{"id":11013,"date":"2025-10-01T20:48:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T20:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/?page_id=11013"},"modified":"2025-10-01T22:38:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T22:38:56","slug":"the-words-september-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/home-2\/the-words-september-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Words: September 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Letter from the Senior Editors<\/h2>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t

Hello Macalester English and Creative Writing family, and welcome to a new and exciting year of The Words! \r\n\r\nWe are Callisto Martinez \u201926 (they\/them), Daniel Graham \u201926 (he\/him), Jizelle Villegas \u201926 (she\/they), and Paul Wallace \u201927 (he\/him) and we are your 2025-2026 Senior Newsletter Editors! <\/p>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t

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Get to Know Professor Karen Soto<\/h2>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t

The English & Creative Writing faculty, staff and students warmly welcome Professor Karen Soto to the department! Karen, who specializes Medieval literature, will be teaching two classes this fall: ENGL-294: The Curse and the Cure: Literature, Magic, and Medicine and \tENGL-294: Medieval Horror. Read on to learn all about Karen and her amazing work!<\/p>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t

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English-y Internships: Mpls.St.Paul Magazine<\/i><\/h2>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t

While I do not love our college\u2019s job search website of choice, I must admit that this summer, Handshake helped me find a job. After a spring filled with applications and rejections, I reached my limit. I filled out an application for the Mpls.St.Paul Magazine and gave up. I had another job I could work that summer anyways, so the magazine would be my last shot.<\/p>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t

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English and Creative Writing Students and Professors Gather for Fall Luncheon<\/h2>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t

Please enjoy these photos of English and Creative Writing students and professors gathering outside the Leonard Center to enjoy a lunch catered by El Burrito Mercado.<\/p>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t

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Summer Research in Young Adult Latine Literature<\/h2>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t

This summer, I was a Research Fellow for the Moore Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (MURAP) at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The internship was an intense 10 week-long fellowship where I had the opportunity to write a research paper about Latine Young Adult literature and how different components of the books complicate stereotypical narratives associated with the Latine community. My research paper is titled: Complicating Stereotypes in Young Adult Latine Literature<\/i>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t

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Words in the Wild: Maria Hadjiyanis Performs Original Songs at Local Venue<\/h2>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t

The Words<\/i> sat down with English & Creative Writing major Maria Hadjiyanis \u201927 (she\/her) to discuss writing and performing original songs over the summer break.\r\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t

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Introducing Student Workers: Caribou Cards<\/h2>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t

Every fall brings a new crop of English & Creative Writing student workers. Take a look at the faces (new and old) you can expect to see around the department in the coming months!<\/p>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t

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Student\/Faculty Accolades<\/h2>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t

Read the monthly roundup of student\/faculty accolades here.<\/p>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t

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