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Ill it er ah see: A Look at a Fundamental Problem in U.S. Education

October 5, 2011

Note: The writer apologizes for the cheesiness of this post; it could not be helped. The United States has failed in educating much of its population. In 2003, the U.S. Department of Education conducted its most recent comprehensive look at … Continue reading →

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To Tag, or Not to Tag

September 28, 2011

There has been a great evolution in my mind concerning the concept of graffiti. When young, I associated it with a disrespectful ugliness that surfaced on trips to see my grandma on the south side of Chicago or my aunt … Continue reading →

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Flask Fiction: Round 2!

July 16, 2011

Are you a writer? Are you twenty-one or older? Do you like to drink? Got some free time between 5 and 7 pm tonight? (Come on, it’s Thursday. You know you do). Come to Round 2 of Flask Fiction at … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Scrawling

June 24, 2011

For those who don’t know, Scrawl–the UCWbL’s radio show–is live every Friday at 11am on Radio DePaul. When you’re told to listen to a writing center’s radio show, you’re like, “Yeah, okay,” and figure you’ll never listen, or if you … Continue reading →

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Understanding DePaul’s School for New Learning Jargon

May 19, 2011

DePaul’s School for New Learning (SNL) provides adult students opportunities to learn from experience and gain academic credit by recognizing and developing certain competencies. It should be no surprise, then, that such a unique approach to learning requires a new … Continue reading →

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Nomadic Studio @ DePaul

September 22, 2010

If you haven’t dropped by the Nomadic Studio at DePaul University Art Museum yet, then by all means do so. According to a museum press release, the exhibit space has been “repurpose[d]” by the Stockyard Institute into a “hybrid station … Continue reading →

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C.H.F.: Put it on your radar

September 22, 2010

The start of the Chicago Humanities Festival is about a month away. Nearly one hundred events spanning the wide range of the humanities will begin October 24 and continue November 2-14. Lectures, discussions, performances, and readings are just a few … Continue reading →

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