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Brown Bag Lunch Series: Dr. Ashley Cross Discusses Literary Dialogue and Queer Panic in Robinson’s Works

SENIOR WRITERS: PAMELA SEGURA AND CAROLYN QUEST Dr. Ashley Cross, chair of the English department, spoke at the most recent brown bag event, a series hosted by Manhattan’s Women and Gender Studies (WAGS) program. Students and faculty members gathered in Cornerstone on March 26 to hear Dr. Cross read bits from her forthcoming book, “Mary Robinson and the Generation of Romanticism: Literary Dialogues and Debts, 1784-1832.” The event was entitled, … Continue reading Brown Bag Lunch Series: Dr. Ashley Cross Discusses Literary Dialogue and Queer Panic in Robinson’s Works

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Young Folks: Sex and Age in Duke University’s Belle Knox Affair

BY PAMELA SEGURA SENIOR WRITER In February, Duke University freshman Miriam Weeks identified herself as the porn star that has gripped the imagination college campuses and various social media platforms. Using the moniker “Belle Knox,” Weeks reportedly developed this performative identity to pay off her college tuition. During Christmas break Weeks received a plethora of friend requests from male Duke students on Facebook, according to … Continue reading Young Folks: Sex and Age in Duke University’s Belle Knox Affair

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Professor Chat: James Behr on the Composer’s Will

SENIOR WRITER: PAMELA SEGURA James Behr has performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, Tanglewood and Chautauqua Festivals in Boston and New York City respectively, and with the Virginia Symphony. He’s written and recorded show tunes, jazz numbers and extensive symphonic pieces. Behr also teaches music theory, piano skills and techniques and the roots of music at Manhattan College, a gig he’s had for several years now. His classrooms … Continue reading Professor Chat: James Behr on the Composer’s Will

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