Loras College

The Limestone Review
literary/scholarly publication

Welcome to the current issue of Loras College’s literary/scholarly publication, The Limestone Review.

Loras College has a rich tradition of literary/scholarly student publications, of which The Limestone Review is merely the most recent chapter. The Spokesman first graced the College (then known as St. Joseph’s College) in 1903 and ran until 1970, when it was scuttled due to college censorship. In 1974 the College’s literary tradition was revived by Dr. Donna Bauerly with the first annual issue of Outlet. The year 1985 saw the initiation, again under Dr. Bauerly’s mentorship, of another student publication then called Loras College Delta Epsilon Sigma (DES) All-College Writing, later to be renamed Alpha.

Overlap in creative genres between Outlet and Alpha led the English Program and DES to merge them into a single literary/scholarly magazine. The co-sponsors announced a naming contest among students, faculty, and staff in the fall of 2009. The winning name, The Limestone Review, was submitted by Dave McDermott, Peace and Justice Coordinator for Campus Ministry, and an English: Literature graduate of 2001.

The name Limestone Review has significance on several levels. Limestone is the underlying bedrock of the Dubuque region. It serves as the foundation for many Loras College buildings. As such, The Limestone Review will serve as bedrock and foundation for the creative and scholarly work of future Loras College students. What’s more, beneath the surface, limestone is cavernous and filled with hidden natural wonders. We are certain that there are hidden wonders within our student writers as well.

It is hard to give up a name. Outlet and Alpha have had cherished traditions, as did The Spokesman before them. We hope The Limestone Review will add to the rich repository of Loras student writing.

The Limestone Review
2011 Table of Contents

Creative Nonfiction
Till Then, My Jimmy, Goodbye
(Alpha Award) Lauren Milam
Nature’s Hollow Kathryn Bakkum
The Nameless Mountain Logan Benson
Mining for Gold Mara Best
A Bunch of Bull Hannah Brehm
A Broken Fairytale Tira Hepker
Waterfalls Elizabeth Kellom
A Clear View of the Driftless Daniel McElroy
Everglades: In Search of the
Wild Gators Camellia Mukherjee

Poetry
By An Abandoned Train Track
(Alpha Award) Michaela Gray
God Explains the Difference between
the Sun and the Moon to the Moth Charlene Becicka
Student vs. Organic Chemistry Sarah Dickhut
Time Is Money Kylie George
Gadfly’s Zoo Roshan B. Karki
The Farmer Roshan B. Karki
Body of My First Woman Mara Kelly
Life Study Katie Lally
Quarter Katie Lally
The Maple Tree Camellia Mukherjee
Accident Victim Camellia Mukherjee
Dear Stacey Katelyn Valenti
6 Feet of Separation Meredithe Steinhauer

Fiction
Recoil (Alpha Award) Angela Wycoff
The Wedding Video Emily Bereiter
Player of the Strings Felicia Carner
Ghost Bat Michaela Gray
Ice Heart Meredithe Steinhauer

Scholarly Essay
The Role of the Servant in Godwin’s
Caleb Williams and Radcliffe’s
The Italian (Alpha Award) Lyndsey LeGrand
Post-Colonialism and Liberation in
Louis Erdrich’s Love Medicine Rebecca Biancofiore
Pushed Out of the Closet: How SNCC
Birthed the Lesbian Liberation
Movement Natalie A. Tuttle
The Seed Took Root Francis C. Lehner, Ph.D.

Awards
Winners-Undergraduate DES National Writing Contest
Winners-Undergraduate DES National Scholarships and Fellowships
Delta Epsilon Sigma National Student Award
Lehner Award
Bauerly-Roseliep Award
Contributors

• Division of Language and Literature
• Program Requirements/Course Descriptions