The patron saint of food in the carrels, this English MA has also spent the last year reading every single Walter Scott novel that was ever written.
Who is Kaleigh Spooner?
100
This is widely regarded as the easiest class you will take in the English MA/MFA program.
What is ENG 600?
100
This Harry Potter and Die Hard actor died this year, adding to the bereavement of many in our cohort.
Who is Alan Rickman?
100
The Pixar film "Inside Out" featured Joy, Sadness, and Anger as main characters along with these two additional emotions.
Who are "Fear" and "Disgust"?
100
Who is the polo-wearing Aristotle guru of the UW program?
Who is Grant?
200
These plastic toys have been a carrels mainstay on Chloe’s desk and are often arranged in inappropriate, suggestive positions by passersby.
What are plastic model dinosaurs?
200
This English MA organization is most likely to throw a party that no one will attend. (Hint: they are also known to overdecorate the carrels for holidays.)
What is the GSA?
200
Everyone in the carrels was devastated when this legendary singer died at the beginning of the year.
Who is David Bowie?
200
The stormtropper FN-2187 played by John Boyega in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" switches sides and adopts this name after joining the Resistance.
What is "Finn"?
200
This professor got into a bike accident at the beginning of Winter semester, leaving him incapacitated.
Who is Jason Kerr?
300
Although most carrels dwellers can be seen listening to music on their phones or computers, this long-playing record by a Canadian folk singer can be found propped up on a desk. (Record player not included.)
What is Joni Mitchell's Blue?
300
This is the maximum number of thesis hours you can take, if you really want to stretch your degree out as long as possible.
What is 30 hours?
300
Beyonce released a surprise music video for this new song a few days before performing in the Super Bowl halftime show with Coldplay and Bruno Mars.
What is "Formation"?
300
Surprising most pundits and critics, this film was the second highest grossing film of 2015, trailing only behind "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
What is Jurassic World.
300
Brian Jackson got his PhD in Rhetoric, Composition, and English Teaching from this university.
What is the University of Arizona (2007)?
400
These grads always turn on both light switches in the carrels, much to the chagrin of sleepy early morning grads.
Who is Spencer or Kaleigh?
400
When the JKB was built in 1960, at a cost of $1.5 million, it housed this non-humanities college.
What is the College of Commerce?
400
This actor spent three days binge-watching his/her movies in reverse chronological order.
Who is Shia LaBeouf?
400
Matt Damon returns this year to the Bourne film franchise for a fourth film after an unsuccessful franchise spin off series stalled in 2012 featuring this actor.
Who is "Jeremy Renner" in the "The Bourne Legacy"?
400
This English faculty member did a short stint in the NFL before an injury ended that career path.
Who is Frank Christianson?
500
Shamae's husband uses this special moniker to describe our cohort members who hang out and work in our office.
Who are "the carrels dwellers."
500
This was the English MFA program's inaugural year.
When is 2009?
500
Benedict Cumberbatch is often compared to this animal.
What is an otter?
500
The musical "Hamilton" features two second act cabinet meeting rap battles between Alexander Hamilton and this founding father.
Who is "Thomas Jefferson"?
500
She is the best University Writing secretary in the history of the program.