{"id":5469,"date":"2023-09-13T21:42:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T21:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-the-words\/?page_id=5469"},"modified":"2025-09-17T18:19:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T18:19:37","slug":"the-words-september-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/home-2\/the-words-september-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The Words: September 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:444px;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\">Letter from the Editors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">by Zo\u00eb Scheuerman &#8217;24 and Patrick Coy-Bjork &#8217;24<\/h3>\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\/09\/2805309375289822667-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Zoe and Patrick sitting and smiling\" class=\"wp-image-5485\" style=\"width:537px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/09\/2805309375289822667-1024x768.jpg 1024w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/09\/2805309375289822667-300x225.jpg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/09\/2805309375289822667-768x576.jpg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/09\/2805309375289822667.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hello Macalester English family, and welcome back to a fresh year of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Words<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. We\u2019re Zoe Scheuerman \u201824 (she\/her) and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\" data-rich-links=\"{&quot;per_n&quot;:&quot;Patrick Coy-Bjork&quot;,&quot;per_e&quot;:&quot;pcoybjor@macalester.edu&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;person&quot;}\">Patrick Coy-Bjork<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201824 (he\/they), and we\u2019re your 2023-2024 senior <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Words <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">editors! The two of us have been <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Words <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">editors together for the past few years, and we\u2019ve been senior editors at separate times, so we\u2019re thrilled to finally combine our powers and tackle this role together. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/home\/the-words-september-2023\/letter-from-the-editors\/\">Learn more about&nbsp;<em>The Words&nbsp;<\/em>this semester&#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\">Introducing the Literary Salons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">by Chlo\u00eb Moore &#8217;24<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome, welcome, to another sure-to-be great year in the English Department! We are so excited to welcome (back) everyone to Old Main 2. This year promises to be full of fun (see the rest of this issue for more details!), and in keeping with that promise, we at The Words are excited to introduce one of our newest department programs: Literary Salons! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/home\/the-words-september-2023\/introducing-the-literary-salons\/\">Find out about more about these exciting new events here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"903\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/09\/books.png\" alt=\"books\" class=\"wp-image-5635\" style=\"width:410px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/09\/books.png 903w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/09\/books-300x209.png 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/09\/books-768x536.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" class=\"wp-image-5585 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/09\/Words_September_Issue_Photo-294x300.png\" alt=\"two people working on laptops at a round wooden table with backpacks on the floor, in front of large windows\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/09\/Words_September_Issue_Photo-294x300.png 294w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/09\/Words_September_Issue_Photo-1004x1024.png 1004w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/09\/Words_September_Issue_Photo-768x783.png 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/09\/Words_September_Issue_Photo.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/>Upcoming Events in the English Department<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">by Ahlaam Abdulwali<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The English department has exciting events planned throughout the month of September to ring in the start of the academic year! For your convenience, we\u2019ve listed all the important events happening this month. We would love to see you there (and expresses our gratitude through free food)! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/home\/the-words-september-2023\/upcoming-events-in-the-english-department\/\">Find out what&#8217;s coming up here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/09\/6-1-225x300.png\" alt=\"Lucky Flack Wanted Poster\" class=\"wp-image-5629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/09\/6-1-225x300.png 225w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/09\/6-1-768x1024.png 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/09\/6-1-1152x1536.png 1152w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/09\/6-1-1536x2048.png 1536w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2023\/09\/6-1.png 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WANTED: Introducing the English Department Student Workers!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">by Birdie Keller &#8217;23<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What\u2019s this? Wanted ruffians on the loose? Keep an eye out for these elusive English department student workers \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/home\/the-words-september-2023\/wanted-introducing-the-english-department-student-workers\/\">who knows when they might strike next\u2026<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Letter from the Editors by Zo\u00eb Scheuerman &#8217;24 and Patrick Coy-Bjork &#8217;24 Hello Macalester English family, and welcome back to a fresh year of The Words. We\u2019re Zoe Scheuerman \u201824 (she\/her) and Patrick Coy-Bjork \u201824 (he\/they), and we\u2019re your 2023-2024 senior Words editors! 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