The final events of the 2009-2010 Visiting Writers Series will take place on Monday, April 12 with fiction writer George Saunders. Saunders, a creative writing professor at Syracuse University, has authored three collections of short stories: Pastoralia, CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, and In Persuasion Nation. Both Pastoralia and CivilWarLand in Bad Decline were New York …
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Behind the Curtain
On April 8, 9, and 10, Behind the Curtain will be shown in the main theatre in DeWitt. Behind the Curtain is a student production, put together by Sara Gosses (’10) and Jeri Frederickson (’10), that combines Canopy of Stars, from the production The Great Game, and Motherland. Both are 2009 British plays that focus …
Student Publishing in the Arts and Humanities
Attention Arts & Humanities Student-Scholars and Student-Artists! What do Hope students Michael Bertrand, Lauren Berka, and Katie Bode all have in common? Their names, academically speaking, are “up in lights.” All three are Humanities majors who have had their work published, while undergraduates here at Hope. Here are the citations, with the three students’ names …
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Cup & Chaucer Changes
Cup & Chaucer, the library’s own coffee spot, has had a makeover during spring break! The area has gotten a face-lift, with rearranged seating areas, comfy pillows, new art and more greenery, all with the hopes of making it a better place to hang out and study. Check out a virtual tour here. In addition …
New Communication Database
One of the newest databases added to Van Wylen’s collection is Communications & Mass Media Complete. This database covers nearly 700 titles, has full-text availability for over 380 journals and substantially increases our resources for communications research. Though the content is geared towards communication students, students in other fields may also find this database relevant …
Collection Highlights: New Browsing Books
Looking for something to do over spring break? Check out some of these newest additions to the browsing collection for a fun way to spend your free time: Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage is Elizabeth Gilbert’s follow-up memoir to her first release, Eat, Pray, Love and is a New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction …
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Meet the Library: Technical Services and Systems
If you have ever used any resource provided by Van Wylen library, whether print or electronic, you owe your access to that resource to Technical Services and Systems. This department of the library, housed on the first floor, has two functions. The technical services aspect is responsible for ordering, cataloging, and processing new materials in …
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Ethnic NewsWatch Database
Looking for a different perspective in your research? Ethnic NewsWatch could be the perfect database for you. This full-text database is made up of over 300 ethnic, minority, and native publications such as The Arab-American News, the Native American Times, and La Opinión. These and the many other titles you can access at Ethnic NewsWatch …
Student Faces of the Library
Student library workers are an important part of Van Wylen. Almost a hundred students support various aspects of library operations every semester. Here are four of the many students who help make the library a useful place to study and research: Circulation Desk Maria E. (’10) has worked in the library since her freshman year. …
Visiting Writers Series: Terrance Hayes
The second Visiting Writers Series event of 2010 will take place Tuesday, March 9, when poet Terrance Hayes comes to Hope College. Hayes is a professor of creative writing at Carnegie Mellon University and currently has three published collections of his poems. His most recent collection, Wind in Box, was chosen by Publishers Weekly as …