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Welcome to fabulous Chicago!
By thepiece91, 8/31/2010 - Vicky's Trip to Chicago
Well, here I am.  Day three and the novelty has yet to wear off.  I’m enjoying the lovely land of Chicago–the neighborhood is very nice, my apartment is pretty sweet (although small) and the closet fits all my shoes.  There is caffeine available for purchase on a whim on every corner, good cell…
And Where Beauty Leads, There It Follows
By Gill Gualtieri, 8/10/2010 - To Explain Herself to Herself
In preparation for my upcoming move to Chicago, I have been immersing myself in some of Chicago's finest literature, most recently Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie. The heart-wrenching novel initially appealed to me because of its premise: small town midwestern girl moves to the big city.…
Research! Ahhhh! (Wait, isn’t it a little early for that?)
By thepiece91, 8/8/2010 - Vicky's Trip to Chicago
No. I’ve spent this summer in the fine bustling metropolis of Ripon, WI (pop 7,000) doing research as a McNair Scholar.  The program is intended to prepare people for graduate school by sponsoring trips to see grad schools, helping you prepare for the GRE and sponsoring…. paid summer research!…
Reading and All that Business
By Gill Gualtieri, 8/2/2010 - To Explain Herself to Herself
Today, I was supposed to be working on finishing some of my summer projects (I'm working on a research project on the gender dynamics of the Norton Anthology of English Literature and typing some lovely love letters from WWII), but instead I found myself perusing a present from my grandmother:…
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By groveofbones, 7/27/2010 - Groveofbones's Blog
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Jennie Morrison The Newberry is an ideal environment to challenge one's intellectual limits. The first time we met as a group, our professors emphasized the strength and quirkiness of the Newberry's “community of scholars." During the course of the semester I was continually amazed by the amount of partnership and collaboration that took place not only within our seminar, but also within the library as a whole. As I got more and more involved in my research, I found myself bouncing ideas off of a variety of individuals: from classmates to professors to librarians. Moreover, scholars within the library are unbelievably accessible. It’s also impossible to overemphasize the amazing location of the program- I still glow when I talk about my semester in Chicago.

—Jennie Morrison, Newberry Seminar in the Humanities, Fall 2007

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