Month: March 2018
Word of the Day: Colleague
Paul Schleifer A colleague is “’an associate in office, employment, or labor,’ 1530s, from Middle French collègue (16c.), from Latin collega ‘partner in office,’ from assimilated form of com ‘with, together’ (see com-) + leg-, stem of legare ‘send as […]
Word of the Day: Certitude
Paul Schleifer www.etymonline.com says that certitude comes into the language in the “early 15c., from Middle French certitude ‘certainty’ (16c.), from Late Latin certitudinem (nominative certitudo) ‘that which is certain,’ from Latin certus ‘sure, certain,’ originally a […]
Word of the Day: Aesthetics
Paul Schleifer According to www.dictionary.com, aesthetics is “the branch of philosophy dealing with such notions as the beautiful, the ugly, the sublime, the comic, etc., as applicable to the fine […]
Christ and the Academic―An Interview With Joseph Pearce
Marshall Tankersley Joseph Pearce is a prolific author formerly from the United Kingdom. Mr. Pearce has written a multitude of biographies and studies of various historical figures, ranging from G.K. […]
Beauty and the Beast—A SWU Production Review
Dynestee Fields If asked to explore the depths of their childhood memories, many people can easily identify the following tale. An arrogant, young Prince is cursed by a disguised Enchantress. […]
Word of the Day: Premiere
Paul Schleifer The word premiere can be a noun, a verb, or even an adjective. As an adjective, it means “first, initial,” as in “Michael Jordan was the premiere basketball […]
A Night of Jazz—Southern Wesleyan University Jazz Ensemble Performance March 20, 2018
Amanda Platz Imagine yourself in an empty auditorium—well, almost empty, considering its size. At the most, twenty people sit scattered around the auditorium. More people continue to trickle in as […]
Word of the Day: Laudable
Paul Schleifer Laudable, pronounced /ˈlɔ də bəl/ (or [law-duh-buh l] for those who do not know the International Phonetic Alphabet, or IPA), means praiseworthy. According to www.etymonline.com, the word comes […]
Hunting Evil—Stepping into the World of Supernatural
Miranda Alexander Everyone loves to set around a campfire and listen to odd and sometimes, quite unnerving tales of the paranormal. Today, crowds flock to the cinema the second a […]
Word of the Day: Charter
Paul Schleifer According to the OED, a charter is a written document provided “by the sovereign or legislature … granting privileges to, or recognizing rights of, the people, or of […]
“Who Are You?”—Black Panther and Identity
Jahanna Bolding Marvel Studios owns the world. I know, I know; this sounds like an exaggeration, but Marvel dominates the film industry right now, producing multiple blockbusters a year to […]
Word of the Day: Abstruse
Paul Schleifer According to www.etymonline.com, abstruse entered the language in the “1590s,” and that it means “’remote from comprehension,’ from Middle French abstrus (16c.) or directly from Latin abstrusus ‘hidden, […]