Arts & Culture

Laptops in examinations? Say What?

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Amy Anne Smith
It has happened twice. Twice in the last week! As examinations too-quickly approach, I have had two classes where an individual has asked if they could write their exam on a computer. I am...
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The Black Barbie

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Amy Anne Smith
I’m not one who will often buy into the over-analysis of the small comings and goings of everyday life. I hesitate to view the experiences of my subjective life as a microcosm for the...
Arts & Culture

Those damned election signs

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Amy Anne Smith
They are green and blue and yellow. They loudly proclaim “Re-Elect Sam Katz” or “Judy for Mayor!” They are a mixture of plastic and sawdust. And they squat at the edges of suburban...
Arts & Culture

The leaves aren’t green anymore

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Amy Anne Smith
A couple of weeks ago September was swept away by a breeze of nonchalant copper leaves. Classes officially start in beginning of September, but things don’t get serious until September fades off of the...
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More than a hot drink

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Amy Anne Smith
I have a tea problem: green, Earl Grey, chai . . . the list is too long. Similarly, the smell of coffee will break even my most driven and assertive stride, and will force...
Arts & Culture

Bill and I

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Amy Anne Smith
“I think I may be in love with William Shakespeare.” I tell this to my academic friends and they answer with sceptical faces. “How?” they ask. And there is one major consideration that obviously...
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