Monday, October 21, 2013

"Intersections" Conference CFP

“I, like other queer people, am two in one body, both male and female. I am the embodiment of the hieros gamos: the coming together of opposite qualities within” - Gloria Anzaldúa The Associated Graduate Students of English (AGSE) at California State University, Northridge is now accepting proposals for our annual Spring Conference. We are interested in critical papers/panels and creative pieces that investigate intersections. Both similar to but also quite distinct from the border and the crossroad, the intersection is a powerful and provocative...

Saturday, October 5, 2013

October Meeting Highlights

Thank you to everyone who could make it to our second meeting of the semester! It was nice to see our lovely members again! Our fundraisers did delightfully well. During the book sale, we sold 425 books, meaning we made $425! So thank you all you bibliophiles out there! Our bowling night was also a blast! It was nice to see so many friendly faces, bowling the night away! In the 2 hours we were there, we managed to make $332! Yes, you read that correctly!...

Getting Personal: How to Write a Personal Statement Workshop Highlights

We just wanted to thank everyone who was able to attend; we hope you all learned some valuable tips for writing your personal statements! A special thank you goes out to Dr. Byler and Dr. Haake for sharing their experiences and invaluable wisdom! For those of you who could not make it to the workshop, here are some of the highlights! If the application maps out guidelines, follow them to the letter! Generally, personal statements are around 1-2...