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Eta Sigma Phi (Classics Club) hosts Cuneiform workshop

Come try your hand at the writing system used by Sumerians, Akadians, and Hittites to tell the story of Gilgamesh! Clay, reeds (or the modern equivalent) other implements provided. With a special talk by Dr. Nancy Meyer on the history of writing.
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Call for submissions to Genre vol. 41

Deadline extended to Oct. 19, 2025! Submissions in all media types welcomed. Scan the QR code to find out more!
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Library contest!! Long Story Short Award

The countdown is on — just 3 weeks left for students to submit their work for the Long Story Short Award inter-university writing contest! 🖋️
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Grad School Info Session

Please RSVP to Dr. Katherine McLoone if you plan to attend. The QR code is for the Zoom link.
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ESP movie night! "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"

Come and join us for pizza and drinks!! Please RSVP so we know how much to order!
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Genre students host pop-up for the next volume CARE

Monday, September 29, from 10am -2 pm in the F02/F03 courtyard. We want to hear from you!
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Dig article on CWLC's Amy DeSuza-Riehm

On pages 8-9.
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CWLC co-sponsors RGRLL's French Film Festival, Fall 2025

Attend free screenings of outstanding French cinema on campus!
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CLC to host Open Mic at the Kleefeld on Thursday, Oct. 30

A CORDIAL INVITATION TO COMPARATIVE LITERATURE CLUB’S GOTHIC LOVERS’ OPEN MIC…“There is no exquisite beauty… without some strangeness in the proportion.” – Edgar Allan Poe, "Ligeia"“Nevertheless, life and death are mysterious states, and we know little of the resources of either.” – Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla
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Eta Sigma Phi (Classics Club) first meeting: Wednesday 9/17 @ MHB 518
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CWL Major named Outstanding Baccalaureate

 CWL major Ciaran Pierce has been named one of three Outstanding Baccalaureates for the College of Liberal Arts at the 2025 Commencement ceremony. 
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Comp Lit Club hosts Open Mic at the Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum

The Comp Lit Club (CLC) is hosting a poetry and short story open mic event at the university's Kleefeld Art Museum on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, from 12 -1 pm. The event is free and open to everyone; no RSVP required.