Let's be honest; Pope Benedict XVI has little charisma. Whereas John Paul II was the Frank Sinatra of the Vatican, Pope Benedict is more the Joey Bishop…
St. John’s University
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by Jennie Ortiz When I started teaching, my family couldn't understand why I was so adamant about being at work at least an hour before my class…
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By Jenny Ortiz Most of your students don't know who Chuck Norris is. Many of them don't watch as much television as you think. The only reading…
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By Jenny Ortiz Freshman. Freshies. Freshmeat. Whatever the term for first year students may be at any college, what is agreed upon is that in the next…
By Jenny Ortiz Though I teach literature, I was doing some calculations this week. If I have two classes at Adelphi with 20 students in each class,…
By Jenny Ortiz I recently spent some time with a little game known as Dead Rising 2. In two hours I killed 543 zombies. No, no, don't applaud.…
By Jenny Ortiz I recently spent some time with a little game known as Dead Rising 2. In two hours I killed 543 zombies. No, no, don't applaud.…
By Jenny Ortiz As a Freeway Flyer, I teach a number of Composition courses and although each one has a slight variation given the deptartmental's academic desires for…
By Jenny Ortiz I knew going to back to St. John's University after being away for two years as I earned my MFA degree would make me…