“Rule Your Day” Book Review

The beginning of a new semester can be very stressful and overwhelming. You’re being bombarded with classes, meetings and work. You’re trying to figure out how to live on your own. Not to mention you’re also making time for friends and discovering who you are and who...

Book of the Week: “The Art of Racing in the Rain” 

  Faith Zochowski Garth Stein’s novel The Art of Racing in the Rain is the perfect story for all dog lovers. The book takes on a unique perspective from the dog, Enzo’s, point of view. Enzo tells the story of himself and his owner Denny’s life. Denny lives and...

Poem Books to Destress from the Second Week of Classes

Faith Zochowski Now that we’ve all completed our second week of school, syllabus week is officially in the past and quizzes, tests, projects, and papers are in our near future. If you are as stressed as me about this, I have the perfect solution for a good detox-...

Book of the Week: Bram Stoker’s Dracula

A beloved classic of gothic fiction, Dracula has enchanted readers across the globe for over a century. The concept of vampires awakens our primitive fears of death, disease, and the fragility of human nature, while simultaneously luring us in by subconsciously...

An Interview with poet Sam Fain

Megan Stibley | Contributor Master of Fine Arts in Poetry student and published poet, Sam Fain, read her most recent Chapbook entitled “coughing up planets” at Novel Blends coffee shop on Sept. 28. Hear what she has to say about her poetry in the audio...

Shakespeare with Stephannie Gearhart

Nia Lambdin – Contributor Stephannie Gearhart, an English professor, poses the question of how plays like Shakespeare’s reveal one’s hopes, fears, and beliefs. She now oversees the planning board for the Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference.  Gearhart...

Period Poverty and the Strive for More Research

Courtney Foerg – Contributor This fall I am completing an honors project on period poverty and holding a menstrual drive on campus.  I began my search for content on period poverty in August, 2020 and the search has been surprisingly difficult.  Although people...

Book of the Week: The Midnight Library

Ally Keegan – Contributor  “Love and laughter and fear and pain are universal currencies. We just have to close our eyes and savour the taste of the drink in front of us and listen to the song as it plays.”   The Midnight Library was gifted to me...

Spooky Season Book Haul

Emma Keeling – Content Editor  It’s October 1st and it’s time to get in the spooky mood! The past few years, I’ve realized my love for scary things, including literature. I’ve been curating my spooky season reading list this past month, waiting until today to...