About Michael J. Faris
I study rhetoric and composition as a PhD student in the English Department at Penn State University.
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Monthly Archives: October 2007
irony of the colon
Last week I was explaining to my classes how to use a colon or semicolon, and the differences between the two. One rule I gave because I see colons misused a lot: never use a colon after a to be … Continue reading
Posted in WR214: Writing in Business
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the obligatory male handshake
I’ve noticed a strange phenomenon with many of male students. Many of them like to shake my hand after the conference, which I’m okay with, but I’m a bit surprised by. I don’t remember ever shaking a teacher’s hand when … Continue reading
cirque du so-gay: drag competition on Saturday
OSU’s Rainbow Continuum is hosting the sixth annual drag competition this Saturday, October 27, in the MU Quad in a giant tent built by the OSU Foundation. It’ll be a fantastic event with student performers competing for the titles of … Continue reading
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rockies!!!
Preface: I don’t follow sports. Haven’t really since I was in high school. History: Growing up in rural Iowa, we got decent reception from Des Moines’s network stations, but my parents ordered a Network package through our satellite dish, and … Continue reading
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University of Oregon may go private
interesting story in today’s OSU Barometer. The problems that develop when states don’t fund their public education enough.
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