By Dante Chavez ’24 Major: English; Minors: Computer Science, Creative Writing Contributor Biography: Dante Chavez ’24 is a current senior at Washington College majoring in English with a concentration in Creative Writing and minoring in Computer Science. He is from Baltimore, MD and currently works on campus at the Rose O’Neill Literary House as the…
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Suzanne Valadon & The Female Nude
By Sophia Lennox ’24 Majors: History and Art & Art History; Minors: Gender Studies and Museum, Field, & Community Education Contributor Biography: Sophia Lennox is a senior majoring in History and Art History, and minoring in Gender Studies and Museum, Community, Field education from West Windsor, New Jersey. She enjoys exploring human connection, historical context,…
Gendered Language at Washington College
By Keira Burger ’27 Majors: International Studies and Sociology Contributor Biography: Keira Burger is a first-year student intending to double major in International Studies and Sociology. An avid writer, she enjoys exploring how language shapes our daily lives. Brief Description: This essay explores different perceptions of gendered language at Washington College, questioning its definition and…
Featured Artist: Ziggy Love Angelos ’26
Majors: Art and Psychology Contributor Biography: Ziggy Angelos is a twenty-year-old singer-songwriter and visual artist currently studying Studio Art and Psychology at Washington College. Their artistic works focus primarily on figure and medium exploration, including, but not limited to, soft sculpture, pipe cleaner-based sculpture work, expansive art book creation, acrylic and watercolor paintings, and digital…
“I want to be great, or nothing”: Amy March and the Subversion of Societal Expectations
By Riley Dauber ’25 Major: English; Minors: Journalism, Editing & Publishing, Communication & Media Studies, and Gender Studies Contributor Biography: Riley is a junior majoring in English with a triple minor in Journalism, Editing, and Publishing; Communication and Media Studies; and Gender Studies. Outside of the classroom, she is the Lifestyle Editor for The Elm,…
What Defines Time? An Analysis of Augustine’s Argument on the Past, Present, and Future
By Fiona Beck ’24 Majors: Anthropology and Philosophy Contributor Biography: Fiona Beck is a senior and soon-to-be graduate of Washington College pursuing a B.A. in Anthropology and Philosophy. While at Washington College, she has been the president of the MMA Club and a part of the Art Club executive board helping coordinate club events and…
Society and the Bay: How the Fishing Industry Changed the Social Make-Up of the Chesapeake Region
By Sydney Walker ’26 Major: Human Development; Minors: Museum, Field, & Community Education and Chesapeake Regional Studies Contributor Biography: Sydney is a sophomore majoring in Human Development and double minoring in Museum, Field, & Community Education and Chesapeake Regional Studies. She is the president of the sorority Alpha Chi Omega and is active around campus…
Chrétien’s Complex “Perceval”: Commentary on the Knightly Code
By Heather Fabritze ’25 Majors: English and Communications & Media Studies; Minor: Journalism, Editing, & Publishing Contributor Biography: Heather is a junior double majoring in English and communications. She currently works as the News Co-Editor for the campus newspaper The Elm, as well as serving as the Honor Board Chair and a peer mentor. She…
Jane Eyre and its Various Versions: An Exploration of Cover Art and Paratexts Within Multiple Editions of the Novel
By Delaney Runge ’24 Major: English; Minors: Education Studies, Creative Writing, and Journalism, Editing, and Publishing Contributor Biography: Delaney Runge is an English major and triple minor in Education Studies, Creative Writing, and Journalism, Editing, and Publishing. During her time at Washington College, she has served as the president of Zeta Tau Alpha, sung as…
Featured Artist: Fiona Beck ’24
Majors: Anthropology and Philosophy Contributor Biography: Fiona Beck is a senior and soon-to-be graduate of Washington College pursuing a B.A. in Anthropology and Philosophy. While at Washington College, she has been the president of the MMA Club and a part of the Art Club executive board, helping coordinate club events and meetings. Also, she is…
Oysters: Tragedy of the Commons, Barwick’s Ordinary, and Chapel Branch
By Xavier Smalls ’25 Majors: Anthropology, Environmental Studies; Minor: Museum, Field, and Community Education Contributor Biography: The author is an aspiring cultural and environmental anthropologist with interests in music, nature, writing, and the nexus between environmental injustices and human cultures. Brief Description: This work of writing explores the actions of two people groups along the…
The Popularity of Illustrated Cartoon Covers in the Contemporary Romance Genre
By Riley Dauber ’25 Major: English; Minors: Journalism, Editing, & Publishing, Gender Studies, and Communications & Media Studies Contributor Biography: Riley is a junior majoring in English with a triple minor in Journalism, Editing, and Publishing; Communication and Media Studies; and Gender Studies. Outside of the classroom, she is the Lifestyle Editor for The Elm,…
Featured Artist: Emma Parker-Watt ’25
Major: Environmental Science; Minor: Public Health Emma Parker-Watt is a Junior Environmental Science major from Elkton, MD. While Environmental Science is her focus, she enjoys exploring classes outside her major. For this reason, she chose to come to Washington College and has loved taking art classes. Outside of academics, she is an active member of…
Order in the Court: Parliamentary Procedure as Language in Washington College’s Student Government
By Elisabeth Braswell ’27 The following was written for FYS 101-20: Language is Limitless “I motion to open discussion regarding the language of Washington College Student Government Association.” I state this with great confidence here in my paper, yet at a real Washington College Student Government senate meeting, I worry about saying the right thing…
Featured Artist: Morgan Carlson ’25
Major: Environmental Science; Minor: Chesapeake Regional Studies. Contributor Biography: Morgan Carlson (they/them) is from Ocean Pines, MD. They are fascinated with nature, and they love to write and create art inspired by it and their adventures. The following was created for ART 265: Introduction to Printmaking Spore Print Brief Description: This is a linoleum print…
The Collide-oscope of Electronic Media, Literature, and its Impact on Literacy
By Sara Sypolt ’26 Major: Psychology, pre-pharmacy track Contributor Biography: Sara Sypolt is a psychology major completing the pre-pharmacy track from Aberdeen, Maryland. They enjoy collaging and reading in their free time, as well as practicing yoga and meditation. He hopes to get his PharmD after graduating from Washington College. Brief Description: This paper was…
Sylvia Sleigh and Michael Greenwood: Painting a Tasteful Odalisque of Your First Husband
By Sophia Lennox ’24 Majors: History and Art & Art History; Minors: Gender Studies and Museum, Field, & Community Education Contributor Biography: Sophia Lennox is a senior majoring in History and Art History, and minoring in Gender Studies and Museum, Community, Field education from West Windsor, New Jersey. She enjoys exploring human connection, historical context,…
Queer Teen Dramas: Homoerotic Subtext and Token Gays in Roberto Aguirre–Sacasa’s Riverdale
By Liam Charlotte Siobhan Luckey ’27 Major: History; Minors: English and Theater Contributor Biography: Siobhan is a history major, prospective English minor, and prospective theatre minor with a deep interest in the value and queerness of many forms of media, particularly teen dramas. Brief Description: The teen drama as a genre is often looked down…
The Print Culture of Eastern Kentucky’s Pack Horse Library Scrapbooks
By Torey Simpson ’24 Major: English; Minor: Museum, Field, and Community Education Contributor Biography: Torey Simpson is from Harrington, Delaware with a special interest in book history and print culture. While at Washington College she was the President and small group leader of Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, a student assistant at the Rose O’Neill Literary House,…
Shockwaves and Radiation: The Lingering Japanese War Trauma In The Manga Akira
By Faye Dorman ’26 Majors: Communications & Media Studies and Economics; Minor: Creative Writing Contributor Biography: Faye Dorman is a member of the Class of 2026 who is probably too invested in her studies out of her own personal interest (or maybe that’s a good thing, who knows). In her free time when she’s not…
Christianity and the Apocalypse: A Theological Lens into the End of the World
By Thomas Lundy ’27 Major: Economics Contributor Biography: Thomas Lundy is a first-year student who is interested in economics, religion and history. Besides his academic interests, he enjoys reading, running, and going to the gym. Thomas hopes to learn more about religion going into the future and wants to further explore eschatology and moral theology…
“Home” and the Abyss in Jun Mochizuki’s Pandora Hearts
By Natalie Martinaitis ’25 Major: English; Minors: Creative Writing and Journalism, Editing, & Publishing Contributor Biography: Natalie Martinaitis is a junior and was the previous Editor-in-Chief of Washington College Review. She is the author of The Post-PSO Project, a novella about a failed project and escape from the planet Mars. In her free time, Natalie…
Hot Coffee at McDonald’s as a Moral Conundrum
By Xavier Smalls ’25 Majors: Anthropology and Environmental Studies; Minor: Museum, Field, and Community Education Contributor Biography: Xavier Smalls is an aspiring cultural and environmental anthropologist with interests in music, nature, writing, and the nexus between environmental injustices and human cultures. Brief Description: This work of writing presents a thorough ethical, moral, and critical analysis…
Faculty in Focus: Suzanne Thuecks
Prof. Suzanne Thuecks is an Instructor in Biology lab and serves as Lab Coordinator for BIO 111/112, Washington College’s introductory Biology sequence. Prof. Thuecks developed the writing components for the BIO 112 lab, which is unique among science courses in counting for the W2 writing requirement. She has presented and written about strategies for scientific…
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