As most Rutgers students know, Expository Writing 101 is one of the few requirements everybody must satisfy, regardless of major. In this way Kurt Spellmeyer, Director of the Writing Program at Rutgers, may have one of the most important and influential jobs here at the university.

Some question the usefulness of studying literature, adopting the unfortunate and unshakable notion that English majors are only capable of becoming teachers. While teaching is a worthy profession, there is something to lament about the stereotype that English majors are limited in their career choices.