{"id":5149,"date":"2023-04-10T09:27:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T09:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-the-words\/?page_id=5149"},"modified":"2025-10-18T22:27:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T22:27:48","slug":"the-words-april-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/home-2\/the-words-april-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The Words: April 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><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\" style=\"width:588px;height:auto\" 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\">Welcoming New Professor Sarah Ghazal Ali<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Anna \u0160verclov\u00e1 \u201923<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After an exciting and lengthy search for the next poetry professor, the Macalester English Department is pleased to announce the hiring of Sarah Ghazal Ali! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/welcoming-new-professor-sarah-ghazal-ali\/\">Click hear to read a brief Q &amp; A with Sarah&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"572\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Sarah Ghazal Ali smiling outdoors, with a blurred background of trees.\" class=\"wp-image-5143\" style=\"width:158px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg.jpg 572w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-193x300.jpg 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alumni Spotlight: Nathan Vinehout Kane \u201918<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Sydney Ellison &#8217;24<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As another midterms season comes to a close, and the looming presence of the school year\u2019s end lurks in the future, don\u2019t worry if some of those common college anxieties creep back in: What will I do after graduation? Is Macalester preparing me for the future? How will I know if I\u2019m pursuing the right path? <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Words <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hopes to put some of these worries aside, as we spotlight a Class of \u201818 Alumni, Nathan Vinehout Kane. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/alumni-spotlight-nathan-vinehout-kane-18\/\">Click here to read more about Nathan&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/NathanPic-860x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Nathan Vinehout Kane \u201918 smiling while standing in front of English Department posters and bookshelves.\" class=\"wp-image-5111\" style=\"width:185px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/NathanPic-860x1024.jpg 860w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/NathanPic-252x300.jpg 252w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/NathanPic-768x915.jpg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/NathanPic-1289x1536.jpg 1289w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/NathanPic.jpg 1349w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professor Rachel Gold&#8217;s Book Launch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Lydia Schmelzer &#8217;23<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the date for April 18th, when Professor Rachel Gold\u2019s new novel Curious Minds will be published! Gold\u2019s new YA novel is set on the campus of a small liberal arts college (not unlike Macalester) where Gold was a student and now teaches Creative Writing and Queer literature. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/professor-rachel-golds-book-launch\/\">Learn more about Professor Gold&#8217;s new book here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"673\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/Curious-Minds-cover-0323-673x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover of Curious Minds by Rachel Gold, showing two people smiling and reading together.\" class=\"wp-image-5183\" style=\"width:222px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/Curious-Minds-cover-0323-673x1024.jpg 673w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/Curious-Minds-cover-0323-197x300.jpg 197w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/Curious-Minds-cover-0323-768x1168.jpg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/Curious-Minds-cover-0323-1010x1536.jpg 1010w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/Curious-Minds-cover-0323-1346x2048.jpg 1346w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/Curious-Minds-cover-0323.jpg 1627w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Letters from Abroad: Zoe in Vienna!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Zoe Scheuerman &#8217;24<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/letters-from-abroad-zoe-in-vienna\/\">Click here to read all about Zoe&#8217;s adventures abroad&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/zoe.png\" alt=\"Zoe Scheuerman standing outdoors in Vienna near a large white building, leaning on a stone railing on a cloudy day.\" class=\"wp-image-5155\" style=\"width:189px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/zoe.png 468w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/zoe-282x300.png 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Down The Rabbit Hole: Flash Museum Exhibit Opening<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Anna \u0160verclov\u00e1 \u201923<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a member of Professor Andrea Kaston-Tange\u2019s class, Down The Rabbit Hole, I thought I would share my experience with the \u201cFlash Museum\u201d exhibit opening! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/down-the-rabbit-hole-flash-museum-exhibit-opening\/\">Read more about this exciting exhibit here&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/IMG-6530-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Group of students standing together in front of posters and displays at the Flash Museum exhibit opening.\" class=\"wp-image-5179\" style=\"width:290px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/IMG-6530-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/IMG-6530-1-300x225.jpg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/IMG-6530-1-768x576.jpg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/IMG-6530-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/IMG-6530-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Start a Book Club!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Patrick Coy-Bjork &#8217;24<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of my biggest joys this semester has been \u201cThe Tuesday Night Club:\u201d a new book club formed by Nina Rogers (\u201825), Aldo Palacio (\u201824), and myself. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/how-to-start-a-book-club\/\">Learn more about how you could start your own book club here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"658\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/91XvAGttA9L._AC_UF10001000_QL80_.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover of The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves, featuring a snowy road with a blue sky and red title text.\" class=\"wp-image-5091\" style=\"width:147px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/91XvAGttA9L._AC_UF10001000_QL80_.jpg 658w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/04\/91XvAGttA9L._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-197x300.jpg 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcoming New Professor Sarah Ghazal Ali By Anna \u0160verclov\u00e1 \u201923 After an exciting and lengthy search for the next poetry professor, the Macalester English Department is pleased to announce the hiring of Sarah Ghazal Ali! 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