This week marks the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta — either on June 15 or 19, 1215 (historians are still debating the exact date). The iconic charter has a strong legal and historical legacy both in the United Kingdom as well as the United States, where it is seen as an influence …
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The following is a blurb on a new exhibit showing in Special Collections, curated by Annie Kirkpatrick, an intern who worked for Ryan Lee this past Winter Semester: “In this era of the Church, temples dot the land, with the number of dedicated temples around the globe nearing 150. Locally we are witnessing the open …
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June 13 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Irish poet and playwright William Butler Yeats (1865-1939). The selection for June’s Victorian Book of the Month is one of his most significant early poetry collections, The Countess Kathleen and Various Legends and Lyrics (1892). It includes such famous poems as “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” …
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