The yearly English Department Writing Contest is coming up again. For students who don’t know this is a great way to recycle old papers and actually get paid. ^^ Prizes range from $50-$200, which is not so bad for work that you have already done. In addition to critical essays, there are also specific for […]
Queens College
“Engaging Post-1965 Queens”
On Monday I attended the first seminar hosted by QC’s new Asian American Pacific Islander Community Studies Program (AAPICS). Titled “Engaging Post-1965 Queens: Teaching and Curriculum-Building for Culturally Diverse Communities,” it provided an incredible opportunity for students and faculty to come together and share ideas about the growing diversity of classrooms. The keynote speaker, Ms. Susie Tanenbaum, […]
What a Tiring Week
Before the week got rough, a couple of residents and I got together and ate dinner on the 28th of February. One resident brought spaghetti with sausage and the other resident brought instant noodles. I made vegetables with oyster sauce, soy sauce marinated thin beef cuts, and I also made peanut butter jelly muffins. It […]
mellon mays undergraduate fellowship
On Wednesday I attended my first Mellon meeting of the semester. We had some classes scheduled before but through all the snow days everything got pushed back. The seminar discussion was pretty interesting. Being the senior Mellons of the group Ugo and I presented on some of the readings about Affirmative Action and Academia so […]
english honors program
I just heard from Prof. McCoy that the English Honors Program is in danger of being condensed if there are not enough students interested in enrolling in the course, so I just want to do my part in publicizing the seminar. This program has been one of the highlights of my experiences as an English […]
upcoming AAPICS events
Just thought I would write a really quick post about some upcoming AAPICs events.^^ These are really important seminars meant to stimulate discussion and ideas about what kind of academic curriculum and courses should be devised for the new Asian American Pacific Island Community Studies minor at Queens College. Unfortunately these events are only […]
natural disasters O_O
On Friday, Queens College had its second snow day in a span of just two weeks. This definitely has to be a record for my life as a student. ^^ I really appreciated the extra day off because I was able to dedicate more time to resting and fighting off this terrible cold I (still) […]
Field 14 Is Full!
Today unlike other days I arrived at Queens College from the gate at Melbourne Avenue & 150th Street around 4 pm. I have morning classes, so I usually get to the campus early in the morning. I was one of the lucky ones to win the parking lottery in July and have a decal for field 14. Anyone who drives to Queens […]
struggling with senioritis…
Yay! The English Honors Exam is finally over, so bye-bye Norton Anthologies. Hopefully we won’t have to meet again anytime soon because you are getting shoved under my bed- out of sight and out of mind. ^^ Overall the exam wasn’t too terrible. I was really glad about the shift in emphasis from IDs to […]
QC’s First Website
I was curious when Queens College launched its website, and how it looked at first. Then I began searching and googling about QC’s website history. Interestingly enough, I did find some fascinating information. I guess I’m very easily fascinated but just a little background information about Queens College website would definitely be interesting to any Queens College […]
