Here is an example

of a student assignment from last year on the Beowulf option. It is an extremely good one and got a top mark, so don’t let it be intimidating. But it gives you an idea of the format, some possibilities, etc.

RALLY

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Rally for UNBSJ and Saint John Tuesday at 12 noon in the quad.

Jim Turk, Executive Director of CAUT, will be among the speakers.

Threat to UNBSJ

Folks, you may have heard or read in the news about the proposal to close UNBSJ and replace it with a polytechnic (check out the newest issue of The Baron for an excellent story). Timing is important now; the final report of the Post-secondary education Commission is due out by the end of this week, and then the provincial government will comment. It is important that we speak out now, in order to shape their response. Go to Living in interesting times for a list of City Councillors, MLAs, and MPs. Emails are fine. In fact, because of the time factor, emails would be best.

Still on the waiting list?

Dr. David Creelman has asked me to tell you that as of this writing he has five places left in his English 2003: Introduction to Fiction course (MWF 12:30-1:30pm).

Potential problem with some copies of the anthology

I just had the following message from the UNBSJ bookstore:

It appears that one of the books has been misprinted, Restoration & 18th century. The pages are printed upside down and out of context at page 334. I am in the process of dealing with the publisher to see how to handle this, as we do not know if all the packages are the same. I had a student return as she had gone through the books and noticed it. When I opened another package here it was the same. Is it possible that you can ask you students to check and see if they also have misprinted copies, then I can advise the publisher how many are wrong, and hopefully they will send us just that book for replacement?

So, please look at your books and let Ms. Julie Godin at the bookstore know, a.s.a.p., if there is a problem. (She is usually at the counter at the back of the store, near the English textbooks).

Good thing someone noticed; we aren’t going to use that volume until close to the end of term!