NEWS FROM RIAN RIDER AND SAMANTHA BATTEN

Rian Rider and Samantha Batten are among the first of the former AUM English majors to send in info about their current circumstances.

Rian, presently a corporal with the Montgomery City Police, reports as follows:

"In the spirit of updating, I'll give the quick synopsis of my recent life. I made juvenile detective back in August '05, which means that I handle all investigations involving juveniles, whether they are victims or offenders. Then in February '06, I got promoted to Corporal, which didn't change my job any, but did change my pay! . . . In other news, I bought a house about two years ago. . . . [Meanwhile,] I took myself to Ireland back in April. I spent just over a week there, splitting time between Dublin, Killarney, and Galway. I did a bus tour, so I didn't have to worry about any of the arrangements for hotels, transportation, or food. All I had to do was enjoy the ride. It was incredible! I've always wanted to go to Ireland, and now that I've been, I know I'm going to have to go back. As for my writing, I still do the occassional bit of pleasure writing, but most of the writing I do is for court presentation. It's not nearly as enjoyable as my other writing, but a lot of it is just as interesting."

Samantha, who is presently a grad student at Auburn, provided these details of her recent life:

"I'm teaching 5 classes this semester (a world lit and two developmentals at Southern Union and two comp Is here at AU) and taking two (including my SIXTH theory class. . . . Gotta love some Jacques Lacan ;) "

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