A publication of the Department of English & Philosophy at Drexel University

Rachel Semigran's Archive

"Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward." - Kurt Vonnegut

Personal Statement

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Friday, June 5th, 2009

I’ve embarked on the task of applying for post-college scholarships and fellowships. Aside from the long [...]


Good Works Tour Film Premiere!

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Friday, May 29th, 2009

Check out the premiere of the Good Works Tour documentary TONIGHT  at 8pm in Audobon, New [...]


Shameless Self Promotion

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Friday, May 1st, 2009

Hey there literary world – I’m currently in a production with EgoPo/ Mandell Professionals in Residence [...]


Buyer’s Remorse?

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Friday, April 24th, 2009

As much as I try to watch my spending in these days (times are tough for [...]


You’re From Philadelphia? That’s Where Rocky Was!

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Friday, April 17th, 2009

Today marks the anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s death in 1790. He is surely one of the [...]


Ob La Di, Ob La Da

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Friday, April 10th, 2009

April 10, 1970 – Paul McCartney announced the official break up of the Beatles. Though the [...]


Where the Wild Things (Hopefully) Are

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Friday, April 3rd, 2009

As many of you may already know, Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book Where the Wild Things [...]


Saving the Best for Last

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Friday, March 13th, 2009

It’s week ten here at Drexel, the official last week of the term. It’s been an [...]


Mr. Marquez Turns 81

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Friday, March 6th, 2009

On March 6th, 1928 Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born in Arataca, Colombia. A Nobel Prize winner, [...]


Howl

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Friday, February 27th, 2009

“I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness.” Nearly fifty years ago Allen [...]