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The character of a
college community is defined by the sum of its parts, which is why
Monmouth College encourages students to take an active role in
shaping their experience. Any student can turn an interest into a
club or a perceived need into an organization; and, in recent
years, students have taken this advice and run, to great success.
With this in mind,
freshman Daniel Zamarelli and sophomore Jeremy Doze are
collaborating to establish a writing club on campus. Both men are
English majors, but they are advertising the group as
interdisciplinary. Zamarelli says, “The purpose is to bring
together writers on campus; anyone who enjoys creative writing is
welcome to participate.” There are currently opportunities for
writers on campus, but they lack the occasion for fellowship that
both men agree is essential to their organization.
Doze is the
first-time editor of the college’s annual literary publication,
“The Coil.” Although the writing club is a separate project, he
would still like to see some of the work from the writing club
make its way onto the pages of “The Coil,” since both projects
share similar goals.
The group will wait
until it has secured a larger membership base before solidifying a
regular meeting schedule. The group has already attracted a number
of members from various academic majors, but hopes to extend its
reach and diversity. A general interest meeting will be held soon.
Doze says that he and Zamarelli are hoping to launch the group
with a literary reading at the end of November. They would like to
be fully established by the end of the current semester and
eventually apply for recognition by the Associated Students of
Monmouth College (ASMC).
For further
information, contact Dan Zamarelli at dzamarelli@monm.edu or
Jeremy Doze at jdoze@monm.edu. Also, a website for the club is
currently under construction and will be completed soon. Until
then, interested individuals may check Doze’s personal website,
“The Parkbench” (http://web.mac.com/jeremydoze7/iWeb/Site/Welcome.html),
for updates on both the writing club and “The Coil.”
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