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…
St. John’s University
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…
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…
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…
