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Read and Listen All About It: Core Practice #5 in Journalism

Journalists can be portrayed as persistent, relentless questioners who hardly take the time to breathe before their next question, but that image doesn’t tell the whole story.…

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For Whom are We Writing History?

For my research project in WRD 395, the class that new tutors take during their first quarter at The UCWbL, I chose to examine the relationship between…

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Inviting Openness Between Tutors and Professors

As a Political Science major, I am often surrounded by heated discussions. Politics is one of those wonderful constructs that has the power both to unite people…

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Realness in Reporting: Communicating Clearly, Honestly, and Respectfully in Journalism

When it comes to journalistic sources, people have very different preferences. The sources I turn to look different from the sources my mom uses, which are different…

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Honest Advertising: Why Designing Ethically Matters

  As a rapid consumer and fan of all things design, I like to consider how the things we look at are determined visually; for example, I…

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Tutoring through a Public Relations Lens

Since becoming a tutor at The Writing Center, I have been curious about how The UCWbL’s Core Practices play out in my everyday life, specifically in Public…

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Parallels Between Writing Tutoring and Financial Advising

In both financial advising and peer tutoring, there are differences between any two appointments. The clients advisors work with are never the same, assignments tutors help writers…

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Young Chicago Writers

Some high school students feel neglected when it comes to writing and may not receive any specialized writing instruction at all. Yet, the foundation of high school…

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Just Use Your Ears: An Exploration of Listening and Music

Our UCWbL’s Core Practice titled Listening and Reading Actively is one of the most important and yet least discussed of our core practices. Listening is essential to…

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Tutors as Architects: The Importance of Clear Communication

Communicating Clearly Clear communication is important between people because it guides them. To a viewer, a building can set up an experience and convey messages through its…