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So you want to write a thesis?

You’ve spent your entire academic career writing. All different kinds of writing. And learning, all different kinds of topics. For a select number of students, all of…

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My Daunting & Surprising Experience with Creative Writing

I’m an English major, so normally I feel pretty good about papers. Ask me to write a 10 page research paper or analysis, and I’m good. I…

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Outreach and Events Research Writing about Writing

Geek-out for credit

Have you ever had something in your life that you just totally geeked-out over? Music? Sports? Cooking? The possibilities are truly as diverse as each individual. For me,…

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How to use a thesaurus: Do’s and Don’ts

As Destiny talked about in her blog post yesterday, using a thesaurus to help you spice up the vocabulary in your writing is a great idea! But…