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Canon Cagematch: VILLAINS
💀 The ESA executive team hopes everyone had a satisfactorily spine-tingling Halloween and thanks all the brave souls that made it to our HOWLween event! Fear not, however; there is one last treat in store before we must bid farewell to the spirit of Halloween. Gather around the cauldron as the ESA executive team put forth their most loathed villains (no, professors and essay deadlines do not count). 💀 Jia, President: For the collective “Monster Mash” blog post last year, I wrote about Victor Frankenstein. I was grappling with the task of finding out which villain I wanted to write with when it occurred to me that Frankenstein is still the dude for…
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‘Meet the Profs: They Came from Buchanan Tower’ Recap!
On October 11th, the ESA hosted our second event of the year, Meet the Profs: They Came from Buchanan Tower! We are very lucky in the Department of English to have such easy access to a wealth of intelligent, funny, and personable faculty. This year, we were grateful for the presence of: Dr. Siân Echard, Head of the English Department Dr. Alex Dick, Chair of the Majors Program Dr. Laura Moss Dr. Judith Paltin Dr. Robert Rouse Dr. Rick Gooding Dr. Ian Hill Dr. Barbara Dancygier Dr. Chris Lee Dr. Jessica de Villiers Thank you so much to all of you for joining the ESA at this special event. We…
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AGM Recap!
Welcome to the first blog post of the UBC English Students’ Association for the 2017-18 year! Thank you so much to all of our members—those new and old and not yet—for eating our ice cream cake and having a good time at the AGM. You invigorated the executive team (certainly myself) and we are so excited to serve you for this year and give you more opportunities to mingle, express yourself, and excel as a UBC English student. For those of you who weren’t there, have no fear! Here’s a recap: We began with human bingo while waiting for people (and ice cream cake) to arrive and of course I…
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Bloggers Wanted!
The UBC English Students’ Association (ESA) is now accepting applications for bloggers for the upcoming academic year. As an ESA blogger, you will have the opportunity to regularly let your snarling wit and opinion be heard by being published periodically on the UBC ESA blog. If you have a passion for (or a very strong opinion of) any and all things English, we encourage you to apply. All undergraduate students of all backgrounds are accepted; this is a great opportunity to get published and involved! Here is a basic description of the blogger position: You will be published on https://www.ubcenglish.com. As a blogger, you will receive a WordPress login with the role…
