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Celebrating Shakespeare: Shakespearean Fashion By Anna Mullins

Posted on April 12, 2016 by jmkyoung

In honor of William Shakespeare we are celebrating the 400th anniversary of his death on April 23, 2016. What better way to do this, than by highlighting the writing done by first-year students in Associate Professor of English John Wesley’s … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Shakespeare: The Audience of Shakespeare’s Globe By Sarah Rau

Posted on April 11, 2016 by jmkyoung

In honor of William Shakespeare we are celebrating the 400th anniversary of his death on April 23, 2016. What better way to do this, than by highlighting the writing done by first-year students in Associate Professor of English John Wesley’s … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Shakespeare: The Spark of Creativity By Megan Biglow

Posted on April 8, 2016 by jmkyoung

In honor of William Shakespeare we are celebrating the 400th anniversary of his death on April 23, 2016. What better way to do this, than by highlighting the writing done by first-year students in Associate Professor of English John Wesley’s … Continue reading →

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Free Country: A new graphic novel from Neil Gaiman

Posted on April 8, 2016 by jmkyoung

When children go missing in a small English town, the Dead Boy Detectives are led to Free Country, a thousand-year-old land in which children never grow up and are free from the oppression of adults. However, this place is falling … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Shakespeare: Shakespeare’s Influences and Influencers By Keely Coxwell

Posted on April 7, 2016 by jmkyoung

In honor of William Shakespeare we are celebrating the 400th anniversary of his death on April 23, 2016. What better way to do this, than by highlighting the writing done by first-year students in Associate Professor of English John Wesley’s … Continue reading →

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Relay for Life Collects Canned Food April 16-29 in Collins Memorial Library

Posted on April 6, 2016 by jmkyoung

Relay for Life will be collecting canned food for the Northwest Tacoma location of the FISH Food Bank from April 16-29 in Collins Memorial Library.  We will be using the cans during our luminaria ceremony at 10 pm on April … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Shakespeare: Shakespeare and the Supernatural By Jake Gritzmacher

Posted on April 6, 2016 by jmkyoung

In honor of William Shakespeare we are celebrating the 400th anniversary of his death on April 23, 2016. What better way to do this, than by highlighting the writing done by first-year students in Associate Professor of English John Wesley’s … Continue reading →

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From the Archives & Special Collections: Illustrations Galore!

Posted on April 6, 2016 by jmkyoung

If you’re anything like me, you enjoy illustrated books just as much as non-illustrated ones (okay, sometimes more; art is fun). For some fun and fancy-free illustrated books, look no further than Walter Crane’s Flora’s Feast, 1899, or Charles Lamb’s … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Shakespeare: Fact vs. Fiction in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar By Nate Jacobi

Posted on April 5, 2016 by jmkyoung

In honor of William Shakespeare we are celebrating the 400th anniversary of his death on April 23, 2016. What better way to do this, than by highlighting the writing done by first-year students in Associate Professor of English John Wesley’s … Continue reading →

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Collins Library Links: Updates on Fair Use, Image Rights and Open Access

Posted on April 5, 2016 by jmkyoung

Updates on Fair Use, Image Rights and Open Access Below is a compilation of recent articles that address access to information.    Fair Use & Image Rights: Artists’ 3-D scan of the Nefertiti bust opens up debates about originality, copyright, … Continue reading →

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