Tag: writing
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Salem Cheerleaders Bring the Spirit In and Out of Games
By: Alaysia Williams Ever wondered who gets the crowd hyped when our Spirits are up against their opponents? It could only be Salem College’s cheer team! The team was created during the 2023-2024 academic year. The team may be fairly new, but the energy is all there as they wow the crowd with their powerful…
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Cobblestone & Cardigans Mix
By: Neva Mellow Hello, reader. Go ahead and take a moment to step outside and look around. Do you see the fall leaves? Do you feel the change of the seasons? The change you’ve gone through from the year before? If you can relate to loving pumpkin spice, being open to trying new things, and…
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Author, Nghi Vo, Visits Salem
By: Keri Matthews Held in the Reading Room in Gramley Library, students and faculty were given the opportunity to meet esteemed author Nghi Vo. Coming to Salem on Sept. 26, Vo had the perfect chance to speak about the upcoming release of her new novel, A Mouthful of Dust, which was released on Oct. 7.…
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English and Writing Studies Dinner
By: Emma De Noble Students and faculty eat dinner and converse with each other before the presentation formally begins. Photo Credit: Rebecca Davis On Sept. 24 in the Gramley Library Reading Room, the English and Writing Studies department held its annual “State of the Program” dinner. This event serves as an opportunity for faculty to…
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Miss Magnolia
Submission: A man messaged me on Facebook saying that he saw me on a dating app I do have a profile on, and he is kinda cute, but the thing is, he is kinda weird and tried to follow and connect with me on all my socials. What should I do? Btw, this is not…
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Senior Creates Safe Space for Art, Writing, and Studying
By Emily Ramser On Mondays and Thursdays from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. the student meeting rooms are filled with students drawing, writing, and studying as a part of senior Julie Parker’s “Art Study Hours.” Parker created Art Study Hours as a part of her Not-for-Profit class this fall. She was tasked with creating a…
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A Place For Writers in Winston Salem
With spring coming up and everyone back on campus, people are looking for things to do. In particular, most people are in search for something to do off campus. While students love campus activities, sometimes they just need to get away from it all. One way to do so is by checking out the…
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A Talk With One of Our Own
I sat down with Emily “Em” Ramser, on behalf of The Salemite to discuss the release of her upcoming book, “I Forgot How to Write When They Diagnosed Me”, which will be published by Weasel Press in February 2015. We talked about writing preferences, alien dolphins, and loss of nerve sensation. SALEMITE: What is…
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The JanTerm Experience: “30 Days to Create”
I didn’t really know what I was getting into with this class, “30 Days to Create.” I didn’t like the sound of the other experimental Jan Term classes available to me, so I picked this one on a whim, having done so little research that I wasn’t even sure what I would be “creating” until…
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National Novel Writing Month: A Rookie’s Experience
Last month, fellow writer Sarah Foil introduced Salemite readers to something called National Novel Writing Month, more commonly recognized as NaNoWriMo. Participants were given all of November to write a 50,000 word story with no editing allowed. Not everyone’s end goal was 50,000 words, though. As my first time participating in this epic challenge, I…
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