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Using Assistive Technology in Writing Centers

Whenever you’re writing or collaborating with someone, you probably have a favorite go-to tactic to brainstorm or write. However, as tutors, we should consider going outside of…

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Graphic Novels? Uh, yes

Why are there no literature classes focusing on works like The Watchmen by Alan Moore or Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi? There is such a bias in today’s…

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Peer Career Advisor VS Peer Writing Tutor

As a sophomore, I have already built some level of comfort with my goals as a professionally developing individual. Those goals are mainly focused on combining my…

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Conversation Partner Appointments Are Pretty Sweet

  When I was first beginning to consider applying for a job at the UCWbL, one part of the job that really caught my eye was the…

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How Do They Write Like That?

Before I started working at the UCWbL, I never, ever, ever, EVER listened to music while writing. I thought of it as a form of multitasking: a…

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Best Non-School Resources for Writers

When you ask UCWbL tutors which writing resources they turn to most often, most of them will respond with sites like the Purdue Owl or Grammar Girl. …

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Hear Me Out!

It isn’t often that I get stuck when writing essays. Writing is something that has always come naturally to me, especially if it is about literature. I’m…

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Surmounting Writer’s Block: A Guide to Inspiration

Imagine yourself leaning forward in your chair, staring at a blank page. Midnight struck long ago, and you still have no clue what to write about. The…

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Who really cares about the Oxford comma?

Oct. 3 2014 Just so you know, I do. It’s great; it provides a semblance of order to lists and makes the sentence “I invited the strippers,…

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Hey! That’s Mine!

They say possession is nine-tenths of the law.  But nine-tenths of possession is culture. The ideas that surround and police concepts like “intellectual property” and “academic integrity”…