HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WALLKILL JOURNAL CLUB
A selection of student work from the Prison Education Program
Student Work: Student Publications
INCARCERATED AT AGE ELEVEN: THE CYCLE
On walking in my father’s footsteps and trying to find a new path
BIG TREE IN THE KITCHEN
“Ayo, Big Tree. What’s on the menu for tonight?” one onlooker asks. “Just some fish and macaroni with cheese,” Big Tree replies. “Nothing special.” The onlooker’s face is full of skepticism. Everybody knows that everything Big Tree cooks tastes special.
HOW I ESCAPED FROM PRISON
"There was no chisel involved, no rope of bedsheets. But with the help of a willing accomplice, I found a way out."
YOUR PERSONAL BRAND
"Why does it feel so false to try to cultivate a unified representation of your person?"
BREVARD
"The September sunlight in the late afternoon was fire. My mother was driving, and I could tell that in addition to becoming blinded, she was becoming fatigued. For reasons I cannot articulate, I never offered to drive."
THE LANGUAGE OF BEAUTY
"In the female-dominated environment of Sephora, men’s behavior in can shed light on standards of masculinity"
ON CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
"Both are on the cusp of something: Elio is about to enter manhood, and Oliver is letting go of the last impulses of boyhood. In this hazy becoming and un-becoming, they find each other, and what seems to make them different also makes them exactly the same."
Eliza Re-Examined
What do the human interactions with this early chatterbot reveal about relationships, not only between people and robots, but also between people themselves?
Rap y Revolución
"The Special Period, from 1991-1998, resulted in drastic changes in every aspect of life in Cuba. It was an era of crisis, contradictions, and confusion, but it also marked the birth of hip-hop in Cuba."