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Make ‘Em Laugh: Discussing the Craft of Humor in Writing

Posted by Courtney O’Gorman, GD Public Relations Manager and reader for 3.2 & former reader for 3.1

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Alright, I won’t bore you with that tried-and-true classic or attempt a knock-knock joke either—as I’m sure you’ve heard them too many times to count. It’s important to note how arduous a task humor can be. For stand up comedians and actors, humor appears to be a natural reflex or an innate talent that is utilized to captivate their audience. So who’s to say that writers can’t make their readers double over with hysterical laughter through the written word? Continue reading

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In with the New!

Posted by Rachel Hall, Faculty Advisor for Gandy Dancer

“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.”

                                                                                    –Rainer Maria Rilke

It’s a new year and a new semester. This means a new editing and production class full of new editors (nearly twice as many as last semester!) working toward a new issue of Gandy Dancer.

The semester promises to be a good one. Here’s a list of some of the new and exciting things we’re up to:
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New Year, New Start: Meet Your New 3.2 Managing Editors!

In which the adorably awkward managing editors of Gandy Dancer 3.2, Erin Koehler and Amy Elizabeth Bishop, get together on a snowy day, sit down with some tea, and reveal each other’s deepest secrets in the following interview:

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