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Author Archives: kyle
The Trivia Contest is Back!
The Library is sponsoring a trivia contest in which students have a chance to win great weekly prizes or an even better grand prize. All you have to do is come into the library or visit the Library’s website and … Continue reading
New Stuff Tuesday – September 2
Raise your hand if you’ve taken a tour. Raise your hand if you actually paid attention and/or remember every little detail of the tour. My point exactly. We understand that traveling as a herd with your classmates isn’t the most … Continue reading
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New Stuff Tuesday – August 26
The Chancellor’s State of the University Address this morning made several mentions of entrepreneurship and the University’s involvement in regional affairs. We’ve taken notice of the increased focus on local economic development and you’ll find quite a few books dealing … Continue reading
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No Free Refills?!
Oh, wait, you wouldn’t know what that’s like (unless you’ve traveled to Europe). Beloit College has released their annual Mindset List, which examines the worldviews of incoming freshmen. Just in case math isn’t your forte, the majority of students beginning … Continue reading
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New Stuff Tuesday – August 19
Fat Rights: Dilemmas of Difference and Personhood by Anna Kirkland KF4757.5 .O94 K57 2008 New Book Island, 2nd floor Civil rights and the struggle for equality have come a long way over the last century. This week’s NST book features … Continue reading
New Stuff Tuesday – August 12
Whatever Happened to Thrift?: Why Americans Don’t Save and What to Do About It HC110 .S3 W54 2008 New Book Island, 2nd floor You hear about it all the time – make sure you’re saving money, make sure you put … Continue reading
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Witches of Whitewater
One of our favorite questions here at the Reference Desk is, “Is it true that there’s a book in the library that will make you go crazy?” Since we’re all pretty sane around here, that would mean that we haven’t … Continue reading
New Stuff Tuesday – August 5
Aggression in the Sports World: A Social Psychological Perspective GV706.4 .R867 2008 New Book Island, 2nd floor I think that title happens to have some timely appeal. I mean, how many times do you have a bench-clearing brawl (White Sox-Royals … Continue reading
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Quotes Gone Wrong
One of the main reasons of citing original authors is to give credit where credit is due. Here’s another one: If you’re going to use a famous quote in public, make sure that you get it right. Instead of being … Continue reading
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New Stuff Tuesday – July 29
Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way We Treat Animals HV4708 .D39 2008 New Book Island, 2nd floor The title of this week’s featured stuff sort of jumped out at me while I was browsing the shelves to find the topic … Continue reading