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On The Hill The Phoenix Thursday, September 28,1995, Page 11 English Dept. gains alumna, Engel BY AARON CORlIE'IT vantage. "The library is 100 times 60 Seconds Slaff Writer better than it used to be," she remarks. catio~~~~~:°ri~:St~i:a~~O~~~~~-r-==='--""'- :':"o-~w:~::~~~t~~~e~~~r:~~~:: on Campus one islooking for a politician who which give the library a great followsthrough on theircampaign studying atmosphere. promises or a baseball player who Ms. Engel wants to find new By Grant A. Rice plays for 2,131 games straight. ways of interesting students in Well, we look for that kind of the writing process. "I look for What do you think of Glar? dedication here at Western Mary- new ways of teaching kids.. land College and it can be found like how does the art museum in our teaching staff. fit in; how can this help you be This year a great addition to a better writer,"explains Engel. "I never .knew the English Department has re- "It's been my dream to teach turned as an alumnus and is teach- .. here," Engel expresses about squirel meat could ing English 1101. Melissa Engel Jt the dedication she has to West- taste so good." graduated in 1990 from Western em Maryland. She is a part- Maryland College and received time teacher currently but she Michah Humbert her masters degree in teaching wishes to earn her doctorate History/Music '96 from Johns Hopkins University. degree in teaching and begin "I feel I can connect to stu- publishing her writing. "I en- dents about sports, c,lubs,and the her during posted hours to joy working withthe professors pressures that they re feeling," help students in all aspects. I admired when I was here," "I've eaten at Engel says. She loves her classes Engel admits. particularly because they have a Looking back on her recent As an alumnus, Ms. Engel is also Rutger's and this common goal: to pass the writing history at WesternMaryland, she a Greek belonging to Phi Beta Kappa efficiency test. And how:does she already is astonished by the new which is bringing Dare Ashton, an art place is no where feel she can accomplish this? It's advantages the school has. The historian, to Western Maryland. She as bad." all in her approach. writing center in Memorial Hall also wants to be a pan or future com- Ms. Engel has disciplined her- isan excellentadvantage thatshe mittees. Her goal is to become in- Kim van Horne self into writing habits that she didn't have. Engel wants the stu- valved and evermore dedicated to Biology '99 knowswill makeher a betterwriter. dents to use the expanded hours WesternMarylandCollege. Welcome She practices things ~uch as jour- and new computers to their ad- Melissa Engel. SGASt;udent Fonun will be "Have they ever con- sidered cooking held_on October 4th, 1995 classes?" Dan Wooten --~- -~- Pyhsics '97 The follow up session to the September 27th meet- ing will commence on October 4th, The goai formulate possible solutions and plans of action for the problems discusses a the Open Forum. Please call SGA at x631 for furthur information. weeks of the semes- Tom Marshall Business '97 "I'm tired of people complaining about the food ... the staff The Taneytwon Jaycess presents the new and improved 19thannual Haunted Barn, thirteen days of horror starting Friday the 13th. dwon there do the OCt.13,14 Oct 19,.20,21 Oct 24 - 31 best they can do. If Sunday-Thursday 7:30pm until1O:00pm you want to make a Friday and Saturday 7:30pm until the last person goes through difference come to the food committee Admission: $6.00 per person Group rates avail. at $5.00 per person of 15 member groups or more. meetings." For more information call: 410-756-4575 or 301-898-9801 PUGS Directions: Located in Taneytown, MD off RI. 140, between teh Southern States Building and the Political Science '96 Country Kitchen Restaurant