Prof. Long, The Sturges Script supervisor, is on sabbatical for the Spring 2020 semester, so the The Sturges Script will be updated less frequently over the next few months. However, we’ll return to full speed in the Fall. Have a great semester!…
What Should You Read Over Winter Break?
Exams are over and Winter break is upon us! Now that there may finally be time to read for fun, take our quiz to get a personalized book recommendation.…
Ever Introduced? Learn from Faith Wogan (’20)
When I got the group email from Professor Butcher asking if someone wanted to introduce Martha Park for the Sagan National Colloquium, I waited a couple of hours before responding. “If no one has responded, then I can do it,” I wrote. The idea made me nervous because I don’t like public speaking.…
Literary Memes to Get You Through Finals Week
Thank you Emerson Manz, for your meme contributions!
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“Nice Meme, Dude” by John Bonus (’19)
I can’t tell you the first time I saw one. At age 11, I had no idea what they were, but I had been living among them for years. They showed themselves in a variety of forms and had slowly begun to take over my world. But it was not until I had started middle school that I learned they had a name… memes.…
“Abandon all hope, ye who enter here”: A Spooktacular Evening of English in the Labyrinth
Adorned on either side by the headstones of the deceased, the stage was ready for the ominous performance that would soon grace it. Spiderwebs hung from the trees, glistening with the droplets of the recent rain, shaking with the movement of the spider crawling slowly toward its prey. Meanwhile a ghost floated stationary in the air, waiting to scare of all who dared pass by.…
English Minor Bucket List: Faith Wogan (’20)
1. Take a writing class with a workshop. It’s nice to read others’ work and have your own work reviewed by others so you can make it better. 
2. Try different writing genres. I’m a fiction writer, but I was surprised at how interesting I found it when I took writing classes that weren’t in fiction and I got to broaden my horizons and develop more styles, so I don’t feel so boxed into one category.…
What We’re NOT Reading: The English Department’s TBR Lists
The Scholars of Sturges are obviously book lovers, but life–especially this time of the semester–is busy and our aspirations can outstrip our realities. So today, instead of a “What We’re Reading Post,” we’re going to tell you what we’re NOT reading. A TBR (“To Be Read”) pile is a stack of books that you’ve been meaning to read, but haven’t had time for yet.…
Ask an English Major: English Complementary Majors/Minors
You asked and we answered (again)! For today’s entry in the “Ask an English Major (or Minor)” series we are answering the question, “What majors or minors are good complements to English?” However, once again, we have so many responses we are going to dole them out over several installments. So here is what our first three students had to say.…
Scholars of Sturges: Joe Musser, Emeritus Professor of English
When I was in college back in the sixties, the only telephone in our dorm was a payphone at the end of the hall. If anyone called (your parents, a girlfriend), the RA usually would answer the phone and then yell out, “Hey, Musser! Your mother’s calling!” So everyone in the hall knew who was calling you.…