Next Avenue challenged its readers to write their six-word memoirs. I passed this challenge along to the CMWR team, and in pure CMWR fashion, they created both serious…
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Simplified explanations about the English language, its mechanics, and how other languages and its speakers may enrich the very act of writing.
On February 29, DePaul sophomore Bradley Anderson celebrated his 5th birthday. Although Bradley has been around for 20 years, he has only celebrated five birthdays on the…
On an excursion to Curry House with the CMWR the other day, one of the attendees asked me a question: “Why do people say that Americans are directive?”…
Ever wonder why people use certain hand gestures in photographs? I do. Remember when MySpace used to be the cool thing? People would snap photos while throwing…
Every time someone says “I love you,” it’s a quote. This point came up in an English class I took here at DePaul. Lovers in the grips…
Ah, February. The month when my eyes wander from the the overly ambitious list of New Year’s resolutions taped to my wall (an even dozen this year,…
*In this special joint post, UCWbLers and CMWR members Kiernan G. and Monisa A. explore what the difference is between a bagel and a doughnut and take…
Every January toward the middle of the month, we set aside a single Monday where students don’t have to slip on their snow boots, pull hats over…
How are citations like grammar? No one expects writers to memorize all the conventions—only to be consistent throughout their projects. On Monday, September 28, and Tuesday, September 29, the Collaborative for Multilingual Writing…