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The Godfather Part III, High School French, and Conversation Partners

I sat through four years of high school French—four long, hard, years. That’s four years of snarkily pronouncing “bonjour” as “bon-jur.” Four years of counting the seconds…

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Teenagers Should Calm Down (Scrawl S8E6)

Hello Scrawl Nation! For this week’s episode, Scrawl welcomed our former selves into the studio. No, we didn’t figure out a solution to time-travel. Instead, we found…

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Can You Believe Zac Efron? (Scrawl S8E5)

Hello Scrawl Nation! For this week’s episode, Scrawl welcomed Peer Writing Tutor and DePaulia contributor Megan Deppen into the studio to talk about journalism and tutoring. Most recently,…

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Peer Writing Tutoring

Make a Date and Kiss Your Lonely White Space Blues Goodbye

Dear Head: I’ve found myself feeling alone sometimes in the UCWbL. I look around and everyone is working one-on-one with writers. I see them setting agendas, writing…

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Writing about Writing

Chasing Perfection: A Meditation on Writing and Learning

Today on the UCWbL blog, new UCWbLer Hannah Bender has some excellent advice for those among us who yearn for that occasionally elusive “A” at the top…

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Poet-Tutor Complex (Scrawl S8 E4)

Hello Scrawl Nation! For this week’s episode, Scrawl welcomed Peer Writing Tutor Clare Stuber into the studio to talk about poetry and tutoring. As you may know, the…

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American Idiom (Scrawl S8 E3)

Hello Scrawl Nation! For this week’s episode, Scrawl welcomed Head Writing Tutor Ryan Burdock into the studio to talk about idioms and language. As peer tutors at the…

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She Blinded Us With Science (Scrawl S8E2)

Hello Scrawl Nation! For this week’s episode, Scrawl welcomed new UCWbLer Jenn Rodriquez into the studio to talk about science and writing. Many science majors assume that…

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Writing about Writing

We’re Halfway There!

It’s hard to believe, but it’s already time for midterms here at DePaul! As the pressure mounts, we at the UCWbL just wanted to take a minute…

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Dress to Impress When It Comes To Scheduling: Writing Fellows Style

Dear Head: I’m worried about my time management skills. How can I make sure to keep track of my appointments?—Dressed to Impress in McGaw Dear Dressed to Impress,…