Editorial Board

Carlos Miguel-Pueyo, Director

Carlos Miguel-Pueyo, Professor of Spanish in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures loves poetry since he was a little boy. He was born many years ago in Zaragoza, Spain, where history and art forged his personality. Since early on, literature and poetry became part of his life, and readings. He graduated with a Licenciatura in Philosophy and Letters (Hispanic Philology) from the University of Zaragoza in 1998. After a year studying British Studies at Bradford College, England, he completed a Doctorate program focusing on Golden-Age and Modern (18-20 centuries) Spanish literature. In 2002, he started a Ph.D. program at the University of Illinois-Chicago, graduating in 2007. In 2013, he received another Ph.D. from the University of Zaragoza. Carlos is interested in walking the literary paths of authors and artists through History. Specifically, he studies the common artistic languages of the arts –mainly poetry, painting, music, architecture and film- in dialogue with those of other languages, inside and outside Spain. In terms of moral significance of his work, Carlos is extremely interested in giving voice to those who don’t have one, in History, in Society, in the Arts, in Life.

Alberto López Martín, Maquetación y Diseño

Alberto López is an assistant professor of Spanish. Originally from a coal mining town in La Mancha, he studied economics, literary theory and comparative literature in Madrid before moving to the US to complete his PhD. Although he specializes in contemporary Iberian poetry, he has always been an avid comic book reader and tries to combine these two interests in his research and teaching. Some of his hobbies include board and video gaming, hiking, dystopian literature and cinema.

Alberto López es profesor asistente de español. Originario de un pueblo minero en La Mancha, estudió economía, teoría de la literatura y literatura comparada en Madrid antes de mudarse a los EEUU para cursar el doctorado. Aunque se especializa en poesía ibérica contemporánea, siempre ha sido un ávido lector de cómics y trata de compaginar estos dos intereses en su investigación y su enseñanza. Algunos de sus hobbies incluyen los videojuegos y juegos de mesa, el senderismo, la literatura distópica y el cine.

Rachel DeWitt, Redactora

Rachel DeWitt es una estudiante de segundo año cuyas mayores áreas de estudio son Estadística y Comunicación, y cuya menor área de estudio es Español. Ella se involucra en una variedad de actividades en el campus, incluyendo una investigación en el Departamento de Psicología, Celebrate! grupo de adoración, y el Centro de Carreras. Ella es de Carmel, Indiana, y quiere obtener una Maestría en Estadística cuando se gradúe. Cuando Rachel no está durmiendo o asistiendo a clase, frecuentemente está en el biblioteca o en Uptown Café, y ella usualmente bebe gran cantidades de cafeína para le impulsa a través de su tarea y ensayos. Este es su primer año trabajarndo como una redactora de Letras, y ella espera que pueda continuar en el futuro.

Rachel DeWitt is a sophomore honors student at Valparaiso University whose majors are Statistics and Communication and whose minor is Spanish. She is involved in a variety of on-campus activities, including undergraduate research in the Psychology Department, the Celebrate! worship team, and the Career Center. She is from Carmel, Indiana and has plans to go onto a Masters program in Statistics once she graduates. When she isn’t in class or sleeping, she often goes to the library or Uptown Café, usually imbibing large amounts of caffeine while working on her latest research project. This is her first year as a student writer for Letras, and she hopes that she can continue doing so in the future!

Nate Izewski, Redactor

¡Hola! Me llamo Nate Izewski y mi especialidad es Matemáticas con especialidades menores en Español, Ciencias de la computación e Ingeniería general. Nací en Barrington, Illinois, el 3 de octubre de año?, pero crecí en Palatine, Illinois. Tengo la suerte de vivir en Palatine porque mis padres me inscribieron en programas deportivos y la Escuela Luterana Immanuel para mi educación primaria. En Immanuel, además de ser una buena escuela para asistir, ofrecen varios equipos deportivos y jugué en todos ellos excepto voleibol, aunque jugaba al béisbol y al fútbol con el distrito de parques. Además de mi interés por los deportes, mis pasatiempos eran la música, viajar y pasar tiempo con familia y amigos. Mi decisión de asistir a la Universidad de Valparaíso fue por Immanuel. Si fuera a una escuela diferente, tal vez no hubiera tenido tantas grandes experiencias, incluyendo jugar al baloncesto en Valpo en los torneos de la LBAA. Al estar en Valpo, me siento privilegiado de ser estudiante y atleta tanto en los equipos de campo traviesa como en los de atletismo. ¡Estoy orgulloso de ser un Lince Rojo y ahora un Cruzado de por vida!

Hi! My name is Nate Izewski and I am a math major with minors in Spanish, computer science, and general engineering. I was born in Barrington, Illinois on October 3 but grew up in Palatine, Illinois. I am fortunate to live in Palatine because my parents enrolled me in sports programs and Immanuel Lutheran School for my elementary education. At Immanuel, besides being a good school to attend, they offer several sports teams and I played on all of them except volleyball, although I played baseball and soccer through the park district. Besides my interest in sports, my hobbies are music, travel, and spending time with family and friends. My decision to attend Valparaiso University was because of Immanuel. If I went to a different school, I might not have had so many great experiences including playing basketball at Valpo in the LBAA tournaments. Here at Valpo, I feel privileged to be a student and an athlete on both the cross country and track teams. I am proud to be a Bobcat and now a Crusader for life!