Dry Erase spreads
undergrad writing
The magazine aims to ‘lay
the foundation’ for visibility
of the work of new writers
By Heather Crabtree
Freelance Reporter
Sophomore Ashley Keneller and
juniors Jeff Frawley and Jeff McClain
had been brainstorming the creation
of a new literary magazine since fall
term, but it wasn't until a meeting ear
ly one February morning that produc
tion of Dry Erase began.
Not one of the three magazine edi
tors can remember how they decided
on what to call the publication —
which had its debut Saturday night —
but they all remember the board. The
three chose the name "Dry Erase" be
cause of what they felt a dry erase
board represents — a medium used
for quick informal messages.
The magazine, which includes fic
tion and nonfiction stories from un
dergraduate students, will be distrib
uted around campus and the
community this week.
Keneller, an English major, said the
style of Dry Erase is relaxed and
friendly so authors won't feel threat
ened by the publication.
"We didn't want it to be stuffy," she
said. "We wanted it to be more like
messages between friends."
The students created an undergrad
uate-produced publication to give
new writers the opportunity to have
their work published and to exhibit
quality material. Keneller said the ma
terials selected for print in Timberline,
another literary magazine at the Uni
versity, are usually written by more ex
perienced writers.
The majority of students contribut
ing work to the first Dry Erase attend
the University, but Keneller said she
hopes more students from other insti
tutions will submit pieces in future is
sues.
"It's a challenge for young writers to
get their work published when they
have to compete with graduate stu
dents and faculty," said McClain, a
political science and philosophy ma
jor. Frawley, a journalism major, said
one of the hardest things about writ
ing is having the confidence to have
others read it.
"Especially with creative writing, it
is imperative to have others read; oth
erwise, stories and poems would nev
er improve," he said.
He described the magazine as a
not-too-competitive publication that
will lay the foundation for a more no
ticeable undergraduate creative writ
ing community.
The production of Dry Erase was
trial and error. Keneller said this is the
first time she has produced and pub
lished a literary magazine, although
she worked on a similar project in
high school.
Keneller became discouraged two
months ago when she hadn't received
submissions, but entries starting com
ing in a week before the March sub
mission deadline.
"We had a lot more pressure some
times," she said.
McClain said his frustrations were
centered around layout. Having nev
er worked on a literary magazine or
with layout, he said he often found it
difficult and confusing. However,
once he learned how to format the
pages, he said production went
smoothly.
Keneller, Frawley and McClain paid
for the printing and other expenses.
The cost of production limited the
number of magazines to 300.
Dry Erase is not financially aligned
with the University, and for future is
sues the editors will fund raise to
"keep the magazine free," McClain
said. "However, despite limited fund
ing, everything ran smoothly."
The three chose to make the publi
cation free to ensure*widespread ac
cess.
"We wanted to avoid having people
who submitted be the only readers,"
Keneller said. "Hopefully people will
take them and will like them."
Heather Crabtree is a freelance
reporter for the Emerald.
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the role of women in the Third World
in the global peace movement; Uni
versity of Califomia-Berkeley rhetoric
and comparative literature Professor
Judith Butler, who examined the so
cial and political aspects of the Iraqi
prisoner abuse photos; and Brooklyn
College post-colonial theorist
Moustafa Bayoumi, who criticized the
war's effects on public knowledge.
"Rights have evaporated
like a kettle whistling dry.
...This is not just a
stupid war. It is a war
designed to make
us stupid."
Moustafa Bayoumi
Brooklyn College theorist
The afternoon panel was led by
Fiona Ngo, a visiting instructor in the
ethnic studies department. Panelists
examined post-Sept. 11 labor discrim
ination against Filipino immigrant
workers, the effects of the USA PATRI
OT Act on Asian Americans, the par
allels between the Vietnam and Iraq
wars and the detention of Muslim
and Arab immigrants.'
By projecting stereotypes and en
couraging public ignorance about the
Islamic world, Bayoumi said, the
American government gains more
power to create discriminatory policies.
"Rights have evaporated like a kettle
whistling dry," he said. "This is not just
a stupid war. It is a war designed to
make us stupid."
A recurring theme of the sympo
sium was the history of profiling in
the United States. A screening of Ja
son DaSilva's documentary "Lest We
Forget" compared post-Sept. 11 im
migrant detentions with the intern
ment of Japanese-Americans during
World War II. This connection, pan
elist Irum Shiekh said, has led to
Arab-Asian alliances against profil
ing.
"Japanese- and Korean-Americans
have been really supportive, and they
were some of the first groups that
spoke up against the detentions of im
migrants," she said.
The symposium did not include
arguments in defense of U.S. policies
post-Sept. 11. Organizers said this
was because scholars critical of the
government needed a forum to dis
cuss their concerns.
"The other side is amply provided a
predominant position on FOX News
and Clear Channel," MCC adviser
Steve Morozumi said. This is an op
portunity to look at how scholars are
examining these issues."
The symposium inspired some at
tendees to organize against discrimina
tory policies.
"It's going to take a lot more effort
on the part of people in this country to
come together as a whole," freshman
Adam Lewis said. "Workshops like
these help us get our ideas in sync."
Kera Abraham is a freelance reporter
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