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Tweet! Tweet!—Twitter on the Hill

I created a Twitter account for Contrast Lit Mag this year.

Twitter has been around for what seems like FOREVER now, and chances are, you have a Twitter of your own. (But if you don’t have a Twitter, there’s nothing wrong with that.)

When I first came to McDaniel, I was surprised by […]

The Finals Countdown

Finals week is upon us! It’s a time that can be stressful, but it’s also a time that can be exciting, since it ultimately leads to a much-needed break from school.

Here’s what I’m counting down this finals week:

4 More Days on the Hill

With two papers still to write, and one more project […]

New lessons in technology from New Media Writing

This semester, as I mentioned in my previous post, I’m taking an English class called New Media Writing, a 3000-level class that students can count towards the English major or the writing minor. My last post focused mainly on our “Nichepertise” projects and the fact that we have a lot of class discussions on Twitter, […]

Studying “new media” through New Media Writing

One of the classes I’m taking this semester is called New Media Writing, a fun 3000-level class offered by McDaniel’s English department. I took this class, in part because it would fulfill the last requirement I needed to fulfill for my writing minor, but also because I’m pretty darn interested in new media and writing […]

Movies on the Hill

Over the weekend, I had the chance to curl up and watch The Intouchables, a French film about the friendship formed between a wealthy quadriplegic man, Philippe, and his Senegalese caretaker, Driss. I loved the film; it was fun, upbeat, and at times, poignant, and the characters were phenomenal.

Seeing this French film made me […]