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Educating Space Cadets (Scrawl S7 E6)

May 21, 2013

Hello Scrawl Nation! This week we had a ball talking about the educational benefits of video games. UCWbL Head Tutor Sam Toninato visited the studio to discuss his own research, in which he found that many people feel that video … Continue reading →

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Look At This (Scrawl Radio S7 E5)

May 14, 2013

Hello Scrawl Nation! This week the Scrawl team focused on the First Year Writing Showcase. Our hosts interviewed DePaul student Michael Barry, who will be presenting his paper on fracking and the Colorado River Basin at the showcase. His reflection … Continue reading →

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Sci-Fi Daddy (Scrawl Radio S7 E4)

May 7, 2013

Mark Brand joined us in the studio for this episode of Scrawl to talk with your loving hosts about faculty writing groups, his writing process, and his passion for science fiction. We were all very lucky to hear Mark read … Continue reading →

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Sparkling Spring Speakers (Scrawl Radio S7 E3)

April 30, 2013

Hello True Believers! This week’s episode focused on the DePaul Spring English Conference. Tracey read a selection from a personal narrative that she wrote and prepared for the conference. Conference co-chair Maria Hlohowskyj also came to the studio to read one … Continue reading →

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Who Wants To Get Hired? (Scrawl S7 E2)

April 23, 2013

UCWbL Director Lauri Dietz joined us in the studio to talk about the UCWbL’s upcoming hiring process. Being successful applicants, we told our stories about how we came to the UCWbL and how we prepared to apply. So tune in and … Continue reading →

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Please Don’t Hate Hate Hate This Episode – (Scrawl Radio S7 E1)

April 16, 2013

This week, we opened up a new season of Scrawl in style as usual. In memory of famous movie critic Roger Ebert, we revisited the genre of criticism by focusing more on the artful side. We related our tutoring experience giving written … Continue reading →

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Deconstructing Destructive Criticism – (Scrawl Radio S6 E9)

April 16, 2013

On this week’s show, we explored the destructive side of constructive criticism by pulling up a couple entertaining clips of feedback that does more to insult than to provide assistance. This veritable thrill ride of an episode brought laughs and swoons as we … Continue reading →

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Bringing Out the Bass in Writing – (Scrawl Radio S6 E7)

March 4, 2013

Robert and Kevin interviewed a few professors who have worked with the UCWbL’s Faculty Development initiative.  We discuss the feedback that they offered and the ways in which they benefit from this service. Later, our fellow UCWbLers Julia Harding and … Continue reading →

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Two Heads are Better than Bum – (Scrawl Radio S6 E6)

February 25, 2013

On this week’s episode we talked about how the collaborative process can help facilitate a unique type of creativity. To discuss the process of songwriting, we brought in local pop band, The Janitor and The Bum, which features Scrawl host … Continue reading →

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The Valentine’s Day Episode – (Scrawl Radio S6 E5)

February 25, 2013

In this Valentine’s weekend Scrawl Special three single stunners poured it all on the waves as they looked at the second of the UCWbL’s core beliefs.  In honor of the holiday, the hosts brought examples of their work in the … Continue reading →

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