Valentine's Day Reading and English Club Logo

This Wednesday!
Bring something to read and something to eat. We'll have cookies.

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Valentine's Day Reading
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Faculty Lounge of the University Center
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

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Check the flyer.

I also made an English Club logo:

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See you Wednesday,
Tom.

Spring 2008 English Club Events

Posted below are all of the English Club and Chavez events for the Spring 2008 semester. Write these dates on your calender. Enjoy.

English Club Event Dates:

Beowulf Film Interest Meeting
Friday, February 8, 2008
Fahy 245
11:00 AM

Valentine's Day Reading
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Faculty Lounge of the University Center
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

What To Do With an English Major
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Faculty Lounge of the University Center
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Cervantes Night (Cosponsored by Adelante Latino)
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Pirate's Cove
8:30 PM

Communication Networking & Recruiting Event
Thursday, April 03, 2008
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
In the Chancellor’s Suite of the University Center

Beowulf Film Shoot
Thursday, April 03, 2008 and Friday, April 04, 2008
All Day
Seton Hall Campus

Shakespeare Day
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Noon to 4:00 PM
{Beowulf will be shown at 3:00 PM}
In the Office/Development Suite of Walsh Library
{Located on the Second Floor, in the back}

Sigma Tau Delta Induction Ceremony
Thursday, April 24, 2008
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
In the U-Club of the University Center

Chavez Literary Magazine Event Dates:

Chavez Literary Magazine Submission Due Date
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Submit your work to:
chavezshu [at] yahoo [dot] com

Coffee House Reading
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Pirate's Cove of the University Center
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
[Cancelled].

See you there,
Tom.

Beowulf Film Project

This is not what we want.

Yes. That's right. The English Club is making a cinematic version of Beowulf that will be way better than the recent CGI version starring Crispin Glover. The film will be made over the course of this semester with a target screening date of Shakespeare Day (April 24).

Our film will be faithful to the original Beowulf manuscript. The script will be written by Dr. Balkun and Dr. Weisl and I will be narrating. We already have a few stars, but we still need more people to be in the film and to help out with production. That's where you come in.

This Friday, we will be meeting to discuss the film. If you want to star in the film, you need to come to this meeting. It will be held on Friday, February 8 in Room 245 of Fahy Hall at 11:00 AM. That's:

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Beowulf Film Meeting
Friday, February 8, 2008
Room 245 of Fahy Hall
11:00 AM

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Hopefully, our film will be posted in its entirety on this very blog after its completion. So come out to the meeting, English Majors. If you have any questions, e-mail me at arminith [at] shu [dot] edu.


Here is the trailer for the 2007 Beowulf film. Again, this is not what we want.

All best,
Tom.

Introduction and Campus Tour

You have entered the world of English Literature at Seton Hall University.

Let's take a tour.

Meet the English Department Sign. He lets people know that they have entered the world of English Literature at Seton Hall University. A modest job, perhaps, but oh so necessary. Don't overlook his import. Don't dare overlook his import.

Here is the University Seal. I've heard stories of people stepping on it and falling straight through to the antebellum South. Or maybe I'm getting these stories confused with that novel Kindred by Octavia Butler. We English majors sure do read a lot!

The Seal actually doesn't like having its picture taken. I had to do it with my cell phone while pretending to send a text message. Thumbs up, University Seal!

Ahhh, gorgeous Fahy Hall. Don't let the endless construction fool you, Fahy is old. So old that most English classes are sequestered here. If you take a class in Fahy, you may encounter faulty projectors, broken projectors, overheating projectors, or loud Asian Studies classes.

Oh, Fahy Hall, we love you anyway. Don't we? Wait. D-Don't we?

I will be posting information regarding the upcoming Beowulf Film Project shortly. Stay tuned. Until next time, English majors...

Hugs not bugs,
Tom.