yet. JUNE: And what about Christmas lights on the front of our house! GRACE: Oh, you’re so adorable, Junebug. The way you have such hope for Daddy. Lights on the house! I love it. It ain’t gonna happen—but let’s put it down anyway. We’ll call it a stretch goal. Maybe we’ll get a wreath on the door (or atop the front porch) out of it anyway. I’ll even attach a flyer for those new old-school “esque” mini­ bulb lights at Lowes that our neighbor was putting up yesterday. (Doesn’t he realize that we see all of our neigh­ bors’ houses, btw? I mean, he was even complementing everyone’s lights. What gives?) JUNE: Amen. But shouldn’t we get 10 back to interior decorations? I mean... we haven’t taken anything out, and it if weren’t for the Advent Calendar Aunt Stacey sent us (so clutch), youd think it were February. No wonder Soapy hasn’t arrived yet. GRACE: I know. I even showed him the Elf on the Shelf movie, An Elf’s Story, yesterday. (He loved the movie, to his credit. But, otherwise, oblivion.) I actually felt a bit sorry for him. I think the hardwood-flooring project is starting to get to him. JUNE: Starting to get to him? He’s been obsessed with it since well before it started. I counted how many times he was “just checking on something” in the work area yesterday (a Sunday, no less), and it was at least 16 before I stopped counting. What’s he doing on those little “just checking on some­ thing” missions, anyway? Yesterday he was mumbling all sorts of nonsense about rift & quartered milling—and linear grain, and something called ray fleck that sometimes appears. And have you counted how many times he’s asked Mommy about the stain—and whether she’s sure she wants that exact color? And that’s not even to mention how he’s constantly examining the feature strips and the “traditional” pattern of the floor, and rambling, to himself (and to Mommy) about how the pat­ tern, and it’s receding squares remind him, “at least somewhat,” of sections of the floors in Kirby Hall. What in the world is he doing, girlfriend? GRACE: He’s just manifesting (and working through) his issues. Mommy actually suggests he’s doing relative­ ly well for this project. Very well. (Which is a bit scary.) She said that he’s actually “happy.” (Which is a bit hard to understand.) Apparently, house projects go (especially ones he’s letting someone else complete), this one is going swimmingly. But, anyhoo, back to our present dilemma.... Yes—Soapy is key. We’ve got to get the house looking a bit more Christmas-y so Soapy will know we’re ready for him. And so Santa will know too. JUNE: I know. Its always a chal­ lenge with all the grading and what not to get Daddy on tasks domestic when we get to December. He was a graded paper for Halloween for a reason, right? But this year we can’t even use the whole front of the house—unless we’re in there with Daddy obsessing over the unfinished hardwoods. And Santa’s watching, Grade. GRACE: Hang in there. I think we can make it work. Be mellow. JUNE: “My yellow, in this case, is not so mellow; in fact, I’m tryiri to say, it’s frightened like me. And all of these emotions of mine keeps holding me from.. .giving my life... to a rainbow like you!” .... Sorry. I got carried away there for a minute. I love that song. by Erica Bicc. Brianna Schu Q: Where are A: York Cour Q: What are i ing (Literatur Digital Hum; A: Literature individualize Q: What are uation? A: Doing rest professionally Q: What is a self? A: I spent the as an actor at Faire! GRACE: No probs. I get it. Me too. Anyway, I think you’re on to something. Not with the Hendrix (although “Axis: Bold as Love” never hurts anything), but with the wood. That’s it really. It all kind of ties together, actually. JUNE: Cool. How? GRACE: The wood, the grading, the floors, Soapy’s arrival, Santa. It all makes me realize what’s perhaps the most important item on our list. JUNE: Straws & lollipops!?!? GRACE: No—not your Christmas list! Daddy’s Things-to-do-before-Christmas list. The list we’re working on. (We’ll revisit your Christmas list later, as it does need some work, cute as it is thus far. Straws and lollipops. OM good­ ness.) Anyway. Where was I? Story Continued on page 15 Answers to the H 16 �Issue 12.2: Fall 2017 >w too. a chaland what domestic He was ^een for rear we font of a there •r the nd Santas think we low. case, is tryin’ to And all keeps my life... . Sorry. I a minute. Sophomore Spotlight by Erica Bicchetti Brianna Schunk Q: Where are you from? A: York County, PA. Q: What are you currently study­ ing (Literature, Writing, Teaching, Digital Humanities)? A: Literature and Writing with an individualized study in dance. Q: What are your plans after grad­ uation? A: Doing research or performing professionally. Q: What is a fun fact about your­ self? A: I spent the summer working as an actor at the PA Renaissance Faire! Brian Vu Q: Where are you from? A: Wantagh, NY. Q: What are you currently study­ ing (Literature, Writing, Teaching, Digital Humanities)? A: Digital Humanities. Q: What are your plans after grad­ uation? A: To work with media and film. Q: What is a fun fact about your­ self? A: I love playing the guitar! Emily Banks Q: Where are you from? A: Taylor, PA. Q: What are you currently study­ ing (Literature, Writing, Teaching, Digital Humanities)? A: Writing and Digital Humanities. Q: What are your plans after grad­ uation? A: To go to law school and become a prosecutor. Q: What is a fun fact about your­ self? A: I have a twin brother. . Me e on to dendrix ave” with the 1 kind of ading, Santa. 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Hand­ made bowls from all over the commu­ nity, created by young schoolchildren and professional artists were donated for this event. With a $15 donation, hundreds of guests were treated to brunch at the university featuring various soups, bread, and beverages. Participants also got to choose a bowl to take home. Freshman Faces Part II By: Erin Michael Kaylynn Bruch Q: What is your favorite thing about Wilkes so far? A: My favorite thing about Wilkes is the library because of the end­ less hours I can spend reading in silence. Q: Who is your favorite literary character and why? A: My favorite literary character would have to be Nemesis Imperyan from the Diabolic series because she’s a strong female character who, regardless of the odds, perseveres over every challenge. Sheylah Silva Q: What is your favorite thing about Wilkes so far? A: My favorite thing about Wilkes so far is the people I have met. Q: Who is your favorite literary character and why? A: My favorite literary character (currently) is Inej Ghafa from Leigh Bardugo’s Six ofCrows 12 Photo credit: Kaylynn Bruch Photo credit: Kyle Trout by Macke 11 this stunn: when I pic I was a litt it was my i the expo I the many; so glad I d cast of qui characters ed, the bo< reading lis U to describe queer-teer. reasons. Tl takes place is not Eart the solar s; the planet war betwe the gargoy as our six: plot line. 1 fact that tl voices thal fall somev the LGBT< the differe it is the ge sex, can af a voice to I there strut scribe ther from hom< transgende people froi non-binar light on to which proi also deals1 happens w same sex p of transger those read Ai Photo credit: Shelyah Silva book ties i: novel can 1 world of 11 in. New co and there i �Issue 12.2: FaU2017 olIege and has been held ce2 ?2du4 lsnS'OCalf"°0 Project beRan "«ional gr4an spread hunger. Hande[the commuchoolchildren Were donated 5 donation, ' Seated to ’ featuring d beverages. ;hoose a bowl 27 Hours: A Book Review by Mackenzie Egan I was beyond amazed with thinking, keep imagining, and never this stunning debut novel by Wright; stop writing. It has everything from when I picked up the arc at BEA2017 colonization to romance to insane I was a little reluctant to start it, but as fighting scenes to keep it lively enough it was my most anticipated signing of to be a page turner, while also spend­ the expo I delved into it as the first of ing time developing the characters the many arcs I’d picked up. And I am well enough to create a bond between so glad I did. It was fabulous, from its reader and character. It also proves cast of quirky, all very sexually diverse, that, in the ever expanding universe of characters to the world Wright creat­ fiction, no idea can be considered silly. ed, the book is a top pick for any YA I’m sure many times before, reading list. “An ensemble cast of The first words I would use to describe the book would be “sci-fi, queer teens living on a queer-teen, rebel yell,” for a number of colonized moon must reasons. The first being that the book takes place on a colonized planet that race against the clock to is not Earth, but a planet lingering in the solar system. The colonization of stop an attack that would the planet leads to the main plot line, a make the war between war between the human colonists and the gargoyle resembling natives; as well species a war of human as our six main characters along that extinction...” - Tristina plot line. The second part is due to the Wright’s website fact that the characters, the six main voices that the book is told through, all fall somewhere on what is considered Wright was told her idea was “silly” the LGBTQ+ spectrum. By exploring and that it would never make it; but the different ways sexuality, whether the book stands for itself and proves it is the gendered sex or the attracted just how often “silly” is really code for sex, can affect teenagers, Wright gives great. The book is an inspiration to a voice to the thousands of kids out young writers still trying to make their there struggling to find a way to de­ voices heard, and a fantastic debut scribe themselves. We see everything that proves there’s more to come from from homosexual relationships to a Wright. transgender teenager and dealing with Among the highlights, for people from before, and there’s even a me anyway, was the dialogue between non-binary character that easily sheds Rumor and Jude; from their very first light on to the confusing question of meeting to the last time we see them together in the book, the banter and which pronoun is appropriate. She the charismatic pull between them also deals with the question of what kept me turning the page for more. happens when a child is raised by two Nyx, another favorite character of same sex parents, and how do parents mine, provided an easy break between of transgender teens react (and how Rumor and Jude’s constant flirting and those reactions can affect their child). banter, and even when she gets the And as a rebel yell, the whole book ties in nicely the idea that a debut girl in the end you just want to keep novel can be outstanding and that the rooting for her. world of literary fiction is not closing Wright’s unique use of time, as in. New concepts can always be formed well as planetary exploration, provide and there is plenty of room to keep for more than just a charismatic cast of characters and the way she creates a global war between the humans and their planetary natives was compel­ ling, and entirely believable. Wright explores the side of human nature that is entirely self centered when it comes to colonization, and shows that people rarely change when property and propriety are on the line. She also did a stunning job of creating new tech­ nology, which can oftentimes be the hang up of even the best science fiction writers. Overall, I was incredibly impressed with this book, although tit seems that I am not the only one. On the GoodReads website the book has amassed over four hundred ratings and aveagres at 3.5 stars out of 5 stars, and has collected over two hundred beaming reviews. I cannot wait for the sequel, although I guess I’ve got a while before the sequal will be out! Photo credit: Google Images 13 �■ Shafa by Kelci Piavis The Annual Manuscript Halloween Reading took place on October 25th, and both professors and students were in attendance in and out of costume; Elyse Guziewicz dressed as a vampire, Dr. Kellys daughter dressed as a unicorn, Kelci Piavis dressed as Alex Droogs from A Clockwork Or­ ange, Dr. Hamill dressed as a graded paper, and Dr. Hamill’s eldest daughter Grace put on her sock monkey hat as of fun, enthusiastic readings of some of our favorite works, and refreshments for those who attend. Whether you come lv to uo listen readuit isisalways always wxxxv lVu Uor x to icau enjoyable, so stop by the Manuscript’s j „----- „ P s next reading and see what it’s all about! she stood up to the podium to read. The reading was full of pieces by from various authors, including Dr. Hamill’s rousing reading of Doctor Faustus, Dr. Kelly reading “The Conqueror Worm” and Elyse reading “The Oval Por­ trait”—after all, what is a Halloween reading without our dear friend Poe? Refreshments were also enjoyed, and there was candy for “trick-or-treating.” The Manuscript holds several readings every semester, which are always full and eigh at least a we start die scho why Sha ten worl tion to I a precec modern novel th Hair continue. JUNE: all out. Hunch starting tentiall Pictured here: Dr. Hamill with his daughters Grace and June at the Halloween reading Pictured here: Kelci Piavis reading GRAC Yes—it our am wheelb across kes-Ba tree. during the Halloween reading Shakespeare Set a Precedent by Mackenzie Egan At Wilkes’ November Open wanting to learn how to write. Many of House, I had the opportunity to meet them had a passion for poetry, prose, with several potential majors and or reading, and did not know what else minors for the program through the could have interested them as much. I information session and then the happen to be in the same boat; my love academic majors and minors fair for words is what led me to English, later in the day. These students all had and essentially to Wilkes. But this girl mixed reactions to the question “Are had a specific writer in mind when you interested in the English major?” she stopped at our table on Saturday. The majority of them were interested “Do you study Shakespeare a lot?” she in Creative Writing as a minor, or even had asked after Dr. Stanley and I spent a hobby (one kid swiped our copy of some time talking to her about the the Manuscript that was on our display program. It was a simple question, but table in his excitement). One girl, one I had to think about before I could though, told me she was interested in answer. Shakespeare and that interest had her I have always had a love-hate considering studying English. ays nad a love-hate relationship with Shakespeare; he’s English is a useful under­ not my favorite writer, but I can — enjoy graduate degree for a wealth of rea­ his work m-- •’ more than other. It’s with sons, from written communication to this in mind that I started indtUtr- • to shape critical thinking skills and everything my answer. 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And, while I do not like Shakespeare, even I can admire the careful work that went into every piece of writing he produced, and the global and cultural impact of his writing. In short, I told the girl all of this. That Shakespeare can be found in every­ thing, and, while it may seem a sur­ prise to her now, give it some time and she’d start to see the patterns herself. Whether or not she ends up here at Wilkes next year, I hope she takes that with her wherever her future takes her. I know that I will keep an open mind to Shakespeare now, and not roll my eyes when I find him in the books I en­ joy and maybe even the prose I write. Hamill’s Hunches A r ' 1ci continued from page 10 JUNE: I think you were figuring it all out. (And hopefully soon, as this Hunches is getting long—and we’re starting to sound like Daddy in a po­ tentially non-cute, exasperating way.) GRACEE: Oh, yes. Right. Thanks. Yes—it’s the tree. We need to make our annual pilgrimage with the red wheelbarrow through Kingston and across the Susquehanna into Wil­ kes-Barre to Phil’s Sunoco to get our tree. s read at least oes so much dy of Shakejt because we :lf in every g written after enced by him. ling, whether ifluenced by et a precedent working of unpreceprecedent for 1 linked to a love, to power and son, to that are seen hrough the subject taught i for the last or take. It was i the seventinuedonpage15 JUNE: Doesn’t Daddy know they deliver? He doesn’t have to walk three miles in each.... GRACE: That’s a whole ’nother list— and a whole ’nother set of issues we’ll get to some other time. And, besides, the pilgrimage (and red wheelbar­ row ride) is fun. And Rockwellian. It’s Christmas Americana, and a key yuletide ritual and tradition in the Hamill house. There’s mythos to it. I’m starting to sound like Daddy, here, but it’s true. You’ll see. In fact, it’s part of my point about everything coming together for Christmas this year. JUNE: I’m not sure I’m following you.... GRACE: Bear with me here.... Who’s working on floors? JUNE: Mr. Phillips! GRACE: Exactly. And what do we know about Mr. Phillips. JUNE: He’s great. GRACE: Right. And, beyond being really, really nice, why is he great? JUNE: Umm.... Daddy’s happy? GRACE: Bingo. And why is Daddy happy? JUNE: Because the floors look great.... And because of the rift & quartered milling—and the linear grain, and the occasional brilliances of ray fleck.... And.... Oh.... I think I get it now.... And because of the patterns! The whole microcosmic “Kirby Hall” vibe! GRACE: Precisely! And, don’t forget, Mr. Phillips refinished the hardwoods in Kirby—and he installed the “new” hardwoods in the Salon. (And—you guessed it—in old-school patterns.) The symmetry is uncanny, really. I wasn’t sure Daddy was going _ to be able to stand it at first, but, of course, it’s perfect. Never mind that the floors are (still!) not done and that the whole front of the house is still in the POD in our driveway, and that Mr. Considine (Mr. Phillips’s helper, and another great) still needs to raise an outlet in the red room and that we have no idea when Mr. Verdetto (also a fantastic carpenter and craftsman) has given no real indication of when he’ll finish (or even start) the stairs.. .and that we’ll probably need to put the Christmas tree in the kitchen this year... and that Soapy will have limited places to land each morning...and that.... JUNE: Focus, Sissy. Focus. You were saying this is all good news...right? Something about it all being perfect? Some sense of symmetry? GRACE: Right. Yes. Sorry. It is per­ fect symmetry. Complicated, obvious ly. But perfect. JUNE: Okay.... And...? GRACE: Don’t you see it? JUNE: Umm.... I thought did, but your little unhinged ramble threw me a bit. GRACE: No. You were right. It’s the whole “microcosmic ‘Kirby Hall’ vibe,” as you so impressively put it. That’s the key. We’re drawing toward Kirby Hall, at least allegorically—but also literally too. And at exactly the right time. It’s a bit of a paradox, no doubt but it all fits. Daddy’s nowhere to be found right? We’ve got another Hunch Hamill-less (or at least Thomas A. Hamill-less, as we’re obviously Hamills, but you get my point). Daddy’s clearly absconded to Kirby Hall, as he always does this time of year, what with his grading, and paper-deadline extensions, and failed apportionment of assignment and assessment loads. He’s negotiating again the (somewhat self-created) proliferation of work from all story Continued on page 16 15 �The Inkwell Quarterly Hamill’s Hunches JUNE: At home? Or in Kirby Hai1? continued from page 15 corners and directions. Only this year it’s a bit different. He’s inverted that... JUNE:.. .that proverbial spraiwl 1 “out of the woodwork.” tree...? GRACE: It doesn’t matter Hall! Kirby Hall! Kirby JUNE: Kirby Hall! aCF. You said it, Bubba Doodle. JUNE: Oh! That’s right.... GRACE: In fact, I think I see.. GRACE: Boom! JUNE: Daddy! It’s Daddy! There he JUNE: And he’s projected himself into the woodwork.... GRACE: Boom, Boom, little Sister! At home, and at work—and, as it were, back home again—in the grain, the sawdust, the stain, the ray fleck, the patterns. All of it. And it’s, crucially, all calendric, cyclical. JUNE: Like a pilgrimage! To get our tree!! To get our tree!!! GRACE: jExactamente! And guess what’s always our first official stop on our yearly ritual progress to get our will be. GRACE: Just in time. JUNE: So we will get the tree—and Soapy will come—and Santa too. As much because of the floors and the Kirby Hall-ness and the chaos at home as in spite of them. Thats amazing! GRACE: It’s extravaganzalorious! JUNE: But are we still in Hamill’s Hunches. GRACE: Yep. 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Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, Fall 2017 (Volume 12, Issue 2) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The English Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall 2017 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Publication Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Wilkes University retains copyright of this publication. https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/dfc70c0957f636a8eee45c9569eb3321.pdf 028feae7c7f1a25f41ac208bda52351b PDF Text Text Issue 12.3: Spring 2018 1Y Wilkes University’s Production of The Crucible byMmachi Dimoriaku Wilkes University’s produc­ tion of The Crucible started off the second half of the 2017-2018 sea­ son. The Crucible, inspired by the McCarthy hearings of the 1950s, focuses on the inconsistencies of the Salem Witch Trials and how ex­ treme and dangerous behaviors can lead to mass hysteria and the de­ struction of an entire town. While Arthur Miller based the play on the historical account of the Salem Witch Trials, his main inspiration When asked about her ex­ perience in the show, Maddie Black, who plays Ann Putnam, said this: How did you prepare for your role? MB: I prepared for the role by do­ ing a lot of research on Ann Put­ nam and the real life of the Putnam family and their motives for accus­ ing people of witchcraft. What did you find? Arthur Miller's MB: I learned that the Putnams were one of the main groups of people who influenced the rumors of witchcraft. This makes sense because once someone was con­ victed of being a witch, their land went up for auction. The Putnams purchased much of this land and their status increased, sotosay. This information makes me very suspi­ cious of their reasons for accusing others in their community, but also gives me fuel as an actress to find more motivations behind my char­ acter’s actions. How relevant do you find this show to be in todays society? MB: I find this very relevant in today’s society because I feel we all have been in some type of “personal witch hunt.” What I mean is, we all have encountered some type of ma­ nipulator who has tried to blacken our character to their advantage. Whatever that manipulating force may be, we can relate to John Proctor’s struggle to show he is an honest person. The Grucib c 1 Do you like the show? MB: I do like the show because it is a universal tale and is real. I remember reading this play in high school and rooting for John Proctor all the way. Even after watching the rehearsals over and over again, I still get heart-broken when Eliz­ abeth lies to protect John’s good name, even though in doing so she condemns him accidentally. Story Continued on page 8 In this Issue: Allen Hamilton Dickson Lecture Series, The third article in the IT Serial, An Actresses take on The Crucible, Sigma Tau Delta update, Alternative Spring Break in Costa Rica, Etruscan Press internship, and many more! �The Inkwell Quarterly MANUSCRIPT UPDATE The Wilkes University Manuscript Society will be accepting submissions for the 2017-2018 issue until April. 3rd, 2018 Keep an eye out for reading posters as well as for this year’s issue, as it will be a special anniversery edition with pieces from past Manuscript publications! Any additional questions can be sent to the Manuscript Executive Editor, Elyse Guziewicz, at: elyse.guziewicz@wilkes.edu. Writing Center Hours The Writing Center, located in the Alden Learning Commons, is open and offering support to student writers across the Wilkes curriculum. Our Spring 2018 schedule is: Monday: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Tuesday: 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Thursday: 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Friday: 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. The Online Writing Center is available at: http://wilkes.edu/ pages766.asp For more information, contact: Dr. Chad Stanley 2 Allen Hamilton Dickson Visiting Writer Series: Alex Burns by Erin Michael Alex Burns of Quintessence Theatre Group in Philadelphia, PA, was the first of three Allen Hamilton Dickson visiting writers this semester. Burns, the Theatre’s artistic Director, met with students in a playwriting workshop during Professor Bill Black’s playwriting class. The students in the workshop had the opportunity to ask Burns about his work in the theatre and the importance of adapting plays in by Salon, where Wilkes University students, faculty, and community members were welcomed to attend. A directing class from Clarks Sum­ mit College took a field trip to at­ tend the event. During the lecture, Burns engaged attendees with his experiences with Shakespeare and his passion of adapting Shakespeare and other classical plays to enhance their meanings. He discussed Quintessence’s all-male productions of Shakespeare comedies and how the the twenty-first century. Many of male actors enhance Shakespeare’s the students in the workshop were Theatre majors, so they asked Burns comedic intentions in many of the about the significance of acting in a scenes. Burns showed a slideshow of pictures from the theatres more play that has been adapted from its recent performances to show at­ original form. tendees the immersive nature of the After the workshop, the theatre and the variety of adapta­ English Department held a din­ tions Quintessence has done. ner for English faculty and invited students in Kirby 108. Burns sat To close his presentation, with students during the dinner he described Quintessences first and discussed immersive theatre, musical adaptation, My Fair Lady, Shakespeare, and elaborated on his and how they took on the challenge work at Quintessence. Faculty that of taking an abusive mentor-menhad been to shows at Quintessence tee relationship and setting it in the took the opportunity to ask Burns modern world, all while keeping about specific staging choices for the original music and lyrics by adaptations of classic plays and Lerner and Loewe. Burns ended the how this affected the significance night by answering questions from or meaning of the scene. Following the audience. the dinner, Burns spoke in the Kir- Welcome to Our New Staff! Faculty Advisor - Dr. Hamill Editor-in-Chief- Mackenzie Egan Assistant Editor - Rebecca Voorhees Copy Editor - Erin Michael Layout Editor - Erica Bicchetti Staff Photographer - Mmachi Dimoriaku Staff Writers - Megan Stanley, Kelci Piavis If you would like to submit articles for future Inkwell issues, email Dr. Ham'll thomas.hamill@wilkes.edu or Mack at mackenzie.egan@wilkes.edu ‘C enZ*e by Erir of Sigm Alpha, as a chc society, membe travel t< Conver the end Elyse C Erin M kes Un: An by Kel editing to nece for an i an intei camput profit p Cox Hi MFAp versity. to sper As! Is th* wart Ia was j Greg( and R rel �Issue 12.3: Spring 2018 iter Sigma Tau Delta Update by Enn Michael versity lunity »attend, cs Sumto atecture, .th his re and kespeare enhance ;d Quinons of how the speare’s /■of the .eshow s more w atire of the laptae. ation, s first r Lady, hallenge r-menit in the eping :sby nded the ns from hi Wilkes University’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, Alpha Gamma Alpha, is celebrating its 25th year as a chapter ofthe English honor society. To mark this achievement, members of Sigma Tau Delta will travel to the annual International Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the end of March. Mackenzie Egan, Elyse Guziewicz, Kelci Piavis, and Erin Michael are representing Wil­ kes University at the convention. Sigma Tau Delta has rep­ resented the university at multiple university events throughout the semester. Dian Mckinney and Erin Michael represented the depart­ ment at the Honors Breakfast held for those students who have been accepted to the university, but have not yet committed to a school. Kelci Piavis was a student resource for perspective English majors at the January Open House, attending in- An Internship with Etruscan Press by Kelci Piavis English majors interested in editing and publishing don’t have to necessarily go to a different state for an internship. In fact, we have an internship for just that right on campus. Etruscan Press is a non­ profit publisher located in Harold Cox Hall and is a partner of the MFA program here at Wilkes Uni­ versity. I have been blessed enough to spend my final semester at Wilkes interning with these amaz­ ing people. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not all just getting coffee and mail—I proofread manuscripts and other publications that may be going out; I contact possible blurbers and places for book readings and reviews; I read books and write study guides to be used for them; I do inventory; I get the mail; I sit in on production meetings. I believe that one fear everyone has when applying for an internship is, “Will I only be doing menial tasks? Will I even get a feel for what this career is like?” I can assure you that with Etruscan Press you will never feel that way. Keep an eye out for them in the future at the Internship and Career Fairs that Wilkes holds— they hold a lot of opportunity right here on campus. Ask the Editorial Staff: Is there any book being released in the next year that you are looking for­ ward to? I can say that one book that was just released I long awaited: Gregory Orr’s A Primerfor Poets and Readers of Poetry. It was just released a month or so ago. -Dr. Anthony I don’t have one at the moment There isn’t one currently - Mmachi Dimoriaku The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer -Rebecca Voorhees Florida by Lauren Groff -Erin Michael -Erica Bicchetti ey, Kelci es for lamill at Mackenzie formation sessions to answer ques­ tions about the major at Wilkes. Taylor Balasavage designed t-shirts that will be available to Sigma Tau Delta members and to the entire department. The shirts them­ selves are from a U.S. Union and non-sweatshop-certified company and will be available to purchase during the latter half of the spring semester. The Pisces by Melissa Broder - Mackenzie Egan 3 �The Inkwell Quarterly Netfl A Continued IT Serial by Erica I by Kelci Piavis ting faces and their squishing steps, I will be completely honest are over in the corner of your room writing this article: I have not had smiling menacingly at you.. .prob­ much of a chance to read It. ably. You read about Henry Bowers I am roughly halfway chasing Ben Hanscom and you through, but my final semester along with my internship has made can feel the blood running down your own stomach from where it nearly impossible for me to read Henry Bowers cut you; you are Ben leisurely. I know, it’s a bummer. I Hanscom, you are Stanley Uris, you do have a thing or two to say about the book, though. If you have never are the Losers Club. That is some­ thing you don’t get from film. read a horror novel before, I high­ Over winter break I did ly recommend it. Horror movies re-watch the 2017 film with my and TV shows are one thing—they mother and found some interesting are generally full of jump scares differences that I hadn’t noticed or short bursts of fear. Watching before. For example, a lot of the several seconds on the screen is, kids’ original encounter with It are of course, quicker than reading different from those in the book: several pages of a book. When Ben is scared of The Mummy, not reading a horror novel, though, the horror sticks with you; you read for the burnt decapitated child; Stan is pages about monsters and ghouls afraid of the kids that drowned in and murderers and deaths, and it the standpipe, not the painting in sticks. You read for pages about the synagogue; Mike faced a giant the anxiety Stanley Uris is feeling bird and his parents are still alive; when confronted with It, and when Richie is afraid of the Wolf Man; you shut off the lights the kids who and Bill experienced his brother’s drowned in the standpipe, their rot- own photo spewing blood from the album and speaking. Only Eddies and Beverly’s stories stayed the same—lepers and blood. As someone reading the book now, the changes from book to movie make me wonder why they made the choices they did. For now, I offer the same advice I’ve offered before: see the movie. Read the book. It is fun and horrifying. Don’t worry, no one will judge you if you have to keep the light on at night. named Sai spectrum, friends an “Whoeve feet was perfect be The best practice An A Photo credit: IMDb.com by Kelci Fall 2018 Upper-Level Class Listings Course ENG 202: Technical Writing ENG 222: Intro, to Digital Humanities ENG 225: Comparative Grammar/DH ENG 233: Survey of English Literature I ENG 282: American Literature II ENG 352: Studies in the Amer Novel/WGS ENG 392: Senior Projects ENG 393: Teach English Middle/Sec Schl. ENG 397: Seminar: Tech of the Book/DH ENG 398: T: Hawthorne & Melville ENG 497: Seminar: Tech of the Book/DH ENG 498: T: Hawthorne & Melville 4 w Days/Time Instructor Room CRN MWF MWF TR MWF TR MW TBA M MWF TR MWF TR Dr. Kemmerer STAFF Dr. Stanley Dr. Hamill Dr. Kuhar Dr. Anthony Dr. Anthoy Dr. Lartz Dr. Hamill Dr. Kelly Dr. Hamill Dr. Kelly BREIS 208 KIRBY 108 KIRBY 107 KIRBY 305 KIRBY 103 KIRBY 108 TBA KIRBY 103 KIRBY 103 KIRBY 108 KIRBY 103 KIRBY 108 30733 30734 30735 30736 30737 30738 30739 30740 30741 30744 30742 30745 11:00-11:50 2:00-2:50 1:00-2:15 1:00-1:50 9:30-10:45 3:00-4:15 6:30-9:15 2:00-2:50 3:00-4:15 2:00-2:50 3:00-4:15 Ne again. Just couldn’t cr show, they show Atyp Rashid an< son on Au describes t and “quirk to account truly is. great pro« Spring Br another c ty service culture. T going to t and to Cc personal!' the Costa W from trip communi perience, to Costa I �Issue 12.3: Spring 2018 Netflix Origin a Vs Atypical Review by Erica Bicchetti iy stayed As tow, the : make he offer before: <. It is >rry, no e to Netflix has surprised us yet again. Just when you thought they couldn t create another remarkable show, they did. The Netflix Original show Atypical was created by Robia Rashid " ’ ’ ’ and’ released' its first sea­ son on August 11th, 2017. Netflix describes the show as “heartfelt” and “quirky,” which isn’t enough to account for how entertaining it truly is. Atypical is about a teen boy named Sam who is on the autism spectrum, or “the spectrum” as his friends and family call it. As a teen“Whoever said practice makes per­ fect was an idiot. Humans can’t be perfect because we’re not machines. The best thing you can say about practice is that it makes...better” Sam - Atypical ager, Sam is just learning who he is and is gaining a sense of indepen­ ------ When ----------------> he dence. Sam meets a <-girl likes in high school named Paige, he decides he wants to start dating. Sam is exploring what it means to be “normal.” His parents felt un­ prepared for this moment in his life, but they prove to be supportive in Sam’s decision. Along the way, Sam’s family continues to make new discoveries about themselves and one another creating ups and downs in their relationships. Atypical is not your typical show. It follows the life of an autistic teen­ ager figuring out his life. It portrays the reality of living with someone who is on the spectrum. The show captivates the individual family members’ struggle to understand Sam. Atypical is infused with hu­ mor and compels you to continue watching. It allows someone who hasn’t been around a person with autism the ability to watch how someone with autism may function. Many critics had mixed reviews of Atypical, some claiming the show failed to convey the reality of autism. NETFLIX__ J Atypical Photo credit: thecentraltrend.com Story Continued on page 8 An Alternative Spring Break Trip to Costa Rica by Kelci Piavis RN 1733 1734 1735 1736 1737 )738 )739 1740 1741 1744 1742 1745 Wilkes University runs a great program called Alternative Spring Break, where students go to another country and do community service as well as learn about that culture. This year there are trips going to the Dominican Republic and to Costa Rica, and this will personally be my second time on the Costa Rica trip. While the itinerary changes from trip to trip, it always involves community service, cultural ex­ perience, and a bit of fun. The trip to Costa Rica this year will start at Manuel Antonio National Park on the West coast, where there are beautiful beaches and forests to hike in. Then we will make our way into San Marcos de Tarrazu, which is located more toward the mid­ dle of the country amid beautiful mountains. We will explore several coffee plantations and discuss the coffee making process as well as Fair Trade, which is important for both human rights and for the envi­ ronment. Then for our final days we will be building helping the Sports committee of San Marcos paint a playground and install a sandbox. Since San Marcos is a bit more re­ mote than other areas, it results in a lack of services and extra curricular activities for kids. Helping make this playground perfect for them will be an amazing opportunity. The Alternative Spring Break trips with Wilkes University are definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I highly recom­ mend them! (Look out for an after-the-trip up date in our next issue!) 5 �The Inkwell Quarterly Book Review: 7-heyeOtfi^tt/7e£nC/byAdamSilvera by Mackenzie Egan I do not think that I have ever been so torn up over how to review a book, and will try to remain as unbiased as possible moving forward with this review, as I think it’s fair to the author as well as other readers on this site to be as open minded as possible. I have not read any of Adam Silvera’s other books, and based on my experience with They Both Die at the End, I am not sure I will ever pick up another one. Silvera, while he seems to be a fully capable writer, left me wanting in ways that I did not find enjoyable in any way as I read through the book, an arc I picked up at BookExpo America2017 after waiting in a line with dozens of other people, namely within my age bracket, who had been anticipating the drop most of all for the better half of the year at that point. A friend whom I had attended BEA2017 with waited for nearly two hours for the book, first in the line for the author signing where she was cut off two people ahead and then at the book drop itself where I joined her. This was the case for many of the people we met in that line. When the book was finally dropped, forty five minutes later, the rush to get out of the way of the people behind us was how I ended up with my own copy in hand, and while it was added weight in my second tote of the day I brought it home nonetheless. It took me two weeks to get through. In that time I learned how to knit, read an entire man­ uscript, listened to two and a half audiobooks in full, start a new job, 6 , , some volunteer work. Had and other book, I would it been any off backtothe haV\XeenX\overs (which, by the way, the cover art is really nice); instead, I was dreading picking it back up. Why? Because, quite simply, I found the book incredibly boring. New York ADAM SILVERA ClRM VUd iSUwiji Photo credit: amazon.com Silvera’s idea of Death-Cast, the literally life changing phone sys­ tem that tells people they’re about to die, is a great one, don’t get me wrong. I thought that Death-Cast was the only really rewarding feature of the book and wished he would have done more with the °ff0CUSin8 O'1 ‘he two ncredibly boring, stereotypical Ev“DenTrs:Ma‘eoandRufus- , " Delllah. one of the many subreadthahinbthfebOOk,WaSabet ter book, was a better ".''“““of ll'e book, and n fWbereto start with Mateo “d Ruths? Mateo, the typically introverted do-gooder type that a lot of teenagers today can associate with, was incredibly annoying in his do-gooding and introverting. The kid hardly left the apartment he shared with his widower fa­ ther before getting the Death-Cast alert, but somehow his best friend is an incredibly gifted chick with a kid. Then, magically, on the day he’s supposed to die, he decides he eventually wants to come out of his shell. But it takes hours of precious time wasted for him to find a Last Friend, through an app no less, and actually live what little life he has left. And that living includes burying a dead bird, making sure said best friend and kid are finan­ cially stable, visiting his dead mom’s grave, and finding out he’s into dudes. I understand, to an extent, that each milestone Mateo achieves during his last day is supposed to make him more relatable, more connectable, more capable of pull­ ing on the heart strings of readers, but he’s incredibly boring as he does it. Even when he visits his father, who is in a coma by the way, he’s ashamed as he’s crying over his goodbye. Rufus, on the other hand, is a contextual pain in the ass. Silvera doesn’t make it clear the book takes place in New York City, which led to my confused annoyance, and then irritation, at Rufus’ character. At first he comes off as a wanna be bad-ass who’s in a gang, and when we meet him he’s beating the tar out of somebody and talks weird. Bronx. He’s a hundred percent Bronx, but not knowing this from Story Continued on page 1 out of so: Bronx. H Bronx, bi the start does see to just ge ter. Whei er, with a who is m lishing ai I couldn’ he was sc Then, wh an ultra-; shell, twc one crapj heart big Serin by Rebe A to lose tn versity in of acader ment yoi onto can What is i hilaratin ization ii into solit to classe; you reali really gh ty to me! in). Som assignmt motivate not too f are infec they hav to ignore enough, eventual^ to try an �isue a tat a ociate ? in ing. tent -Cast 'iend nth ■ day les he of his Jcious Last ss, fe he des sure nan. mom’s to lent, zhieves zd to are fpulladers, he his he way, wer his land, is Silvera >k takes ch led and racter. ana be when = tar /eird. nt ; from npage 7 out of somebody and talks weird. Bronx. Pies a hundred percent Bronx, but not knowing this from the start makes a lot of what Rufus does seem like a ploy from Silvera to just get attention for the charac­ ter. When I finally pieced it togeth­ er, with a little help from someone who is much more versed in pub­ lishing and Bronx-ness than I am, I couldn t help but be annoyed that he was so stereo-typically Bronx. Then, when Rufus turns out to be an ultra-sweet orphan with a hard shell, two really great friends and one crappy ex-girlfriend, and a heart big enough for a Mateo-sized chunk to be missing from it, I groaned at the even greater cliches. Now, whether the two fall in love ‘cause they’re meant to be together or because they’re dying isn’t for me to speculate, but that little bit of romance almost made up for the rest of the book. Almost. But even romance can’t make up for a book full of cliches. Which I found took up more of the book than the fresh ideas, absolutely wonderful when present. But things like Death-Cast, and all the perks and businesses aimed at Deckers (the people who get that phone call), were great and I really wish •5: Spring 2018 I Silvera would have done more with them. I thoroughly enjoyed the glimpses into the Death-Cast worker’s lives, and the way Silvera started to alter the backdrop of New York City to fit his idea. If more thought would have been given to Death-Cast, more information and maybe a few more subplots to break up the tediousness of Mateo and Rufus, the book might be a little less monotonous overall. And while the splash of romance was nice, I’’m i not entirely sure it can make up for the rest of the book’s shortcomings. Senioritis by Rebecca Voorhees As a senior, it is pretty easy when you are finally off campus, to lose track of why you chose uni­ you will not even enjoy the time versity in the first place. Four years away because the only thing you of academics later, and the excite­ can think about is the condition ment you felt when you first walked of your capstone and a comforting cup of coffee. This, my friends and onto campus kind of wears off. colleagues, is what upperclassmen What is meant to be the most ex­ like to call Senioritis, and I probhilarating form of self-conceptual ­ ization in your life sometimes turns ably have the most serious case to date. into solitude. You start showing up Don’t get me wrong, I am to classes a little bit later because very committed to my work. Being you realize that you have never really given yourself the opportuni­ a first-generation college student forces a lot of pressure on myself ty to mess up (or should I say sleep to do well, sometimes even better in). Somehow deadlines for an than I ever thought I could ever assignment slowly become better achieve—but when you have been motivators than the long term, but taking more than eighteen credits not too far away, commencement. a semester since the fall of your Jokes of self-deprecation sophomore year, everything starts are infectiously hilarious because to feel more taxing than rewarding. they have become far too familiar to ignore the truth. If you are lucky It is probably more difficult to be a enough, you will find the chance to student in these last few weeks than eventually go out with your friends to try and step back from it all. But it ever will be in my career, and I am not going to let anyone else tell me otherwise. Unfortunately, modern medicine has not developed a vaccine or a cure for Senioritis. So I guess this is just a reminder to focus on the little things when you feel like the world is work­ ing against you. Like the time my resident asked me to sniff her half gallon of milk because she was too nervous to check it for herself. Or the time that I told the band that I washed my hair in the sink because I didn’t have time for an actual shower, and all I saw were smiles of understanding out on the field. It is more than perfectly okay to have days that you don’t feel like the chipper freshman you were those short four years ago. I honestly think that best home remedy for Senioritis is remembering that Wilkes has been my home away from home... and always will be. 7 �Ibe Inkwell Quarterly The Crucible Continued How was the rehearsal process? MB: LONG but for a good rea­ son because Jon, our director and teacher, was working to make this show the best it could be. He really did an amazing job. Tell me about Jon. MB: Jon is our acting teacher and also teaches classes such as Voice and Diction. Because he teaches classes like this, he not only works to better our skills as actors but also helps to ensure our dialect is accurate to this time period. This is insightful to all of the actors throughout the rehearsal process. How was this show different from other shows here at Wilkes? MB: This show was different be­ cause it is based on real events. Yes, Pippin was also based on real events, but that show at least had fun, upbeat musical numbers within it. The Crucible leaves the au­ diences with a sense o Salem’s reality of this hysteria in 1692. What are some ofyour favorite roles you’ve played at Wilkes? MB: Well, I loved playing Berthe, Pip­ pin’s grandmother in our production of Pippin. Now, though, I am super excited to be playing Vai in our upcoming production of A Chorus Line! The show is in April and you won’t want to miss it! Photo credit: The Times Leader Netflix Original’s Atypical Review Continued by Erica Bicchetti According to Leslie Felperin’s article “What Netflix Comedy Atypical gets Right and Wrong About Autism” she claims a con of the show is “some might still won­ der why nearly all characters with autism in film have to be, like Sam, lovable, good-looking, funny ha-ha as well as funny peculiar and, above all, high functioning” adding that “the series avoids <certain cliches yet still falls victim to' a certain inauthenticity.” On the flip side, more posi­ tive reviews were left on Netflix like one member who noted “loved it! who is on the spectrum has some of the same traits.” Whether or not you enjoyed Atypical, Netflix has claimed they will be releasing a second season. The final "IT” installment, a^ost^Ric^M^^Xt issuefor’- Costa Rica t ' e next issue for: Delta convention, our newest department fac It ? U^te’ Pictures from this years Sigma Tau ■entfaculty 1r^mber’ c°nrse descriptions for next semester, movie review: “Avengers: Infinity War,” and much � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, 2006-present Description An account of the resource The Inkwell Quarterly is a student-based publication circulated among the Wilkes population as well as prospective students who consider entering the English program. The IQ provides current information about faculty events and students active in the Wilkes’ English program. 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Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, Spring 2018 (Volume 13, Issue 3) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The English Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring 2018 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Publication Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Wilkes University retains copyright of this publication. https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/24e2253efcce6b69ef4e837fe8292b62.pdf a2c587b349a223e88690e59c0e1c4f1a PDF Text Text Issue 12.4: Spring 2018 a *1. ] ■ JL-u- THEINKW ■I UARTERLY __ __ l il Sigma Tau Delta Convention by Erin Michael At the end of March, Wilkes University’s Alpha Gamma Alpha chapter of Sigma Tau Delta attend­ ed the International Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mackenzie Egan, Kelci Piavis, Elyse Guziewicz, and I represented the university after being invited to celebrate the chapter’s 25th anniversary. After a car ride that took us through the entire state of Pennsylvania and Ohio, we arrived in Cincinnati. The road trip was an adventure on its own that involved party-planning, literary discussions, sing-alongs, and an ill-fated trip to Denny’s. Ohio’s billboards gave us a chance to flex our literary analysis skills on the go, and informed us “Hell is Real” every thirty miles or so. Once we arrived in Cin­ cinnati, we got a good night’s sleep to prepare for our first full day at the convention. In the morning, we took in a small section of the city on our short walk to the Hil­ ton Netherland Plaza, where the convention was being held. We checked in and walked through the chapter presentations, which included t-shirts that featured statements including “I like big books and I cannot lie,” “Tequila Mockingbird,” and “Reading is Lit.” One chapter held a March Madness tournament with famous authors, 1 with Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, J.R.R Tolkien, and Louisa May Alcott making up the final four (for those interested, Emily Dickinson won). We attended our first session as a group about the effects of co­ lonialism in literature. The student presentations were wonderful, and three of the four panelists won awards for their work at the Red & Black Gala the following night. After separating for a bit to attend different panels, we reunited to watch the day’s keynote speaker, Mary Norris, who read from her memoir, She read about her time as a copy editor at The NewYorker and how her experiences led her to the job. Afterword, she answered questions about her book and offered advice to students seeking a career in the publishing industry. Following her presentation, we ate dinner at the Korean restaurant across the street from our hotel. Thanks to Dr. Davis for introducing us to Korean food on the Bronte Seminar’s trip to New York last spring! We headed back to the convention center to attend the convention’s escape rooms, which were literary themed. As a group, we worked together to complete the Series of Unfortunate Events themed room in record time. The next morning, we walked back to the convention for a full day of attending panels. Most of us met up later in the morning to attend a student-run discussion panel about the lost history of Vikings in American Literature. At the end of the day, we went to the Red & Black Gala to enjoy a meal with our fellow Sigma Tau Delta members and watch the awards be presented to the student panelists. We sat with a professor and student from the University of Delaware, who told us about their chapter. The dinner also gave us a chance to hear about how the society is run, and how students and alumni alike contribute to the society. Overall, we had an amazing time at the con­ vention, and I would like to thank Dr. Anthony, Debra Archavage, and everyone involved with helping us to plan the trip. For pictures turn to page 3! In this Issue: Sigma Tau Delta’s national conventon English Departments new professor Our last IT serial installment English Department t-shirts All the Crooked Saints review �The Inkwell Quarterly MANUSCRIPT UPDATE The Wilkes University Manuscript Society will be unveiling their 70th anniversay issue this year. The unveiling will take place on May 3rd at noon in the Kirby salon. Any additional questions can be sent to the Manuscript Executive Editor, Elyse Guziewicz, at: elyse.guziewicz@wilkes.edu. Writing Center Hours The Writing Center, located in the Alden Learning Commons, is open and offering support to student writers across the Wilkes curriculum. Our Spring 2018 schedule is: Monday: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Tuesday: 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Thursday: 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Friday: 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. The Online Writing Center is available at: http://wilkes.edu/ pages766.asp For more information, contact: Dr. Chad Stanley 2 My Experience in A Chorus Line Manust by Mmachi Dimoriaku by Mackenzit For the final show of the 2017-2018 season at Wilkes Univer­ sity, I was on wardrobe, flies, and an ASM (Assistant Stage Manager) for A Chorus Line. Rehearsals started at 6:30pm and ran until 10pm. My role as an ASM was pretty simple, sweep and mop the stage, write down line notes, and keep every­ one in line. No talking on stage, be respectful to everyone, etc. For my first time being an ASM, it was fun. I got to see the beginning works of the show and how everyone pre­ pared for their character. Silly mess ups that happened the night before would be brought up during class as jokes and people enjoyed it. At some point during the rehearsal process, I even began learning the choreography, which the whole department, minus me, started learning in August before they were cast! But it also had its downfalls. Because I was at the theater every night at 6:30pm, I didn’t have a lot of time to work on assignments for other classes. I would have to juggle writing line notes and finishing a short story that was due for class the next day. As it got closer to the tech and opening, the responsibilities got heavier. My jobs as the Fly Person and Wardrobe were added and I was running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Get the costumes ready, make sure the stage is mopped before the run, be on headset, call the fly cues, etc. Sunday before opening, I fell backstage and hurt myself trying to run to my next cue. I was in the hospital until 4am the next and had to be ready for call at 6:30pm. But at the end it was worth it. The cast and crew did an amazing job bringing this show to life. Seats were almost filled every night. Each night, we had to hold for 5-10 mins because of the huge line of people wanting to see this show. After the show, parents and friends would come up to the cast and tell each of them how amazing they were. Huge shout out to the entire Wilkes Theatre Department, Joe Dawson, Teresa Fallon, Doug Macur, Tom Rupp, and the cast of A Chorus Line for making the end of my sophomore year one for the history books! New Pr< by Mackenzie With Dr. year, there has be English departm kes. Earlier this a professors of the with several cand position before e: invitation to our: Dr. Anthony has us a little bit of in the professor ahe; here at Wilkes. Jap-Nanai Sigma T. Meet Our Staff! Faculty Advisor - Dr. Hamill Editor-in-Chief - Mackenzie Egan Assistant Editor - Rebecca Voorhees Copy Editor - Erin Michael Layout Editor - Erica Bicchetti What m special? Is it the put into the cek number of year: This year, the M has a pretty am< The Mar literary arts joui its 70th anniverj Staff Photographer - Mmachi Dimoriaku ^ff Writers - Megan Stanley, Kelci If you would like to submit artir) r future Inkwell issues, email Dr i f°r thomas.hamill@wilkes ed ^arniU at atmaCkenzie.egan@wilkesUe°duMaCkenZie �Issue 12.4: Spring 2018 Manuscript Release Date by Mackenzie Egan je were added round like a d cut off. Get make sure the bre the run, be fly cues, etc. ling, I fell backdf trying to run as in the hospital and had to be 0pm. But at the , The cast and ig job bringing :ats were almost lach night, we 0 mins because people wanting fter the show, s would come tell each of them were, t out to the itre Department, ;a Fallon, Doug , and the cast of making the end year one for the What makes an anniversary special? Is it the amount of effort put into the celebration, or the number of years being celebrated? This year, the Manuscript society has a pretty amazing answer. The Manuscript, Wilkes’s literary arts journal, is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. To celebrate the occasion, this year’s issue will feature pieces of original work from past issues as well as submissions presented by students this year. Staff, as well as the faculty advisors Dr. Kelly and Dr. Stanley have put a lot of effort into making sure only the best of the best have been published in this very special issue. The unveiling event will be held on May 3rd this year, at noon. All are welcome to come and help one of Wilkes’s longest institutions celebrate this very special anniver­ sary. New Professor for the Department by Mackenzie Egan With Dr. Farrell leaving last year, there has been a hole in the English department here at Wil­ kes. Earlier this academic year, the professors of the department met with several candidates to fill the position before extending a formal invitation to our newest addition. Dr. Anthony has been able to give us a little bit of information about the professor ahead of her arrival here at Wilkes. Jap-Nanak Makkar is a resi- dent of Queens, originally from the Punjab region of India, although her family immigrated to Canada when she was a child. She is about to receive her Ph.D. from the Uni­ versity of Virginia, this summer, in fact. Her specializations include Postcolonial Literature and Digi­ tal Humanities. She received her Bachelors and MA degrees from the University of Toronto. All of the students in the English department here at Wilkes are excited to meet Makkar, so keep an eye out for our first issue next semester when The Inkwell will be able to sit down and get to know her one on one! Sigma Tau Delta Convention Pictures :r - Mmachi gan Stanley, Kelci ubmit articles for email Dr. Hamill at ces.edu or Mackenzie wilkes.edu �The Inkwell Quarterly Dan< A Continued IT Serial by Kelci Piavis I hate the fact that it is time for me to write this article. I hate the fact that I haven’t finished the book, not even close. I wish I could say more about It other than it is amaz­ ing and I can’t wait to actually have time to read it. I wanted to tell you all about It, how a lot of it was probably just a written out drug trip consider>r>rr vino’s historv with alcohol and ing King’s history with alcohol and tell you about the drugs. Instead, I can 1 first half of the book because that’s as far as I’ve gotten. I had watched an interview with Stephen King where he said he based It on a lot of classic childhood horrors, like clowns, werewolves, lepers, and big scary birds. Let’s face it, though, no man in their right mind would write a child orgy scene as representation of growing up. In fact, I often find myself wondering why King chose such young children for the story. I know what the answer is, of course: older children would have not created the same horrify­ ing effect. Ten and eleven year old kids have a higher shock value than twelve, thirteen, or fourteen year old by Mma reading because I want to make sure these kids will be okay, when in the deepest part of my heart I know they kids. When reading It I can’t help but cringe at sweet little Beverly Marsh being abused by her father and inno­ cent Stan Uris going to the Standpipe and getting attacked when all he was trying to do was watch birds; yet, trying to uu wuI understand that reaction is co pletely the purpose. The purpose is make you grab the sides o y°ur ea and yell expletives into the voi , an boy did it work. I’ve only ever read one other Stephen King book (not including his book On Writing) called The Long Walk, and it was very similar to It and garnered the same response. I’ve determined that that is just how King writes—make the characters young, unsuspecting, make them go through something you would never imagine a person that age would go through. Considering the topics of his other books as well, that might just be his method. And while some may consider Kings method of putting small children is dastardly situations it can’t be denied that it works. It gets a response out of the readers that something else would not. It keeps me won’t be. There were a lot of days where I wanted to just sit and read the book the entire day. There were times when I did and had to sleep with the lights on, because I’m a wuss. If you’re going to read It, dedicate time to this novel. Do not read it your senior year of college. Read it over the summer, or winter break if you have the time. Read it with the lights on, and maybe with a friend next to you. Give this book the attention it deserves, that I was unable to give it. And don’t try to read a 1300 page book your senior year of college. Fall 2018 Upper-Level Class Listings Course ENG 202: Technical Writing ENG 222: Intro, to Digital Humanities ENG 225: Comparative Grammar/DH ENG 233: Survey of English Literature I ENG 282: American Literature II ENG 352: Studies in the Amer Novel/WGS ENG 392: Senior Projects ENG 393: Teach English Middle/Sec Schl. ENG 397: Seminar: Tech of the Book/DH ENG 398: T: Hawthorne & Melville ENG 497; Seminar: Tech of the Book/DH ENG 498: T: Hawthorne & Melville 2 4 Doys/Time MWF 11:00-11:50 MWF 2:00-2:50 TR 1:00-2:15 MWF 1:00-1:50 TR 9:30-10:45 MW 3:00-4:15 TBA M 6:30-9:15 MWF 2:00-2:50 TR 3:00-4:15 MWF 2:00-2:50 TR 3:00-4:15 Instructor Room Dr. Kemmerer Dr. Makkar Dr. Stanley Dr. Hamill Dr. Kuhar Dr. Anthony Dr. Anthoy Dr. Lartz Dr. Hamill Dr. Kelly Dr. Hamill Dr. Kelly BREIS 208 KIRBY 108 KIRBY 107 KIRBY 305 KIRBY 103 KIRBY 108 TBA KIRBY 103 KIRBY 103 KIRBY 108 KIRBY 103 KIRBY 108 CRN 30733 30734 30735 30736 30737 30738 30739 30740 30741 30744 30742 30745 Fc mester, I ( myself in Composit 300 level < permissio tor, Kris C a dance cl go straigh was horde that is trm is to teach choreogra to you. As dance fori was tradit: to be able piece was range. Ths much of tl choreogra would be stage. Not Before the multiple S' a dance fo even on tf ed my pie< culture. I s my parent the home my parent Engli by Mack Th Sigma Tau motion thi tion of t-sl Departme president, contact wi have the d< �Issue 12.4: Spring 2018 Dance 320: Composition e sure n the w they s tvhere ebook :s when lights e going novel. ' of er, or ne. maybe this that I . 1300 college. :rn 0733 0734 0735 0736 0737 0738 0739 0740 0741 0744 0742 0745 by Mmachi Dimoriaku For the Spring 2018 se­ mester, I decided to challenge myself in dance by taking Dance Composition. Dance Comp is a 300 level class that is only taken by permission of the dance instruc­ tor, Kris Cross. I have never taken a dance class here at Wilkes, so to go straight to a 300 level course was borderline crazy. Well half of that is true. The idea of this course is to teach you how to properly choreograph anything that is given to you. As a kid, I learned a lot of dance forms but my main training was traditional Nigerian dance, so to be able to choreograph a ballet piece was completely out of my range. Thankfully, we didn’t do much of that, but we did have to choreograph our own piece that would be performed on the main stage. Not a problem right? Wrong! Before the class even started, I had multiple songs I wanted to create a dance for. My final song wasn’t even on the top five! I really want­ ed my piece to be a homage to my culture. I grew up in Bronx, NY but my parents always reminded me of the home I have in Nigeria, where my parents were born and raised. From listening to the sweet sounds of the drums and cowbells in the music to learning how to cook the savory foods, I began to love my home away from home. African culture isn’t highly represented in today’s society, I wanted to show what being African means to me in this piece so I asked people who I knew could bring that idea across. I would hold rehearsal after my club’s practice and during the time I had Dance Comp (with Kris Cross’s permission of course) to run the dance, get picky with the move­ ments, etc. No one in the class is allowed to be in their dance piece but for the first few showings in class, I had to step in for one of my girls because they had conflicts of certain days. The first showing, I had majority of the piece done with only 40 seconds to finish choreo­ graphing. The last seconds weren’t fully finished until the final show­ ing. During the process, my fellow classmates were excited and happy about the piece and I was just as ecstatic about theirs. Everyone’s piece was so good and planned out per­ fectly so when it was time to find out whose piece was going to be in the Spring Dance Concert on April 21st, everyone was kind of on edge. I knew I worked really hard on mine, but a part of me also thought about how this isn’t like everyone else’s. Final showing went great! The faculty loved all the pieces. Out of the 7 choreographed pieces, 3 were chosen for the 8pm and my piece was one of them! Not only was my piece chosen, the Dance faculty asked me to dance in the 8pm show. I was immediately taken back. Stu­ dents aren’t allowed to perform in their piece, but the faculty thought this piece was so different and pow­ erful. On the day of, I was fearless. The crowd was excited, there wasn’t a quiet voice in the audience. When we did our bows, the crowd went wild and I couldn’t hold back my smile. This piece meant everything to me and I was so blessed to have been able to perform in it. Thank you to my dancers, Zawadi, Mary Baddoo, and Emerald Sims for be­ ing in this beautiful display of pure African culture. Thank you to Kris Cross and the entire Dance faculty for allowing me to be in the Spring Dance Concert. English Department T-Shirts by Mackenzie Egan This spring, the members of Sigma Tau Delta have put into motion the design for, and produc­ tion of t-shirts for the English Department. Wilkes’ chapter president, Erin Michael, has been in contact with a design company to have the design, created by senior English major Taylor Balasavage, printed on t-shirts made from a non-sweatshop company. The shirts will be available to English majors and minors, as well as professors of the department. Fifty shirts will be ordered this semester, but orders for more will be accepted if supplies run out. 5 �Does Live Theatre Belong in Mo vie Theatres and on TV? by Megan Stanley Live television musicals have Theatre and movie theatres are increased in popularity with NBC s arguably two different worlds. production of Jesus Christ SuperMovie theatres are certainly . star drawing in a total of 9.4 mill the most accessible of the two options. viewers on Easter Sunday according There are currently 40,246 cin­ Playbill. Arguably the celebrity cas mg ema locations across the United States, of John Legend, Sara Bareilles, and according to the National Association Alice Cooper increased the attraction of Theatre Owners. There are certainly of the performance. Nevertheless, it more television sets. gave those unable to see Broadway-hke In 2017 the average price for performances an opportunity to expe­ a movie ticket was $8.97, whereas for live theatre it was $52.90. With a 489% rience it. A key argument for why live increase in ticket pricing it is undeni­ theatrical performances should stay able that live theatre is just financially in the theatre is that airing them on not accessible to some individuals. television or in the movie theatre Of course, this price can be removes the experience of a theatre. justified in terms of the fact actors There’s something so unique about spend at least two hours under stage sitting down in a room with a hundred lights, hopefully giving a wonderful or so people and watching a story be performance, there are many people told right in front of your eyes by real behind the stage working hard to en­ people. I’m convinced that if you went sure the show runs smoothly, and de­ to see a play twice, each time it would pending on the production there may be a different experience because that’s also be a live orchestra. There are a lot of people that work hard for a play to the nature of live theatre. be produced and performed. The high Does going to a movie theatre ticket price is usually worth it. re;;ally take away from this experience? However, for some people that I’d argue not, you’re still sat in a room just isn’t possible. If we consider the with other people that are experienc­ average ticket price mentioned above ing the same performance. You are and use a family of four as an example, all reacting to the same story as if you then that family will have to pay over ---- ’ in the ”live theatre. were $200 for their four seats. Depending In 2014, Arthur Miller’s The on your income that could be an ex­ Crucible was being performed in Lon­ ceptional amount that’s just too much. don. The cast was full of famous faces The solution? Showing live and the reviews were exceptional. theatre performances in the movie the­ At the time we were studying atres. Instead of $200, a family could TheCructble in my English class, but spend $32 dollars which is more rea­ hving four hours from London it just sonable and makes it more available. wasnt financially feasible to take a Live cinema showings of the­ group of 17 to 18 year olds to the capiatre productions also make the perfor­ mance geographically more available. It’s unjustifiable to expect someone who lives in Texas to travel to New went t0 see it. Watching the perfor.aSS York City to see that one broadway sta”dingofOthZp"aXul°“ undermusical they’ve always wanted to see. -reyest0howthe'textc “°Pened peri•formed. More than half the class had never been to London before, myself included, so this was the first West End performance we had watched. Did the fact we were watching it in the same location where the marvel films are shown change our experience? Notin the slightest. If anything we were able to utilise the experience to further benefit our understanding of the text we had the best seats in the house, we could see everything in close up detail it was great. That same year, Billy Elliot The Musical was aired in the cinemas to celebrate the tenth anniversary. I went with my parents and it was incredible. We hadn’t the money nor were we in the right location to have ever seen a West End performance before. The movie theatre was full and we had to queue outside due to the demand - it was pretty much like we were going to see an actual live performance. The excitement from the audience was incredible, you could feel it in the air. People clapped and gave a standing ovation at the end despite the fact the cast weren’t in attendance to see it. No one in that room cared that we werent actually in the theatre itself. I think it’s safe to argue that watch­ ing a live theatre production on the television at home is not the same experience as going to a movie theatre or a live theatre. I watched Jesus Christ Superstar laying on my sofa whilst I read a book for class. I wasn’t really invested in the performance, sure the vocals were pretty impressive and so, were the set and costumes but I didn t feel anything too powerful. I can only imagine what the atmosphere was like in the actual location, it must have been electric. The electricity didn t transfer into my living room, howe'e 1 Story Continued on poQ Movie thea advantage < of experien might be sc willing to s live theatre Senio by Rebec Rebecca Voc 1. What are' English here English witl ondary Ed,; and Gender 2. What are tions? To be a teac 3. What was class you’ve Probably Jaj 4. What was Ulysses. 5. What is y< your favorit “In a Statioi Pound. 6. What das chance to ta I always wa ing, but it n schedule. 7. Tell us ab an English [ I’m not sun but Dr. Har Monster im 8. What is y I really enjc Things by L of Being Ea What text taught in a < Why the C< 10. What w: class here af 1 m going t( �r> had rself st End id the me ire ot in able :r text e> we detail °t The i to went iible. e in en The d to I-it ng . The LS ’ air. ng t the it. No eren’t hhe e leatre Christ st I Uy ; the i so lidn’t only s like re l’t veven Movie theatres ultimately have the advantage over television. The loss of experience through television might be something people are willing to sacrifice but what makes live theatre so great is definitely the atmosphere. Airing a live theatre performance in movie theatres ultimately makes the performance more accessible to everyone. Movie theatres are more financially and geographically available to someone who wouldn’t otherwise be able to see a live the­ atre performance. possible and say marching band. 11. If you were a salsa- what flavor would you be? Peach-Mango. 12. What music do you like to listen to on repeat? The Wonder Years. 13. What movie would you have liked to be a part of? Anchorman. 14. Any advice for students who have yet to graduate? Keep keeping on! 15. What is your favorite memory from Wilkes? There are far too many— although, I think one of the moments that made me smile the hardest was when I reg­ istered for my last semester of classes, and Dr. Anthony made me a cup of chai tea. your favorite poet? ALLEN GINSBERG! I have a tattoo from his poem “Howl”. 6. What class do you wish you had the chance to take? Comparative Grammar. 7. Tell us about your favorite quote by an English professor. I don’t think you can cuss in Inkwell so I’m going to pass this one. 8. What is your favorite overall text? “Howl”, forever and always. 9. What text do you wish would be taught in a classroom setting? Anna Karenina, I need it in my life (more than it already is) 10. What was your favorite non-English class here at Wilkes? Painting, or Model UN. 11. If you were a salsa- what flavor would you be? Either Verde or Mango. Verde because I deviate from the norm but am still a little spicy. Mango because I’m sweet but I also have a kick to me. 12. What music do you like to listen to on repeat? 80s pop. Or Harry Styles. 13. What movie would you have liked to be a part of? A Clockwork Orange. It’s dark and screwed up and I like it. 14. Any advice for students who have yet to graduate? It’s okay to change your major if you need to. Find your home. 15. What is your favorite memory from Wilkes? Meeting my best friend, Taylor! Senior Spotlights by Rebecca Voorhees Rebecca Voorhees 1. What are your concentrations in English here at Wilkes? English with a concentration in Sec­ ondary Ed, and a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. 2. What are your future career aspira­ tions? To be a teacher! 3. What was your favorite novel from a class you’ve taken? Probably Jane Eyre. 4. What was your least favorite novel? Ulysses. 5. What is your favorite poem or who is your favorite poet? “In a Station of the Metro” by Ezra Pound. 6. What class do you wish you had the chance to take? I always wanted to be in Creative Writ­ ing, but it never worked out with my schedule. 7. Tell us about your favorite quote by an English professor. I’m not sure if I have a direct quote, but Dr. Hamill does a mean Cookie Monster impression. 8. What is your favorite overall text? I really enjoyed the The Shape of Things by LaBute and The Importance of Being Earnest by Wilde. 9. What text do you wish would be taught in a classroom setting? Why the Caged Bird Sings. 10. What was your favorite non-English class here at Wilkes? I’m going to go for the nerdiest answer Kelci Piavis 1. What are your concentrations in English here at Wilkes? English Writing Concentration, mi­ nors in WGS and PoliSci. 2. What are your future career aspira­ tions? Writer or Editor. 3. What was your favorite novel from a class you’ve taken? Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston or Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. 4. What was your least favorite novel? Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathaniel West. 5. What is your favorite poem or who is Story Continued on page 8 ■)oge 7 7 �Senior Spotlight Continued... Taylor Balasavage 1. What are your concentrations in English here at Wilkes? English major, Creative Writing & Women And Gender Studies Minors 2. What are your future career aspira­ tions? I would love to work in editing! 3. What was your favorite novel from a class you’ve taken? Charlotte Bronte’s Shirley. 4. What was your least favorite novel? Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. Such interesting themes and so insightful to our reality, but I’m definitely not into androids and robots. 5. What is your favorite poem or who is your favorite poet? Just one!? I really love Blake, Keats, and Christina Rossetti. Some of the more modern poets include Sylvia Plath and Mary Oliver. 6. What class do you wish you had the chance to take? I would’ve loved to take a Harry Potter course in literature. There was one offered once at Wilkes but I had a schedule conflict! 7. Tell us about your favorite quote by Taylor Balasavage 8 an English professor. I can’t tell you who said it because don’t remember, but something t at stuck with me for the past four years at Wilkes was the idea of “You have a voice. You are capable of ideas worth writing down.” This is something that has come directly from taking english courses at Wilkes. It can be intimidat­ ing to have criticism or your own ideas about famous and <— well analyzed works, but just because you are undergraduate does not mean you should not explore that criticism. 8. What is your favorite overall text? I’m a romantic. One of my top favorite novels will always be Pride and Preju­ dice by Jane Austen. 9. What text do you wish would be taught in a classroom setting? I can’t think of a specific text, really. I would like to see more writers of color being studied, especially when we read novels. More women writers, too! 10. What was your favorite non-English class here at Wilkes? The Art of Film. 11. If you were a salsa- what flavor would you be? Mild! 12. What music do you like to listen to Rebecca Voorhees Seno< on repeat? Indie-vibe music, like Indie-Pop. I am crazy over Lady Gaga, Florence & The Machine, Lorde, Halsey, and Lana Del Rey. 13. What movie would you have liked to be a part of? Any movie ever? Harry Potter. No question. 14. Advice for students who have yet to graduate. Hang in there! It doesn’t get easier, you just get better. Be afraid, be nervous, but do it anyway. 15. What is your favorite memory from Wilkes? During orientation four years ago, I stood in the gym while someone insisted over a microphone that I could be standing in the same room as one of my future bridesmaids, insisting about the connections we can make in col­ lege. I thought to myself “Yeah, right. I’ll never make a close enough friend here. Nope, sorry!” Fast forward to graduation, one of my best friends who I met at Wilkes is going to be a brides­ maid at my wedding this fall! (She wasn’t actually in the gym that day, though. That would’ve been cooler.) Kelci Piavis Story Continued on p°Qe at Wilkes is at my wedd actually in 1 That would Elyse Guzie 1. What are English her My concert Writing, an have a min< tive Media. 2. What are tions? I want to eA English Lit< 3. What was class you’ve Probably F; Science Fic 4. What waf Gravity’s R: 5. What is y your favoril My favorite rum Est” b1 6. What clai chance to tc I wish I’d ta �Senior Spotlight Continued... ’°P-1 am :e & The -ana Del e liked to at Wilkes is going to be a bridesmaid at my wedding this fall! (She wasn’t actually in the gym that day, though. That would’ve been cooler.) • No Elyse Guziewicz ve yet to isier, you rvous, >ry from ago, :one at I could as one of ag about in coli, right. friend rd to :nds who i bridesShe day, jler.) lei Piavis 1. What are your concentrations in English here at Wilkes? My concentrations are Literature, Writing, and Digital Humanities. I have a minor in WGS and in Integra­ tive Media. 2. What are your future career aspira­ tions? I want to eventually get my PhD in English Literature 3. What was your favorite novel from a class you’ve taken? Probably Fail-Safe from Horror and Science Fiction. 4. What was your least favorite novel? Gravity’s Rainbow. 5. What is your favorite poem or who is your favorite poet? My favorite poem is “Dulce Et Deco­ rum Est” by Wilfred Owen. 6. What class do you wish you had the chance to take? I wish I’d taken the Bronte seminar! It Erin Michael seemed really interesting. 7. Tell us about your favorite quote by an English professor. 8. What is your favorite overall text? 9. What text do you wish would be taught in a classroom setting? I’d love to see a critical literature class on fantasy texts like Lord of the Rings. 10. What was your favorite non-English class here at Wilkes? Probably either Mandarin II, Chorus, or Cross-Media Typography 11. If you were a salsa- what flavor would you be? Not gonna lie, I’m pretty sure salsa is a flavor. But medium-spicy. 12. What music do you like to listen to on repeat? Musicals, opera, and EDM. 13. What movie would you have liked to be a part of? Loving Vincent, because that would mean I was a kickass oil painter. 14. Advice for students who have yet to graduate? Do the readings, it will make your life easier. Do at least 70% of the reading. 15. What is your favorite memory from Wilkes? The 2017 Manuscript unveiling. It was the first magazine I ever created and my first solo project and it turned out really well, so I was overjoyed. Erin Michael 1. What are your concentrations in English here at Wilkes? Writing, with a minor in Workplace Writing 2. What are your future career aspira­ tions? Something involving editing, publish­ ing, or technical writing 3. What was your favorite novel from a class you’ve taken? Beloved by Toni Morrison 4. What was your least favorite novel? I don’t think I have a least favorite. 5. What is your favorite poem or who is your favorite poet? “The Stolen Child” by William Butler Yeats 6. What class do you wish you had the chance to take? Technologies of the Book 7. Tell us about your favorite quote by an English professor. 8. What is your favorite overall text? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 9. What text do you wish would be taught in a classroom setting? Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale 10. What was your favorite non-English class here at Wilkes? Astronomy 11. If you were a salsa- what flavor would you be? I don’t like salsa. 12. What music do you like to listen to on repeat? Carole King’s album “Tapestry” 13. What movie would you have liked to be a part of? Any Harry Potter movie 14. Advice for students who have yet to graduate? Take advantage of everything the school offers while you’re still on cam­ pus- it’s never too late to join a club or start attending campus events. 15. What is your favorite memory from Wilkes? Becoming an e-Mentor. The whole experience, from working with other mentors to helping first-year students, was definitely my favorite memory at Wilkes. Story Continued on page 10 i page 9 9 �The Inkwell Quarterly Bic Senior Spotlight Continued... Michael Wozniak 1. What are your concentrations in English here at Wilkes? English (Literature) 2. What are your future career aspira­ tions? I’ll be attending law school in the fall of2019. 3. What was your favorite novel from a class you’ve taken? Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon. 4. What was your least favorite novel? Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon. 5. What is your favorite poem or who is your favorite poet? None. After 4 years, I still don’t like poetry. 6. What class do you wish you had the chance to take? ENG 308 or Horror and Science Fic­ tion Literature. 7. Tell us about your favorite quote by an English professor. “Read the damn books.” -Larry Kuhar 8. What is your favorite overall text? Gravity’s Rainbow. However, I’ll have to read it about 10 more times before I make sense of it. 9. What text do you wish would be taught in a classroom setting? I have no idea. 10. What was your favorite non-English class here at Wilkes? Criminal Law with Justice Correale Stevens or any of Dr. Frantz-Fry s Edu­ cation classes. 11. If you were a salsa- what flavor would you be? I’d be Moe’s Queso. Like poetry, I’m not a big fan of salsa either. 12. What music do you like to listen to on repeat? Depends on my mood. It could be anything from rock to rap to country to pop. 13. What movie would you have liked to be a part of? by Er Home Alone. What Kevin McAllister does is nothing short of remarkable. 14. Advice for students who have yet to graduate? Seek out mentors in any field you might be interested in working in. Let your professors know what you are interested in and take advantage of any advice or connections they may be able to offer. 15. What is your favorite memory from Wilkes? Last spring, I heard Attorney Ed Ciarimboli, also a Wilkes alum, speak sev­ eral times on campus. He exemplified everything I aspire to be as a lawyer. As it worked out, he is now my boss. 3C byE Allan Hamilton Dickson Visiting Writer: Jean McGarry by Erin Michael The last guest writer in the and in a section of creative writ­ Allan Hamilton Dickson Writer ing. For the creative writing class, Series, Jean McGarry visited cam­ she read over students’ works and pus April 17, 2018. McGarry is a offered advice on their projects. noted author from Rhode Island. McGarry spoke in the Kirby Salon Her works have been discussed in at 6pm, reading from her collec­ The Yale Review, Southwest Review, tion, No Harm Done. The story The New Yorker, and The Harvard she read, “Tower of Ivory, House Review. McGarry has taught writing of Gold,” follows the lives of the at George Washington University, Flynn family, and their daughter A 1 X ) ° the University of Missouri-ColumAnn Mary’s call to the church Th ie bia, and John Hopkins University. reading exposed the faults of the While on campus, McGarry worked Passionists, a sect of nuns who with students in a survey course allowed girls as young as fifteen to 10 but oi ing th it has every ther\ past t cordi “Box Titan ‘Blacl made it sail tiegr inclu third earni enter the church. After the reading, McGarry answered questions about her experiences with the Catholic Church and signed books. Later in the evening, students and faculty from the English department at­ tended dinner at Manhattan Bistro with McGarry. Two high school students, prospective Wilkes En­ glish Majors, attended the reading and the dinner. McGarry sat with students and discussed campus life, English studies, and French cuisine. ENG (Sen Han This depl (or i mat bine mai con Grc met foci and The unc bee shi] by ( the neg tex �Issue 12.4: Spring 2018 Black Panther Claws its Way to the Top by Erica Bicchetti CcAllister Larkable. lave yet to dyou ng in. Let zou are tage of any nay be able nory from r Ed Ciaspeak sev-mplified lawyer. As boss. Black Panther made its de­ but on February 16th, 2018, reach­ ing the interest of many. Since then, it has topped the charts and had everyone raving about it. Black Pan­ ther was so successful it climbed past the classic film Titanic. Ac­ cording to Scott Mendelsons article “Box Office: Black Panther Sinks Titanic, Tops $1.3 Billion, Wins Black Jeopardy,”’ “Black Panther made headlines this weekend when it sailed past the unadjusted domes­ tic gross of Titanic ($659 million, including reissues) to become the third-biggest grosser in unadjusted earnings” which shows just how popular Black Panther has become in such short time. This milestone for the film can be seen as a step in the right direction towards diver­ sity and cultural awareness. Many critics on rottentomatoes.com offered their thoughts on the film, including Sarah Ward who says “An entertaining, engaging and impas­ sioned movie that is both proud of and confident in its differences, and is also committed to shining the spotlight on the people that block­ buster cinema so often ignore.” Ward makes an interesting point in her review when she mentions “shining the spotlight on the people that blockbuster cinema so often ignore” because this is certainly not the type of movie we are used to seeing (meant in the best way possible). Hollywood tends to cast mostly white characters in their films; however, Black Panther has an almost entirely black cast. The critics have spoken and want to see more films containing this much cultural diversity. Well done, Black Panther. Haven’t seen it yet? Black Panther is still in theatres, but only for a limited time. Be sure to watch this action-packed movie. 300 Level English Course Offering: Fall 2018 by Erica Bicchetti ENG 397: Technologies of the Book (Seminar & DH-Designated) Dr. Hamill MWF 2:00-2:50 PM reading, >ns about atholic Later in acuity :nt atn Bistro zhool ;s Enzeading it with ipus life, i cuisine. This course offers an intensive, indepth study of the history of the book (or material text), from its earliest for­ mation on clay tablets and scrolls, to its binding in the codex, to its the digital manifestation as pixels behind a glass computer (or phone or watch) screen. Grounding our work in bibliographical methods and textual criticism, we will focus extensively on the mechanics and technologies of book production. These foundations will help us to understand not only how books have been made but also how our relation­ ships to books are often mediated by other layers of “making,” such as the work of scholars and editors who negotiate our access to the “original texts. Our semesters work will also focus on the fundamental ways in which books themselves have always been (and will continue to be) trans­ formative technological tools. Draw­ ing upon post-structuralist theory and the latest advances in Digital Human­ ities scholarship, we will consider the implications of books as technologies of language and communication; as systems of (and structures for) expres­ sion, reading, and knowing; and as established and evolving technologi­ cal modes in their own right that are consistently re-oriented by (and that constantly shape and transform) exter­ nal technological innovations. As our primary literary texts, which will serve as our core examples for analysis and practice, we will focus on landmark works and “books” by Chaucer and Shakespeare, rare materials from the early American archive, and a variety of contemporary digital texts/media. Students will complete weekly reading responses, an editing project, a short essay (5-7 pages), a research essay (15-20 pages), an annotated bibliogra­ phy, a midterm and/or final exam, and a digital project (such as a webpage, digital archive, or an active wiki) with a presentation component. Depend­ ing on scheduling, the class will visit a regional rare book and manuscript archive (in NYC or Philadelphia), and students will have the chance to partic­ ipate in the Undergraduate Conference in Medieval and Early Modern Studies at Moravian College (or another un­ dergraduate conference if applicable). 11 �The Inkwell Quarterly Miracles and Crooked Saints by Mackenzie Egan If you have ever wanted to believe in miracles, then All the Crooked Saints is the book for you. Maggie Stiefvater s newest publi­ cation is a sweet story of finding out what it means to love, and how there are more than just one or two types of love. The story of Danielle, Beatriz, Joaquin, and Pete also plays with the idea of what a miracle even is and how people can overcome the parts of their lives that make a miracle necessary. Stiefvater uses miracles as a medium to look into the soul, and has a quirky and fun way of using science to explain, or at least create a better image, of the miracles she creates. Stiefvater also proves that miracles can happen in the most unsuspecting places, and to the most unsuspecting people. Exploring the Colorado desert does not seem like the best chance of finding a miracle, but that happens to be the very thing that the residents of Bicho Raro, Sorias and Pilgrims alike, come across. It is in the backstory of the small community of Bicho Raro that the magic comes alive for the mirac­ ulous Soria family, a family given the task of performing miracles on those who have the bravery to seek them. From the first chapter, when we meet the cousins Dan­ ielle, Beatriz, and Joaquin, the Soria magic draws the reader in. It is the magic between the three cousins that makes the otherwise slow first handful of chapters worth wafting through, and provides the book with a wonderful, fully conclusive, ending. The three cousins are thick as thieves, and it is the bond they share that propels the story along; especially after the last of the pilgrims the story presents arrive in Bicho Raro. Tony, a radio DJ who inspires the sixteen year old Joaquin up until the very end, and Pete, the energetic fourth teenager in the group, provide contention in the community of Bich Raro as well as a beacon of hope moving forward. It is the dynamic of the four teens that concludes the book, and provides the miracles (yes even the minor subplot miracles) with a whole life of their own. Dynamics of the characters aside, it is the concept of Stief­ vaters miracles that are the basis of the book. Her miracles are a mix of the power of faith, something that everybody can agree is need­ ed, and the divine will of people that provide an epic tale. Miracles, explained by science as the quirky magical aspects of Stiefvaters other books (especially the Raven Boys series) are provide a new take on a classic concept. In 311 and eleven pages Stiefvater gives miracles as a concept a much needed makeover and provides a journey through the complexity of love, an emotion that runs hand in hand with the thought of a miracle in any work. Love, whether it be romantic love, the love between family members and the love that binds friends mingles together, plays a large role in the lives of Bicho Raros residents as well as the communities newest members. And it is love that Stiefvater plays with almost as power­ fully as she does the concept of a miracle. Stiefvaters use of language adds to the dynamics of the characters, from her elevated use of dialogue to convey emotion and clarity in moments of murk and tribulation, to the function of her adjectives as a way to paint a vivid image of a world, situated in our own but unlike anything else. Bicho Raro is nothing special, a small desert com­ munity, but teems with promise and excitement under the careful hand of Stiefvater. The book is not too long, either, making it an easily digestible young adult read, and is not too complicated as some of the other arcs I picked up at BEA are. Stiefvater s command of the lan­ guage makes the book all the more exciting, and more profound. All in all, All the Crooked Saints was a fantastic read. The book plays with concepts more powerful than a simple bond, or a simple word. Miracles and love, two of the most poignant topics of lit­ erature around the world, combine into a tale wonderfully composed. The prose, the characters, the concepts themselves are all fantas­ tic and add to Stiefvaters already impressive mark on modern young adult literature. An interview with Drjap-Nanak Makka^m 'SSU,efor: the Freshman Fraees, Manuscript, ^smany 12 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, 2006-present Description An account of the resource The Inkwell Quarterly is a student-based publication circulated among the Wilkes population as well as prospective students who consider entering the English program. The IQ provides current information about faculty events and students active in the Wilkes’ English program. 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Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, Spring 2018 (Volume 12, Issue 4) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The English Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring 2018 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Publication Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Wilkes University retains copyright of this publication. https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/0239ba4a47edffda646346196f36db22.pdf 6e20f8d167799f86b1f1c9b63ce17859 PDF Text Text Issue 13.1 Fall 2018 TERLY, Getting to Know Dr. Jap-Nanak Makkar by Emily Banks Q: Can you share some elements of your personal background? A: I was born in Punjab, India, and my family emigrated to Canada when I was very young. I grew up in Toronto, Ontario, which is just a six-hour drive from Wilkes-Barre. Since leaving Toronto, I’ve been living in Charlottesville, Virginia, and New York City. I visited Wil­ kes-Barre for the first time as part of my job interview in February, and I took a liking to it straight away. When I was invited to work here, I accepted without a second thought. Q: What college did you graduate from and with what degree? A: I have a Bachelors of Arts (Hons.) and a Master of Arts from the University of Toronto, and my doctorate is from the University of Virginia. All these degrees gave me a specialization in English Literature. Through coursework and independent study during my Bachelor’s and Master’s, I acquired a detailed understanding of the general outline of literary history and theory, while also developing writing, communicational and pro­ fessional skills. My Ph.D. was spent honing my expertise in contempo­ rary postcolonial literature, digital studies, and critical theory. Q: Why did you choose Wilkes? A: My department colleagues are very special, and so are my stu­ dents. English faculty, instructors and Deb Archavage, our office assistant, are as genuine as they seem: they care for the well-being of everyone at Kirby Hall. Collec­ tively, each of us contributes to the department’s life and health; that makes it a great place to work. And, as you know through your own experience, Wilkes has a very unique student body. Students are diverse—they represent edu­ cational, sexual, social and ethnic diversity, and it makes for a vibrant classroom. I was surprised to find, for instance, that my students in Introduction to Digital Humanities were touched by our discussion of labor and debt issues. Each of these students had felt the effects of debt and labor casualization, so they had no problems relating to these otherwise difficult concepts! Q: What classes will you be teach­ ing next semester? What would you say to students about the class­ es you will be taking next semester? A: I’m teaching ENG 120: Intro­ duction to Literature and Culture, “Cultural Crossroads,” ENG 234: Survey of English Literature, Ro­ manticism to Present, and ENG 101: Composition. This is an excit­ ing roster of courses because I’ll get to explore issues such as race, co­ lonialism, and capitalism through literary history. For 120 and 234, In this Issue: Manuscript Update Writing Center Hours Spring Course Offerings Welcoming Dr. Makkar Freshman Faces Faculty Updates Dr. Hamill’s Sabbatical Pinning Ceremony Atypical Follow Up Kindness for Weakness Review Getting to Know English Majors 1 �The Inkwell Quarterly Getting to Know Dr. Mskkar MANUSCRIPT UPDATE The Wilkes University Manuscript Society will be accepting submissions for the 2018-2019 issue starting in the spring. Keep an eye out for reading posters as well as for this years issue, as it will be a special anniversery edition with pieces from past Manuscript publications! Any additional questions can be sent to the Manuscript Executive Editor, Mackenzie Egan at: mackenzie.egan@wilkes.edu. Writing Center Hours The Writing Center, located in the Alden Learning Commons, is open and offering support to student writers across the Wilkes curriculum. The Online Writing Center is available at: http://wilkes.edu/ pages766.asp For more information, contact: Dr. Chad Stanley 2 contin continued from page 1 political1 and social thinking—liber­ al as well as conservative thought-and through my classroom, stu­ dents learn literature’s answer to it. Q: What would you say your teach­ ing style is? T I ] Photo credit: Martin Aagaard Jensen I’m thinking of including selections from Bleak House, Passage to India, Untouchable, Lonely Londoners, Woman at Point Zero, Wizard of the Crow, The Famished Road, Nervous Conditions and Americanah. I’d like my students to know that, in my classroom, they experience a distillation of the humanistic work and skills that I consider most im­ portant. They’ll learn that literary studies are an endeavor to under­ stand “the Other”—whether that is the racial, gendered, sexual or political other. The question of “the Other” is at the heart of Western A: Political. Critical. Historicist. And interdisciplinary. As you know yourself, my course materials often intersect with lived political conflicts. I try to present scholarly debates that help students make sense of the news, daily phenomenon or problems they live with. Student debt, the 2008 eco­ nomic crisis, and racial and gen­ dered inequality—all of these topics have come up in my composition and digital humanities classrooms this semester. When approaching these topics, I try to emphasize the value of his­ torical understanding and interdis­ ciplinary perspectives. I also think of the classroom as a public space, in which students practice the skills of their citizenship, skills like Story Continued on page 3 Our Fall 2017schedule is: Monday: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Tuesday: 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Thursday: 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m.-5 p.m. Friday: 8:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. Get Welcome to Our New Staff! Faculty Advisor - Dr. Hamill Editor-in-Chief - Mackenzie Egan Copy Editor - Julia Guziewicz and Brian Vu Layout Editor - Erica Bicchetti Staff Photographer - Mmachi Dimoriaku Staff Writers - Emily Banks, Roshanda Montgomery, and Veronica Romanelli If you would like to submit articles for future Inkwell issues, email Dr. Hamill at thomas. hamill@wilkes.edu or Mackenzie at mackenzie.egan@wilkes.edu informe debate. Q: Whai this serr A: I’m t< ENG 1C Soc by Juli andWi Delta h of othei media t an Inst: Sep tern sat dov junior: accoun about f zations social r Ask �Issue 13.1 Fall 2018 Getting to Know Dr. Makkar continued from page 2 <ing—libers thought)om, stuaswer to it. informed judgment and reasoned debate. Q. What classes are you teaching this semester? Q: Where have you taught before? A. I m teaching two sections of ENG 101: Composition and 1 sec­ A: I taught at the University of Virginia while completing my doc­ toral degree. I served as a teaching your teach- toricist. iy course with lived o present dp stunews, daily ns they live '.008 ecomd genthese topics iposition lassrooms e topics, I re ofhisid interdisalso think )lic space, ce the , skills like tion of ENG 222: Introduction to Digital Humanities. assistant for a modern and con­ temporary literature survey and an advanced composition course. And I went on to design my own courses at UVA, including several different first-year composition courses, and a second-year English class on global literature and theory. Social Media Accounts by Julia Guziewicz The Manuscript Society and Wilkes’ chapter of Sigma Tau Delta have now joined the ranks of other Wilkes University social media accounts. Both unveiled an Instagram and Twitter in early September of this school year. I sat down with Brianna Schunk, a junior and the operator of these accounts, to find out a little more about her job with the two organi­ zations - and the decision to turn to social media. While Schunk is not a communications major or neces­ sarily looking to run social media after graduating, she said that “[she] is just really excited about social media”. Schunk’s official job titles are social media coordinator for the Manuscript Society, and PR officer for Sigma Tau Delta. She said that there are a few differences between the two roles as “Sigma Tau is a lot more about presenting our chapter and the Manuscript is more about delivering communi­ cation...its a little more relaxed.” Schunk also reveals that the Man­ uscript did have both a Twitter and Instagram already, although she said “they hadn’t been touched since 2014.” Schunk describes the idea to rejuvenate the Manuscript Society social media as “a creative endeavor and [Mackenzie Egan, Manuscript Executive Editor and Sigma Tau Delta President] want­ ed to bring more awareness to our publication.” However, Sigma Tau Story Continued on page 4 Ask the Editorial Staff: What is Your Favorite Bio-Pic? d on page 3 The Blind Side - Erica Bicchetti >mit ell issues, mas. Mackenzie kes.edu The Wolf of Wall Street - Brian Vu 8 Mile - Mackenzie Egan Bird - Dr. Thomas Hamill 3 �The Inkwell Quarterly Fres Social Media Accounts continued from page 3 Delta is “a lot more professional, it’s more about communicating with other schools.” Schunk is very excit­ ed about both of these endeavors, by Ericc and to keep up to date with both organizations, you can follow the Manuscript Society on Instagram @ @wilkesmag. Sigma Tau Delta can be found @sigmatau_wilkes on both Twitter and Instagram. wilkes_manuscript and on Twitter Atypical Follow up by Erica Bicchetti In Inkwell Quarterly’s pre­ vious issue, I wrote about Atypical’s season one Netflix release and what the show is about. On September 7th, Atypical released its second season with some improvements inspired by the critics opinions on its first season. According to Rebecca Patton’s article on bustle, com called “Sam’s Peer Group in Atypical’ Season 2 is Comprised of 8 Budding Actors with Autism,” she claims “The show received some backlash in Season 1 from the autism community, since Gilchrist does not have ASD (Autism Spec­ trum Disorder).” Keir Gilchrist plays the main character Sam, who has Autism in the show, but does not have Autism in real life. Crit­ ics feel that he can’t truly embody Sam’s character because he hasn’t experienced its symptoms. They believe it is not fair to people with ASD who live with it every day. Why not cast characters who are on the spectrum? Well, Atypical’s producers must have taken these comments into consideration. The Netflix show now stars eight actors in the second season who have Autism in the show and in real life. These characters are seen in Sam’s peer group. Bustle reports one of the actresses in the peer group named Amber in the show commented “The most rewarding thing about working on Atypical is just basically breaking the stigma around autism.” Atypical not only made viewers happy with their decision to cast actors with ASD, but they also made people with ASD happy to see people like them being portrayed on TV. Be sure to check out Netflix’s two season original show Atypical in your free time. You can learn so much about Autism just by watching the show. I promise it is worth the watch. ATYPICAL .1 1 https://www.pinterest.com/pin/273734483584-37646/ Spring 2019 Upper-Level Class Listings Course ENG 202: Technical Writing/WI ENG 203: Creative Writing/WGS ENG 234: Survey of English Lit. II/WGS ENG 281: American Lit. I/WGS ENG 298: T: Visual Literacy/DH ENG 303: Adv. Workshop in Fiction Writing ENG 324: History of English Language/DH ENG 335: Stud. Romantic Lit/WGS/DH ENG 392: Senior Projects ENG 397: Seminar: Amer Romantics/WGS 4 Days/Time Instructor Room MWF 11:00-11:50 MWF 10:00-10:50 TR 1:00-2:15 MW 3:00-4:15 TR 1:00-2:15 R 3:00-5:45 MWF 1:00-1:50 TR 9:30-10:45 TBA MW 2:30-3:45 Dr. Kemmerer Prof. Kovacs Dr. Maidcar Dr. Anthony Dr. Stanley Prof. Black Dr. Hamill Dr. Davis Dr. Anthony Dr. Kelly BREIS 208 KIRBY 108 KIRBY 103 KIRBY 108 KIRBY 108 KIRBY 103 KIRBY 305 KIRBY 108 TBA TBA CRN 10769 10770 10785 10778 10780 10781 10782 10783 10792 10790 Emily R Q: Whe A: I’m f Q: Why A: I chc English cousin Q: Whi minor i A: I’m J I have £ Q: Wh; tion? A: My writing Q: Wh A: The for wri Rashoi Q: Wh A: Phi Q: Wh A: I’m Q: WI minor A: I er ing of �Issue 13.1 Fall 2018 Freshman Faces ^elta can kes on am. by Erica Bicchetti Q: What is your area of concentra­ tion? A: I’m an English major with a writing concentration. Q: What is your favorite book? A: Smiles To Go by Jerry Spinelli. Kayla Bevacqua Be sure 3 season i your free meh about the show. I 7atch. 34483584237646/ CRN 10769 10770 10785 10778 10780 10781 10782 10783 10792 10790 Emily Royce Q: Where are you from? A: I’m from Scranton, Pa. Q: Why did you choose Wilkes? A: I chose Wilkes because of its English program, and because my cousin went here and loved it. Q: What made you decide to major/ minor in English? A: I’m majoring in English because I have a love for writing. Q: What is your area of concentra­ tion? A: My area of concentration is writing. Q: What is your favorite book? A: The book that sparked my love for writing is the Divergent Trilogy. Rashonda Montgomery Q: Where are you from? A: Philadelphia, Pa. Q: Why did you choose Wilkes? A: I’m not sure... Wilkes chose me. Q: What made you decide to major/ Q: Where are you from? A: I’m from Tinton Falls, New Jersey. Q: Why did you choose Wilkes? A: I had little to no knowledge of Wilkes until I was accepted as a Musical Theatre major. I figured I’d visit just in case, but I wasn’t incredibly interested. Once I was on the campus, I knew I wanted to spend the next four years here. Q: What made you decide to major/ minor in English? A: I’m a double major English and Musical Theatre. Q: What is your area of concentra­ tion? A: I always knew I wanted to study theatre, however towards the end of my senior year I discovered just how much I love to write. So that is why I am studying English with a writing concentration. Since I was younger, I have loved reading books, and I want to write my own. Q: What is your favorite book? A: My favorite book is Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. I first read it when I was 10, and I’ve returned to it hundreds of times since then. Amanda Andersen Q: Where are you from? A: I am from Old Bridge, New Jersey. Q: Why did you choose Wilkes? A: I chose Wilkes because the cam­ pus is small and intimate. Q: What made you decide to major/ minor in English? A: I decided to major in English because I want to be a teacher. Q: What is your area of concentra­ tion? A: My area of concentration is teaching. Q: What is your favorite book? A: My favorite book is Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom. minor in English? A: I enjoy English. An understand­ ing of English makes life better. 5 �The Inkwell Quarterly Chat Chat with Dr. Hamill continuer by Brian Vu semester in question, and it has also es on swimming manuals from the late sixteenth and early seventeenth been transformative for the long term in the sense that it has enabled centuries. Focusing in particular on one manual and its complex af­ me to re-engage with and sustain terlives, I examine tensions between my scholarship in ways that likely early modern anxieties about situ­ would not have been possible had ating the swimming body in water I not had the chance to pull away (rendering water as a known/knowfrom the semester-to-semester able space and context in and over rhythm of my work at Wilkes. The which the swimmer has control) blocks of time the semester away and early modern technologies of from campus afforded me allowed the book (namely woodcut illustra­ me to prioritize my research as my tions that position and model the primary and singular focus for the first time in a long while, while ideal swimming body in action and ' ' and.... the instructional and narrative dis­ my focus has re-oriented back to course linked to those images) that students and teaching and service attempt but ultimately struggle to with my return to campus this overcome those concerns. I suggest semester, the momentum and perthat the images and instructions spective-shift initiated by my time made possible by print/mechanical away has allowed me to stay con­ reproduction ultimately reproduce nected to my research in renewed failing swimming bodies, as the ways—which is really cool, and Dr. Hamill has been a profes- which is, I think, one of the ideas of replicability of print potentially sor at Wilkes University for almost aasabbatical destabilizes and undermines the sabbaticaltotobegin beginwith. with. For Forall all 17 years; however, this was the first of ofthese thesereasons, reasons,I Iam amso sograteful gratefultoto replicability of knowledge transmistime he applied for sabbatical. I Dr. Kuhar for urging and encourag- sion and bodily and environmental asked Dr. Hamill what prompted ing me to apply for one. I’m really control. him to take sabbatical. He said that grateful for Dr. Anthony’s support The second project focused a fellow colleague, Dr. Kuhar, urged of my application as well. on my work in the classroom with him to apply for it. Wilkes English majors over the past Q: What did you work on during 16 years—specifically my efforts During his time off, Dr. your sabbatical? to train and immerse students in Hamill was able to do extensive the practices and methodologies research on some of his older, un­ A: I focused my work on two of bibliography and textual edit­ finished work while also developing ing & criticism in my upper-level projects: one project has roots in new research. medieval and my early modern my dissertation research; the other literature classes. Students in all of emerged over the course of the Q: What was most important or my 300-level literature classes have past 16 years in the classroom with valuable to you about your time on English majors. worked on Editing Projects which sabbatical? The first project, which was challenge them to work, in facsim­ initially part of my doctoral disser­ ile, with the earliest witnesses of A: My sabbatical semester was a tation, was revising an essay cur­ the texts we’re reading (such as late wonderful experience. It was both rently titled “Swimming as Print in 14th- and early 15th-century manrestful and productive during the Early Modern England” that focus- Dr. Thomas A. Hamill is one of our well-known professors here at Wilkes University who went on sabbatical last semester. At first, I didn’t know what sabbatical meant. But after sitting down and having a chat with him, I’ve learned a few things about it. A sabbatical is when a university professor is granted paid leave that ranges from a semester to a year. Usually, a professor is able to * * - -for a sabbatical every . seven apply years worked. During this time, they are encouraged to develop and / or continue any work that they haven’t had as much time as needed to do, like some aspects of research. To apply for sabbaticals, professors have to provide the university with what they plan to work on during their time off. 6 Story Continued on page 7 -uscripts of or the Quar The Mercha produce the of these woi to the ones class, but ed have produc tors. The as; objectives, I 1) to expose plex editori; sions that g< editions of 1 and 2) to al engineer th that might < closed so th wrestle witl and decisio critically in terms of nr have two ai helped nw publish oni on this tea< its unique; in our cun I also have developing active digi and Shake to work cc within cla: plinary an Q: How w ward with done duri A: Well, I ical work which is f �Issue 13.1 Fall 2018 Chat with Dr. Hamill continued from page 6 from the venteenth rticular uplex afis between •out situ’ in water wn/knowand over ontrol) logies of ut illustraodel the action and rative dis.ages) that ■uggle to I suggest uctions rechanical reproduce , as the ntially ines the e transmisronmental ct focused oom with rer the past r efforts dents in iologies lal editper-level lodern ts in all of asses have cts which in facsimesses of uch as late itury mand on page 7 i i -uscripts of The Canterbury Tales I am working through final or the Quarto and Folio editions of revisions on the swimming essay The Merchant of Venice') in order to and will be sending it out to the produce their own modern editions journal Exemplaria: Medieval, Early of these works—editions similar Modern, Theory for consideration to the ones they buy and read for for publication. class, but editions they themselves While I was on sabbatical, have produced as scholarly edi­ I had the chance to present part of tors. The assignment has a range of my work on engaging students in objectives, but two central aims are the practices of textual editing and 1) to expose students to the com­ criticism at the NEMLA Confer­ plex editorial processes and deci­ ence in Pittsburgh last April, as part sions that go into constructing the of a panel titled “Hacking English: editions of the texts they’re reading, Lit, Productive Disorientation, and and 2) to allow students to reverse Digital Praxis.” I submitted a larger essay engineer these editorial processes that might otherwise seem fore­ closed so that they themselves can wrestle with the textual problems and decisions and make their own critically informed choices. In terms of my scholarship here, I have two aims that the sabbatical helped move forward: I want to publish one or more critical essays on this teaching methodology and its unique and critical importance in our current digital moment, and proposal covering my work with I also have a longer-term goal of developing student-directed, inter­ students on the Editing Project in a Shakespeare class and two other active digital editions of Chaucer and Shakespeare that allow students related digital projects from that course (an assignment requiring to work collaboratively not only within classes but also across disci­ students to design a Shakespeare webpage as a resource for peer plinary and university boundaries. undergraduates, and an assign­ ment requiring students to stage Q: How will you be moving for­ and film a scene from one of the ward with the research that you’ve plays we read). I sent the proposal done during your sabbatical? to Research in Drama Education: A: Well, I need to move the sabbat­ The Journal ofApplied Theatre and Performance for a special issue ical work forward to the next step, focused on digital approaches to which is publication. Shakespeare. The journal did not commission the entire essay, unfor­ tunately; however, they asked me to submit a shorter paper focused on one of the assignments for the Teaching Pages” section of the is­ sue. So I recently sent in a submis­ sion on my group staging/filming project assignment. This develop­ ment was unexpected. It’s a posi­ tive from the negative of a rejection notice, and it has also given me a chance to focus on teaching work I was not originally thinking of developing as part of my sabbatical time. Equally exciting, of course, if not more exciting, is the fact that I’ll hopefully get a chance to show­ case the work of English majors here at Wilkes. (My thanks to Dr. Kelly for sending me a heads up about the Shakespeare special issue of RiDE while I was on sabbatical.) Of course, I’m going to keep working on the larger essay RiDE chose not to commission, as I think my work with students on textual editing and criticism (and other digital projects) and their work in these assignments has an audience and an important place. So that’s still a core goal I’m working on, as is the longer-term goal of develop­ ing online, interactive editions. One other new develop­ ment that came unexpectedly from the sabbatical is a return to work on early modern golf—work that never made it into my dissertation but that my sabbatical time re-connected me to. So I’ve got work to do still. And, of course, all of these research ai Story Continued on page 8 7 �The Inkwell Quarterly The A Chat with Dr. Hamill by Emil) continued from page 7 initiatives will continue to find their way into my classes—now in newly invigorated and vitalized terms. Q: Most of us already know you from classes, the Inkwell Quarter­ ly, along with Hamill’s Hunches. Can you share a few details about yourself for incoming students that don’t know you? Also, what advice do you have for them as they prog­ ress through their first year? A: Hmmm. I sort of like the idea that people only know me through classes and through Hamill’s Hunches. So enroll in a class of mine—and read the latest Hunches, Just kidding. Well, let’s see: I’m from Long Island, like you. (In fact, there are several Long Islanders in the program now, which has to be a good sign, right?) I am really into golf but don’t play nearly enough. I fiddle with the guitar. I also like working on my house, but I take forever to get to and complete projects. I live in Kingston with my wife, Lisa, and our two daughters: Grace (8) and June (3). Our son Arthur, who would have turned 11 this November, passed away shortly after he was born. I’m coaching a bunch of soccer of late—which is lots of fun, as it’s time with Grace and June and their friends. I love teaching at Wilkes and in our En­ glish program. I’m a lucky guy. I got progressive lenses while on sab­ batical (which are almost as much of a disaster as needing them). I’m aMetsfan. And a Rangers Fan. I obviously don’t answer “Can you 8 share a few details about yourself?” his English Literature survey, and he really brings it to the table. During our class discussions, Dr. Hamill is very passionate about the texts that we read. He even brought in a wool pillow to represent the sheep from "‘The Second Shepherd’s Play” as he acted a few lines from the play. questions very often.... I also make it a point to be actively involved in my community. In terms of advice to first-year students in the English program: get involved as much as possible in your classes; be active participants during discussion, follow up on the ideas of your peers Next semester I am taking Dr. Hamill’s Digital Humanities desig­ and your professors, fully immerse nated History of English language yourself in the work of the classes class. I look forward to working you’re taking. By the same token first-hand with his methodologies get as involved as possible in the of textual criticism and editing to co- and extra-curricular work of create scholarly editions. Thanks to the English major. Get to know your peer English majors, of course, his sabbatical, Dr. Hamill has fresh but also be sure to join one of more knowledge of his research which he can implement into his teachings of the core and vital communities/ institutions of the Department: join here at Wilkes. Dr. Hamill’s semester off was Inkwell, or join Manuscript—or both. Work at the Writing Center. very replenishingfor him indeed. It Work in the English Department. is good to have him back, and as we Come to the poetry readings. At­ come closer to the end offall semes­ tend department events. Embrace ter, were all ready to go on a little the community that is the English break ourselves. When we come major here, and, of course, reach back, Dr. Hamill will be here, ready out to and engage the broader Wilto rock and roll with the rhythm that kes and area communities around he’s returned to here at Wilkes. you. Ask about and pursue intern­ ships. Look into studying abroad. You’ll have more fun and be better for all of that work—and Wilkes (and Kirby) will be more fun and better for it too. (And don’t forget to register to vote (if you’ve not already done so)—and to vote!) The English department is extremely lucky to have Dr. Hamill. He also happens to be my advisor and never hesitates to help me and my peers with any confusion or ques­ tions that we have. I am currently in St departme the Teach on Octobi Caraballo tion majo English ai special ed three stud on Tuesde students t being indi Education “teaching All of the the progra because it’ than anytl “A secondary up to my c on student of2020 an positive inj all of us ca we walked In a way, i Bicchetti. Jai major in I education and a sign cational c; the Teachi This expei Education constantly decided tl My senior great adm Literature loved the1 classroom enthusiasi �Issue 13.1 Fall 2018 The Pinning Ceremony by Emily Banks and Erica Bicchetti mrvejy and he ible. During ^r. Hamill is the texts that lght in a wool sheepfrom s’ Play” as he the play. ■ingDr. nities desigh language » working hodologies I editing to s. Thanks to till has fresh ch which he teachings nester off was m indeed. It :k, and as we iffall semes) on a little we come e here, ready e rhythm that Wilkes. > Students from the English department were inducted into the Teacher Education Program on October 16th, 2018. Olivia Caraballo, a middle-level educa­ tion major with a concentration in English and a dual certification in special education was one of the three students who were pinned on Tuesday. When we asked these students to share their thoughts on being inducted into the Teacher Education Program, Olivia shared, “teaching is the best part of my life. All of the work I have to put in for the program is more than worth it because it’s work that I enjoy more than anything.” “As an English major and secondary education minor, I look up to my college classmates. I plan on student teaching in the spring of2020 and I can relate to Olivia’s positive input on teaching. I believe all of us can remember the first time we walked into our field placement. In a way, it is life-changing.” -Erica Bicchetti. James Lapidus, a double major in English and secondary education says, “It is a great honor and a significant step for my edu­ cational career to be inducted into the Teacher Education Program. This experience as a Secondary Education/English major has me constantly reflecting on the year I decided that teaching was for me. My senior year of high school, I had great admiration for my Classical Literature teacher, Mr. Griffith. I loved the way he approached the classroom and content with such enthusiasm and intelligence. I wanted to be like him. Thankfully, with this induction into the teacher education program, I am one step closer to being the teacher I strive to be.” Margaret Hoskins, a mid­ dle-level education major with a concentration in English remem­ bered her reaction when she was informed that she was being in­ ducted into the teacher education program. Maggie notes, “when I received that letter in the mail, I could not help but feel a major sense of pride. I was so excited to ■■I ra K j j let my family and friends know how I had been accepted into the Teacher Education Program and that I am one step closer to becom­ ing a teacher.” She continued with her thoughts during the ceremony, adding “at the ceremony, I was nervous, not knowing what the itinerary held. I also felt so much love and support from my family and Erica and Emily who were there for me, to see me receive my pin. Some days, I get anxious with the workload I have to finish for my classes. After a while, it gets a bit exhausting. Thankfully, the words from Mrs. Thomas made me think to myself: ‘This is it. This is why you decided to go back to school. You will do great things. You will change the lives of young students. You want to be a teacher. It will all be worth it in the end.’ While my cousin gave his speech, I was over­ whelmed with emotions. I had to hold back the tears.” “As an English major and political science minor who was recently inducted into Sigma Tau Delta (the English Honor Society), I can relate to my classmates pride. Being inducted into a program like such is incredibly difficult and an amazing achievement. Although I am not goingfor teaching, I think it is important to provide recognition to the immense amount of effort and hard work that my classmates put in to advance one step further in their teaching career. I attended the induction to provide support for my classmates. Erica and I decided to place a focus on the ceremony in this issue because their achievements deserve it.” -Emily Banks To be inducted into the teacher education program, stu­ dents must obtain at least a 3.0 GPA, pass the test of basic skills or have qualifying SAT scores, and earn a certain number of cred­ its. This is an achievement worth recognizing and we congratulate our classmates and commend their hard work and efforts to be in­ ducted into the Teacher Education Program. 9 �The Inkwell Quarterly Kindr English Majors: Figuring it Out by Macke by Rashonda Montgomery The 2018 Freshmen English Majors are an amazing group of students with huge personalities. Being thrown into an E-mentor group with the fantastic Kaylynn Bruch was one of the most amazing things that could happen to a firstyear student like myself. Suddenly, I had a group of compassionate friends (of which I am almost pos­ itive at least half could make it as comedians). For Halloween, we all got together to watch horror movies and eat pizza and cupcakes. The night featured Stephen King as movies like Children of the Corn and The Shining. While enjoying the movies, we did not hold back on our critiques. I am positive we would have gotten thrown out of a movie theater since we didn’t hold back on our critiques while the movies were playing. It was an amazing, stress-free night with a group of unexplainable personali­ ties. With the constant laugh­ ter and the occasional gossip, there isn’t a dull moment with this group. When I try to explain how I feel about this group of students, the right words never do find my tongue. We act like a family and a support system for one another. One of our main pastimes is just complaining and venting to one another. Sounds unhealthy, but to share your troubles and stresses with a group who cares seriously is a form of therapy. For help presenting this group to the rest of you, I went directly to them. First, I asked how they would describe themselves, but I gave them a six-word limit. Briauna is a “spunky introvert that’s a literature junky” and Veronica is terribly awkward and always extremely nervous”. Then, I asked why they chose to major in English. Veronica wants to be a Secondary teacher. Will enjoys the perspec­ tives of life you can get by studying Humanities. Catie, honest as she always is, said she’s studying En­ glish “so [she] can teach and not be homeless.” Lastly, I asked if there was anything they had to say that helps capture the full essence of the entire group. This was my favor­ ite question of them all. Briauna answered, “Our love for books and grammar, definitely,” and Catie an­ swered, “We don’t really know what we are doing but, boy are we trying to figure it out.” I think that, right there, says it all. As freshmen En­ glish majors surrounded by a sea of STEM majors, we surely don’t know what we are doing half the time, but as a group, we will certainly try to figure it out - after all the complain­ ing and venting is over. Faculty Updates by Veronica Romanelli Dr. Lawrence Kuhar is The Crying ofLot 49 “present the September in the journal Angelaki: presenting his paper “Sights and complexities and value of place as Journal of the Theoretical HumanSites: Vision and Place in American a source of self-knowledge and his- tties. Volume 23, issue 5, 2018 (pp. Literature” at the American Liter­ torical confirmation. DeLillo and 112-128). ature Association’s (ALA) national Pynchon present a vision of Amer­ Dr. Jap-Nanak Makkar will conference in Santa Fe, New Mexi­ ica as a nation that often relies on be presenting at the 2018 confer­ co in November. simulations of places as it attempts ence meeting of the Society for The title of his presentation to understand its historical and per­ Literature, Science and the Arts is “Historical and Personal Place sonal present.” (SLSA) in Toronto on Sunday, in Don DeLillo’s Falling Man and Dr. Sean Kelly ’ s article, November 18. Her paper is entitled Thomas Pynchon’s The Crying of “‘There is a place where terror is “Ishiguro’s Characters: From Rea' Lot 49.” In this presentation, he good ’ : Aeschylus ’ s Oresteian Myth son to Rationality in Never Let Me will focus on how Don DeLillo’s —■.—a, nuw uun ueLillo's of Law and Lacan’s Theory of the Falling Man and Thomas Pynchon’s Four Discourses,” was published in Go” 10 Sha Kindness fo depth look detention s the best am nist, fifteen Go< chologist w venile cent when it coi life within we follow J his way thi mothers fl chant for a and his olc and find 01 to James’ c of the worl throughou the role of and by the the most u people in t especially on to his c which onb of trouble; terms with his life an his own rc Th come with price that his place a Jr. Resider of the boo him afloat ful of colo of whom 5 his adolesi who, for o rather sho �Issue 13.1 Fall 2018 Kindness for Weakness by Mackenzie Egan in English, condary erspecr studying t as she ing Enmd not be if there say that nice of the Y favorIriauna looks and Catie anknow what : we trying lat, right men Enby a sea of don’t know le time, but nly try to : complain- I Angelaki: ' Human2018 (pp- ikkar will ? conferety for he Arts mday, r is entitled rom Reaser Let Me 1 Shawn Goodman’s book, Kindness for Weakness, takes an indepth look at the American juvenile detention system that brings out the best and worst in his protago­ nist, fifteen-year-old James. Goodman himself is a psy­ chologist who once worked in a ju­ venile center and holds no punches when it comes to his account of life within its walls. From the start, we follow James as he navigates his way through a world where his mothers flakiness, and her pen­ chant for abusive men, puts him and his older brother Louis at odds, and find ourselves being sucked in to James’ open, often naive, view of the world, and of family. Louis, throughout the entire book, plays the role of flaky pseudo-guardian, and by the end becomes one of the most uncomfortably situated people in the entire book. James, especially in the beginning, latches on to his older brother mercilessly, which only lands him in a world of trouble; by the end, he comes to terms with his brother’s position in his life and begins to understand his own role in the world. These revelations do not come without a price, though; a price that ultimately earns James his place at the Thomas C. Morton Jr. Residential Center, where most of the book takes place. Keeping him afloat at the center is his hand­ ful of colorful acquaintances, many of whom we are to perceive from his adolescent brain as friends, but who, for one reason or another, are rather short-lived in his narrative, and Mr. Eboue and Mr. Samson, both of whom work in the facility. Cast of characters aside, the book focuses on the growth and close redemption of James as he nav­ igates his way through the juvie system. Goodman walks us through highs and lows of being a part of the system, showcased through the narrow-viewed mind of the fifteen­ year-old protagonist. Situationally, Goodman sets James up to rise to the occasion at certain times and KINDNESS for WEAKNESS SHAWN GOODMAN https://irnages-na.ssl-irnages-arnazon.com/im- ages/I/41SzknL9faL.jpg emotions of the reader. Goodman uses this emo­ tional knowledge and the ability to tug on the reader’s emotions to bring a full circle, if taxing, account of the way teenagers is treated in the juvenile detention system. Kindness for Weakness provides an account of an otherwise quiet subject and humanizes adolescents who end up in sticky situations, and under the care of less-than-considerate people, and brings about the idea that we all end up in situations where our own kindness are taken as weakness, and while unexplain­ able, these situations end up being unavoidable - and sometimes even non-negotiable. Overall, I enjoyed the book. I feel like Goodman’s experience in juvenile centers helped him create a realistic, if not terrifying, account of what happens to adolescents within their walls. There was just enough emotional immaturity, mixed with situational stresses and the occasionally humorous mo­ ment, to keep me drawn in for the 261 pages. Kindness for Weakness, while a quick read, is educational and deserves a place among other YA pop-culture icons like The Fault in Our Stars and Every Day. to let down the readers in others. Still, he stays true to the title of the book; Kindness for Weakness. Even at the end, with a situation that is as vague as it is alarming, James shows kindness in the way he wraps up his time at Morton, his familial prob­ lems, and the situation that closes the book. This kindness, not to be mistaken for weakness, plays on the 11 �The Inkwell Quarterly Halloween Reading by Mackenzie Egan . t So hosted their annual Halloween In celebration of this past Halloween, Wilkes’ Manuscnpe the event had a great turn out and Poetry Reading. While this year there was less poetry an m both students and faculty had a great time. . nieces.: including Dr. Davis reading from Those who read mixed original work with excerpts of largerj^ Frankenstein and Dr. Hamill entertaining the room wi The event had a large turn out - the largest in years according to English faculty members! The Manuscript staff in attendence all dressed up for the occasion, as pictured above. Pictured from left to right: Mmachi Dimoriaku, staff copy editor, Mackenzie Egan, man­ aging editor, Brianna Schunk, social mediua coordinator, and Julia Guziwicz, assitant editor. Faculty members who read included Dr. Anthony (pictured left in costume) and Dr. Hamill (pictured right). In the Next Issue: Bohe^mRapSody^^. - ^t^H^d8 Frakenstein 200th Annivery Event -Christmas Hunches College Writer ti Movies " Sophomore Spotlight - 2018 - Theatre Updates - Must See 2019 Movies - Hamill’s � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, 2006-present Description An account of the resource The Inkwell Quarterly is a student-based publication circulated among the Wilkes population as well as prospective students who consider entering the English program. The IQ provides current information about faculty events and students active in the Wilkes’ English program. 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Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, Fall 2018 (Volume 13, Issue 1) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The English Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall 2018 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Publication Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Wilkes University retains copyright of this publication. https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/0f27230917616ca7814a83f5fc8ed51e.pdf ec6dd630c413d178bed0318b01d835e1 PDF Text Text Issue 13.2 Fall 2018 Student Teaching Experiences by Erica Bicchetti As an English major with Q: What grades are you teaching? a minor in Secondary Education, I am constantly thinking about how fast my student-teaching semester is A: I had two teaching placements: I taught 7th and 8th grade English at approaching. I was able to hear from G.A.R for 7 weeks, and I am cur­ two students currently student teach­ rently teaching 9th, 10th, 11th and ing to help me learn about their ex­ 12th grade English in a Learning periences. My personal experience at Support classroom at Wyoming field placements has already offered Area Secondary Center. to hear perspectives from student teachers and comparing them to my experience as a student observer just to get a feelfor what is to come. Ifelt the need to ask these specific questions in order to receive a better understanding of their outcomes. Haley Welker photo credit: Haley Welker A: G.A.R and Wyoming Area Sec­ ondary Center. I like both place­ ments equally! Q: What has been your favorite part of student teaching thus far? A: My goal as a teacher is to grant all students, regardless of their backgrounds, the opportunity to have a solid educational founda­ tion. In both of my experiences, I have worked hard to accomplish this goal and have seen the positive impact that I have had among a majority of my students. I recog­ nized that I have the potential to use the English language as a means to provide students with a quality education that helps them discover their own personal definitions of success— this realization has been my favorite part of my student teaching experience thus far. Q: What has been the most challenging part? A: The most difficult part of student teaching is knowing that some stu­ dents go home to very challenging lives. There is no way in which I can change their home lives and that has been the most difficult obstacle to overcome. I have learned that the time spent in my classroom should be positive and engaging, thus giv­ ing students at least 42 minutes of time in which students are genuinely enjoying their day. Story Continued on Page 7 In this Issue: English for Pre-Law Studies Archie Comics V. Riverdale Scum Game Review Bohemian Rapsody Reviews And much more! 1 �The Inkwell Quarterly Edit Editorial continu by Mackenzie Egan MANUSCRIPT UPDATE The Wilkes University Manuscript Society is not currently accepting submissions for the 2018-2019 but submissions will reopen in the Spring 2019 semester. Keep an eye out for reading posters as well as for this years issue, as it will be a special anniversery edition with pieces from past Manuscript publications! Any additional questions can be sent to the Manuscript Executive Editor, Mackenzie Egan, at: mackenzie.egan@wilkes.edu. Writing Center Hours The Writing Center, located in the Alden Learning Commons, is open and offering support to student writers across the Wilkes curriculum. As I write this, I am sit­ ting on the floor in one of my best friend’s bedrooms, my iPad and its keyboard resting against my leg, listening to Pop Punk Christmas music and drinking hot chocolate, and it’s the most at peace I’ve felt in the past month. With finals right around the corner, and my impending History capstone staring me in the face, I’d be remiss to claim that I am not, in fact, stressed, when truly it’s the polar opposite. I am stressed, as everyone reading this right now is stressed, because my GPA is in the balance, as well as my degree, but not as stressed as I have been for the past twenty seven days, In truth, this November has been the most stressful month of my college career - and not because of my work load. This November, I decided to partake in National Novel Writing Month, better known under the acronym NaNoWriMo. NaNoW­ riMo is an internet based challenge for creative writers that spans from November 1st to the 30th, annually, with a target goal of each partici­ pant completing a 50,000 plus word novel in thirty days. As of today, my novel is a whopping 38,317 words (keep in mind, I’m writing this on November 28th). Now, I’m not sure what insane inner part of me decided that undertaking the goal of writing an entire novel as a senior in college was a good idea, but at two days from the end of the month, I’ve come to the conclu­ sion that it’s probably unattainable (there’s no way I’ll be able to find the time to write 11,683 words by Friday at midnight). This disappointment in myself at not being able to reach the 50,000 word goal was thwarted, though, when it dawned on my that 50,000 words is a weird target to attain. The idea first came to me when I was sitting in the intro to DH course taught by Dr. Makkar today, staring at the computer screen while the class discussed quantitative and qualitative re­ search in literary studies. On the screen, she had a quote that was concerns a novel b) give or tai little resee each artic novel len^ become. 7 las Sparks writers an the NaNo is just a ta way to die only a noA words. Nil Notebook, 45,000 wo recognizal Romance; Even thcugt I didn't read 50.D0D. I'm closer to a book than I was before 1 should {ocut > Our Fall 2018 schedule is: Monday: 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Tuesday: 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Thursday: 9:00 a.m.-6:00p.m. Friday: 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. The Online Writing Center is available at: http://wilkes.edu/ pages766.asp For more information, contact: Dr. Chad Stanley _________ Story Continued on page 3 Welcome to Our New Staff! Faculty Advisor - Dr. Hamill Editor-in-Chief- Mackenzie Egan Copy Editor-Julia Guziewicz and Brian Vu StTff Pt,Edit°r ' Bi«hetti Dim Ph0‘°8rapher - Mmachi Uimonaku S'tW‘JitCrS' Emi>y B“ks. Rashonda Montgomery, and 2 I'm a bell* tli.in I II Veronica Romanelli If you would like to submit articles for future Inkwell issues, email Dr. Hamill at thomas. hamill@wilkes.edu or Mackenzie Egan at mackenzie.egan@wilkes. Platting ahead keeps my novet moving. 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(j n n ii .i •! i r. y keeps in e timer eA'tcr- Photo Credit: NaNoWriMo.org sent out to all NaNoriMo 2018 participants, including this An encouraging post was playfully upliftng photo collage! and The Wizard of Oz was only 40 000-a whole 10,000 less than the goal set forth by the NaNoW- Plus, if I had done some better planning (seriously, an outline going into the project would have helped a lot), I probably would have gotten a lot farther. But now I know for next year. While taking on the proj­ ect of writing a novel in my senior year of college might have been an insane endeavor from the start, trying to write 50,000 words exactly and conclude a story seems almost as obscene. Still, at the end of the month, my total word count came in at about 42,487 words - a novel effort to say the least. According to the NaNoWriMo website, on average it takes a person about four years to complete the 50,000 word count in the time allotted - now, whether these are quality stories or not is not mentioned, but as I sift through my own flat characters and half completed plot line, I’m left to wonder. All speculation aside, though, I’d be remiss to say the challenge wasn’t a great exercise for my literary voice and that I am not looking forward to next year at a fresh idea, and a fresh 50,000 word count. But next year, I will take the word count with a grain of salt and, as many of the other writers I have met in this endeavor have agreed, will focus more on the quality of the words and less of the quantity because there is, in fact, no strict policy that a novel has to be a set amount of words. And to any, and every, college student trying to write their novel (really anything, be creative!) -1 say “write on.” Write all you can, whenever you can, and don’t let the confines of 50,000 words stop you in any way. �The Inkwell Quarterly Could E Why English? by Veronica R< by Emily Banks 4 Whenever I am asked what I am going to college for, my re­ sponse is “I am an English major and I am minoring in Political Science” to which people usually respond, “What do you want to do with that degree?” Most people automatically assume that the optimal major for Law School is Political Science. While I think Political Science is helpful, it is definitely not optimal...in my opinion. Initially when I attended the Wilkes Open House, I chose Political Science as my major of interest, because like most, I assumed Political Science was the obvious major to go with as a student pursuing a career in the legal system. However, upon count­ less hours of research, I have found that you can major in anything for Law School. Of course, this information was not helpful to me in any way, so I did a more advanced search of what majors score higher on the LSAT. Not to my surprise, I found English to be ranked higher than Political Science. After taking time to reflect on why English majors score higher on the LSAT, it all made sense. English teaches us close reading and how to analyze and truly break apart every detail of a text. It teaches us how to form our own interpretations as well as understanding why someone else may have a different interpretation. Though not as commonly obvious, English teaches argumentative skills. In every essay we write, we must form an argument and back our argument up with evidence, much like I will be doing in the court room. As former student Courtney McMonagle suggests, “English teaches you how to read very carefully, which is very im­ portant when it comes to law school. English and the Pre-Law Program at Wilkes taught me the value behind words, and the different weights they carry. Word choice is important especially in English and even more especially in law.” She also says, “Having a background in English was also helpful when writing my personal statement. Your personal statement for your law school application isn’t supposed to be very rigid; it’s kinda supposed to tell the law school who you are and why they should accept you for reasons other than your GPA or your LSAT score. Minoring in English and having dabbled in creative writing heled me craft a personal statement that made me look interesting enough to be accepted into school, with qualities I could bring to the table that other applicants couldn’t.” Tara Giarratano, another recent gradu­ ate and current law school student, claims “I LOVED being an English major at Wilkes and I feel there was no better pre-law education avail­ able for me. My English professors pushed me to think critically and consider the narratives we read from all available perspectives. The ability to see all sides of a situation (even when one side is uncomfort­ able) is critical to the study of law (and of life!)” After speaking with both Tara and Courtney, I know I chose the most beneficial major for Law School preparation. I urge anyone considering Law School to major/ minor in English. I have taken many LSAT prep tests and I fly through the reading section seam­ lessly each time. I credit this to my experience as an English major thus far. English forces us to view a text from all angles. It exposes us to dif­ ferent perspectives and urges us to form our own arguments, all skills which will certainly come in handy for Law School. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ---------- ------------- - ' Photo Credit: ameri«n hat.°r^ As soon < was going to be a which Freddie M by Rami Malek, ] it. Before hearing Rhapsody, I hadi his role as Elliot series Mr. Robot by his work in th not wait to see h acter that was co of his role ofElli anxious hacker. 1 acter of Mercur) contrast with his but Mercury did peppy and upbe; eryone knows fr In Boheri Mercury is seen drug and alcoho with his sexualit always been a fa sic, I have never the history of th unaware of a lot Mercury was sti interesting and 1 him more as a h extravagant stag I said, though, I looked into the personal life, so factually accura ally is. Whateve regarding the ac presented in the to enjoy and ap] ter of Freddie as more human, rr more relatable t ly believed. One thii sure is accurate recreations of C �Issue 13.2 Fall 2018 Could Bohternian Rapsody Have Been Longer? by Veronica Romanelli an availrofessors dly and ■ read ives. The situation comfortf of law i both r I chose ■or Law anyone major/ ken I fly n seam­ lajor thus :w a text us to difges us to all skills in handy iericanbar.org As soon as I heard there WwhS‘chrcFreddie n8^beaQueen ™vie in Mercury was played by Ram, Malek, I knew I had to see it Before hearing about Bohemian Rhapsody, I had known Malek from his lole as Elliot on the television series Mr. Robot. I was impressed by his work in the series and could not wait to see him portray a charactei that was completely opposite of his role of Elliot, a reserved and anxious hacker. I thought his char­ acter of Mercury would be in total contrast with his character of Elliot, but Mercury did not embody the peppy and upbeat persona that ev­ eryone knows from the stage. In Bohemian Rhapsody, Mercury is seen struggling with a drug and alcohol addiction, and with his sexuality. While I have always been a fan of Queens mu­ sic, I have never really looked into the history of the band, so I was unaware of a lot of the problems Mercury was struggling with. It was interesting and heartbreaking to see him more as a human than just an extravagant stage character. Like I said, though, I have never really looked inteTthe history of Mercurys personal life, so I do not know how factually accurate the movie actu­ ally is. Whatever the case may be regarding the accuracy of the events presented in the movie, I was able to enjoy and appreciate the charac­ ter of Freddie as someone who was more human, more complex, and more relatable than I had previous­ ly believed. One thing that I know for sure is accurate in the movies is the recreations of Queens performanc- es. I have seen numerous videos of Mercury side by side with Malek in the movies concert scenes, and the exactness of the remakes is stunning. Everything from Maleks outfits, to his facial expressions, to Y k> V« M rowrve* BOHEMIAN l-'H Al’St J. MO* t H B l» J Photo Credit: IMDb.com Bohemian Rhapsody, featuring Rami Malek as Freddy Mercury, casted the film beautifully - even if the casting was the only part of the story the film did justice to. his movements on stage matched Mercurys as close to perfectly as they could be. I was amazed by the thought of all the work that must have been done by the cast and crew to make the resemblances so striking. As a fan of Queen’s mu­ sic, I was also just very generally pleased with listening to their hits in the theater and getting some sense of what was going on backstage between the bandmates before performances began. Although I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, I am still not sure how I feel about the ending. The movie ends shortly after Fred­ die tells his bandmates he has AIDs and ends with Queens performance at Live Aid. I almost wish the movie would have shown Freddies death and the reactions to it. I think that might have made the movie more authentic and real. Bohemian Rhapsody had a relatively uplifting ending as far as the ending scene went, but it was followed by pic­ tures of Mercury captioned with facts about his death and other de­ tails that were missed in the movie. I think it might have been better for some of the details to be portrayed by the actors instead of just quickly flashed on the screen. Overall, I thought Bohe­ mian Rhapsody was a phenomenal film, and I would see it again. In fact, I actually went to the movies to see it with my cousins a second time, but it was already sold out by the time we got there, which just reinforces the hype surrounding the movie and the amount of people dying to see it QUEEN Photo Credit: https://www.behance.net/ gallery/22507741 /Bohemian-Rhapsody �The Inkwell Quarterly Studei Celebrating Frankenstein continuatio by Veronica Romanelli Frankenstein TUESDAY. OCT. 30. 2010 *UIM UnlMraty. Hcrc-y National Theatre ... Fnm i".".• » tna cubic. Orrtw BjSrecm - r - ■ ■ • <v On Tuesday, October 30, Wilkes University’s English De­ partment celebrated the 200 year anniversary of Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein with a screening of the dramatic adaptation by Nick Dear. Upon entrance to the free event sponsored by the Allan Hamilton Dickson Fund, which took place in the Henry Student Center Ball­ room, guests were greeted with free posters and information about Wilkes’s English Department. Copies of Shelley’s Frankenstein were available for sale, and refresh­ ments were provided. Dr. Mischelle Anthony gave an introduction to the screening and encouraged those in attendance to think about the cultural implications Frankenstein has in today’s society. Following Dr. Anthony’s introduction, Dr. Helen H. Davis provided an overview of Mary Shelley’s background and explained the significance of a woman writing science fiction in Shelley’s lifetime. Dr. Chad Stanley then spoke about his brilliant sculpture of Frankenstein’s bride, which was 6 on display at the event. When Nick Dear’s produc­ tion starring Jonny Lee Miller as Victor Frankenstein and Benedict Cumberbatch as Frankensteins Creature began, I did not know what to expect. I know this is sinful for me to admit as an English major, but I have never read Fran­ kenstein, and I did not really know the story going into the event. In the beginning of the production, Frankensteins Creature is shown dragging himself on the ground and crawling before he learns to walk for what I thought was an uncomfortably long period of time. I immediately started judging the production in my mind and thought that I was not going to enjoy it. Despite my initial protest, I quickly became invested in each of the characters and their stories. It was interesting to watch the progression of Frankensteins Creature as he transformed from a zombie-like science experiment to something that closely resembled a human being. Something I found really interesting was that the way Frankenstein and his creature are portrayed in Dear’s production left me feeling unsure who I should feel sorry for, or if it was okay to sympathize with both characters. Even when Frankenstein’s Creature exhibits cruel behavior and com­ mits horrendous acts, it is hard to not think about the horrible life he has lived, which is probably" what' causes him to act the way he does. Similarly for Frankenstein, even when he abuses and disowns his creature, it is difficult to not think about the type of fear he is experi­ encing and how that might deter­ mine his reactions to his creature. Out of everything in the entire production, figuring out how I felt about each character was the most thought provoking part for me. Following the production was a Q&A conducted by Dr. Davis and Dr. Stanley. Guests were invited to ask questions and share their thoughts. Audience members shared their thoughts about ele­ ments of staging in the play, such as the lighting and music, thoughts of representation of women in the play, and more thoughts on Mary Shelley and her novel. It has been a month since I attended the screening, and I still find myself thinking about the production and how complex the storyline is. It was a captivating event, which left me with a new appreciation for the story of Frankenstein and wanting to learn more. Q: If you coul dents who wil in the future, A: My greates relate to your possible. Find their idiosync personalities i make sure the social values t students are a riculum. Alth planning time my students t are shaped an ests. For insta students wou about subject I pulled lyrics songs and ere game that hai their knowlec music. Gianna Salv; �Issue 13.2 Fall 2018 I reature. ntire ow I felt he most r me. Was a LVis and vited their ers it elesuch Noughts i in :s on 1- It has led the tyself ion and is. It ich left i for the ranting Caching Experiences K continuation from page 1 Q: If you could offer advice to stu­ dents who will be student teaching in the future, what would w< you say? A: My greatest piece of advice is to relate to your students as much as possible. Find ways to implement their idiosyncratic language and personalities into daily lessons and make sure that current cultural and social values that are important to students are added into the cur­ riculum. Although it takes extra planning time, I have found that my students thrive on activities that are shaped around student inter­ ests. For instance, I never knew students would be excited to learn about subjects and predicates until I pulled lyrics from popular rap songs and created a Shazam’.-like game that had students combine their knowledge of grammar and music. Q: What grades and subjects are you teaching? A: My first 7 weeks I taught 5th grade reading. I am currently teaching 4th grade ELA. Q: What school are you teaching at? Do you like it there? A: Tamaqua Elementary - yes, I am having a great time. The staff is so welcoming and supportive. Q: What has been your favorite part of student teaching thus far? A: If I am being honest, everything! This is what we worked so hard for. I am just having a fantastic time learning from veteran teachers and interacting with the kids. I love being there everyday and getting to know the students personally. It is a great feeling to be the one they look up to and go to for answers. in the future, what would you say? A: The first few days may be tough and overwhelming, but you have all the tools you need. Just breathe and be yourself. You got this. I want to thank Haley and Gianna for taking the time to answer my questions on their student teach­ ing experiences. I wasn’t expecting such positive answers, knowing the hard work and stress that comes with majoring/minoring in education. I can now say that I am more excit­ ed than nervous for my upcoming student teaching semester. Through their responses, it became clear how much they enjoyed teaching at their placements, and how well prepared they felt when accomplishing this milestone. I will definitely take their advice in utilizing the tools I have acquired, and will try to relate to my future students in order to create the best possible experience. Q: What has been the most chal­ lenging part? Photo Credit: Gianna Salvadore Gianna Salvadore A: I think the most challenging part of student teaching for me is putting everything together. In our classes, we learned everything we needed to be successful. We learned to write awesome les­ son plans, we learned classroom management, we learned how to differentiate. Student teaching is the time where we put ALL of the knowledge we learned to use and pUt ft aft together. It’s a lot. Q: If you could offer advice to stu­ dents who will be student teaching This pin pictured above is from the Teacher Education Pro­ grams Pinning Ceremony. Every student accepted into the program receives this pin. This is a reminder to Haley and Gianna of their accom­ plishments thus far. Congratulations! �The Inkwell Quarterly Sop Sophomore Spotlights continue by Erica Bicchetti tion as well as a Wrestling coach Veronica Romanelli always makes class fun! Q: What is your major/minor and area of concentration? Q: If you could be any fictional character, who would you be? Q: What has been your favorite English class thus far, or any? A: My major is English with a con­ centration in literature and a minor in Secondary Education. A: If I could be any fictional char­ acter, I would be Powerline from A Goofy Movie. He is such a super- A: English 225 Comparative Gram­ mar Q: If you could be any fictional character, who would you be? Q: Where are you from? Q: Ifyouc character, A: If I coul acter, curre from the c< Kaylynn Bi A:Spongebob <5 SCOVH A: I have lived in Wilkes-Barre my whole life! 1 Sheylah Silva Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Q: What is your major/minor and area of concentration? A: In five years, I will hopefully be teaching English at a high school. I’m not really sure where I want to teach yet, but I think I would like to leave Wilkes-Barre. A: I am an English major with a concentration in writing. - Q: Where are you from? Photo Credit: Kyle Trout star, and I am just a huge fan of his work. A: I’m from the area; Kingston. Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Kyle Trout Q: What i area of co A: I am ai minor wi1 Literature Q: What is your major/minor and area of concentration? Q: Where A: English/Secondary Education with Special Education Photo Credit: Veronica Romanelli Q: What has been your favorite English class thus far, or any? A: My favorite English class so far is 233 with Dr. Hamill. I’ve enjoyed everything we’ve read so far, and he 8 A: I am fr Q: Where are you from? Q: Where years? A: Mount Laurel, NJ Photo Credit: Sheylah Silva Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 years? A: Teaching English/Special Educa- A: Hopefully, in 5 years, I’m going to be established, happy, and writ­ ing constantly. Story Continued on page 9 A: I see r school ir intellect Q: Wha English �Sophom ore Spotlights tling coach ir favorite , or any? arative Gram- f fictional I you be? continuation from page 8 Q- If you could be any fictional aracter, who would you be? A: If I could be any fictional char­ acter, currently, I would be Alana from the comic Saga. Kaylynn Bruch •r/minor and Photo Credit: Kaylynn Bruch Q: What is your major/minor and area of concentration? A: I am an English major and Art minor with a concentration in Literature Q: Where are you from? A: Hopefully getting my masters and living in a peaceful place! Q: What has been your favorite English class thus far, or any? A: I see myself studying at a law school in order to become an intellectual property lawyer Q: What has been your favorite English class thus far, or any? Q: If you could be any fictional character, who would you be? Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 years? <ued on paged A: Long Island, New York! Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 years? A: Probably English 120: Reading Great Works! I had a wonderful instructor and read so many books that allowed me to come to terms with exactly what I wanted to do with my life. It helped me discover how much I loved analyzing and discussing literature. A: I am from Dallas, Pennsylvania rs, I’m going py, and writ- A: If I were to become a fiction­ al character, I would want to be Nemesis from the Diabolic series, because she is a strong female char­ acter that becomes more than what she was expected to ever be. A: I’m a double major in English Literature and Musical Theatre! Q: Where are you from? m? idit: Sheylah Silva A: Hermione Granger! My strong, independent smarty pants! Q: If you could be any fictional character, who would you be? Q: What is your major/minor and area of concentration? ajor with a :ing. yourself in 5 A: My favorite class was Painting 120 Sarah Weynand ? Kingston. Issue 13.2 Fall 2018 Photo Credit: Sarah Weynand Thank you to the Soph­ omore English majors and minors for taking the time to answer my questions, and al­ lowing me to feature you in this issues Sophomore Spotlights. Its always nice to hear from students who share a similar passion. Be sure to look outfor the Junior English majors and minors in the next issue. We will hear from Juniors who were participated in last years Sophomore Spotlights and what they are currently up to here at Wilkes University. 9 �The Inkwell Quarterly Boht Spring 2019 Upper-Level Class Listings Course Number/Name Days/Time ENG 202: Technical Writing ENG 203: Creative Writing/WGS ENG 234: Survey of English Lit. II/WGS/Honors ENG 281: American Lit. I/WGS ENG 298: Visual Literarcy/DH ENG 303: Adv. Workshop in Fiction Writing ENG 324: Hisory of the English Language/DH ENG 335: Studies in Romantic Literature ENG 397: S: American Romantics ENG 497: S: American Romantics MWF 11:00-11:50 MWF 10:00-10:50 1:00-2:15 TR MW 3:00-4:15 1:00-2:15 TR 3:00-5:45 R MWF 1:00-1:15 9:30-10:45 TR MW 2:30-3:45 MW 2:30-3:45 Instructor Room Dr. Kemmerer Dr. Kovacs Dr. Makkar Dr. Anthony Dr. Stanley Prof. Black Dr. Hamill Dr. Davis Dr. Kelly Dr. Kelly BREIS 208 KIRBY 108 KIRBY 103 KIRBY 103 KIBRY 108 KIRBY 103 KIRBY 305 KIRBY 108 KIRBY 103 KIRBY 103 CRN continue 10769 10770 10785 10778 10781 10782 10789 10790 10791 to a tabloi little less 1 sive televi introduci ship in M one and t “bad” on< about ga} being hai pie of ga} bringing accurate, more on Mercury was a poj of giving of the filr B Bisexual the one n bad and t other goc in someo biggest ci Bohemian Rhapsody Blues by Julia Guziewicz Bohemian Rhapsody, the movie about Freddie Mercurys rise to fame, is overall a powerful piece. It focuses on aspects of the man that most viewers probably didn’t know about, like the fact that he had four extra incisors. But despite the interesting facts about the man, the film shed light on the overall camaraderie of his band, Queen. It showed in-fighting, drug and alco­ hol abuse, record label issues, but it focused more on how the band was able to work through those issues and be the legend they are today. While there were multiple inaccu­ racies in the movie, those weren’t the worst part. Most people know Freddie 10 Mercury was gay. Most people don’t know how he was engaged to, and in love with, Mary Austin. This was a major part of the film, as Mercu­ rys first on-screen relationship was with Mary Austin. But this leads to issues, namely the scene in the film where Mercury attempts to come out to Austin as bisexual. When Mercury tells her that he believes he is bisexual, she immediately shuts that down by telling him that he is, in fact, gay. While it doesn’t seem like a big deal, bisexual era­ sure is a major issue. While Mer­ cury never stated publicly if he was gay or bisexual, the outright denial of the term in the movie is hurtful to young bisexual individuals in the audience, as it comes off as just an­ other source of media telling them they don’t really exist. Unfortunately, the bisexual erasure isn’t the only time there are issues with LGBT representation in the film. I could spend hours talking about how the other ma­ jor relationship in the movie was between Freddie Mercury and Paul Prenter, and from the beginning this is posed as abusive. Prenter is seen as someone who only really wants Mercury’s fame and money. Not only that, Prenter outs Mer­ cury on TV when Mercury even­ tually pushes him out of his life. This is another inaccuracy, because Prenter actually sold information Story Continued on page 11 Scut by: Bria I Th early acce< buy for $2 �Issue 13.2 Fall 2013 Bohemian Rhapsody Blues continuation from page 10 to a tabloid, something that seems a little less believable than an exclu­ sive television interview. But by introducing the straight relation­ ship in Mercury’s life as the “good” one and the gay relationship as the “bad” one, it reinforces stereotypes about gay relationships ultimately being harmful. It’s another exam­ ple of gay relationships in media bringing only pain. While it may be accurate, the film could’ve focused more on the relationship between Mercury and Jim Hutton, which was a positive relationship, instead of giving it a small blurb at the end of the film. But it doesn’t end there. Bisexual erasure is bad. Presenting the one main LGBT relationship as bad and abusive while there were other good LGBT relationships in someone’s life is worse. But the biggest crime in this movie is how they treat Mercury’s AIDS diagno- AIDS to be tagged like diseased cattle. It deserves more on-screen sis. The AIDS crisis is mentioned time than the three second close­ only a handful of times, and the movie only says Mercury has AIDS up of a bloody tissue. It deserves to be referenced more than a couple once. They show a small montage of events that make Mercury get of times. Erasing the way Mercury tested for AIDS, which includes a died wasn’t the way to go here, es­ pecially because it was such a major TV broadcast about the outbreak, Mercury coughing blood into a issue. Overall the movie was good. tissue, a doctor’s appointment that doesn’t even mention the diagi It connected the legend of Freddie gno­ Mercury to the people of today. But sis, and ends with Mercury telling it would be wrong to not acknowl­ his band and getting embraced. edge the major issues the film That’s it. For a major medical crisis has, especially those that involve that lead to approximately 16,300 the LGBT community, an already deaths before 1987, it deserves marginalized group. Mercury is a more than five minutes. Freddie Mercury having AIDS is a big deal. legend, and on top of that he is an For them to completely gloss of that LGBT icon. To gloss over things, is harmful. The AIDS crisis was or only present the bad aspects of serious, and it still is today. The way Mercury’s gay relationships does gay individuals were treated during a disservice to his memory, and to the LGBT community overall. this time was terrible. Religious organizations wanted people with Scum Game Review by: Brian Vu The game SCUM is an early access game that you can buy for $20 on Steam. For all the PC gamers, I am here to tell you about a new survival game that is so immersive that you can get lost in it. The game is similar to H1Z1, and playing with friends makes the game even more awesome. There is so much to the game, and it isn’t even released yet. The game was first released for early access on August 29th of 2018 and the com­ pany that created it, Croatian, plans to release sometime in 2019. After playing it for about an hour, I got the hang of most of the game and its controls. The graphics in this game, even on the lowest settings, are absolutely stunning. The game uses Unreal Engine 4, which possesses extremely beauti­ ful graphics. After taking a break from the game, I have recently started playing again and this time around there have been quite a few updates to the game, which made it even more addicting, honestly. THE BACKSTORY The game’s backstory is sim­ ilar to The Hunger Games, where Story Continued on page 12 11 �The Inkwell Quarterly Scum Game Review The li continuation from page 11 by Rashor a rich portion of a society creates a television show to entertain the rest of the world. They drop pris­ oners onto an island (a massive island) and give them a chance to survive for fame. These “rulers of the earth” lock up anyone who rises against them. They make up 1% of the entire world population, con­ trolling police and military forces and basically everyone else. Their global broadcasting company TEC1 has created this reality TV show to make everyone else forget about their world problems, keeping the elites in control. On the island that the glad­ iators are left on, they must survive by hunting, fighting zombies, and evading kill-on-sight gun ma­ chines. The zombies are previous gladiators who’ve died on the island but are revived by their BCU-2, a unit implanted on their necks that can control their bodies after they die. This BCU-2 can broadcast the show through the eyes of prison­ ers, and its able to record their last moments before their death, mak­ ing the show extremely popular. The zombies, AKA puppets, are programmed to kill living survi­ vors on the island and can even be controlled by people who pay to control them. THE GAME Players first start off by join­ ing servers that can hold a total of 64. The character customization in this game is very detailed. Players can change their characters’ age, strength, dexterity, intuition, body physique, survival skills, endurance, and much more. Once prisoners 12 are dropped on the island, they can do anything they want to survive. When I say anything, I mean pretty much anything. The longer they survive and the more entertain­ ment they give to this reality TV show, the more fame points they get. They can use these fame points to aid them in their next life. There is a flying robot that flies around the entire island, recording random players in their struggle to survive. Players can also shoot these robots down to earn fame points. The crafting in this game is extraordinary; you can craft weap­ ons and shelters to use in order to survive. Although moving through the map in this game takes a bit of time, Croatian plans to add vehicles to the game for mobility (because running to a specific location in this game is brutal and takes a hot minute). Soon enough, players will be able to drop into the map with parachutes so they don’t have to worry about spending the first hour of survival meeting up with friends. Players can go to towns to find loot (food, weapons, and materials to craft). They can also hunt bears, deer, rams, rabbits, and boars. The most dangerous areas on the island are the bunkers which are guarded by the killing machines that auto-lock onto players as soon as they are aware of them. But with this danger comes a high reward. i players can sneak past these machines or dodge their bullets, they can enter the bunkers which military-grade gear. Flayers who get in also have to worry about getting out alive. The game is not only based on killing to survive. Players must keep their bodies in good shape by eating healthy to keep their metab­ olism levels up, along with treating illnesses like physical injuries and vitamin deficiencies. This means keeping extra bandages and pills i:in your backpack. Players also have to worry about going to the bathroom when their bladders or colons are full. If they eat odd foods such as wild mushrooms or even overeat, it can cause them to vomit. Overall, this game has amazed me in so many ways. At times I felt myself losing track of time because the game is timeless. I could be running from a bunker to return to my shelter and half an hour has already passed by. It’s cra­ zy that this game has so much to it and is still in early access. When the game is fully finished and released, I don’t doubt that it will amaze me a second time. I definitely recommend this game to any PC gamer, For console players, I have a good feeling that this game will be re­ leased for you in the future as well. Not Pennsylvani rections ann would no lo physical boc switching to logically ad's may seem li. some of you that this tecl comes with For: inmates will they want tc they be getti tablets? The pay for it. Y( decades inn ing free boo number of r These organ the importa impact that can have on tion. With tl paying the fi there will co costs for ind can range fn download. Ther people have prison system and debate a days upon d think there 5 the hopes fo incarcerate c of the first re mind would to separate tl population. ] rehabilitatioi Reading is 01 �issue 13.2 Fall 2018 The Importance of Physical Books - Even in Prison by Rashonda Montgomery only based tyers must d shape by leir metabith treating juries and is means and pills in ilso have to e bathroom rolons are 's such as r overeat, it le has vays. At track of > timeless, a bunker nd half an by. It’s cramuch to it s. When the d released, amaze me ly recom?C gamer, ive a good ill be reure as well. I J Not too long ago, The Pennsylvania Department of Cor­ rections announced that inmates would no longer be able to receive physical books. Instead, prisons are switching to eBooks. In a techno­ logically advancing society, this may seem like an upgrade. What some of you may not realize is that this technological innovation comes with a dark side. For starters, this means inmates will be required to pay if they want to read. How else would they be getting their hands on these tablets? The state sure isn’t going to pay for it. You see, the thing is, for decades inmates have been receiv­ ing free books from a countless number of non profit organizations, These organizations understand the importance of literacy and the impact that an access to books can have on an inmate’s rehabilita­ tion. With these tablets, even after paying the first price of about $ 150, there will continue to be further costs for individual books which can range from about $3 to $25 per download. There is no doubt that many people have different views on the prison system. You could sit around and debate a number of topics for days upon days. One thing I didn’t think there was any debate on was the hopes for prisoners. Why do we incarcerate convicts? Sure, some of the first reasons that come to mind would be for punishment or to separate them from the general population. Is this all? What about rehabilitation. Doesn’t that matter? Reading is one of the most con- structive things an inmate can do. It has even been linked to a decrease in recidivism. What happens if an inmate simply cannot afford a tab­ let? This is a serious issue that more people need to be talking about. Of course, if an inmate expresses interest in a tablet, he or she, in theory could probably either scrape some cash together or receive donations from outside organizations to help fund their purchase, but consider a person who does not express this interest - the ones who don’t yet care for reading. The thing about having physical books is that they will always be there if someone one day decides to pick one up. That singular action can open up a new world. This discovery is will no longer be a possibility. You either have access or you don’t. You either want it or you don’t. There is no in between. People who enter these facilities before ever having the opportunity to gain an appreciation for literature will not spend money on a tablet and, therefore, will not have the chance to grow, I have yet to mention the limitations these tablets will have, For one, these tablets will not give inmates access to every book known to man. Granted, neither a library nor an organization giving out free books could have ever provided inmates with this. With that, my point still stands. Now, I know the state of Pennsylvania isn’t asking me for my opinion, but I would be way more on board with this whole plan if I felt that it was actually offering something to the inmates. Instead, it just feels like these people will be stripped of something great. There are a few other rea­ sons this whole tablet plan goes down in my book of complete and utter foolishness, but if I want to be fair, I guess I should explain why this ban on books has been enact­ ed. For one, there was one incident in which tainted book pages were linked to be the cause of a sickness amongst guards. But, perhaps the most obvious reason had already come to your mind - smugglers. There’s reason to suspect that hav­ ing physical books gives inmates a chance to smuggle things in and out of the prison. How common this actually is remains unknown, but because the action exists hypo­ thetically, we must go to far lengths to prevent it. Regardless, having access to physical books is too important to be ignored. Tangible books have a history of having a powerful effect on the rehabilitation of inmates. As cheesy as it sounds, opening up books opens up minds and hearts. Inmates have benefited intellectu­ ally, creatively, as well as religiously and spiritually just from reading multiple books while serving their sentence. If the inmate doesn’t have access to books, this important character growth can be stunted. I don’t think that’s what we, as a society, want for our incarcerated members, �The Inkwell Quarterly Archie Comics vs Riverdale by Emily Banks Riverdale is a popular Netflix TV series which is based off of the classic 1940’s Archie Comics. Since the show is currently in its third season, airing on the CW channel every Wednesday, it seemed perfect timing to compare it to the classic comics. Our main character, Archie, in Archie comics is described to be “a bright-eyes, optimistic teen who’s a bit of a clumsy goofball, but always has his heart in the right place... except for maybe when it came to chasing the women in his life” (gizmodo.com). Comic book Archie is actually not far off from Riverdale Archie. For example, comic book Archie also had a ‘thing’ with both Betty and Veronica. He is still an athlete and most importantly, in both forms of media Archie Andrews is a red­ head. One of the main differences noted between Archie Comics and Riverdale is Archies scandalous relationship with Mrs. Grundy in Riverdale, crudely described as “one of the world’s most famous love triangles is now a square” (gizmodo.com). Comic book Betty is described as an uber-nice, trusted member of the Riverdale commu- Archk rould help out doing odd nity who w< ■ything to babysitting ends from ever ---ing for the elderly, and activeto ’ cari involved in social and environ- „ ly mental issues throughout the town” (gizmodo.com). It is also confirmed that Betty dated Archie in the comics as well as Jughead Jones. Riverdale Betty is said to have less relationship history with Archie as opposed to the comics (gizmodo. com). In the comics Betty is dede­ scribed as a wholly good, innocent girl, but in the show viewers see that Betty puts up a front to hide the demons she is battling inside. Veronica Lodge as described in the comics seems similar to her River­ dale character. In the comics, she is said to be snobbish and rude be­ cause her family has money. How­ ever, she “found her kind-hearted side growing the more she hung out with Archie and her new friends” (gizmodo.com). This seems similar to her character on 1Netflix. ’ ~Jughead ' Jones in comics is still Archie’s best friend, and of course he has the notorious hat we see him wearing ---- o iverdale. He is still described to be sarcastic and “ weird (gizmodo. com). However, one thing Riverdale Q 7T J « . _ J 1 ▼ T __ does not seem to include as heavily is his apparent “love of eating” in the comics (gizmodo.com). An­ other key difference that is noted is the fact that Jughead is “less of a slacker and more of a broody writer type” in the Netflix series (gizmodo.com). Cheryl Blossom in the comics still importantly has her twin brother Jason, although the show adds the tragedy of his death. She is described to be “closest to her comic book counterpart, except that Riverdale Cheryl doesn’t move to Riverdale. She’s already there as the reigning Queen Bee when Veronica shows up to challenge her place on the throne. She also doesn’t seem interested in Archie as the prize of her Betty/Veronica manipulation...” (gizmodo.com). Jason Blossom is farthest from his comic book character. Overall, in my opinion, Riverdale does a good job at representing the classic Archie Comics. Each character, aside from Jason, has recognizable qualities from the comics and like any tv show or movie, they have to add some sort of drama to make it interesting. Pictures Continued on page 11 continual ENG by Dr. S T1 examine America! 1860. In on what ] can Rena the 1830: sought tc vent a na for them to Europ plex, ofte their sha authors i iel Hawf �Issue 13.2 Fall 2018 doUfde« heavily of eating” in y Archie Comics vs Riverdale continuation from page 10 °-c°m). An_ that is noted ;ad is “Jess of ’f a broody letflix series *yl Blossom in ’rtantlyhasher ^though the of his death. e “closest to fterpart, except 1 doesn’t move eady there n Bee when > challenge tie. She also -d in Archie tty/Veronica tnodo.com). lest from his Overall, ale does a ng the clas:h character, recognizable lies and like they have to la to make it ; Jl ?d on page 11 ENG 397 A: Seminar by Dr. Sean Kelly This course will closely examine several major works of the American Romantic period, 18191860. In particular, we will focus on what has been called the Ameri­ can Renaissance, the period during the 1830s-1850s when Americans sought to define themselves—to in­ vent a national and cultural identity for themselves—both in opposition to European models and in com­ plex, often conflicted, relation to their shared colonial past. Primary authors will likely include: Nathan­ iel Hawthorne -The House of the Seven Gables, Herman Melville - Pierre, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, Ralph Waldo Emerson “Self-Reliance” and Nature, Harriet Beecher Stowe - Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Henry David Thoreau - Walden, Walt Whitman, and Margaret Full­ er, and Harriet Jacobs - Incidents in the Life of Slave Girl. We will also examine some of the best criticism in this field. The seminar will focus on two broad, interrelated areas of 19th century American literature and culture: transcendentalism and sentimentalism. In particular, we will examine the productive ten­ sions between transcendentalisms privileging of “sacred solitude” and sentimentalisms ethical and political focus on the other. Seminar requirements will include: Midterm essay exam Final research essay (20 pages) Formal presentation Short response papers 15 �The Inkwell Quarterly Faculty Updates 2019 Upc by Rashonda Montgomery Dr. Helen Davis has been up to quite a bit. Dr. Helen Davis was nominated for the executive council for the International Society for the Study of NARRATIVE Narrative. She, along with Psychology Profes­ sor Dr. Ellen Newell, will also be presenting and innovation session at AAC&U’s Diversity, Equity, and Student Success Conference in March. The session is titled “Creat- ing and Expanding Effective Struc­ tures for LGBTQ+ Student Inclu­ sion on Campus.” Lastly, Dr. Davis will be presenting a public lecture on LGBT Art and Activism at the Sordoni Art Gallery on Thursday, December 13th with Photo Credit: http://narrative.georgetown. edu/journal/ Narrative is the official journal of the International Society for the Study of Narrative continuation fro comprehend nor cc spiraling out of con the ones she loves r gins to unravel the holds the X-Men tc with this family fal must find a way to to save Jean’s soul, very planet from a. to weaponize this ! galaxy” (foxmovie.1 Joker: Plot kept un will center on hov. comic book villair Joker came to be ( Ask the Inkwell Staff Answers! Adventure: Xjiuih - 6 | zoiMarznf) XbJ - g | a ubuq - z | ijpuBuio^ B3iuoj9A - 9 | ,JCI- S | iftatpDig bdikj - f | XiauioSjuopv BpuoqsByf - g | ub§3 aizua^pBjAj - £ | rqBi-ioiuiQ iljobuijaj -1 2019 Upcoming Movies Captain Marvel: ? ro movie featuring Danvers, who be Universe’s most p when Earth is cat of a galactic war I races” (imbd.com by Emily Banks As 2018 comes to an end and the cold weather sets in, the overwhelming urge to bundle up and watch movies succumbs me. That being said, it is only appropri­ ate to focus on the new movies that are coming out in 2019. Action: Untitled Avengers film: For those of you superhero fans, the second half of Avengers Infinity War will be releasing this 2019. Since the first 16 half left viewers with a cliffhanger, this should provide the answers everyone so desperately needs this upcoming year. It is scheduled to be released on May 3, 2019 in IMAX and 3D. Shazam!: “We all have a super­ hero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s case, by shouting out one word - SHAZAM! - this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult superhero Shazam” (imdb. Aladdin: “A live-a the 1992 Disney! name” (imdb.con com). Dark Phoenix: “In DARK PHOE­ NIX, the X-MEN face their most formidable and powerful foe: one of their own, Jean Grey. During a res­ cue mission in space, Jean is nearly killed when she is hit by a mysteri­ ous cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. Wrestling with this entity inside her, Jean unleashes her powers in ways she can neither Story Continued on page 17 Star Wars: Episoc sion of the new T (imdb.com). Godzilla: King oj crypto-zoologicz arch faces off age god-sized monst mighty Godzilla Mothra, Rodan, nemesis, the thr< �Issue 13.2 Fall 2018 ’g®ff!ctiveStrUc. Mudent IncIu. "" be Presenting ’LGBT Art and8 'rdoni Art Gallery ;n>Ler 13th with IIJUIBH -JQ - £ FG TipEUIJY - I 2019 Upcoming Movies continuation from page 16 comprehend nor contain. With Jean spiraling out of control, and hurting the ones she loves most, she be­ gins to unravel the very fabric that holds the X-Men together. Now, with this family falling apart, they must find a way to unite — not only to save Jean’s soul, but to save our very planet from aliens who wish to weaponize this force and rule the galaxy” (foxmovies.com). Animation: The Lion King: For any Disney fans, this movie will consist of “CGI re-imagining of the 1994 Disney classic” (imbd.com). Joker: Plot kept under wraps. Film will center on how the popular comic book villain known as The Joker came to be (imdb.com). Dumbo: “A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new ven­ ture, Dumbo and his friends dis­ cover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer” (imdb.com). Adventure: Comedy: Captain Marvel: Another superhe­ ro movie featuring a female, Carol Danvers, who “becomes one of the Universes most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races” (imbd.com). Toy Story 4: “When a new toy called “Forky” joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy” (imdb.com). Aladdin: “A live-action retelling of the 1992 Disney film of the same name” (imdb.com). 'ARK PHOE:e their most erful foe: one of r. During a res•, Jean is nearly t by a mysteriice she returns only makes her rful, but far tling with this i unleashes he can neither Ghidorah” (imdb.com). Star Wars: Episode IX: “The conclu­ sion of the new ‘Star Wars’ trilogy (imdb.com). Godzilla: King of the Monsters: The crypto-zoological agency Mon­ arch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Pokemon Detective Pikachu: “In a world where people collect Pokemon to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent talking Pik­ achu who seeks to be a detective” (imdb.com). Science fiction: Spider-Man Far from Home: “After the events of the untitled Avengers film Peter Parker and his friends go on summer vacation to Europe and there Peter finds himself trying to save his friends against a villain known as Mysterio” (imdb.com). Horror: IT: Chapter Two: "’ll years later, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastat­ ing phone call brings them back” (imdb.com). Pet Semetary: “Louis Creed, his wife Rachel and their two children Gage and Ellie move to a rural home where they are welcomed and enlightened about the eerie ‘Pet Sematary’ located near their home. After the tragedy of their cat being killed by a truck, Louis resorts to burying it in the mysterious pet cemetery, which is definitely not as it seems, as it proves to the Creeds that sometimes, dead is better” (imdb.com). The Curse of La Llorna: “Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endan­ germent, a social worker and her own small kids are soon drawn into a frightening supernatural realm” (imdb.com). Happy Death Day 2U: “Sequel to the 2017 film Happy Death Day” (imdb.com). Along with: The Rhythm Section; Where’d You Go, Bernadette; Fighting with My Family; Isn’t it Romantic; The Beach Bum; Ford v. Ferrari; Wonder Park; Little Women; The Angry Birds Movie 2; The Kid Who Would Be King; The Aftermath; Sonic the Hedgehog; Spies in Disguise; Captive Sate; Glass; Gemini Man, Artemis Fowl; Hobbs and Shaw; Zombieland 2; Ad Astra; Rocketman; Story Continued on page 18 wed on page 17 17 �Hamill’! continuation 1 Hidden World. Hamill’s Hunches by Dr. Thomas A. Hamill Well into the fourth quarter of Grace’s U9 Girls Soccer game on a crisp October Thursday, as my Assistant Coach and I tried to coax our right defender (for the fourth time that quarter) to stay on her side of the field, my phone intoned its simulated “Old Phone” ring-a sound my players only know as simply a real “ring,” and not as authentic digital modeling there­ of. (To be fair, even I’ve (mostly) forgotten the distinction.) When I silenced the phone and glanced “Amy” on the caller ID I thought it was my cousin calling, a fact that, along with the recalcitrance of our right defender’s tendencies to leave her position at will despite repeated PntrPaH£»C entreaties tholthat oka she Jrx do otherwise, affected me with mild concern. (~ (To be fair, I probably owe my cousin Amy a call, and I certainly would have been downright obtuse to the logics of soccer positioning, much less in-game adjustments therof, at the age of eight.) As the game progressed, rainless soccer sun­ shine beaming at a low and surpris­ ingly warming angle over the tree horizon behind the opposite touch line, the call from Amy and its potential significances receded into 18 oblivion as our team made a few impressive defensive stops and, in the waning (and mysteriously un­ knowable) seconds of the contest, scored a brilliant equalizer to close the game in a 2-2 tie. (To be fair, we’re not supposed to be keeping score, as I would be sure to tell my U9 players and also every coach, parent, and guardian in the U8 and down divisions for which I serve as Commissioner; that said, it was a great game, and there’s something magical, perfect really, about a 2-2 tie game among eight-year-olds in a league where we’re not keeping score for perhaps the same reasons that affirm the ennobling functions ofa2-2tie. Right? Exactly.) ' After the handshake-line and fist-bump rituals had been per­ formed and our team’s post-game (and post-practice) ice-pop tradi­ tions completed, I loaded the team cooler and my oversized soccer bag into the trunk and checked my Phone before heading back to the house. When I did so I saw a text message that made clear that the ouXa e/tllwasnotfrom™y call) butX™1 Estill nelghborAmy. follows: “Hi Tom sorry to bother you. Random question but there is a man that approached me asking about your mushrooms in the yard and wanted to harvest them? He was waiting outside and just want­ ed to try to get in touch.” Well.,.. Where do I begin? As you’ve no doubt guessed, this was the sort of message to which a text reply would simply not suffice, and as I imme­ diately “dialed” Amy’s number, one of the many thoughts that coursed through my now racing mind was, perhaps oddly, an appreciation for the burdens of communication her message bore, as well as an equal measure of gratitude for the fact that she tried to call me first, aware no doubt, of the inevitable failure of language to come. The immediacy of speech, of course, even if digi­ tally mediated, also served another important function here, for be­ yond the linguistic burdens of the message were the phenomenologi­ cal burdens of Amy’s (and now my) situated experience of “a man... asking about [our] mushrooms in the yard [who] wanted to harvest them?”; a “man” who “was waiting outside” and who “just wanted to get in touch.” It was all a lot to take Story Continued on page 19 in, and it had all altered my imag tories for the eve heretofore been Tommy’s Pizza, June to bed, anc ing on the Ham had promised fi Inkwell Quartei Perhaps you are wondei I had mushroo front yard, I w; over why this s harvest them, however, I wa; with my infert for Amy to pi< thoughts wen subterranean, toward what ] called, with n orienting frai dark unb otto immediately figure lurkin a guy who w my night aw and Toad ar Hunches an Kingston Pc yer, and an < pedia know Substances the playfuli Village that every Octo the years si sive silver < (with expo the Kingsti sion I mig] safely ensc able range �Issue 13.2 Fall 2018 Hamill’s Hunches Wlc^3: p bel~ The rY to bother on but there is -d me asking ns in the yard tthem? He nd just wantch.” Well.... 5 you’ve no as the sort of st reply would I as I imme- number, one that coursed g mind was, ’eciation for nication her s an equal •r the fact ; first, aware ble failure of immediacy m if digired another i, for beens of the •menologiid now my) man... irooms in j harvest as waiting anted to lot to take on page 19 continuation from page 18 in, and it had all fundamentally altered my imagined closing trajec­ tories for the evening, which had heretofore been picking up some Tommy’s Pizza, putting Grace and June to bed, and, perhaps, work­ ing on the Hamill’s Hunches that I had promised for issue 13.1 of The Inkwell Quarterly. Perhaps in the same way you are wondering why on Earth I had mushrooms growing in my front yard, I was certainly worrying over why this stranger wanted to harvest them. Perhaps unlike you, however, I was not so generous with my inferences, and as I waited for Amy to pick up her phone my thoughts went precipitously, well... subterranean, I guess we’ll say— toward what Milton (brilliantly) called, with not altogether different orienting frames of reference, “The dark unbottomed infinite abyss.” I immediately thought of a sketchy figure lurking in front of our house, a guy who was going to redirect my night away from Tommy’s, Frog and Toad are Friends, and Hamill’s Hunches and toward a call to the Kingston Police, a search for a law­ yer, and an eventual Google-»Wikipedia knowing of the Psychotropic Substances Act of 1978. Suddenly the playfulness about the Smurf Village that had been popping up every October in our front yard in the years since we felled the mas­ sive silver oak along our tree lawn (with express written consent from the Kingston Tree-Shade Commis­ sion I might add) was no longer safely ensconced within the work­ able ranges of 80s-cartoon-show representations and the occasional embarrassments over the aesthet­ ic (and olfactory) effects of our laissez-faire approach to lawn care. Some Gargamel (no doubt much worse than his original creators and eventual appropriators could have imagined him) was seem­ ingly looming now in our story, nefariously working plans in his evil-wizard mind to turn our futile, unwitting attempts at (apparently Smurf-friendly) organic landscap­ ing into (destructive and illegal) drug-trafficking alchemical gold. Luckily, it turns out I was just being a tad bit paranoid and was letting my overactive imagina­ tion get the better of me, a con­ sequence, I suppose, of too much reading (or not enough). As soon as Amy picked up the phone and started to explain I got the sense that that drug-dealing menace I had been worrying about was no such boogey man at all. And, indeed, when I pulled into the driveway and walked around to the front of the house (still cautious enough, obviously, to insist that Lisa, Grace, and June not follow me), I was greeted by a man in his 70s wielding a plastic bag, a paring knife, and warm, welcoming smile. He spoke in gregarious intona­ tions that had enough of a trace of hippy-ness in them for me to still wonder if “our” mushrooms were of interest because they were “mag­ ic.” And while I was not longer concerned about drug trafficking per se (as he clearly Just wanted to harvest for his own consumption) the fact that he greeted me formally (“Hi, Mr. Hamill!”) without availing me the same recourse (“I’m Matt”) and while holding a knife made me slightly weary. But as soon as his wife (“Hi. I’m Carol”) emerged from their car (also wielding a plas­ tic bag, a paring knife and a warm, welcoming smile, btw) I got the sense, somehow, that all would be well. At least I hoped so.... TOBE CONTINUED.... This image shows mushrooms growing in The Hamills’ front yard. Will Dr. Hamill survive this en­ counter unscathed? Will mushroom mycilia, to his belated unsurprise, in fact save the planet (if not his lawn)? Will his lawn, indeed, bear food? And will there be redemption for the subtle, pervaisive algorithms of in­ terpersonal connections and “Smart Reply” that tempted this tales start? Answers to these pressing questions and much, much more await in the next issue of The Inkwell Quarterly. Be sure to check it out next year.... 19 �The Inkwell Quarterly Ask the Inkwell Staff: woMgiS^ r to their answer? Answers are on page 16. 1) The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories About Facing the Unknown by Catharine Dr. Hamill Burns Erica Bicchetti 3) Smiles to Go by Jerry Spinelli is a book I would give to my childhood self.:):) Rashonda Montgomery 4) Mine is Alongfor the Ride by Sarah Dessen 5) I would probably have to say The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers. It’s hysterical, and I think it would make my childhood self as happy as it makes me now. Its sequel might even be funnier and more happiness -inducing, but I would have to just sneak that one to myself somehow—or tell myself to ask Santa to bring it as a legit gift because there’s only one allowed and sneaking in an extra one wouldn’t be cool. Right? 6) Mine is The Pinballs by Betsy Byars:’) 7) Mine is The Pursuit of Happiness by Chris Gardner 8) I think, for me, it would be The Lightning Thiefby Rick Riordan 9) I guess I would say..Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver...if I have to pick it would be that. This 1 20 Emily Banks 2) Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah -it’s an adult read, but the book is absolutely beautiful and I wish it had come into my life sooner. was a hard question! Jay Guziewicz Mackenzie Egan Veronica Romanelli Brian Vu Mmachi Dimoriaku � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, Fall 2018 (Volume 13, Issue 2) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The English Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall 2018 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Publication Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Wilkes University retains copyright of this publication. https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/d038f3027b1cac0db367254418933c77.pdf 267b4ead51c26c86fdcdf3db50a1f2bc PDF Text Text An Uplifting Work of Staggering Humanity by Isaiah McGee On Thursday, February 25th, on my way to take my mid­ term in English 234: Survey of British Literature, I observed a somewhat apocryphal sight—a salt and pepper haired man in a black chamois shirt, brown chi­ nos, and what appeared to be a pair of brown, leather Timberland Earthkeeper boots, standing on the greenway talking on a flip-phone. Completely ignorant of his iden­ tity and voraciously enveloped in thoughts about my exam, I scoffed at the sight and went on my way. Notwithstanding, on Thurs­ day, February 25th, author, Dave Eggers visited Wilkes University— to the delight of faculty members, students, and residents of Wil­ kes-Barre. After completion of my midterm, I regrouped for about an hour, went to the library and printed excerpts of a couple of short stories, in preparation for the creative writing workshop with Eggers, in Kirby Hall. I arrived a bit early for the workshop and, to my surprise, there was the salt and pepper haired man. He greeted me ’’ ’ TT ‘ name?° with a firm handshake. His Dave Eggers. His personality was infectious, and he immediately put the room at ease, cultivating a casual, comfortable atmosphere. Before the workshop began, Eggers worked the room like a politician, greeting everyone present—ex­ changing sincere niceties along the way. Following a brief introduction, the workshop convened and Eggers opened the floor to students to share their work. Considering our one-sided interaction earlier, it seemed like fate that Eggers chose me first to share my writing sample. I was amazed at just how engaged Mr. Eggers was and the amount of time he spent listening, and then pro­ viding constructive criticism on how to improve my work. Eggers went around the room, spending a generous amount of time with each student doing likewise, and provid­ ing encouragement for our future endeavours. “If you’re not published in a magazine, just make your own. You’ll be amazed at the amount of attention that it gets—it’ll just become a magnet,” said Eggers, when talking to us about potential failure in personal writing endeavours. Eggers went on to elaborate that this advice led to the founding of McSweeney’s in 1998. McSweeney’s was named the country’s seventh most innovative media company for 2012, “for proving the value of print publishing.” The workshop concluded with Eggers providing relationship and romantic advice for students (very much needed) and with several students participating in a play written by integrative media student, Sean Connelly. Students and faculty members were invited to attend story Continued on page 2 In this Issue: A Visit with Poet J.C. Todd A Controversy of Romantic Proportions What’s New, Manuscript? Lets Talk Vagina Monologues Look into Career Services Ladies, Gentlemen - Wilkes’ Theatre Department Let Them Read! The Ban on Books in Prison is Gone Poetry for the Ears, Poetry for the Eyes - The Visible Poetry Project Hamill’s Hunches Department Updates i �jThe Inkwell Quarterly An Uplifting Work of Staggering Humanity continued from page 1 when Eggers began discussing various aspects of his personal life, where he discussed at length his use of, you guessed it, a flip phone. At his guest lecture, the Eggers’ flip phone holds fifteen atmosphere was practically identi­ pictures at a time. He does not text. cal to that of the writing workshop. There was something very drawing Eggers and Dr. Mischelle Anthony about Eggers, which is difficult to sat across from one another and put into words. He himself is just engaged in formal, open com­ a common man (albeit an accom­ munication. Eggers stressed the plished writer, educator, speaker, importance of supporting public and journalist)— openly admitting school educators and a desire for that he was not a voracious reader education reform, eliciting cheers in his formative, adolescent, and from Wilkes’ education majors and teenage years— something that I student teachers. think a large portion of individuals Eggers, whose mother was a can relate with. Eggers’ memoir, A teacher, found himself drawn to ed- Heartbreaking Work of Staggering ucation by his mother, and founded Genius, and novels What is the What, and Zeituon remind me of a the literacy project 826 Valencia, in Frank Capra film, as they all serve San Francisco, in 2002. His work as a celebration of the common for today’s youth seemed to reso­ nate with the crowd, even inspiring man. children in the audience, who asked Eggers further displayed Mr. Eggers questions regarding his his selflessness and humanity by work and future projects. closing his lecture, by having En­ Hie day came full circle glish major, Brianna Schunk sing a Eggers’ lecture later that evening at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center. delightful rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”. Prior to her performance, Schunk also appeared touched by Eggers’ humanity. “I just wanted to say thank you to Mr. Eggers and I am just blown away by his genuine­ ness as a person,” said Schunk. Following the conclusion of his lecture, Eggers participated in a lengthy book signing, in which he took time to speak to each attend­ ee. When it came my turn, Eggers and I talked briefly, but his message left in my copy of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius spoke volumes... “To: Isaiah. You are essential my friend!” Mr. Eggerss visit to Wilkes was truly an uplifting work of stag­ gering humanity. A Note from The Editor The Inkwell Quarterly would Eggers taking rough drafts of short like to extend a special thank you stories from several students and to visit author’s J.C. Todd and Dave providing feedback to many more, Eggers for making the beginning of these authors made an effort to our spring semester something to treat Wilkes’ students with not only remember. respect but with the openness and Both visits were absolutely generosity that every artist should amazing and made us as Wilkes feel welcome to. students feel validated in not only The artistic community is our education but our personalities, vast, ever changing, always grow­ our dreams, and our world views. ing, and never stagnant and, with From Todd signing books despite the help of the Allan Hamilton her reading being canceled to Dickson Spring Writers Series stu- 2 Som dents at Wilkes are able to experi­ ence that first hand. Thank you, Ms. Todd, Mr. Eggers, Wilkes University’s English Department, and the generosity of the Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series, from every one of the staff members at the Inkwell Quarterly. - Mackenzie T. Egan, Editor in Chief. Education majoi Baur introducec Brianna SchunI the time to sit d< English students and literary endi for students at V Above we see Br the Education d< who gathered in impact Eggers h; we see Brianna a that Eggers enco theater performt �Issue 13.3: Spring 2019 Some Photos of the Dave Eggers Visit here Dave Eggers worked with English, Theater, and Communications students in a round table workshop on the afternoon of his visit. He listened to short writing pieces, one dramatic reading of a student’s independent film script, and a novel pitch and provided feedback. The workshop was one of three big events that Eggers participated in with Wilkes faculty and students during his February visit. ce, by id to id I uine- on of I in a i he ndgers ssage king ke ;ential ilkes stag­ Education majors Brooke Giarratno and Abigail Baur introduced Eggers, along with English majors Brianna Schunk and Mackenzie Egan - Eggers took the time to sit down with groups of Education and English students to talk about his various educational and literary endeavors making it a full day of events for students at Wilkes. Above we see Brooke and Abigal, with Dr. Gallela of the Education department, talking to the audience who gathered in the Darte theater to talk about the impact Eggers had on them as future teachers. Below we see Brianna and Mackenzie discussing the ways that Eggers encouraged them as student writers and theater performers. >eriMr. iglish ity of spring 2 of ell ; Chief Eggers talking to Grace Hamill about his book The Lifters at the public book signing after his discussion with Dr. Anthony in the Darte. Eggers wrapped up his visit at Wilkes with a discussion about politics, publication, and his tutoring project, 826 Valencia. The conver­ sation covered pirates, Trump rallies, The Circle, and a run down of the visit through Egger’s eyes. To the left we see Eggers talking with Dr. Mischelle Anthony, of the English department. The riveting conversation was the perfect end to a filled day 3 �The Inkwell Quarterly The Impact of The Vagina Monologues by Veronica Romanelli The first time I saw The Vagina Monologues, I was 14 years old. As I sat with my siblings and my, ----------------------- ------------------------- , o At the young age of 14,1 related to the poem more than I cared to admit. The poem discussed why X what a woman wears does not define who she is or what she wants. It reminded me of several experienc­ es in my own life and experiences that others had shared with me. While listening to the poem, I first thought about the previous year when I was in seventh grade, and I was sent home from school for my skirt that fell three inches above my knee instead of the acceptable two inches. From that thought came another thought about how my sister, also in seventh grade, was In an opening monologue, not only sent home but also asked a group of women spoke together. to spin around in front of our male In unison, they all declared, “We were worried about vaginas.” I was principal so he could see just how too, and I could not believe I agreed inappropriate her outfit was. Objec­ to come to the event. I could feel tification of women based on their my face getting red, and I felt like clothing was something I had seen crying. I had never heard anybody so many times before, but it was not speak so openly about vaginas, and something that I ever talked about. I did not know what to do with Now I knew I could talk about it, myself. I awkwardly fidgeted in my and even though I was still uncom­ seat and prayed for the play to be fortable, I somehow also felt safer over already. Then, a woman began and more understood. reciting a monologue called “My Short Skirt,” and that is when I re­ This year at the event was alized the subjects that were being my fourth year in attendance, discussed should not be private. and every year I go, I try to bring They needed to be talked about. another person with me. This time, I brought one of my friends from father at our annual Valentines Day dinner, my sister Gabriella asked if I wanted to go see a “VDay” show with her. I was very into theater, and I was excited to continue my Valentines Day celebration by seeing a play. When I got there, however, it was not at all what I was expecting. My sister took me to a room full of people who would not stop talking about vaginas, and I was mortified. high school, and she absolutely loved it. She found herself relat­ ing to the poems and said she felt stronger and freer when we left the room. Wilkes University’s produc­ tion of The Vagina Monologues is what gave me the confidence to speak about womens issues without feeling awkward. I think it is very important for men, women, girls, and boys to experience this type of conversation. Some monologues in the play are lighthearted and others are serious. The funnier poems are the ones that allowed me to initiate conversations with my friends. I started sharing poems that I heard at the event with them, and they laughed at first, but eventually, they opened up and shared their own experiences. Vaginas went from being something that I never would have openly talked about to a normal topic of conversation. Now, if I have an experience that I think others can relate to, I share it with them. I am not ashamed, and I am not embarrassed. Each year I have new experiences, and each year, there is a poem somewhere in the play for me to relate to. Jui by Eri EB: Wi lights a in my / bestfri ment. 1 lights, j challen ducted blown friends respom each qi In addi ble ans myself lights. 1 can rec past In ing me Freshm telling i spond t ally get year ca became Quarte the Sop Since I Ifelt it 1 my owr myself. am taki This tin include tough qi Say Hello to Our Staff! Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hamill Copy Editors: Brian Vu & Jay Guziewicz Editor-in-Chief: Mackenzie T. Egan Photographer: Mmachi Dimoriaku Layout Editor: Erica Bicchetti 4 Staff Writers: Veronica Romanelli, Rashonda Montgomery, Emily Banks, Darren Martinez, Isaiah McGahee I (pho �Issue 13.3: Spring 2019 Junior Spotlights by Erica Bicchetti fly '.at- felt eft the □duc­ es is to without very >irls, <pe of ues in others as are litiate s. I aeard ley y, they wn ing . have aal I have ters ena. lot e new ere is y for EB: Writing this issue’s Junior Spot­ lights article holds a special place in my heart. I have met some of my best friends in the English depart­ ment. For this year’s Junior Spot­ lights, I decided to ask questions that challenged my classmates, yet con­ ducted meaningful answers. I was blown away by their responses. My friends took the time and effort to respond carefully and thoughtfully to each question. I thank them for that, In addition to receiving such incredible answers, I also decided to include myselfin this issue’s Junior Spot­ lights. My freshman year of college I can recall receiving an email from a past Inkwell Quarterly member asking me to answer questions for the Freshman Faces article. I remember telling myself over and over to re­ spond to that email, but never actu­ ally getting around to it. Sophomore year came around and I ironically became a member of the Inkwell Quarterly. I was assigned to write the Sophomore Spotlights article. Since I was a sophomore at the time, I felt it would be weird to respond to my own questions, so I didn t include myself. Now, it is Junior year, and I am taking on the Junior Spotlights. This time I have decided that I will include myself and answer my own tough questions! a ahee Erica Bicchetti same time I am also very excited. 1. Which English class has been your favorite so far? English 225 Com­ parative Grammar 2. Which college professor has influenced you the most? Dr. Kuhar. He is my English advisor, and he has influenced me to be confident which is something I have always struggled with. Whenever I feel like I can’t accomplish something, Dr. Kuhar reminds me that I have the ability to do anything I put my mind to. He pushes me to work hard and supports all of my decisions. Emily Banks 1. Which English class has been your favorite so far? English 225 (com­ parative grammar) 3. If you could go back in time, what would you change about your college experience so far? Just trying to be more outgoing and building more confidence in myself rather than worrying about what others will think of me. Thankfully, I have found amazing friends who have helped me reach this point. 2. Which college professor has in­ fluenced you the most? Dr. Stanley. His positive vibe and goal oriented persona has been a major influence in my academic career thus far. Dr. Stanley takes an interest and expresses immense support and encouragement toward all of his students. For example, I was con­ sidering switching from pre-law 4. If you could give freshman English pre-vet and Dr. Stanley showed majors one piece of advice, what nothing but support for me, making would it be? Be yourself and work sure to connect me with the pre-vet hard to reach your goals because in advisor and even offering to get me the end, hard work really does pay in contact with his veterinarian. He off as cliche as it may sound. showed the same support when I decided I would not be switching 5. Do you feel prepared to take on from pre-law to pre-vet. My point your future career? Yes and no. being that pre-law and pre-vet are Wilkes has done an amazing job very different fields and Dr. Stanley guiding me to my future career as a didn’t even question it when I told high school English teacher. How­ him I was considering changing ever, part of me is nervous about over, and even encouraged that I what the future entails, but at the can do both if I decide later on in Story Continued on page 7 ^photo) by Erica Bicchetti, 5 �The Inkwell Quarterly Vagina Monologues from a Male Perspective by Darren Martinez I wouldn’t consider the word vagina among my everyday lexicon. It doesn’t really roll off the tongue, as it just doesn’t sound right. The Vagina Monologues ad­ dresses this, with the introduction noting that “No matter how many times you say it, it doesn’t sound like something you want to say.” It’s an uncomfortable word, but why? That’s what I was asked to consider watching The Vagina Monologues. It’s a cry for the validity of sexual enjoyment, the validity of being a woman of any race or sexual orien­ tation, the validity of womanhood. And despite the discomfort I felt, which I’d argue is the intent, I be­ lieve I’m on my way to understand­ ing what it means to be a woman a little bit better. In watching these women take the stage, it was probably one of the few times I’ve been in a ma­ jority female-dominated space. At least, all that comes to recent memory. It was almost like a classroom lesson. I had no expertise on the subject, I was instead the quiet re­ ceptor for information. Some of the situations described, I’ve heard of. The themes would be reflected in passing whispers of a conversation or a viral tweet that would catch my eye, but never did I feel like I had a whole story. While listening to the Vagina Monologues, I felt like I did. And it made me understand that these stories are just a handful of tales compared to a sea of expe­ riences. Every woman has a story to tell. We owe it to the women in our lives to listen. Begin listening if you aren’t already and keep doing it if you do. There’s always room to improve. all her pain, the marriage coun­ selor simply embarrassed her and blamed her for bringing discord to the marriage. The female counselor ordained the woman to allow her husband to shave her. She was cut by her husband as he was lost in the joy of shaving her. And we wonder why shame and guilt are indoctri­ nated into women. The experience is intimate and exposing, attempt­ ing to wipe away the feelings of alienation. What stuck with me most was the simplicity of the child’s answers as recounted by the speak­ er. Responses to questions like “What would your vagina wear?” and “What would your vagina say?” contained an innocence that was not seen elsewhere. It was shocking because many of the experiences of older women seemed burdened with guilt and shame. The shame that men would bring, ranging from romantic partners to simple dates, seemed to bring no end. There was a husband who insist­ ed on his wife shaving her vagina, He insisted it was for better sex. The woman suffered, experiencing intense discomfort, rashes, and red bumps on the exposed skin. For It’s systemic, it should make you uncomfortable to think about. It should make you uncomfortable to hear how women have suffered. Trans women, women of color, lesbian women, the list goes on of women that are beaten up, shamed, and made to feel like less. Some­ times, diminishing women is built into the fabric of our lives whether we believe it or not. The Vagina Monologues are a celebration of owning oneself as a woman, despite the injustices. There is an eventual light to their stories. I believe I’m better for having experienced the monologues, as any audience mem­ ber would be. Wilkes University’s New and Improved Career Servi vices and Internships Offices by Rashonda Montgomery Once upon a time Wilkes University’s Career Services and Internships offices were separate. Having this set up started to make less and less sense as things began to get a little chaotic. Oftentimes, people had to go back and forth 6 from one office to the next for dif­ ferent reasons. Recently, Dr. Leahy decided everything needed to be together. With this idea in mind, the little building located behind the SUB was repurposed for this exact reason. Initially a part of the Temple Israel, this building is now home to Wilkes University’s Career and Internship office. This area is a lot better because it’s very inviting. Students can walk in and hang out a bit. There are multiple things a student Story Continued on page 12 �Issue 13.3: Spring 2019 Junior Spotlights continued from page 5 life to return to the pre-vet track. 1. Which English class has been your favorite so far? So far, I think 3. If you could go back in time, what English 281 with Dr. Anthony has would you change about your college been my favorite because I find experience so far? I would be more the literature from that period to talkative and outgoing in hopes be really interesting. Dr. Anthony that I could meet my friends soon­ included a variety of authors and er. Having them by my side since stories in this course, and we had sophomore year has shown me some fun creative assignments in how much I actually missed out on addition to the traditional written freshman year. work typical of a college English class. For example, one day we all 4. If you could give freshman English shared food from our home towns majors one piece of advice, what and read poetry that we wrote would it be? Don’t procrastinate, about that specific food as an ac­ read every assigned reading and tivity associated with Joel Barlow’s write something each day. Even a “Hasty-Pudding” poem. It was such simple journal entry will improve a fun activity that I felt helped me your writing skills. gain a deeper understanding of the poem by associating it with my own similar experiences. I also really 5. Do you feel prepared to take on liked taking this class because Dr. your future career? YES, Wilkes Anthony is always so passionate University English department has done an incredible job at preparing and excited about everything that me for my career. Skills such as crit­ you read and do in class, and I feel ical thinking, close reading, creative that her attitude made the class a lot writing/thinking and public speak­ more enjoyable and interesting. ing are just a few that have helped 2. Which college professor has prepare me for my future career. influenced you the most? Being a junior in college, I have had so many teachers over the years, so it is hard to choose just one that influenced me. If I had to identi­ fy one teacher that really made a difference in my life, I would have to go with Mrs.Thomas. The Wilkes Education program taught me that student confidence equals student success, and Mrs.Thomas helped me to understand this firsthand. Ever since I changed my major, she (photo by Amanda Beck) has been so extremely helpful in Amanda Beck her role as my advisor and always goes above and beyond to help me in any way that she can. As my professor, Mrs.Thomas helped me learn to be confident in myself and challenge myself to set higher goals and expectations; I cannot express what a difference that this has made in my school performance and my overall mindset. 3. If you could go back in time, what would you change about your college experience so far? As I previously mentioned, when I first came to Wilkes I was not an English major. Like many high school graduates, I really was not sure about what I wanted to do or who I wanted to be yet, and I started college and quick­ ly realized that I was in the wrong field. Luckily, I made the switch before it was too late and have been very happy with my choice so far. Therefore, I would probably just want to have changed my major sooner than I actually did. 4. If you could give freshman English majors one piece of advice, what would it be? My advice to freshmen English majors would be to make friends with your classmates. The English department is not that big, so odds are you will be in classes with many of these people for the next few years. I’ve made some great friends here, and I love know­ ing that each semester I’ll likely see friendly faces in my English classes. It makes class more fun, and helps when you have friends to hold study sessions with. Story Continued on page 8 7 �The Inkwell Quarterly J.C. Junior Spotlights by Bria continued from page 7 5. Do you feel prepared to take on your future career? I feel not only prepared, but excited to take on my future career. I think that Wil­ kes has done a really great job of preparing the Teacher Education Program students through handson work in field experiences and classes where we learn how to be effective teachers, as well as im­ merse ourselves in literature and knowledge that we can reflect upon when out in the field. (photo by Erica Bicchetti) Brian Vu 1. Which English class has been your favorite so far? So far I ve really enjoyed being in History of English Language, it’s taught me a lot about language and how expressive it can be for cultures. 2. Which college professor has in­ fluenced you the most? My advisor, Dr. Hamill, has really influenced me to get involved in the English department, I never feel hesitant to come to him with anything I need help with. 3. If you could go back in time, what would you change about your college experience so far? I wish I could have been an English major from the start. I was a Mechanical Engi­ neer until the second semester of my sophomore year, so I feel like I missed out on some experiences as an English major. Having classes in Kirby Hall alone makes me feel like I’m at Hogwarts, lowkey. 4. If you could give freshman English majors one piece of advice, what would it be? Get involved in the En­ glish department. Join the Inkwell Quarterly and/or attend some of the events. Also, get to know your professors because they’re a pretty awesome group of people. 5. Do you feel prepared to take on your future career? I am ready as ever to get myself out into the world and start my career. Al­ though I’m not a senior yet, staying focused on my classes and being involved in the English department has definitely prepared me for the future, especially being in Inkwell Quarterly. Join IQl by Rashonda Montgomery 8 Othello). Dr. Mischelle Anthony has accomplished four poetry publica­ tions. Her poem, “Do As I Say,” has been published in Crosswinds Po- of her poems, Barn and March” are in Ocean State Review, and a fourth poem ° h„ers’ G[eetil>gs From Oklaho­ ma, is forthcoming in Cream City Review. y T my eye v Scythe, R My class revulsior attractioi were not were still I because i dwell up< the word terrifying Faculty Updates Dr. Chad Stanley is currently finishing a new show of fifteen paintings for an August 2nd, 2019 First Friday solo show at Bar Pazzo in Scranton. The show is entitled “Shakespeare Goes Commando,” and consists of paintings of Brit­ ish World War Two Commando comic book frames, with additional versions substituting the original dialogue with quotes from Shake­ speare’s military plays (mainly I you can Kathe K< Peasant' ENG298 on a clas about vi: working 2016 thr witz in B ily lived In this cl the dark Kollwitz. looming represen Peasant1 Dr. Anthony is now on the editorial board of our International English Honor Society Sigma Tau Delta’s Eastern Region magazine, Mind Murals; and was a submission judge for the Sigma Tau Delta 2019 annu­ al conference �Issue 13.3: Spring 2019 J.C. Todd by Brian Vu I like iglish t e Envell of our etty on le lying ig ment the veil In the Sordoni Art Gallery, you can see dark pieces of art by Kathe Kollwitz that represent the Peasant War from Germany. In my ENG298 class, we visited the gallery on a class day to talk with J.C. Todd about visual literacy. She started working on a series of poems in 2016 through her research of Koll­ witz in Berlin, where she temporar­ ily lived at Humboldt University. In this class session, we analyzed the darkness of these works by Kollwitz. Each piece had a dark, looming feel to it because each one represented the tragedy from the Peasant War. The four pieces that caught my eye were Vault, Sharpening the Scythe, Raped, and Night Vision. My class talked about the power of revulsion, how its as strong as an attraction to a piece. These pieces were not colorful or lively. Yet they were still beautiful. I was drawn to Raped because it is a hard subject to dwell upon. There is brutality in the word raped, it’s wonderful and terrifying. In the pencil drawing, torial rlish :a’s id judge mnu- the body of a woman lays in a field of squash, and based on the title of the piece, she probably experienced rape. Around her are withering flowers of innocence that look tainted. This image is extremely powerful, denoting helplessness and pain. recognition and grief is a truly dark moment for a person. The figure is hunched over and wearing a cloak. During the war, searching through fields of deceased people and com­ ing upon someone you know is an excruciating emotion. There is fear, resentment, and grief all at once. Walking around the art gallery and examining all of these pieces by Kollwitz made me think about the darkness in humanity. The poorest people in a country are treated like animals. There is no escaping that kind of reality for a peasant, especially during a war. People today can relate to problems seen in these works by Kollwitz, people who have seen war first hand and survived it, people who have seen the worst of the worst in poverty. But at the same time, peo­ ple in this world have not experi­ enced life like the ones in Kollwitz’s art. Is it for the better or for the worse that they haven’t? Through darkness emerges strength and uni­ ty, and that is something that can’t The last piece is a hard hit­ ter. It is an image of a figure with a be taken away from people who’ve lantern, looking down at the face of experienced these kinds of harda deceased human. This moment of ships. Two similar pieces were Sharpening the Scythe and Vault, al­ though each one had its own story to it. From Sharpening the Scythe, the person is using a whetstone to sharpen their scythe. The person has a dark expression, and it is hard to tell what the scythe is for. It can be used as a harvesting tool but it can also be used as a weapon like the grim reaper’s scythe. Similarly, in Vault, peasants storm into a vault to grab weapons that can also be considered tools. Your weapons are your tools too, they are created with the same techniques. You can imagine the sound of a yelling wave in this image. r (photos taken by Brian Vu) 9 �[The Inkwell Quarterly Theatr Prison Books Ban Lifted continued fr by Rashonda Montgomery In last quarter’s issue of the Inkwell, I wrote an article titled “The Importance of Physical Books - Even In Prison.” The Pennsyl­ vania Department of Corrections announced in September it would put a stop to book donation pro­ grams and mail-order books into PA prisons. Most prisons benefit from non-profit organizations that send free books to prisoners to read while they serve their sen­ tence. Sometimes inmates can even request specific books from such organizations. This decision was made in an effort to put an end to smuggling and similar illegal acts. In this article, I explained my out­ rage with the PA DOC’s decision to ban books in prisons and imple­ ment ebooks instead. I discussed issues like wealth, that directly correlates to which inmates would have the opportunity to benefit from literature, and rehabilitation, which an access to books can di- rectly impact. There is good news to be discussed. Since I published the article, Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections was met with so much backlash from the public that they decided to reverse this ban on books in prisons. The DOC has revised its policy, allowing book orders to resume through a new centralized processing center. Hear­ ing that the ban was lifted, I felt like I could take a deep breath of relief. I was met with a few people who didn’t exactly understand the gravity of what I was discussing in my last article and that’s okay. The fact that the ban ultimately did get lifted after the public’s urging tells me that I am not the only one who cares about the importance of inmates having access to literature. that, although this topic calls for a bigger and separate discussion, people do not go to prison to receive punishment. They go there as punishment. Serving an entire sentence with the possibility that you will not have access to enrich­ ing texts is a punishment these people do not deserve. With this, its important that I note that we need to keep this discussion open and we need to keep up the pres­ sure to make sure that the new book policies are implemented in just ways and also that the rest of the excessively harsh mail and visitation policies are taken care of. I think it is extremely important for us to remember that our inmates are humans too. They deserve the right to correct their wrongs. What better way to do that than to learn? And what better way is there to learn than to read? In light of this book ban situation, we need to keep in mind Theatre Updates by Mmachi Dimoriaku The first show of the Wilkes University Theatre department was the 1998 version of the award win­ ning musical, Cabaret, with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Joe Masteroff, based on John Van Druten’s 1951 play I Am a Camera, which was adapt­ ed from the short novel Goodbye to Berlin (1939) by Christopher Isherwood. Set in 1931 Berlin, the show focuses on the nightlife of the Kit Kat Klub, and the lives of 10 American writer Cliff Bradshaw and boys had important roles in and English cabaret performer Sally portraying the message of the story. Bowles. When Cliff comes to Berlin Emcee was always around for the to work on his novel, he is met by entire show, he ran the show! With the colorful. The set, lighting, and initiating some transitions and even costume designs for the show were watching the other cast members, astounding and the performances you felt that there was a much by the cast were exceptional. They bigger role he was playing than just had spent countless hours working a Klub host. The characters Cliff on their accents, dance numbers _______ _______ ____ Bradshawx_____ (Kris Tjornhom) and and much more. The Emcee (Justin Sally Bowles (Michaela Catapano) Gaskill) was the host of the Kit Kat relationship served as the main Klub, and he and the Kit Kat girls plot of the show with the characters Story Continued on page 11 Fraulein Schnc seen in the see bigotry and igi WUT show wi You Co by Emily Ba The fai You has spark< troversy the p; Netflix descril brief synopsis with an aspirii bookstore ma: measures to ir life” (Netflix). Joe, is obsesse piring writer, ANYTHING murder those ful in Becks li problematic. J character in tl know what he and wrong an reason we are thize with hir. ence watchinj constantly syi and being bib cized idea of < love or doing the one you 1< ing a cheek tc commits. To 1 that I want a: kill anyone th me, but the ic would fight fi is generally a] �Issue 13.3: Spring 2019 Theatre Updates continued from page 10 Ils for ssion, to go there entire ty that enrichhese th this, iat we n open 2 presnew uted he rest il and i care of. irtant for mates rve the js. What :o learn? re to lies in the story, for the >w! With and even mbers, ich than just ; Cliff ) and lapano) nain haracters npage 11 Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz relationship serving as the subplot. The Kit Kat girls and boys were always seen in the scenes inside and outside of the Kit Kat Klub, reminding the audience of the undermining themes of bigotry and ignorance, self-involvement and hedonism. In all, the entire show was a complete success. The final WUT show will be A. R. Gurney’s The Dining Room, running from April 4th-April 7th. You Controversy by Emily Banks ?• The fairly new Netflix series You has sparked quite a bit of con­ troversy the past couple of months. Netflix describes the series with a brief synopsis listed as, “obsessed with an aspiring writer, a charming bookstore manager goes to extreme measures to insert himself into her life” (Netflix). The main character, Joe, is obsessed with Beck, the as­ piring writer, and he is willing to do ANYTHING to protect her, even murder those he deems as harm­ ful in Beck’s life. This, of course, is problematic. Joe is a complicated character in the sense that we all know what he is doing is crazy and wrong and toxic, but for some reason we are positioned to sympa­ thize with him. In my own experi­ ence watching You, I found myself constantly sympathizing with Joe and being blinded by the romanti­ cized idea of doing something for love or doing something to protect the one you love and sort of turn­ ing a cheek to the horrific acts he commits. To be honest, it is not that I want a man to stalk me and kill anyone that he thinks is bad for me, but the idea being that a man would fight for the woman he loves, is generally appealing. Joe also has numerous appealing qualities, he is charming, good looking, smart and most importantly, caring. I don’t mean caring in the sense that he clearly cares about Beck, a little too much, but that the show incorporates a character named Paco who is Joe’s neighbor. Paco is a young kid living in a home with an unsta­ ble mother who cannot get out of her abusive relationship. Joe helps Paco find YOU V n 1/ (Image from: https://www.flickeringmyth. com/2018/12/tv-review-netflixs-you/) an outlet and introduces him to reading books. Joe is always there for Paco and usually after he does something horrible, we then see him go home and take care of Paco, which redeems him in a way. The controversy arises when numerous viewers take to twitter expressing their love for Joe. For example, one person tweeted at the actor who plays Joe “@PennBadgley kidnap me pls” (Bourque). Millie Bobby Brown also took to Insta­ gram in defense of Joe, suggesting he did it out of love for Beck. Thus, provoking the general response that society is attracted to toxic rela­ tionships. The idea that our soci­ ety “romanticizes toxic behavior” is what many critics argue when trying to explain viewer’s sympathy for Joe (Bourque). I, personally, do not think society is to blame. This complex character is not uncom­ mon and we see this in many TV shows and movies. For example, the movie A Perfect World is positioned the same way. The main character, Butch, is a criminal who breaks out of jail, murders someone and kidnaps a child. Butch, however, is very kind to the child, Phillip, and treats him like his own son. Butch is made to be a likeable and sym­ pathetic character. Despite all the bad things he has done, he redeems himself by being kind to Phillip. Overall, I argue that viewers know and acknowledge that what Joe is doing is toxic and unhealthy and I don’t think many people are wishing for a guy to come into their Story Continued on page 13 11 �[The Inkwell Quarterly V Zac Efron as Ted Bundy by Erica Bicchetti (photo from Reddit) People are furious over the upcoming film release Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile starring celebrity Zac Efron, who will play the 1970s American serial killer, Ted Bundy. When the trail­ er for the film released, critics felt the film was being romanticized and wasn’t capturing Ted Bundy’s true character. People are angry that someone so handsome and charming could play such an evil character. They are particularly angry because they don’t want its audience to fall in love with Zac Efron as Ted Bundy. However, I disagree with these critics. I think they’re forgetting who Ted Bundy really was as a person. Many people who knew Ted Bundy said he was an intelligent and charming individual. This is so important because that’s exactly how Ted Bundy lured almost all of his victims. He manipulated them into thinking he was charismatic and funny; his looks were just a bonus. If Ted Bundy didn’t possess these characteristics, then it would be questionable for an audience to romanticize the Ted Bundy in the film. I also believe Zac Efron fits the role well because he by has a similar physique to Ted Bun­ dy (side by side picture inserted.) So, while I agree that Ted Bundy was an extremely evil person and nothing excuses him for what he did to at least 30 women, it is still crucial that the upcoming movie portrays Ted Bundy truthfully, which involves making him seem like a good person on the outside. I can’t speak for the film itself, but I believe its goal isnt to glamorize character, it’s to show how Ted 1his ------Bundy was believable and able to attract the women. Extremely Wicked, Shock­ ingly Evil, and Vile does not have a release date yet, but Netflix contains four episodes of Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes. Wilkes University’s New and Improved Career Services and Internships Offices continued from page 6 enough.” can benefit from after just one visit at the office. Students can use the computer that’s inside to get Wilkes Career Services held an event one day earlier this one-on-one help with creating or semester as kind of a debut. It was a revising their resumes and cover letters. They can also walk in for lovely setup, but it was on a day that advice and mentoring. It’s never too a snow storm had begun. Given early to start thinking about your this, not too many students showed. career. Students don’t even have to This resource building plans to host worry about formalities, as it’s easy many more events once warmer to just drop by and pick up multiple weather is upon us. That’s somecover letter and resume samples thing everyone should look out for. right off a shelf displayed not far There is a one credit course titled from the door. Everyone needs a CAR Career 398 students can take good resume. The work fields are here at Wilkes that everyone should too competitive to be working with look into. It has been described as a resume that is “okay” or “good “career boot camp.” It is a shame 12 that such course is not required of every student (or at least marketed to every student) because there is not a single person who would not benefit from this class as we are all hoping to better our chances at a good career in the future. Wilkes University Career Services can be found on both Facebook and Twit­ ter (@WilkesUCareers) for further information. Ma Sor to I ect. spc she Ma edi tan sot Scl dir SOI co liv sh: no an Ci 2 b’ in a y£ vc cc tii tc P' tc w g< �Issue 13.3: Spring 2019 Visual Poetry Project I — - by Jay Guziewicz to Ted Bun: inserted.) ed Bundy jerson and jr what he ;n, it is still ting movie uthfully, g him seem the outside, m itself, but j glamorize >w how Ted md able to :ed, Shocks not have a itflix contains rsations with > Tapes. Offices : required of ast marketed use there is 10 would not as we are all hances at a are. Wilkes rices can be iok and Twits) for further On February 27th, the Manuscript Society along with the Sordoni Art Gallery teamed up to present the Visual Poetry Proj­ ect. This project brought together spoken word by students as well as short films about poetry. The three readers from Manuscript were the executive editor, Mackenzie Egan, the assis­ tant editor, Jay Guziewicz, and the social media coordinator, Brianna Schunk. Heather Sincavage, the director of the art gallery, also read some poetry. In between each readings were a few videos, completing the visual poetry aspect of the evening. Each video had a director who filmed the video, and an author who read their work as the narra­ tion of the video. While none of the directors or poets were able to be present, their work was appreciated by the viewers there. The event was originally planned to be the week prior, but due to the weather, it was resched­ uled. Despite this, the turn out was positive, even though the staff was hesitant about having people show up at first, especially since the date was changed. In fact, there has al­ ready been people in the communi­ ty expressing a desire for the night to be hosted again. Overall, the evening was successful and lead to a good turn out from students and community members alike. It also served to introduce the Manuscript to those who had not been aware of the society in the past, and served to keep the gallery in the forefront of peoples minds. You Controversy continued from page 11 lives and stalk them and kill their friends. The issue is not that our society is craving that kind of toxic relation­ ship. There is no issue with Joe being likeable. Joe is likeable simply because he is made to be relatable. He lives a normal life, despite some of the horrific things he does. He is constantly humanized when we see him with Paco and with Beck, thus making us sympathetic towards him. He is the typical bad guy that everyone is rooting for. Critics are simply overlooking the complexity that the character Joe offers. 2018-2019 Manuscript Society Presents... by Mackenzie Egan The year 1919 was very important in American history for a number of reasons. It was the year that the 19th Amendment was voted on in Congress, the prede­ cessor year to the ‘Roaring Twen­ ties’ and began the end of World War I. Huge social changes started to make waves in the year 1919, people found themselves fitting in to the world around them in unique ways, and the way we looked at gender relationships and people would be changed forever. In honor of the year 1919, the Wilkes University Manuscript ' r are putting together a spe­ Society cial issue this year. The 2019 Manu­ script will be a homage to the print news tradition of the 1919. This newspaper styled literary arts mag­ azine will help Wilkes usher in the 2020 s in style and will showcase the best work of students, faculty, and staff. If you are interested in sub­ mitting to the Manuscript this year email poetry, art, and prose sub­ missions to magazine@wilkes.edu or contact mackenzie.egan@wilkes. edu or chad.stanley@wilkes.edu for more information. And keep an eye out for posters and other propaganda advertising the journal’s drop party - sometime in late April. �The Inkwell Quarterly Internships, Education, and Wilkes Int by Mackenzie Egan conti My time at Wilkes has been separated into various journeys, spread across different jobs and positions, and designated to learn­ ing how to be the best writer, best editor, best version of myself possi­ ble. Whether it be in the classroom, the DH lab, the Writing Center, or just sitting around campus, I have spent the last four years of my life being dedicated to learning and growing here. As a result of my time at Wilkes I will be graduating in two short months with my career on track and three really amazing internships in my back pocket. DiscoverNEPA In October of last year I started working with the team at DiscoverNEPA.com through the help of Dr. Hamill and a Wilkes grad Jonathan Davies. DiscoverNE­ PA is the region’s first quality of life website that covers ten counties, from Pike to Monroe. We work with local businesses to put togeth­ er articles weekly on what to do in the area, working as an offshoot of of Mericle Construction with the sole purpose of showing the best of the best in the region. Our mission is to make the world aware of all of the amazing area that Northeastern Pennsylvania is. In the five months I have been working with the website I have done some interesting things, gotten some really awesome by­ lines, and made relationships that will transcend the length of my internship. Fine tuning my research skills, content writing abilities, 14 and target audience techniques, We have also gone on adventures, planted trees, played in the snow, explored local restaurants - all for research purposes. the two websites is the fact that Blysee is an online magazine and DiscoverNEPA is a quality of life website. Okay, so that makes sense two different audiences, one much In April I will say goodbye to Mary, Jonathan, Rebecca, and the more widespread than the other, it would make sense that they would other interns I have come to work with and I can’t help but feel a sense be two totally different experiences, But that’s not the only difference, of melancholy. Working with them has been one of the greatest adven­ nor is it the biggest one. I’ve found it challenging to have to switch tures of my life. I have learned so much and have gotten to rediscover writing modes depending on which internship I’m working for that day. our corner of the world - some­ thing than I never thought would have been possible. In all honesty, it’s so differ­ ent between the two of them that it’s almost like I’m not really a writ­ er depending on which mode I’m working through. What I mean by this is that for DiscoverNEPA I do a lot more research and write in small bursts; most of the articles I’ve writ­ ten for them have been around 500 words and have been very pointed. For Blysee, on the other hand, I’m given up to 1,500 words to work with and a lot more freedom. This is mostly due to the wide array of topics we can cover in a week. I’ve written about relationships, health and wellness, and popular culture. I’ve slated my opinions on movies, television shows, even the health Balancing my school work and my internships implications of certain diets and has been difficult but at the end of the day it’s well worth it. Plus the minor caffeine addiction isn’t other routines. lethaL.right..? Blysee The nature of my work with Blysee is way different than the work I’ve done for DiscoverNEPA One of the biggest divides between The magazine is based out of Denver, Colorado and I do all of my work online. This means that I dont spend as much time face to face, or even in direct corre­ spondence with my editor or the Story Continued on page 15 other week; licens of free feel st to the with J has b< abiliti both j have < tween way d other I am c mysel also k the ex indusl with e desigr them thing picket maga; of my Kine 1 cially media coord zine b be in; ment, am lot with t maga; health ty for �Internships, Education, and Wilkes continued from page 14 other writers. I write two articles a week and am given a lot of creative license. It’s nice to have that kind of freedom but it can sometimes feel stifling. It’s not as conducive to the editing process as working with DiscoverNEPA has been but it has been amazing for my creative abilities. id e ise - uch :r, it >uld nces. ze, und While I love writing for both DiscoverNEPA and Blysee, I have a hard time delineating be­ tween them. My tone for one is way different than my tone for the other and it becomes problematic. I am definitely learning a lot about myself as a writer and my voice. I’m also learning valuable lessons about the expansion of the online writing industry and working in real time with editors, other writers, and a design team. ffiich t day. ferlat writ?m i by do a small writ1500 ited. I’m rk Ihis My work with the two of them is not the only really fun thing I’ve been doing though. I just picked up a third internship with a magazine doing something outside of my normal wheelhouse. T Of I’ve :alth ure. Hes, th id out ill of lat e ne 15 I* Kine Hearts Magazine As of this week I will offi­ cially start working as the social media and communications intern/ coordinator for Kine Hearts Maga­ zine based out of Pittsburgh. I will be in a totally different environ­ ment, working online mostly, but am looking toward a possible job with them after graduation. The magazine, which explores holistic healthcare treatments, the abili­ ty for people to take care of their minds and bodies, and proceeds script have taught me how to work from the magazine help patients with others, lead others, and main­ receive treatment. I’m looking tain professional relationships. And forward to getting to work with this working in the Writing Center has amazing group of people as they helped me define myself as a copy work to change healthcare - and as editor, an instructor, and someone they expand their brand as a miwho can foster creative conversanority owned and operated publica- tions about almost anything, tion. Without Wilkes, the doors to these opportunities that I have My job will still involve been given would have been imposwriting, as I continue to work with the strong women who have found- sible to open, ed the magazine, but of a different vein. I will be working as a market­ ing agent, working with other com­ panies to broaden education and the conversation around hollistic health. I will also be working with artists submitting to the magazine and help in coordinating events. As of right now my future with Kine Hearts is pretty open - Dominique and Carol have been wonderful to work with so far. If all goes well, by the time graduation rolls around, I will be working full time with the magazine. My time at Wilkes is com­ ing to a close but I have been able to do amazing things due to my education and the time I’ve spent here. I’ve learned how to write, how to be more confident in my voice, and have created a network that has made it possible for me to move forward professionally. My educa­ tion as an English major has made it possible for me to move forward as a writer and an editor, my work as a History major has improved my research skills ten fold. My time working for the Inkwell and Manu- Here we see the disgruntled college intern rocking her intership swag and about to start her fourth cup of coffee that day - to be fair, NEPA has a lot of great coffee shops and I also had an artivce for Blysee due that night. �Issue 13.3: Spring 2019 r Hamill’s Hunches, continued from IQ 13.2 by Dr. Thomas A. Hamill flfternoon as to learn howto identify edible Had I ever been so inclined, prior to that golden socc^ even Qn my alleged front “lawn,” I would mushrooms in the wild, or in historic suburbs like Kingston, ’ banapty of the seemingly curious question have had surprisingly obvious options at my disposal, an es e-search corpora. Motivated, somehow, would have availed itself quite readily in the auto-fill teleolog.es o onto my little screen by the hungerfor more so the smell or eyesore-embarrassment of, Id ha some scribble of entitled hope-say, “Identity edible rnusl^-—. Bu( nQ matter how accurate Or artful the also to my dismay), the algorithms would have done the res . which t coJnot have been prepared for the elegant simplici- ty and brazen self-assuredness of Matt and Carol’s lessons. ... . , .. , As soon as I realized I would survive, and that these amateur mycologists paling knives and plastic bags were merely tools, their work’s equipment, I started to see them as figures of knowledge, however strange, an not as forces of menace. And I started to listen to their instructions as though I might actua y use t em one day, even though I knew I never would, and even as I sensed I would only retain dubious and apocryphal frag­ ments—vague and insufficient snippets of (mis)undertanding and impatient listening that instructional videos (and instructive mycologists, amateur and professional alike) are designed to prevent: Sure you can eat them! “You just have to boil them.” “See how I cut the stems? When you cut them, they turn red if poisonous. But before any guilt could set in over how I was about to let the practical applications of these insights go to waste (as I was obviously never going to need to each wild, suburban, or front-lawn mushrooms), Matt and Carols shift from the consultative style into more of a personal narrative modality shepherded new burdens to this pastoralizing scene. “I’ve been admiring your mushrooms for a few years now,” was the first comment that began to recast my lawn according to the mythos of Matt and Carol’s identity. Allegorized, I thought, already as a marker of my truant DIY disposition on the block, the patch of untreated grass in front of our home, which stuck out as such amidst the landscaped lawns around it even before the toadstools sprouted up, was now... a sort of... cen­ ter, a source. “These are exquisite!” Carol exclaimed. “We’d normally have to venture deep into the woods for these kinds of mushrooms.” Later, Matt: “I think you have the mother load here, Tom.” For years, apparently, he’d been watching and waiting. And wishful. “I hope this guy doesn’t treat his lawn!” Matt chortled remembering an earlier conversation with himself, and delighting in the knowledge (as it unfolded) that I don’t. And I guess I never will, right? I mean, I’d already granted Matt full access to the harvest—permis­ sion he felt he needed to confirm no fewer than three times before finally taking “my” mushrooms for himself. And even if he were’t so reserved about securing permissions for next year’s yield, I was more than happy to be thanked in advance as I granted him dominion over future sprouts-and all rights and privileges thereto apper­ taining—in perpetuity. At least for now. And, anyway, it’s about mote than Matt and Carol and my sense of obligation to reciprocate their good faith (initial paranoias notwithstanding). The razor edge dividing the dangers and wonders of mushrooms has long pervaded our stones from The Tempest to Alice in Wonderdland to A Series of Unfortunate Events to The Smurfs to p enty more And these kinds of stories continue, and they’re more real and applicable than I initially reahzed half-hstenmg to Matt and Carols dtrecttves for differentiating the safe food fromThe sinister. Mycologists have long suggested that mushroom mycelta networks are essentially a support structure upon which life builds and diversifies, and it also works, s unnmgly, to filter toxins. Indeed, as Paul Stamets puts it, describing the work of mycro-restoration they hea environments...because these are truly healing membranes.” >5 .. ' of my -“ -“ Iro.yS ” 16 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, 2006-present Description An account of the resource The Inkwell Quarterly is a student-based publication circulated among the Wilkes population as well as prospective students who consider entering the English program. The IQ provides current information about faculty events and students active in the Wilkes’ English program. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University's English Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available English Department Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDFs Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Publication Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, Spring 2019 (Volume 13, Issue 3) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The English Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring 2019 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Publication Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Wilkes University retains copyright of this publication. https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/b7b85087793acaf23f29ea02df05c002.pdf 63f57b3ed5c98e6a4c45599677b23886 PDF Text Text Issue 13.4: Spring 2019 RTER ___ i Moving Forward in the English Department by Veronica Romanelli, Rashonda Montgomery, Darren Martinez, and Briauna Robinson Tliis semester, we asked the first year students on the Inkwells staff to tell us what class they were looking for­ ward to the most next year. The fol­ lowing are the responses they shared as they continue their journey as English majors here at Wilkes. take it than I was before! Rashonda I’m scheduled to take English 225 next semester, which is Comparative Grammar. Initially that didn’t mean anything to me as I tend to get all of the English Veronica courses and their titles mixed up The class I am most excited in my head. So, I was pretty much to take during the Fall 2019 semes­ content with thinking it’s just ter is ENG 397. This class will be another English course. To me, it my first author class, and it focuses didn’t really matter what it was, on Chaucer. I read some Chaucer all that mattered was that it is a last semester in ENG 233, and I requirement for my certification really enjoyed it. My sister Gabriella in secondary education. As this semester is coming to an end, my was also an English major at Wil­ curiosity grew. I decided to look up kes. She graduated in 2016, but I remember when she was in college, the comparative grammar course she always used to talk to me about on the Wilkes online undergradu­ ate course descriptions. There, the her Chaucer class and why Chau­ description for comparative gram­ cer was her favorite. When I asked mar is “A comparative and critical her what I have to look forward to, study of prescriptive, descriptive she said, “Everything!” Her favor­ and transformational-generative ite part of the class was looking at grammar.” If that wouldn’t have digital facsimiles and figuring out confused and scared you if you what they said. When I asked her were in my shoes, then nothing tru­ why she thinks it is a good idea to take the class, she added, “You read ly will. What does any of that even mean7. in Middle English, Dr. Hamill is Needless to say, after that the best professor, and Chaucer is I’ve been dreading next semester. great. We love Chaucer. I have so However, Dr. Hamill was more many tattoo ideas that came from than happy to try to relieve some that class.” After learning about the class, I am even more excited to of my worries by uncovering the unknown for me. He briefly ex­ plained the course to me. He threw words at me like morphology and phonology, and I have to admit, I did not catch them. Are they even real? With the realization that I was still confused, Dr. Hamill got so excited he jumped out of his chair and began writing examples on the board. He spoke about the Interna­ tional Phonetic Alphabet so quickly that, at first, I had no idea he was still speaking english. Story Continued on page 2 In this Issue: A Visit with Carmen Machado and NoViolet Bulawayo Farewell to Inkwell’s Editor-in-Chief Inkwell’s Upcoming Class Sigma Tau Update and Induction Ceremony Jim Whitaker’s Visit Much Ado About Something Hamill’s Top Ten List Department Award Winners Department Updates The Act Review Sekiro Game Review Senior Spotlights 1 �The Inkwell Quarterly ____ _____ ____ _----- --- Me Sigma Tau Delta Update by Mackenzie Egan This year, the Wilkes Uni­ versity Alpha Gama Alpha chapter of Sigma Tau Delta has been very busy. In October chapter pres­ ident, Mackenzie T. Egan, and social media coordinator, Brianna Schunk, submitted paper projects for review for the annual 2019 convention held in St. Louis, Mis­ souri. Both projects were accepted and the pair traveled to St. Louis in March, along with Dr. Anthony, who was this year’s chapter advisor, to present. At the convention the pair sat in on panels that included a candid conversation about publish­ ing work, the question over trigger warnings in academic syllabis, and the keynote speakers, Nnedi Okorafor 8c Tess Taylor. Brianna’s creative nonfic­ tion’ piece, “Look at the Freaks” was showcased along with a panel of young writers coming to terms with their physical and mental disabil­ ities in the academic setting. Her piece turned research into creativ­ ity and was a fantastic segway into the remaining panelists. During the question and answer session afterwards, Brianna showed her vast knowledge of Disability theo­ ry and the questions around how are disabled people showcased in the media, both in creative media and news media, and how do we approach questioning/examining disability across the board. Mackenzie’s original cre­ ative work, “Sentiment, paired with four other panelists as they explored emotional and physical struggles dealing with loss. The short stories in the panel ranged from stories about the loss of ones self to a terminal disease to the battle between who’s who in abusive situations. “Sentiment” also won third place in the original fiction category of the convention and will be out for publication this year. Along with the convention, the Alpha Gamma Alpha chapter of Sigma Tau Delta has organized a book drive with Wilkes University’s SHINE program. The book drive conti will benefit students from pre-k through eighth grade in gaining access to books this summer. Dona­ tions will be accepted up until grad­ uation, May 18th, in the DH lab of Kirby Hall or in the administrative office. New or gently used books are being accepted. Lastly, this year’s Sigma Tau Delta induction took place on Sun­ day, April 28th. Nine new mem­ bers were inducted into the Alpha Gamma Alpha chapter this year, including Inkwell copy editor Jay Guziwiecz and layout editor Erica Bicchetti. The induction ceremo­ ny welcomed these new members and challenged them to uphold the Sigma Tau Delta oath “sincerity, truth, design” and featured Keynote speaker Dr. Makkar. At the end of the ceremony some big departmentai news was revealed: Dr. Makkar will be advising Sigma Tau Delta next year! For pictures of what the Alpha Gamma Alpha has been up to turn to page 14. taking 2019, surve) Survey anothi take, r class v becau: pieces lines s the mi them i what I wish t first o since' the tn es anc what ] expan thony I’ll be an adi writin enjoyt nie Kc Moving Forward in the English Department continued from page 1 But, he did get the basics of the ideas through to me. Ultimately, what I learned from his mini lesson is that there are some really compli­ cated words to describe things I’ve already kinda picked up on about the English language. It doesn’t follow the “rules” we learn in ele­ mentary school, and the sounds we learned in kindergarten don’t tell the whole story. 2 Briauna With the end of my first year of college approaching me rather quickly, I cannot help but think of the future I hold at Wil­ kes University. I cannot foretell how my college career will play out entirely, but I can certainly be excited for my next semester as it is very well planned out already. I Ink will be enthusiastically starting the climb of being a future high school English educator by taking ED 180 and ED 190 courses. I have always wanted to be a teacher since I was a small child, so to be able to repre­ sent this position in the slightest bit has me electrified. I am also continuing along the line of my favorite type of courses... English of course! Upon Facu] Dr. I Editc Macl Story Continued on page 3 I �Issue 13.4: Spring 2019 _______ Moving Forward in the English Department continued from page 2 taking my first survey in Spring 2019,1 decided to take another survey for Fall 2019, ENG 233: Survey of English Literature. This is another course I am exhilarated to take, not just because it is another class with Dr. Hamill himself, but because I enjoy analyzing writing pieces and diving deeper into the lines shown to the reader. Finding the minute details and expanding them into a much grander idea is what I live for and exactly why I wish to become a teacher. This next semester is the first one I am looking forward to since I have finally climbed out of the trenches of my general cours­ es and am finally setting foot into what I came here for, education and expansive English. adf e re u e te Darren I sat down with Dr. An­ thony to get some insight on what I’ll be in for in taking English 298, an advanced workshop in creative writing and poetry. Having most enjoyed creative writing with Ber­ nie Kovacs this semester, I’ve really e i a >it r n ?3 how one wouldn’t want to read that, Through engaging with works like this, Dr. Anthony hopes for us to develop our own consistent voice throughout a portfolio. I find it inherent to poetry, and especially focused now, that our poems will essentially be letters to our read­ ers. These letters are intended to be read like “here, this is me. Now, how about you?” The relatability and workman’s quality a poem can have has always engaged me, and thinking more about my audience is definitely going to be a boon. On the business side of things, Dr. Anthony wants to look at the pub­ lishing side of poetry. It’s really not something I expect to get a lot of money for. It’s a little bit sad that it is more or less “for exposure,” but I think I should still at least look into getting published to some extent. At the very least, honing my art for myself is worthwhile. Inkwell Quarterly’s Staff e >1 ) been looking forward to continuing to engage writing creatively. The aspects of the course Dr. Anthony brought to my attention only served to increase my excitement. I inquired a little bit about the books we’d be reading through­ out the course. Dr. Anthony point­ ed out our anthology was edited by Okla Eliott, a late professor from Misericordia. Through him, we have the ability to work through native voices. Dr. Anthony related a tale about Eliotts poetic reach, in his capacity to bring together a large amount of writers for a local reading. I got a sense of the story that Eliott left for us, the sort of aura he encapsulated. If even a tiny bit shines through in reading the anthology, 1 think it will be a course worth my while. The idea of loosely linked narratives was the prevailing idea of the course, and having that anecdote for Eliott was just a part of that. Another work we will use, Red Mother by Laurel Radzieski, crafts a narrative of a love story of a parasite to its host. I don’t know Faculty Advisor: Layout Editor: Staff Writers: Dr. Thomas A. Hamill Erica Bicchetti Editor-in-Chief: Copy Editors: Mackenzie T. Egan Brian Vu and Jay Guziewicz Veronica Romanelli, Isaiah McGahee, Rashonda Mont­ gomery, Darren Martinez, Briauna Robinson, and Emily Banks 0 3 �The Inkwell Quarterly __ __ _ Hitting Wilkes University: NoViolet Bulwayo’s Visit by Rashonda Montgomery explore it. An understanding of the language of the people you are surrounded by is a crucial part of surviving as an “outsider”. Without a visa to the language the ability to un­ derstand, speak, and write the language - navi­ gating becomes Need New Names, which was NoViolet’s reading captivated her audience in the Kirby Salon very difficult. a finalist for the Man Booker characters having distinct speech This is a struggle any non-english Prize. Her novel was recognized patterns. speaking immigrant will have when with the LA Times Book Prize Art Later, in her reading and entering America. Seidenbaum Award for First Fic­ Q&A, NoViolet Bulawayo began tion, the Pen/Hemingway Award, by expressing the importance of and the Etisalat Prize for Literature. editing and drafting. She said “most I had the privilege of ex­ of writing is rewriting” just before periencing a workshop Bulawayo she dove into reading not from lead during my Intro to Creative the published book that most of Writing class. There, it was obvious us had in our hands, but from her to me that her presence could fill first draft of the first chapter. After an empty room. Her voice flows in reading that for us, she read from a way that made me want to hang the first chapter in the final version on to every word and beg her to of her book. There was a huge dif­ say more. In the classroom, it was ference between the two. Bulawayo obvious that talking about writing admitted she wrote five different is something that she is not new to. drafts of We Need New Names She gave us a prompt, let us work before she wrote the one that was on a short story using only dia­ published. logue, and made us read to her our Her novel, half set in a stories. Even though she is the one fictitious version of her home in with the expertise, she urged other Zimbabwe and half in America, students to give their opinions does a great job of presenting the before she gave her own. In this immigrant experience. A particular workshop, she expressed the im­ experience her novel touches on portance of dialogue in a story and that she shared with us is the lan­ explained to us how to make dia­ guage barrier. A metaphor she used No Violets book, We Need New Nan'ic/ logue in writing more natural. For that sticks with me is “language is has seen many revisions - a fact she example, along with other points, a country.” Just like as an outsider expanded upon during the Q.&.A. after she explained the importance of her reading. to a country, you need a visa to The English De­ partment and the Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series made it pos­ sible for author NoViolet Bulawayo (a Zimbabwean author, and Stegner Fellow at Stanford University) to come to Wilkes for a reading and Q&A in the Kirby Hall Salon. NoViolet Bulawayo, is an acclaimed novelist, and short story writer. She is also the author of the novel We 4 �—- y Issue 13.4: Spring 2019 it Farewell to Inkwell’s Editor-in-Chief by Erica Bicchetti a ig of of JU led d ving er”. sa igei uneak, e avines ish vhen ■ I have had the pleasure of working alongside Mackenzie on the Inkwell Quarterly for about two years now. I still remember when I first met Mackenzie... even though she doesn t. It was my senior year of high school, actually, when 1 came to Wilkes University for an interview. Long story short, I was accepted here at Wilkes! Directly after being accepted, I was told to wait for my tour guide who would take me around campus to show me all of the beautiful campus build­ ings. My tour guide arrived in her Wilkes attire and introduced herself as Mackenzie. I remember she asked me what my soon to be major was and I replied, English. Mackenzie told me her major was English as well, which ended up making the tour more successful because she was able to inform me which build­ ings I would be spending sleepless nights in. I thank her for that. Little did I know I would be seeing her again in English classes and clubs. I remember when I became a member of the Inkwell Quarterly my sophomore year, Mackenzie was so welcoming and laid back which made me feel comfortable. Towards the end of that year, she person­ ally reached out to me and asked if I was interested in fulfilling the layout editor position. I was thankfui Mackenzie and Dr. Hamill chose me for this position. I remember feeling nervous that I just took on a huge responsibility as layout editor, which was something I knew noth- ter ing about at the time. Mackenzie and I met up in the Writing Center to work through the issues layout together. She guided me through the ins and outs of InDesign and Photoshop and allowed me to practice as she observed. Today, I can say that I am still the Inkwell Quar­ terly's layout editor, which is one achievement that I have made here at Wilkes, thanks to Mackenzie. I have asked some of our Inkwell staff members to comment on Mackenzies departure. They were kind enough to leave their thoughtful remarks such as the following: “Thank you for all ofyour hard work and patience. Your dedication in everything you do is in­ spiring. Good luck in all your future endeavors!” - Emily Banks “Being rather new to Ink­ well, I don’t know Mackenzie as well as others. But in my short time, I was accommodated and led well. Seeing her passion for writing and her wanting us to be able to sell our own writing ability is pretty heart­ warming. It’s her kind of drive that I hope to have, and I’m not sure how we’ll fill her wake.” - Darren Marti­ nez “Mackenzie, I’m sad to see you leave, but extremely happy for you as well! Good luck in the future, it’s been fun working with you. We’ll miss you!” - Brian Vu “Mackenzie’s work as Editor-in-Chief of Inkwell Quarterly over the past two years has been exemplary. From coordinating themes of and contributing to the layoutfor every issue, to making key organizational and communica­ tion adjustments for staff roles and positions, to supporting the staff and contributing writers as they develop their voices and take ownership of the newsletter, Mackenzie has had a profound impact on the shape of our Departmental Newsletter. She has been a true steward of IQ, and she will leave it better than she found it—and she will have put in place a model for her successors to do the same.’’ - Dr. Hamill Mackenzie is more than the Editor-in-Chief for the Inkwell Quarterly. At Wilkes, she stud­ ies English Writing and History. Mackenzie is also the President of Sigma Tau Delta, the Editor of the Manuscript, and is a member of Phi Alpha Theta. She has earned internships at DiscoverNEPA.com as a writer, Blysee.com as a lifestyle writer, and Kine Hearts Magazine as a communications intern. Recently, Mackenzie attended the 2019 Sigma Tau Delta Convention where she won an award for an original fiction piece titled “Sentiment.” Speaking on behalf of the English Depart­ ment if I may, we are all proud of you, Mackenzie. Congratulations, and good luck with the rest of your future! Mackenzie Egan at the 2019 Sigma Tau Delta Convention �i The Inkwell Quarterly ( Much Ado About Something b by Isaiah McGahee Shakespeare said, “All the world’s a stage,” but what Shake­ speare did not say is that learning his lines was well, simply put, a living hell... for example: “If he hath a fancy to this foolery, which it appears he hath, then he is no fool for fancy, as you would have it ap­ pear he is.” Say that three times fast, or better yet once for that matter. From April 11th-14th, I had the opportunity to play Don Pe­ dro, at King’s College’s production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. When presented with the opportunity to audition, I chose to audition for Don Pedro, mainly be­ cause the role had been reprised by my favorite actor, Denzel Washing­ ton, in the 1993 film adaptation. In addition, Pedro and I are quite sim­ ilar: we both live life on the lighter side and are excellent wingmen, yet struggle in our own personal romantic endeavours (insert laugh­ ter if you so choose). In a cast full of squares and self-limiting char­ acters, Pedro is without question a circle, and the ultimate catalyst in bringing the other main characters together, “into a mountain of affec- tion, the one with the other.” Much Ado was only my second theatrical performance, the first being the musical, Ragtime, as Coalhouse Walker Jr. (also at Kings). I can say in earnest, that learning my lines was a challenge so daunting, that for a moment I Aft 5® ---------: ——7 1^ I Image by Erica Bicchetti regretted my decision to accept the role. The most difficult aspect of memorizing Shakespearean lines is not memorizing them per say, but memorizing them in a manner in which you, as an actor, understand what is being said. Rehearsals didn’t theoretically end, because finding your character requires a great deal of independent research and personal analysis. However, it was comforting, because every mem­ ber of the cast experienced similar problems, and our unity in disunity ultimately became one of our great­ est strengths; and as a cast, we came together to overcome this problem through a variety of exercises and Shakespearean workshops, which focused explicitly on line explica­ tion and understanding. In the end, playing Don Pedro and experienc­ ing Shakespeare from a completely personalized point of view, is an experience that I will never forget, and has truly become one of the most rewarding endeavours that I’ve ever undertaken. From a per­ son who previously thought Shake­ speare irrepressibly overrated, I can honestly say that Shakespeare has changed my life, and as Don Pedro said best, Shakespeare “has taught me to sing, and restored me to the owner.” HER IV gl n< et b< H lo in b< n< in fr w w fc in ffi w h< P< th th ar id he W; M ra in o\ ar SI UI BODY It AND W C OTHER er nt PARTIES IIIUll Carmen Maria Machado pictured above (Image from https://carmenmariamachado. com/biography) 6 ’ id ' CARMEN MARIA MACHADO Image from https://www.bookdepository com/Her-Body-Other-Parties-Carmen-Maria-Machado/9781681686882 oi si st �Issue 13.4: Spring 2019 Carmen Machado by Mackenzie Egan When I first met Carmen Machado it was not the most graceful moment of my life. I did not shake her hand - in fact, I don’t even think I said hi to her. She had been sitting in the salon at Kirby Hall, working on a Macbook and looking every bit the awesome individual she turned out to be. Me, being...well myself, hadn’t actually noticed her when I came tearing into the room. I was in a cafeineless frenzy (particularly at fault that day was my own poor planning) and was just in a rush to get my fix be­ fore the workshop started. So I ran in, dumped all of my things on the floor, and gave her the same vacant wave that most of the department has seen at least once, and disap­ peared. My blase attitude toward the woman in the comfy chair in the corner had less to do with her and more to do with me -1 had no idea who she was; I just really liked her hair. Coffee in hand, Sarah and I walked back in to Kirby to see Ms. Machado starting to set up. Embar­ rassed, I helped her arrange chairs in a circle and apologized for the over dramatic way I had flounced around about ten minutes prior. She’d just laughed - and ended up laughing at me harder when I spilled coffee on my legal pad. When the writing workshop began, Carmen walked us through an ex­ ercise with writing a positive, and a negative, paragraph inspired by an idyllic country road image she had on her laptop. She told us that when she taught creative writing classes she would run similar exercises. Brianna, Sarah, and I all came up with something different from the exercise - something that was more visceral than anything I have ever written before - and Carmen will­ ingly read each paragraph we had written and offered small critiques. Her attitude toward our writing was welcoming, and very encouraging. Actually, her attitude in general was very welcoming and encouraging, something that I think all of us that night really enjoyed, After we were done work­ shopping Carmen took the time to answer some questions for us. Most of her answers came in the form of entertaining anecdotes about her life, her writing process, and her thoughts on cats. She gave us some amazing advice about graduate school, acting more like our equal in the process of trying to figure out whether writing was a feasible academic and career goal for the future. Carmen’s encouraging words made it easier for the three of us to conceptualize ourselves as profes­ sional writers and I wish more of the students in the department had made it to the workshop. Dinner was just as pleas­ ant, with Carmen spending most of the meal talking to us students and Dr. Davis or just observing the way we interacted with each other. She seemed to find it entertaining how all of us at the meal could pick up conversations from other ends of the table and remain actively involved. With a small department, she noted, it was easier for all of us to remain in tune with each other. It was another nod in the direc- tion of the amazing professors and classroom atmosphere that Wilkes’ English department provides us. Carmen read an excerpt from her short story collection, Her Body and Other Parties, which as­ tounded us all. Between her beau­ tiful, poetic prose, and her sassy demeanor, the reading was entrancing. While I’m not a huge fan of first person fiction, I found myself enjoying the narrators tone as much as the content of the story she read for us. It was relatable, it was guttural, and it was written with the intention of exploring past events in a way that was both cathartic and entertaining. Carmen was as ener­ getic in her reading as she had been in our workshop - laughing when she missed a word, making faces as she read particularly interest­ ing scenes, and looking out at the crowd to gage our reactions when certain scenes required a laugh, Even during the book signing after­ wards Carmen kept up her smiles, her jokes, and her attitude. The whole experience was stellar - Carmen was down to Earth without being too humble, which made it easy to talk to her about her writing process, her path to her degrees, and her thoughts on existence. We each got something out of the visit, be it the three of us in the workshop, the handful that went to dinner, or the packed Salon that listened to her read. Carmens visit, and her writing, will stay with the students, faculty, and staff here at Wilkes for a long time. 7 �■■I—__ The inkwell Quarterly s The Act Review by Brian Vu The Acl is a show on Hulu based on the case of Dee Dec and Gypsy Rose Blanchard, where Dec Dee, the mother, was found dead in her home from stab wounds. In June of 2015, Gypsy, Dee Dec’s daughter, and her boyfriend, Nich­ olas Godejohn, planned to murder Dee Dee after Gypsy figured out that her mother has been taking control of her life for her own benefit. Gypsy has what is known as Munchausen syndrome, which is a mental illness where the vic­ tim believes they are sick when in actuality, they are not. Dee used Gypsy’s disability to live in a home that they didn’t deserve and also to get money for herself. The show itself has been “dramatized or fictionalized” for entertainment, so it is hard to really understand the true facts of this case. In the show, the mother and daughter would shoplift without being seen, but the first time they attempted it, their neighbor Mel saw them from afar. Throughout Gypsy’s life, she has been in a wheelchair and her mother told her that she was death­ ly allergic to sugar. But, that didn’t seem to be the case; Gypsy started eating sugar and surfing the web at night while her mom was passed out from Xanax. Seeing Gypsy grow older, its no surprise that she would see through her mothers lies sooner or later. While watching the show, I thought the character of Dee Dee was such an odd and weird person, like she had some serious secrets to hide. The hospitals that Dee I )ee took Gypsy to did tests on Gypsy 8 andc<>ndu<lc<llhiilll>HCW;i6nolh ing wrong with her, Dec Dec had an excuse for everything, though, and she had a binder of lake modi cal files that she would use Io cover up Gypsy’s illness. For a mother, that is such a terrible thing to do. She would also give Gypsy medi­ cation that she didn’t need which would just ruin her health in the long-run. In one of the episodes, an investigator came to interview Gypsy, but she couldn’t even really respond clearly because Dee Dee had drugged her up right before the interview. Gypsy had a false childhood and was raised by a hor­ rible human being. So how could she not be infuriated by her mother when she figured out that her life was a lie? I never got to the end of the show but in the third episode, Dee Dee was found dead in her bed, her body covered in stab wounds, The show flashes forward to the event and then back to the main backstory. Gypsy met her boy­ friend Nicholas on the internet, and he later persuaded Gypsy to kill her mother after her secrets were found. It’s ironic that Dee Dec hid secrets from Gypsy and Gypsy did the same. 'Ihey both put on an act, to everyone else, and they seemed like very nice and loving people. But underneath all that? both of them were kind of the same. Psy­ chologically, Gypsy vvoukl no( luvc tenable to handle the secrets well especially with the kind of child hood she had. Bas a Into! mealy details, I he ten Hon h strong within every charac­ ter; and there are quite a lot of WTF moments, ft can be mind-blowing and the character development is interesting. How do you think you’d feel if you were raised with a mental illness, raised by your mother who hid the fact that there was really nothing wrong with you? Dee Dee brainwashes her daughter to use her for her own benefit, put­ ting on an act so that other people aren’t suspicious. Its inevitable that this will fail because the one person who sees it all is her own daughter. When she was younger she had no curiosit}’ about her illness and why her mother does the specific things. Its a dependent factor for a child to not be curious about the way that their parents raise them. But when they reach a certain age, their brain is developed enough to figure out and connect some dots about their life and how thev were raised. So it was ultimately inevitable that Gyp­ sy would find out what her mother has been hiding this whole time. Ms I THE ACl Util »• »l*« (ivm https nvw lnihi.com vttvs the ,t<t SvvSHtHc b?s\- n\,5 9966- Q: in| A: Hi an tra Q: asj A: sol no ing pul sor of < am bei de£ flex on acq pre Q:^ con can A:f Wil Ink] of n foui whe in C groA ed p prid pub! has 1 of nQ: V fron A:L man �Issue 13.4: Spring 2019 Senior Spotlights by Erica Bicchetti LC- Mackenzie Egan /tf ng Te ou? ter ut’le hat son er. no hy igs. I to Lt en ain it sir 3 it rPler [ Q: What are you majoring/minoring in? A: I am majoring in English and History with a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies and a concen­ tration in Anthropology. Q: What are your future career aspirations? A: I plan on, someday, working solely as a published author. For now I’m looking forward to work­ ing on press statements and other publicity for several companies, some freelance writing, and a ton of copy editing. One of the most amazing things I’ve learned about being an English major is that the degree really allows for a ton of flexibility - with these seven letters on my diploma and the skills I’ve acquired here at Wilkes I can do pretty much anything. Q: What has been your greatest ac­ complishment during your Wilkes career? A: My greatest achievement at Wilkes has been this right here. The Inkwell Quarterly has been a part of my life since I started at Wilkes four years ago, and even before when I first stepped foot on campus in October of 2014. Watching it grow, working with some truly gifted people, and getting to say, with pride, that I have been editor of this publication since January of 2016 has been some of the best moments of my career. Q: What was your favorite novel from a class you’ve taken? A: I loved, loved, loved Art Spiegel- mans Maus. Q: What was your least favorite novel? A: I did not love Ulysses by James Joyce - well, I did not love spending a semester working on it. The novel itself is a work of genius but having to write over a dozen papers on it in the course of 15 or so weeks was actually awful. Q: What advice do you have for underclassman? A: Take that sixth class, get involved in on campus activities, and enjoy every moment you spend here. It all goes by so fast and before you know it you’ll be looking back on your time at Wilkes and wondering where it all went. And make sure that you update your resume every couple of months - it’s super annoying doing it all at once! Haley Welker Q: What are you majoring/minoring in? A: My major is Middle Level Edu­ cation with a focus in English and a certification in Special Education. I also have a minor in English. Q: What are your future career aspirations? A: I plan on getting either an En­ glish middle school or high school teaching job in the Lehigh Valley, Once Once II am am hired, hired, II plan plan on on pursu pursu­­ ing my master’s degree, Q: What has been your greatest ac­ complishment during your Wilkes career? A: My greatest accomplishment is graduating with a strong GPA while also being a successful student athlete. I have received positive accolades in both aspects of my life and I am proud that I could balance both while genuinely enjoying my time at Wilkes. Q: What was your favorite novel from a class you’ve taken? A: I loved reading Jane Eyre in Dr. Davis’s British Literature survey class. The book inspired me to read more Victorian literature novels, like Pride and Prejudice, which I have grown to admire. Q: What was your least favorite novel? A: Ulysses. No explanation needed Q: What advice do you have for underclassman? A: My advice is to take advantage of the small class sizes at Wilkes and build relationships with your professors. They will be the most meaningful, important relation­ ships that will ultimately contribute to your overall success as a student and shape you to be a better indi­ vidual. Matthew Judge Q: What are you majoring/minoring in? A: I am majoring in English and Secondary Education and I am minoring in History. Q: What are your future career aspi­ rations? A: My future career aspirations are to become a Secondary English teacher and wrestling coach Q: What has been your greatest ac­ complishment during your Wilkes career? A: My greatest accomplishment Story Continued on page 10 9 �;'lhe Inkwell Quarterly Jirr Senior Spotlights by Vei continued from page 9 during my Wilkes career was winning the Frank JJ Davies award from the English Department. Q: What was your favorite novel from a class you’ve taken? A: My favorite novel from a class I’ve taken is Inherent Vice by Thom­ as Pynchon. Q: What was your least favorite novel? A: My least favorite novel was Wieland by Charles Brockden Brown. Q: What advice do you have for underclassman? A: My advice for underclassmen is to take full advantage of the English department faculty and their will­ ingness to help students. The pro­ fessors in the English department have helped me become twice the student I was when I got to Wilkes because of their willingness to work with me outside of class hours. Sekiro Game Review by Darren Martinez Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice does a lot of things right. It is beautifully atmospheric, as is par for the course for From Software games. Tie combat is also highly tuned, creating an experience just as focused on grinding you into the dirt as it is pulling you up and giving you sights worth the journey. Sekiro is another success hot on the heels of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls franchise, marking another IP for From’s acclaimed library. Of these previous FromSoft titles, which does Sekiro play like? The PS4 exclusive gothic-Lovecraftian Bloodborne seemed to be the closest in terms of gameplay for most players while the turtling, defensive Dark Souls veter­ ans found themselves up against a pretty hefty barrier, I was in the Dark Souls camp, finding the game’s emphasis on parrying and whittling down both a posture and health bar rather difficult. It’s a very gutsy system, entirely dependent on the player's aggressiveness while also meriting the watchful eye of enemy < ncs. 'Ihe stringent emphasis on start-up aniniations and delibera- 10 tion of enemy weapon movements is not only beautiful to watch, but entirely necessitated by the second by second nature of fights. The deadliness of the swordplay is almost fetishized, and you get a very good sense of how dangerous you and your enemies are. Deathblows are accompanied with gratuitous bloodspray, making the relishing of the death of a difficult foe that much more satisfying, The love that went into animating different fighting styles is astonish­ ing, incorporating enemies rang­ ing from monks, warrior women wielding spear-guns, sumo-wrestlers-turned-brigands, monkeys with swords, to horrors of Japanese folklore. They are delivered entirely seriously, and the game shines in 1 vs. 1 combat that emphasizes the care poured into every encounter. While being grounded in samurai combat, you play as a shinobi. You’re a ninja, and it’s foolish not to use the tricks at your disposal. Stealth is a huge part of the game, especially if you struggle with confrontations with multiple foes. You also end up with a pros- thetic arm, equipped with a grap­ pling hook and accommodations for your shinobi tricks. A few of them are situational, like a small axe or spear, while your shurikens and firecrackers tend to carry a lot of weight. While only offered a singular katana as your main tool (which arguably promotes mastery of its systems and uses), spicing up fights with your tools is both advantageous and fun. My favorite would have to be the loaded um­ brella, a large steel shield that fans out and eats a couple hits. It is really only useful against ranged foes, but further upgrades promote fire resistance and spirit-type enemy repellant. Its super handy. Sekiro’s combat, in its backand-forths, becomes a rhythm game. Surprisingly, the game based around ninja stealth and samurai swordplay features rhythms. Many of the bosses derive their difficulty from the mix-ups in their attack patterns compared to the usual foes. Bosses can tout flurries of tiny attacks that bear down upon your own posture if not precise enough, a mix attack that requires a different Story Continued on pay in film ing ecc Univei Whita] his pas where when 1 that sa be filn Excite^ a set, cousin what f movie the fir on, pr the ca the se sure h for the most i pro du Time, ella Ad 8 Mile Presic Imagi now I tainn' to sp( stude Patrie that t collej dowr abow Whit child child helpe he ha resoc �Issue 13.4: Spring 2019 Jim Whitaker’s Visit by Veronica Romanelli he English teir willEhe proartment wice the o Wilkes ss to work ours. a grapiations few of small urikens rry a ffered a tin tool mastery icing both favorite d umlat fans ft is really foes, ote fire nemy ts backhm ie based murai 3. Many ifficulty ttack sual s of tiny n your mough, different i page 12 Jim Whitaker got his start into trouble. Much like his broth­ in filmmaking while he was study­ erhood, there was always someone ing economics at Georgetown to compete with throughout his University. After a certain point career. Whitaker credits his father Whitaker knew economics was not as one of his biggest inspirations to his passion, but he did not know pursue his dream. His father always where to turn or what to do. That is told him, “Do what you love,” and when he saw an article in the paper it is this advice that gave Whitaker that said his cousin was going to the courage to follow his heart and be filming a movie in Baltimore. break out of his comfort zone. Excited by the idea of working on Whitaker talked about his a set, Whitaker sent a letter to his earliest film he ever made, titled cousin asking if he could come see 100 Moments in My Apartment. He what filmmaking was all about. The began this project after working movie was Hairspray, and it was on the set of Hairspray and getting the first film Whitaker ever worked his own camera. His film was very on, providing food and water for short, considering the limited film the cast. After his experience on he had to record it with, but he was the set of Hairspray, Whitaker was eager to see what he was capable of, sure he wanted to be a filmmaker so he worked with what he had to create his first film. Whitakers first for the rest of his life. Some of the official film job was creating short most notable films Whitaker has films that were played at a museum. produced include A Wrinkle in A project Whitaker seemed ex­ Time, American Gangster, Cinder­ tremely passionate about during his ella Man, Friday Night Lights, and conversation with Dr. Leahy was 8 Mile. Whitaker was previously a Public Service Announcement President of Motion Pictures at he recorded after the death of his Imagine Entertainment, and he is friend in a drunk driving accident. now President of Whitaker Enter­ After reaching out to several orga­ tainment. nizations for funding for his PSA, When Jim Whitaker came Whitaker realized he would have to speak to Wilkes University to fund the PSA on his own. His students, he was introduced by Dr. friends helped him save money Patrick Leahy, and it was revealed by walking through their neighthat the two were good friends in ...................... is. college. Dr. Leahy and Whitaker sat borhood and selling~raffle’ ticket: Eventually, he has enough money to down together for a conversation produce the film. When he pitched about Whitaker’s life and career. his intense idea to several news Whitaker first spoke about his stations, only one took his offer. childhood. He was the youngest Once one station started playing it, child of five boys, which he says however, several others followed. helped him with his career in which Throughout Whitaker’s talk he had to learn to vie for the same with Wilkes students, he shared resources as others without getting many heartfelt and emotional stories. It is difficult to relay the content that was shared during Whitaker’s visit through writing because he has asked for much of it to be kept private. Before he left, he shared with the audience, “I’m in every movie.” Whitaker explained that while his viewers might not visually see him in the movies he works on, he is there. He has never worked to tell a story that he did not have some connection to or that he did not think should be told. He credits 8 Mile as being a movie that changed his career be­ cause people did not think it would be a success, but Whitaker was able to pull it off because he believed in it. Whitaker calls Friday Night Lights his favorite project, and he refers to it as “a story that needed to be told.” At the end of their conver­ sation, Dr. Leahy asked Whitaker what he would like the students in attendance to take away from his visit. Whitaker left students with the message to be true to them­ selves, respond honestly to their emotions, and to let their souls lead the way. REBIRTH: CHRONICLING I H£ REBUILDING AFTER 9/>l 3 P.M. | MONDAY, APRIL 29 KARAMBELAS MEDIA CF NTER TV STUDIO Image from Wilkes University 11 �(The Inkwell Quarterly Sekiro Game Review continued from page 10 dodge “beat” to be played, avoidat-all-cost grapples, the list goes on. A dedicated, yet unskilled player (like myself) is granted the tools to memorize these patterns through the revival system. Tied up in a neat little bow with the story elements, player character Wolf is granted the ability to revive once a boss phase or encounter, giving another shot at winning before death merits ac­ tual consequence. A second death saps half your experience and half your sen, making it hard to get new skills and rendering you too broke to purchase anything from sparse shopkeepers. You might need to grind, which, although I haven’t made the effort to yet, makes it a little tedious to unlock every skill. While considering the story and its characters, Sekiro is the first time character customization was not present in recent FromSoft history. No longer a blank recepta­ cle for storytelling, the One-Armed Wolf, as Sekiro means in English, is a fully fleshed character in his own right. His naivety lags the story a bit in the early game, as he has the tendency to respond to NPCs by tossing up a question about the current maguffin within the story so a character can dispense story. As the Wolf grows stronger, so too do his conversational skills. He can give NPCs alcohol and indulge their backstories, and scripted story sequences see Wolf taking more of an active role in decision-making when faced with moral choices. You care about the people around you and your young lord, because they care about you in return. And as 12 while not like it used to, can still odd as it may seem, the Buddhist _____ __________ send enemies careening off cliffs, presence and basis in Sengoku-period Japan within the game grounds I will not lie, I actually had to kill a late game boss using an exploit everything in an air of realism. that got him off the edge because I Sekiro is an excellent game. found it be a poorly designed en­ But it’s backbreakingly difficult, counter for the game’s style. In that <Outcry on social media questioned how accessible the game was. As ev- way, I believe there exists the game’s “easy mode.” The capacity for a idenced by YouTube lore channels, player to cheese encounters pro­ there seemed to be an audience for motes variability in play, and can what the game offered in terms of ease the tension of crushing diffi­ story and world building that was turned off by the game’s intense dif­ culty. For instance, a miniboss that ficulty. Although the exact accuracy begins as a conversable NPC can be jumped on. This will trigger her of this is debatable, there were also claims of the mentally or physically to be recognized as an enemy but not yet aggro’d to you, giving a free challenged being unable to enjoy deathblow and requiring only one the game in its state. 1 am not one more to vanquish it. You push up to withhold an experience from one looking for it, but I believe against the walls of the game, and FromSoft sets out to tell a singular sometimes they give. And honestly, narrative with Sekiro. Diluting the that’s how it should be! That’s where experience by adding supplemental the joy comes, modes takes away from what I see It’s a beautiful game. I’m as the singular vision presented by about 60 hours in and still not the narrative. When it comes to done, with relatively little left to do. modders and community support, While not boasting the replayability I am sure there are already ways of the Souls games or Bloodborne, to turn the world of Sekiro into a Sekiro should absolutely be an sandbox. It is not by some nefarious experience on an action fan’s qi[ueue. design that FromSoft sets out to It’s tough going from the start, but exclude players from their worlds. the game blossoms with its varied The niche game that launched the locales and a rewarding combat sys­ “tough but fair” formula, Demon tem. The utter fascination with the Souls, was exactly that: niche. Not machinations of combat and the to say it is entitlement that an easy prospect of trading blows gives the mode be placed in a game, but I fights a level of polish that makes find it to be the developer’s stylistic it a labor of love. I’d say Sekiro is choice to not recognize the game worth consideration for game of the being beaten in a world with less year, even at this point. 9/10. enemies or reduced damage taken. On the matters of difficulty, there is still some of the infamous FromSoft jank in Sekiro. Enemy Al, ■ ] ] ] ] �- ------------------------Issue 13.4: Spring 2019 Faculty Updates by Briauna Robinson Dr. Helen Davis has been chosen for the very honorable and the highest award for teaching, the Carpenter Award! She has officially received this May 2nd. Not only has she received this amazing award, but on March 29th, Dr. Davis presented an in­ novation session on “Creating and Expanding Effective Structures for LGBTQ+ Student Inclusion on Campus” at the American Associ­ ation of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Conference on Diver­ sity, Equity, and Student Success in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Davis leads LGBTQ+ Awareness and Ally sessions at Wilkes University, King’s College, and even Misericordia University. Dr. Jap-Nanak Makkar also has some exciting things going on wiht her work. She will be present­ ing a paper called “Little Doubt: Conrad, Wiener, Cliff” at the Insti- tute of Culture and Society (ICS). ICS is an institute convoked by the Marxist Literary Group, and it takes place at the University of Illinois> Chicago from June 22 to 26. The highlight is that this paper she is presenting is only an excerpt from a longer essay, which has been under revision since August 2018, and will be submitted to a journal over the summer. Since March 2019, Dr. Makkar has also had the honor of overseeing copyedits for her essay titled “A Trademark on Irony: Coet­ zee’s Formalism, Digital Copyright, Literary Proprietorship” that will be published in the Summer 2019 issue of Contemporary Literature. Dr. Thomas A. Hamill also has some updates as he will be presenting a paper titled “The Golf­ ing Body Mnemonic: The Poetics of Swing Mechanics and Muscle Memory c. 1688” at the Tenth Annual Internationa] Conference on Sport and Society in Toronto in June. The paper, based in archival work he conducted at the National Library of Scotland years ago, fo­ cuses on Thomas Kincaid, a medical student whose diary contains the first known written instructions on the golf swing. Kincaid enumerates in his diary what Dr. Hamill suggests is a working mechanics and poetics of the golf swing; es­ pecially insofar as his careful and recurring articulations of club arc, arm and torso rotation, leg control, and shaft angle eventually cohere in verses that frame the repeatable golf swing (and the laws of motion that govern it) in metered rhyme. Dr. Hamill’s paper examines Kincaid’s detailed criteria for effective golf and considers, in particular, the ways in which the diarist establish­ es a paradigm for effecting muscle memory through linguistic repeti­ tion and poetic form. Fall 2019 Upper-Level Class Listings ENG 225 Comparative Grammar TR 3:00pm-4:15pm Dr. Stanley ENG 233 Survey English Literature I MWF 2:00pm-2:50pm Dr. Hamill ENG 282 Survey American Literature II TR 9:30am-10:45am Dr. Kuhar ENG 298 Workshop in Creative Writing - Poetry MWF 10:00am-10:50am Dr. Anthony ENG 353 Studies in Postcolonial Literature MWF 11:00am-11:50am Dr. Makkar ENG 393 Teaching of English M 6:00pm-8:45pm Prof. Lartz ENG 397 Studies in Chaucer MWF 1:00pm-1:50pm Dr. Hamill 13 �The Inkwell Quarterly Sigma Tau Delta Induction by Erica Bicchetti On March 11th, 2019,1 received an email for an invitation to join the English Honor Society. I did not realize how special that moment was. I thought it was spam mail! I wondered, How on earth could I be invited to join the English Honor Society? This seemed like something so far out of reach. I continued reading the email any­ way, because wouldn’t it be cool to actually get inducted? And then, I noticed something. I skimmed down to the signature. “Sincerely, Dr. Mischelle B. Anthony.” That’s when I knew it had to be legitimate. I reread the entire email this time, figuring out how I could’ve possibly accomplished this. Dr. Anthony writes, “To be eligible for member­ ship in Sigma Tau Delta, students must be minoring or majoring in English and have completed three semesters of college course work with at least two English courses beyond the University core requirements in English. Eligible students must have a minimum 3.0 average in their English courses and a min­ imum 3.0 average in their courses overall.” Wow, I thought. I did it'. I remember one of the first things I did was forward the email to my mom. Her response was something along the lines of “OMG I’m crying. We will pay the membership fee.” I never asked her to pay for it, but I am grateful she offered. It was her way of saying “Nothing is getting in the way of your induction.’ I think she was more excited than I was, and I was stoked. Of course, moments later, my mom’s whole facebook friend list knew I was being inducted into The International English Hon­ or Society. Dr. Anthony had also informed inductees that the cere­ mony would be held on April 28th, 2019. That would give me plenty of time to find a dress for the occa­ sion. When April 28th came around, I was thrilled to become a part of Alpha Gamma Alpha’s Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta. Fam­ ilies gathered in the Kirby Salon, and inductees sat in the front rows. The ceremony was brought to order by Dr. Anthony who introduced the keynote speaker Dr. Makkar. Dr. -----------Makkar’s address focused on what it means to be an English major, and her remarks were encouraging. Some other uplifting and inspiring speeches were given by the So­ cial Media Coordinator, Brianna Schunk, and Historian, Maddison Black. Then, the President of Sigma Tau Delta^Mackenzie Egan initiated the nine new members. We received a rose, a book mark, a certificate, and a pin, along with an English Department t-shirt. Mack­ enzie had us repeat after her when saying the Sigma Tau Delta Pledge: “I shall endeavor to advance the study of chief literacy masterpieces, to encourage worthwhile reading, to promote the mastery of written expression, and to foster a spirit of fellowship among those who specialize in the study of the En­ glish language and of its literature, ever keeping in mind the motto of our society... Sincerity, Truth, Design.” These words are certainly something to live by as an English major and future educator. I aspire to fulfill my duties as a member, and execute them onto my students someday. Congratulations to the following students for being inducted into Sigma Tau Delta’s Alpha Gam ma Alpha Chapter this semester: Erica Bicchetti Hannah Bolacker Kaylynn Bruch Julia Guziewicz James Lapidus Rachel Nardozzi Katherine Osmanski Veronica Romanelli Sarah Weynand TRU'V'* Image of Sigma Taus newest menwers �Issue 13.4: Spring 2019 Department Award Winners abers. mark, a >r with an t. Mack-f when 1 Pledge: -e the erpieces, sading, written spirit who te Enerature, lotto Truth, ertainly English I aspire uber, students the folnducted la Gamiester: Congratulations to the English Department Award Winners! Matthew Judge Frank JJ. Davies Award for outstanding achievement in English Mackenzie Egan Annette Evans Humanities Award for outstanding scholarship in the human­ ities and contribution to cultural affairs Brianna Schunk Patricia Boyle & Robert J. Heaman Scholarship for excellence in English stud­ ies, potential for advanced study, scholarship, and financial need Maddison Black—Taft Achilles Rosenbery Naparsteck Scholarship for promising writing in prose fiction, journalism, or poetry Inkwell Quarterly Staff Question For our last staff question of the semester, the Inkwell staff was asked: “What book has made the top of your sum­ mer ‘must read’ list and why?” “The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule because true crime has fascinated me lately. Also, the new movie on Ted Bundy inspired me to want to read a book written by someone who knew him well.” - Erica The Sublime Object of Ideology, suggested by Dr. Kelly. - Isaiah ki li I have a few big names on my list for summer that I very much need to get to; however, right now Daniel Torday's Boomer1 has edged them all out for tops. I learned of his work somewhat randomly through close friends who know him from their neighborhood and through their kids’ friend circles. His first book, the novella The Sensual­ ist, is wonderful, and I'm really looking forward to reading what he's done since. - Dr. Hamill My book would be The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz and Janet Mills. The book talks about freedom, true happi­ ness, and love. This summer I want to be as stress-free as possible so I can go into next semester with a more focused mind. - Brian Apidae by Lisa Borne Graves. The book is a dystopi­ an future novel about the extinction of bees and the choice between selfishness and the fate of our entire race. I’m trying to support Indie authors, like myself and a bunch of my friends, and this book by Lisa has been on my GoodReads “want to read list since it came out in November. Maybe with school out of the way I’ll have a chance to work on the list! - Mackenzie 15 �-------------------------------------- — ~ Issue 13.4: Spring 2019 The Top Ten Reasons that Hamill’s Hunches devolve into “Top Ten Reasons ” Lists 10. Prevailing theories have long suggested these lists are founded in the basic facts of absence. “He has not written his Hunches,” they say, or, “He’s got nothing” simply announces itself, silent, as matte white on the unfilled (and unful­ filled promise of) white space. But these theories are just, well, theo­ ries, and they seem to court only a straining, marginal grasp of ex nihilo logics. Lear’s famous (and tragic) insistence that “Nothing will come of nothing,” which telegraphs its own failure in his equally dev­ astating follow up, “Speak again,” has a purchase here, of course. And why not? He’s Lear (and it’s Lear) after all. And why wouldn’t we (they?) be so demanding in our/ their (our-we’re) implicit insistence that we won’t get fooled again? For even if we haven’t read far enough back into the archive to know, we still suspect the nothingness of origins at work, right? But as the recent image of the black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy has tellingly demonstrated, reconstructing data to reveal “No light, but rather darkness visible” (as one NY Times journalist implied wonderfully with Miltonic awareness) there’s beau­ ty, hope, and even light, and even predictably so, amidst the vast maw of nothingness and awesome force. Not unlike that killer harmonic at the end of George’s solo on “No­ where Man”. Or that screaming, trembling tone announcing Jimi’s (arguably greatest) solo on “Ma­ chine Gun” (Band of Gypsys ver­ sion, of course). ■I i I ■ I p I 16 iL 9. Contract negotiations at IQ have clearly broken down--or, at least, have gotten a bit tense. These tensions are cyclical and inevitable, of course, and they carry with them the accreted burdens of past time and “eras.” Previous contractual agreements stipulated somewhat clearly the relatively vague expec­ tations of Hamill’s Hunches pro­ duction rates. The renegotiated conditions of the latest contract, “complicated by Hamill’s new role as Faculty Advisor,” they say, now relatively vaguely enumerate the somewhat clear expectations of Hamill’s Hunches production rates, accounting anew, obviously, for “proportionality of produc­ tion” considerations (in four-page cast-off projection sequences). So it’s not so much complicated as it is, simply, as many famous someones-or-others have put it, “a process.” 8. The real “real” deadline is, as we know, always already never really real. Until, that is, it is. 7. Hamill is preoccupied with cor­ pus analysis of Digital Studio and DH Lab—resisting, but also hold­ ing firmly to, his long-established contention that the originary (and jly accurate> Phrasing is Digital Studio. Of course, as lan^ guage teaches us the “inaccurate” ^^“^Ki^202do“ not preclude its accurate (and per­ haps superior) function as a term or phrase. The lexicographers of ENG 324 are sorting it out as you read.... 6. The real question that needs to be asked (if we can assume the implied interrogative syntactics at work in Top Ten Lists) is, Where on Earth is the Inkwell game? Has anyone else noticed its disappearance? 5. Dr. Hamill has recently learned that, as one “consultant” has deli­ cately put it, “Nothing says over 40 like two spaces after a period.” In some senses, he’s still recovering from this revelation. He gets it, of course, and he’s on board. And he’s sort of known this for a while. And he’s also interested in and fascinat­ ed by the contexts and dynamics and applications of this principle (as you’ll see in his future courses, where it will figure notably). That said, he’s still recovering. And (mostly) still using two spaces after a period. 4. He’s grading papers and engag­ ing in the critical conversation at the heart of everything that matters in academic work; assignments and essays and such mean little without this ongoing dialogue, he knows. He expects that you know it too. 3. Can we re-think the word de­ volve in the title? Is that really the best verb? I mean, Top Ten Lists are fun and entertaining, no? And not necessarily in the fatalist Neil Postman sense, right? I mean we’re not too far off from “to delight and instruct” are we? 2. Are we really not going to ingame any further? Really? 1. He did write them after all-in careful and vigilant and critical negotiations with “the structurally of the structure.” Whew! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Inkwell Quarterly, 2006-present Description An account of the resource The Inkwell Quarterly is a student-based publication circulated among the Wilkes population as well as prospective students who consider entering the English program. The IQ provides current information about faculty events and students active in the Wilkes’ English program. 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