Poesy was studying English and creative writing at Western when she started her music career, playing in local bars with musical friends from school, including a show at London Music Hall. She said a gig at Call the Office was cancelled last fall due to illness and “I still hope I get to perform there, it's a
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A Reading by Louise Glück, The Mohr Visiting Poet Event Details: Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Time: 8:00pm Location: Bechtel Conference Center, Encina.
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Even in STEM fields, diverse course content matters. In her textbook writing, Hogan tries to seek out scientific studies from underrepresented groups and include their pictures. She said even non-traditional course materials like videos can affect the ideas students have about representation in certain
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When hardship and tragedy happen, many will get stuck in the pain of the loss and suffering and are unable to see the good things happening all around them. As we learn about underinsured homeowners unable to cover costs to rebuild, about loss of crops, about uninsured renters living on the fringe,
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On Tuesday, Jan. 23, I got up at 5 a.m., as I have every morning for the past 23 years, to watch the live reading of the Academy Award nominations. My loyal readers know that I love cinema. I've addressed the sex scandals, discussed films, and I've used movies as a comparison and reference point
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They're asking for books — good-condition books of all types but especially children's titles, cookbooks and best sellers. “People will buy gently used books and that's we what we want to sell,” she said. “The perfect book is a best seller you've read and your shelf is too full to keep it. That's what we love
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This year, the projects were as diverse as they were inspiring, ranging from philanthropic fundraising, running a triathlon, to self-publishing a book of poetry. The impetus for Sonora High School senior Cynthia Rodriguez's project recalled her family's struggle with homelessness in Sonora when she was
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