One of our favorite spring traditions is welcoming the newly declared sophomores to our department and community. Although we feel a bit far from each other right now, Second Laird is excited to get to know the bright new English majors from the Class of 2022. After gathering to celebrate the new majors virtually, we asked them each a few questions to get to know them a little better. We can’t wait to hear more from them!
Cassidy Bins
Where are you from?
Minneapolis, MN
Favorite English class taken at Carleton?
English Romantic Poetry
Favorite place to read on campus?
Under a Bald Spot tree if the weather’s nice
Literary setting in which you’d prefer to be quarantined?
A mansion on the moors doesn’t sound too bad
Jenni Diaz Garcia
Where are you from?
St. Paul, MN
Favorite English class taken at Carleton?
Intro to Poetry with Timothy Raylor
Favorite place to read on campus?
2nd Libe
Literary setting in which you’d prefer to be quarantined?
The library in The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Jude Furlong
Where are you from?
Toledo, OH
Favorite English class taken at Carleton?
Black Speculative Fiction
Favorite place to read on campus?
I prefer reading in my room.
Literary setting in which you’d prefer to be quarantined?
Bionicle
Madeline Goldberg
Where are you from?
NYC
Favorite English class taken at Carleton?
Did Pierre’s Shakespeare course stress me out for an entire term? Yes. Was it worth it? Also yes.
Favorite place to read on campus?
The Japanese Garden in the spring.
Literary setting in which you’d prefer to be quarantined?
The Castle from Howl’s Moving Castle would be nice! If anyone tries to get closer than 6 feet I can have Calcifer run us into the Waste, but that magic door will ensure that civilization is never more than a step away.
Jacob Isaacson
Where are you from?
Chicago, IL
Favorite English class taken at Carleton?
It is very hard to choose, but I am going to go with British Comedy.
Favorite place to read on campus?
Pretty much anywhere in Laird.
Literary setting in which you’d prefer to be quarantined?
Rivendell from The Lord of the Rings. It seemed to work out well for Bilbo.
Julia Johnston
Where are you from?
Boston, MA
Favorite English class taken at Carleton?
My favorite English class at Carleton so far was American Playwrights of Color.
Favorite place to read on campus?
I love reading on 3rd Libe.
Literary setting in which you’d prefer to be quarantined?
I’d love to be quarantined in the Rama module because there would always be somewhere new to explore.
Sophie Marks
Where are you from?
Cornwall, VT
Favorite English class taken at Carleton?
Murder
Favorite place to read on campus?
In bed!
Literary setting in which you’d prefer to be quarantined?
Discworld
Saraswati Vadnais
Where are you from?
Sudbury, Ontario
Favorite English class taken at Carleton?
Autobiography with Kofi Owusu
Favorite place to read on campus?
On a couch in upper Sayles
Literary setting in which you’d prefer to be quarantined?
Middle Earth, in the Shire
Olivia Vega
Where are you from?
Portland, OR
Favorite English class taken at Carleton?
Intro to U.S. Latino/a Literature
Favorite place to read on campus?
The 3rd Libe couches
Literary setting in which you’d prefer to be quarantined?
Thornfield Hall from Jane Eyre
Octavia Washington
Where are you from?
New York
Favorite English class taken at Carleton?
Black British Literature
Favorite place to read on campus?
On any floor of the library
Literary setting in which you’d prefer to be quarantined?
Hell
Sam Wingfield
Where are you from?
Alexandria, VA
Favorite English class taken at Carleton?
Visions of the Waste Land
Favorite place to read on campus?
A spot under the sun
Literary setting in which you’d prefer to be quarantined?
Maybe Battell Pond, from Stegner’s Crossing to Safety