Struggling with words: Four poets read about displacement
By Marlena Chertock Published first in The Writers’ Bloc. Being exiled or facing obstacles that keep you from returning to your country […]
Author: Marlena Chertock
Marlena is a digital storyteller and poetry editor at District Lit. Her first poetry book, On that one-way trip to Mars, is available from Bottlecap Press.
Poets discuss tension between page and stage poetry
By Marlena Chertock Published first in The Writers’ Bloc. Poets are constantly trying to define what poetry is and what type of […]
Undergrounduates MC wins at Circles13
By Marlena Chertock Published first in The Writers’ Bloc. A crowd of about 100 sat in bleachers, circled around three male students […]
Yellow Rage spreads activism through poetry
By Marlena Chertock Published first in The Public Asian. Poetry has always been a form of activism for Yellow Rage, a two-person […]
Professor to embark on archaeology adventure
Summer study abroad course to take students on dig in Israel By Marlena Chertock Sunday, March 25, 2012 Published first in The […]
Asian Fortune family pays tribute to founder Jay Chen
By Marlena Chertock Published first in The Public Asian The editor and founder of Asian Fortune, the only English-language Asian Pacific American […]
Alumnus hosts bilingual open mic to eliminate borders
By Marlena Chertock Published first in The Diamondback. Before the Jan. 15 Borderlines open mic even started, Henry Mills chose random audience members to […]
New group on campus works to edit, publish students’ writing
By Marlena Chertock Published first in The Writers’ Bloc. If you walk into Jimenez 1215 on Wednesday nights, you will be covered in […]
Letter to the Editor
Marlena Chertock Published in the Nov. 4 edition of The Diamondback. In response to the Oct. 31 staff editorial, “Occupational hazard,” permission […]
A teller of all stories: Patricia Smith reads poems about Hurricane Katrina
By Marlena Chertock First published in The Writers’ Bloc. Poet Patricia Smith realizes the power language has to transport you from one […]
Transferring and New Positions
I haven’t been posting articles at the start of this semester because I just transferred to the University of Maryland and have […]
Communications Specialist
It’s mid-summer and I haven’t been writing many articles for my school newspaper or myself, which is one reason I haven’t been […]
University of Maryland Stamp Director Guenzler-Stevens wins Women of Distinction award for work mentoring young females
Marlena Chertock June 3, 2011 First published in The Diamondback. STAMP director Marsha Guenzler-Stevens strives to be a bug of encouragement in […]
U.S. government not to release photos of Osama bin Laden’s death, Elon University community shares opinion
By Marlena Chertock May 12, 2011 The United States government has decided not to release the photos of Osama bin Laden’s death. […]
Math Tools for Journalists Chapters 9-12 Summary
May 6, 2011 It is extremely important to understand different units of measure and how to calculate these measurements. Sometimes reporters have […]
Intellectuals gather to discuss ‘ideas worth spreading’ at first TEDx event at Elon University
By Marlena Chertock MAY 5, 2011 Senior Tyler Reynolds wanted to plan an event on his own because he had never had […]
Counseling Individuals and Families classes and Acting 3 classes partner up to practice skills
By Marlena Chertock UPDATED MAY 8, 2011 They sat in a room in the Alamance Building, discussing emotions and goals. One student […]
Editor for News & Observer encourages writing with authority
By Marlena Chertock May 4, 2011 Steve Riley, an editor for the News & Observer in Raleigh, pushes reporters to write with […]
News of Osama bin Laden’s death spreads, Elon University students celebrate, cheer in streets
By Marlena Chertock May 2, 2011 View coverage from The Pendulum of Elon students celebrations of the news of Osama bin Laden’s […]
Math for Journalists: Summary of Chapters 5-8 of ‘Math Tools for Journalists’
April 29, 2011 In these chapters of “Math Tools for Journalists,” Kathleen Woodruff Wickham goes over polls, surveys, math related to business […]