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   We are currently renovating the site for the new year.  Expect continual updates and additions. 
In the meantime, get more acquainted with some of the staff for 08-09 (in their own words):

Ryan Fitzpatrick is a senior majoring in English and Biology. 
  • He likes making and listening to music while watching movies.
  • He is a Discordian Pope, as is whoever reads this.
  • He doesn't know what to make of the inevitable end of globalized corporatism and dominating social structures.
  • He will one day own a horse.
Ryan's Recommendations:
The Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut
Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
The Self-Aware Universe - Amit Goswami
Hopscotch - Julio Cortazar
The Story of Ferdinand - Munro Leaf


Thomas Walker is a junior majoring in English. 
  • He has a love of sarcasm and zombies, and a hatred of text acronyms and the Matrix: Reloaded.
  • He is an expert Kirby player in Super Smash Brothers, and an all-around gigantic geek.
  • Loves Donnie Darko, Six Feet Under, Joss Whedon, and Thomas Newman.
  • Can't get enough Final Fantasy VIII, Fallout 2, or The Faint.
Thomas' Recommendations:
Dry - Ausgustan Burroughs
Ordinary People - Judith Guest
The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
Zombie Survival Guide - Max Brooks
Fallen Dragon - Robert Hamilton


Kaitlin Williams is a junior majoring in English and Spanish. 
  • She likes empty playgrounds, old-school video games, Shakespeare, and the days when her fridge isn't completely empty.
  • Sometimes she sings in the shower.
  • Kaitlin thinks every written word has worth.  Even the backs of cereal boxes.  Even the part of the candy bar wrapper that says "2 servings" even though it is clearly only one.
  • Her favorite cookies have a serving size of "about 1 cookie", but she eats them anyway.
  • Kaitlin also enjoys making "that's what she said" jokes, doing difficult tongue twisters, and writing poetry.
Kaitlin's Recommendations: 
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass - Lewis Carrol
Nine Stories - J.D. Salinger
Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë
Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
Pale Horse, Pale Rider - Katherine Anne Porter
Eavesdrop Soup - Matt Cook


Sam Gurnick is a sophomore majoring in English and Telecommunications. 
  • Sam thinks lounging outside on a hammock with some coffee and good literature is the epitome of paradise.
  • She holds a fierce love for music:  Radiohead and Of Montreal may very well be her (two) favorite loves.
  • She is fascinated by the works of John Donne and Sylvia Plath.
  • She believes Christmas lights should be a requirement in every building.
  • Sam also has a gripping fear of toasters.
Sam's Recommendations: 
The Realm of Possibility - David Leviathan
The Namesake and Interpreter of Maladies - Jhumpa Lahiri
White Oleander - Janet Fitch


Michael Squeri is a sophomore and an English major. 
  • His favorite authors are Douglas Copland, Don DeLillo, and Tom Wolfe.
  • He loves climbing trees.  Pine trees are his favorite, though he will settle for oaks.
  • He also loves music.  He can play guitar and fake several other instruments.
  • He is the co-owner of In the Fridge Records, which is located in Bloomington.
Michael's Recommendations:
Sick Puppy - Carl Hiaasen




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