The Second Laird Miscellany returns!
By co-editors Kaelyn Rothe & Hollin Keyser-Parker The Newest Additions to the Carleton English Department A paired interview with the new English faculty members, Professors Emily Coccia and Gwen Kirby
“Who’s on Seventh?”: The World Prevails
By Mike Kowalewski Dateline: Bell Field (May 28, 2024) Early morning showers today had English majors, faculty and the media all concerned about the viability of this year’s English Department…
The World Squeaks By
Dateline: Bell Field (May 30, 2023) “If Softball be the food of life, play on!” Amidst unpromising meteorological reports earlier in the day (“hail possible; scattered thunderstorms approaching”), the English…
Paired Professor Profile: Nancy Cho & Susan Jaret McKinstry
Before the annual Empty Bowls this May, your local Miscellany editors had the chance to participate in another time-honored tradition: the Paired Professor Profile (PPP), bringing together two of our…
Close Reading 24kGoldn
Listen. I know that Sproncert was last weekend, but as a Covid freshman who spent last spring term abroad, it was my first and only one! I’m just a little…
Much Ado About Something
OMG. Guys, it has been SUCH a crazy week. First of all, the senior English majors had our comps presentations (go us!). It happened, and it is done. Second of…
Meet the New Majors!
Last week, we got to meet some of our newly declared English majors at the English department’s annual party for major declarations. It was a fun time, complete with trivia…
Get thee to the theater!
If you haven’t heard, next week, Carleton’s theater will be launching its spring production. This term, they’ll be presenting Much Ado About Nothing, a comedy written by this really cool,…
Springtime; or, Why the Greeks Matter
Lairdites! Guess what! There is a lot happening next week. So clear your calendars and listen up (read up? Whatever). On Monday, April 24th, University of Minnesota Professor Douglas Kearney…
Coming Soon in Second Laird
Spring has sprung, Lairdites, and there’s nothing like sunny weather to make one excited about the future. That’s why this week, we thought we’d look ahead and share some things…
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