by Loren Mayshark | Aug 18, 2017 | Death
The beat of hip-hop has long served as a soundtrack for cities across the US and around the world, inspiring young people and creating a subculture that affects everything from fashion to politics. Ask any hip hop fanatic about Rakim and they will tell you that...
by Loren Mayshark | Jun 19, 2017 | academic injustice
The salaries of university presidents might be the clearest indication of what is happening in higher education, profiteering at the expense of those who want to further themselves through education in these uncertain times. With the increase of the cost of college...
by Loren Mayshark | Jun 1, 2017 | academic injustice
I’ve seen some really horrifying stuff in my department from advisors. Stuff I’d call gaslighting. Stuff like advisors taking credit for students’ work. Yeah, for sure, it can happen. – Stated an anonymous source who only identified as “namesarehard”...
by Loren Mayshark | Nov 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
I was excited to hear about the talk being presented about Eva Saulitis on October 18th at SUNY Fredonia. The event was a must given my admiration for her. It was a reading and discussion of her work by her partner Craig Matkin, executive director of the North Gulf...
by Loren Mayshark | May 27, 2016 | Book Reviews
The Savage Detectives is an unconventional romp through the life of an uncompromising artist. Roberto Bolano extracts every delicious dribble of substance from the lives of his characters. He uses a variety of story telling techniques to craft a novel that is anything...
