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Arts & Entertainment
·February 22, 2019

Book Review “To Kill A Mockingbird”

Though it is a book required in multiple high school curriculums, I was surprised to learn that a number of...
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Arts & Entertainment
·February 1, 2019

Literary Review “Educated: A Memoir”

I am normally not a big fan of memoirs, but Tara Westover’s story, “Educated,” reads so well it is hard...
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witmern·
Arts & Entertainment
·September 21, 2018

Freshman underdog wins LU Live

From left to right, musicians Sam Taylor, Nolan Ehlers, Jamil Fuller, Jack Kilkelly-Schmidt and Ben Portzen perfom at LU-Live. The...
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witmern·
Arts & Entertainment
·May 18, 2018

Literary Review “The Lottery”

Since I recently reviewed a short story in The Lawrentian, I thought I would continue along that trend and write...
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witmern·
Arts & Entertainment
·May 4, 2018

Literary Review “The Yellow Wallpaper”

While I normally write reviews for full novels or novellas, I thought it was terribly unfair to leave out some...
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witmern·
Arts & Entertainment
·April 20, 2018

Book Review “Slaughterhouse-Five”

Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse-Five” is one of the weirdest books I have ever read. It involves war, aliens and time travel,...
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·April 13, 2018

Book Review “Julius Caesar”

The only thing I love more in this world than William Shakespeare is J.K. Rowling, and I do not have...
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·April 6, 2018

Book Review “On Chesil Beach”

As an English major, I am normally a snob toward contemporary works. I unashamedly prefer the old and Gothic to...
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witmern·
Arts & Entertainment
·March 2, 2018

Southern poet gives powerful reading

Heather Dobbins reads her poetry in the Wriston Art Galleries. Photo by Taylor Blackson. On Feb. 22, visiting poet Heather...
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witmern·
Arts & Entertainment
·February 23, 2018

Ebony Stewart delivers powerful performance

Poet Ebony Stewart performs in the Mead Witter Room. Photo by Nidi Garcia. On Feb. 15, touring performance artist and...
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