Westartthenewsemesterstrongwithupcomingevents,studentsandfacultypublications,andofcourseafewnoteworthyperiodsof

celebrationoncampusandoff.

3John1:2

Dearfriend,Ipraythatyoumayenjoygoodhealthandthatallmaygowellwithyou,evenasyoursoulisgettingalongwell.

Publications

Butfirstandforemost,itisFLUseason!

Remembertostayhealthyofmind,bodyandsoulduringthewintermonths.

Practiceallmeasuresofhealthsafetyappropriateforthecoldmonths.

Students:We are delighted to announce thepublication of not one, nor two, butfiveofourstudentpoetsinthisfreshlyoff the presses anthology. Thestudents are Anna Lundy, HannahCauthen, Kristen Towe, MeredithHoward, Alayna Welker. HannahCauthen has also published a shortCreative Nonfiction piece in ‘RiverTeethJournal.’

Faculty:Congratulations to thedepartment’s very own AngieO’Neal and Renee Emerson,havingalreadypublishedpoetryintheCumberlandRiverReview,theyhavebeenchosentoappearin the magazine’s 5-yearanthology. Mrs. Emerson is theauthorof‘KeepingMeStill,’and‘Threshing Floor;’ Dr. O’Neal isthe author or ’The Way ThingsFall.’

Music Events

"A.M. Radio Show, like the duo itself, originated on The Hill. Stealing a few minutes between classes in the practice rooms to work on music for school quickly developed into arranging covers of favorite songs and writing originals. The name A.M. Radio Show came about as a combination of the duo’s individual names and the blend of genres the couple notes as musical influences. "If music be the food of love, play on." For this couple, Shakespeare's words ring true...most of the time! Despite the occasional musical debate, whether jazz, classical, contemporary, or bluegrass, Andrew and Madison love performing together and are thankful for each opportunity to share music with others.

A.M. Radio Show is on Youtube, Facebook, and Instagram! Keep an eye open for the duo's One-Take Wednesdays each week, and connect with Madison Hunt (Junior in English) and Andrew Wilfong on this musical journey!"

TheChimesreleaseofthe2018Issue,themed“Selah”

APRIL5,2018,6PM,PRICELEARNINGCENTER,LIVINGSTONLIBRARY

ThededicatedteamofTheChimesMagazinehasbeenworkinghardtocompile,selectandedittheworksofwritingandartwhichwillmakeupthenewestissueofthemagazine.TheeventwillwelcomepoetKevinBrownfromLeeUniversity,awardsceremonies,andlivemusic.Domarkyourcalendars.

CelebrateShorter!CALLFORPROPOSALS

BrookesChapel,April18,2018,11:00AM

Submityour150-250wordabstracttoDr.MarkHamiltonatmhamilton@shorter.edu,nolaterthanFebruary282018.

Yourproposalshoulddemonstrateacademicexcellenceinyourchosenfield.Thisworkcanbeyourseniorthesis,juniorpaper,capstonepaper,poster,orperformance.

Monday,February19,11:00AM-12:00PM

Rome106Asgraduationlooms,comeanddiscussyouroptions:GraduateSchool,theworkforce,both?

Sponsored by the Department ofEnglish,ModernLanguagesandLiberalArts; conductedbyDr.Hamilton,andDr.O’Neal.

Author of the Month

Charlotte Brontë was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels have become classics of English literature. She first published her works under the pen name Currer Bell. (1816-1855) Pregnant, she died, with her unborn child, on 31 March 1855, three weeks before her 39th birthday. Biographers including Claire Harman suggest that she died from dehydration and malnourishment due to vomiting caused by severe morning sickness or hyperemesis gravidarum. Dr. O’Neal’s British Literature class will experience her work first hand this semester with a close reading of Jane Eyre I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will. C. Bronte

TheEnglishClubThisgroupisasalwayshardatworkplanningdiverseevents:February16;BagelsandBadPoetryafternoon,3PM(venuetobeconfirmed)March24;journeytoChattanooga,TN,tosplurgeonusedbooksatMcKay’sEnglishWeek,April2-6;April3,5PM,movienightApril4,5PM,storynight,games,andphotosessionforfaculty,staffandstudents’familiesApril5,11AM,staffappreciation.April20,5PM,endofyearpicnic(venuetobeannounced)

SigmaTauDeltaEnglishHonorSociety

Under the sponsorship of the HonorsAcademy, the group is planning anotherShakespearian experience or a joustingafternoonatMedievalTimesinAtlantathisspring.Staytunedfordateandevent.

Photoshow,sale,fundraiserFEBRUARY5-9,10:00AM–4:00PM

TheeventbenefitsthestudentsoftheEnglish,ModernLanguagesand Liberal Arts department aswell as those involvedwith thepublication of the Shorter University student publication: TheChimes.

RECEPTION:Tuesday,February6,from4:30-7:00pmThe photographs were taken by Fabrice Poussin during thesummerof2017throughoutUtah,Colorado,andArizona.

A Little Bit of History

Mardi-GrasorFatTuesdayCelebratedaroundtheworldtodayincountrieswithRomanCatholicpresence.EveryoneofcourseknowsofthegreatfestivitiesliterallyovertakingthecityofNewOrleans,LA,inFebruaryofeachyear.

Wheredoesthiscelebrationfindroots?

Itbeganthousandsofyearsago,andisconnectedtoPagan celebrations of spring and fertility, such asSaturnalia, and Lupercalia (also connected toValentine’sday). Things changed in Romewith theintroduction of Christianity. It was easier toincorporatethesepracticesintothereligionthantoabolish them. This resulted in an excess ofdebauchery leadingtothe40daysofLent,daysofpenance. Then, Mardi Gras spread throughoutNorthernEurope.

MardiGrascomesfromtheFrenchforFatTuesday.Carnival, often associated with the feasting, is ofLatinoriginmeaning“carnelevarium”totakeawayorremovemeat(fromone’sdiet).

Theearliestreferencetoacarnivalasknowntodayisdated1781.Bythe1830’sthestreetsofNewOrleansheldprocessionsofmaskerstocelebrateMardiGras.

Source:History.com

Valentine’s Day

TheromanscelebratedthefeastofLupercaliafromFebruary13-15.Thefeteincludedsomebrutalritesbelieved tomakewomen fertile. Coupleswerealsomatchedinalotteryforthedurationofthefestival. They may or may not have stayed acoupleaftertheendofthefestival.

Later, on February 14 in the 3rd century A.D.EmperorClaudiushadtwomennamedValentineexecuted. This was celebrated by the CatholicChurchasSt.Valentine’sDay.

In the 5th century Pope Gelasius combined St.Valentine’s day with Lupercalia to expel thePaganrituals.

Atthesametime,theNormanswerecelebratingGalatin’sday;atermmeaning“loverofwomen,”thismayhavebeenconfusedwithValentine’sasitsoundedthesame.

The holiday became sweeter as Chaucer andShakespeare romanticized it in their work.Handmade paper cards existed in fact in themiddleages.

In1913,HallmarkCards,Co,inKansasCity,Mo.,beganmassproducingcards.

Source:NPR,February13,2011

Celebrating Love with John Keats, 1795-1821

Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art— Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night And watching, with eternal lids apart, Like nature’s patient, sleepless Eremite, The moving waters at their priestlike task Of pure ablution round earth’s human shores, Or gazing on the new soft-fallen mask Of snow upon the mountains and the moors— No—yet still stedfast, still unchangeable, Pillow’d upon my fair love’s ripening breast, To feel for ever its soft fall and swell, Awake for ever in a sweet unrest, Still, still to hear her tender-taken breath, And so live ever—or else swoon to death.

1 Corinthians 13:4-5: “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking,

it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs."