Karen Larson Wins Lake Forest College's All-College Writing Contest

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LAKE FOREST, IL (01/06/2011)(readMedia)-- Lake Forest College student Karen Larson '11 of Lakewood, Colo., won the College's All-College Writing Contest with her paper written for professor Rui Zhu's philosophy course, Topics of Japanese Thought. Larson's paper was titled "Serious Humor in Sei Shonagon's Pillow Book" (attached PDF). Larson is a graduate of Green Mountain High School.

The All-College Writing Contest was created to encourage interest and excellence in scholarly writing by all undergraduate students enrolled at the College. The contest is sponsored by the Writing Center and juried by faculty members from a variety of disciplines.

Lake Forest College is a national liberal arts institution located 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. The College has 1,400 students representing 47 states and 71 countries. On the web: www.lakeforest.edu

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