By Mary Imgrund Norwegian Wood begins with a shocking revelation that Naoko does not love Toro Wantanabe, the protagonist, despite his devotion to her. By placing this information in the beginning of this 1987 novel, Haruki Murakami turns the formulaic love story plot on its head. Because this is not a soap opera, knowing whether […]
Month: April 2015
From Goat Creatures to Magical Headgear to Radiation: A History of Literary Magazines at PSH
By Jessica Cawley Before spring break, I had the exciting opportunity to visit the Special Collections area of the library, where old copies of our campus literary magazine have been collected. Located on the third floor, the Special Collections room is a quiet, almost hallowed place filled with various historical documents, photographs, memorabilia, etc. After […]
Entering Beast Mode: Choosing Communications as a Major
By Jhatia Davis-Clemons Choosing a major is no easy task. I have always considered writing to be one of my strong points (because it certainly couldn’t be math). I knew I wanted to major in something in which I could be expressive while incorporating something that I love to do, so I chose communications. I […]