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Obscure Citation Requirements

Have you ever been stumped when a writer asks how to cite a source you’ve never even considered citing in your own papers? Check out this list…

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Writing Concisely

According to Grammarly, “Syntax in English is the arrangement of words and phrases in a specific order. If you change the position of even one word, it’s…

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Writing about Writing

The Singing Center

Applying Writing Center Core Beliefs to Singing I love to sing. In fact, I love to sing almost as much as Buddy the Elf does; however, not…

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Writing about Writing

How Can We Tutor Poetry?

When I talk to other tutors about helping writers with poetry, I’m usually met with one of two, opposing reactions: total excitement and curiosity, or extreme intimidation.…

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Research Writing about Writing

Writing About Religion: Navigating Faith-based Rhetoric in the Writing Center

Before working at DePaul’s Writing Center, I was in a religious studies graduate program—although I completed a humanities-focused degree, other students in my department were pursuing their…

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Professional Development Writing about Writing

What Skills Have You Developed by Working at the Writing Center?

Every winter and spring quarter in what I’ve dubbed “internship application season,” I’ve found myself writing and rewriting my resume and thinking about how to best talk…

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Peer Writing Tutoring Writing about Writing

The Value of Collaboration and Curiosity

In high school, I found myself wading through competition that I felt was mostly needless (at least for my mentality as a 17-year-old in the middle of…

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Research Writing about Writing

What I Wish I Knew About Writing an Undergraduate Thesis

As I embarked on my journey to write my Honors Senior Thesis, I believed that I had harnessed the experiences necessary to write without a problem. Since…

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Tutoring Today, Teaching Tomorrow

For our peer writing tutor class, Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse 395, Valerie M. and I focused on the transferable skills that are learned through Writing Center work.…

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Asking for Help

I’m sure we’ve all been there before – you’re in class, you’ve just completed a lecture, and you’re feeling very confused about what it is you just…