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November 11, 2003

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November 11 , 2003

Features

Literature festival inspires students
Carly Schorman
Mesa Legend

“I’ll speak in poetry, my second language,” poet Tess Gallagher said during her reading at the annual Mesa Literary Festival, hosted by the creative writing department at MCC. The literary festival, which took place Oct. 24 and 25, featured an array of events including readings by students, faculty and a number of poets and writers from across the country, as well as workshops by visiting artists.
This year’s festival kicked off with readings from MCC faculty in the Kirk Student Center followed by readings from creative writing students.

Alternative medicine gaining acceptance
Corey Hunt
Mesa Legend

The Body, Mind and Soul convention held from Nov. 1 through the Nov. 1 at the Phoenix Civic Center was a mass of homeopathic remedies, psychics and crystals for various uses.
Many different organizations attended ranging from the unconventional to the mainstream and some in between. These included the Ageless Wisdom University, a non-degree establishment specializing in “bridging spirituality and science with the practical wisdom of the heart.”

Kennedy assassination examined in play