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 an outsider. At least that's what I thought. I was no longer a student; the events, the fliers...
St. John’s University
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 of the Papal.
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 started. On remembering.
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 they do is if it is assigned to them and that is done haphazardly. The news is not...
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 four years they.
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, I am accountable.
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. This is an low number for any gamer. To be fair, I had a stack of midterms whispering...
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. This is an.
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 its students, my.
