{"id":3598,"date":"2021-09-16T00:14:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T00:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-the-words\/?page_id=3598"},"modified":"2025-12-12T21:54:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T21:54:38","slug":"the-words-september-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/the-words-september-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Words: September 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/9812B5AF-01A1-4DA2-833F-9756BA0B26C0-300x112.jpeg\" alt=\"The Words\" class=\"wp-image-3602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/9812B5AF-01A1-4DA2-833F-9756BA0B26C0-300x112.jpeg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/9812B5AF-01A1-4DA2-833F-9756BA0B26C0-768x288.jpeg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/9812B5AF-01A1-4DA2-833F-9756BA0B26C0.jpeg 966w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paella, Podcasts, and Pastries!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dalton Greene &#8217;22 and Kira Schukar &#8217;22<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/BC869C5E-0FB2-44DF-AF3A-2888DA6DD4F1_4_5005_c-300x95.jpeg\" alt=\"Decorative banner reading \u201cEnglish Department,\u201d displayed indoors with string lights and bookshelves in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-3608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/BC869C5E-0FB2-44DF-AF3A-2888DA6DD4F1_4_5005_c-300x95.jpeg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/BC869C5E-0FB2-44DF-AF3A-2888DA6DD4F1_4_5005_c.jpeg 644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Welcome back to <i>The Words, <\/i>dear readers! The student workers, faculty, and staff in the English Department are excited to greet new and returning faces to Old Main 2 this semester. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/the-words-september-2021\/paella-podcasts-and-pastries\/\">Click here to learn more about the exciting in-person events we have planned&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Greetings From New and Returning Student Workers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alice Asch &#8217;22<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The English Department&#8217;s student workers are back! In the flesh! We&#8217;re ready to offer you a delicious bagel, brew you a toasty cup of coffee, laugh (or grimace) at your literary puns, and kick some life back into our beloved second floor of Old Main as we embark on this new year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/the-words-september-2021\/greetings-from-new-and-returning-student-workers\/\">Click here to learn more about our student workers this semester&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/19CDA298-8025-4585-8528-50C9DCB385FC.jpeg\" alt=\"A hand holds a bagel with a smiling face drawn on it, photographed outdoors on a sidewalk with trees and houses in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-3611\" style=\"width:168px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/19CDA298-8025-4585-8528-50C9DCB385FC.jpeg 451w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/19CDA298-8025-4585-8528-50C9DCB385FC-290x300.jpeg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">English Department Welcomes New Faculty Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zoe Roos Scheuerman &#8217;24<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"65\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/458A4615-485A-434B-9228-4C4AE439E3C3_4_5005_c-300x65.jpeg\" alt=\"Group portrait of new English Department faculty members, shown in a horizontal row of headshots.\" class=\"wp-image-3617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/458A4615-485A-434B-9228-4C4AE439E3C3_4_5005_c-300x65.jpeg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/458A4615-485A-434B-9228-4C4AE439E3C3_4_5005_c.jpeg 568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Words&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">would like to extend a warm welcome to all of the English department&#8217;s new faculty. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/the-words-september-2021\/english-department-welcomes-new-faculty-members\/\">Click here to learn more about the new faces around Old Main 2&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Media Hype<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chlo\u00eb Moore &#8217;24 and Patrick Coy-Bjork &#8217;23<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/49BC97AC-7504-40F9-AE5B-A7E0F6EBA5B5-300x143.jpeg\" alt=\"Screenshot of an Instagram post featuring a squirrel standing on a small roof structure on campus, surrounded by trees and greenery.\" class=\"wp-image-3615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/49BC97AC-7504-40F9-AE5B-A7E0F6EBA5B5-300x143.jpeg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/49BC97AC-7504-40F9-AE5B-A7E0F6EBA5B5-768x367.jpeg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/49BC97AC-7504-40F9-AE5B-A7E0F6EBA5B5.jpeg 926w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hello, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Words<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> readers! 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