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Forgive Me Tutor, For I Have Syntax Issues

I’m not Catholic, but sometimes I feel like I should be with all the guilt I hold. Whenever I make a mistake, or back down on a promise, or even forget to say hello to someone, I’ll find myself compelled to apologize, and try to make it up in someway.

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Graphic Design Crash Course, Part 1: Color

It’s ePortfolio season at DePaul. Programs that require students to submit portfolios as graduation requirements are wrapping up, job and internship applications are being prepared as the end…

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5 Tips to Help You Write the Best Research Paper of Your Undergraduate Career

It’s 12 hours before a paper is due and you are frantically searching databases for more articles to add to your paper in order to reach the…

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Writing about Writing

Scrawl Sneak Peek: Leader of the Pack! S12 E02

Greetings DePaul students and faculty! On this week’s episode of the lovely Scrawl Radio show, we will be discussing leadership and what it takes to be a…

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Writing about Writing

Application Essays: Getting Everyone to Fall in Love With You Through Words

We all wondered how Tom Hanks got Meg Ryan to fall in love with him via AOL in “You’ve Got Mail” – especially because AOL was slow as…

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Apply Yourself (Scrawl S12 E01)

Hello Scrawl Nation! We’re back for the final season of the 2014-2015 academic calendar, and we’ve started off with a bang! Today we welcomed UCWbL head writing…

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Like a Moss: CMWR Visits the Garfield Park Conservatory

The weather outside may have been frightful, but members of the Collaborative for Multilingual Writing and Research (CMWR) found a delightfully warm and green corner of the…

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Mobile Technology and Creating Work Spaces

It’s no secret that UCWbLers are proud of the new space we occupy in the SAC.  With modern decor, ample, open seating, and a tech-friendly infrastructure, it’s…

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Writing about Writing

Tips for Writing a Poem Analysis

When I was assigned a poem analysis paper in my ENG 220 class, I had no idea where to begin. After all, I was only a freshman…

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Asking for Help: Tutoring and Vulnerability

Asking for help is, for many people, a deeply uncomfortable experience; many people are worried about appearing weak or vulnerable, and so they never ask for help.