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Door Mats and Matadors: What Frank Underwood Taught Me about Writing

The new season of House of Cards was released on Valentine’s Day, marking the return of the duplicitous Frank Underwood on his quest for power. In the…

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Get Hired: A CMWR Workshop on Applying for Jobs

Finding a job can be an extremely stressful process for anyone, and it seems like everyone has questions about what the right way to approach this process…

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Don’t Take Shortcuts; Write the Long Way

I am a dying breed of writer. I use pens, lose pens and throw empty ones away. I tear notebook pages and legal pads, date them, fold…

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How To “Write” Write

An interesting side-effect of working at the UCWbL is that to some of my friends, I’m now an accessible resource to help them on their assignments whenever…

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Oh Writing, Why Can’t I Quit You?

She’s a cruel mistress, writing. At the risk of sounding heteronormitave, I feel I can only express my relationship with writing in a way that personifies the…

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In Defense of Chicago Manual Style

When it comes to citation styles, academia can become a battlefield. Liberal arts professors advocate the MLA style as superior, while those who work in social sciences…

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Multilingualism Outreach and Events Writing about Writing

Week 1 of Spring with the CMWR

Last Friday, the CMWR held the first Book Club meeting of the quarter. The turnout was wonderful, and we had so much fun diving into new material…

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Who You Crappin’: When Pop Culture References Go Wrong

Have you ever tried to impress someone with a prescient selection from the vast catalog of needless crap you keep tucked away in your head between your…

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Outreach and Events Peer Writing Tutoring Writing about Writing

Politics in Paris: “La Bise” of Conversation

I’m the first to admit I’ve been on a temporary hiatus from the UCWbLog sphere. While everyone at DePaul was suffering from finals, I was scrambling to…

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5 Digication Resources for Creating Awesome e-Portfolios

 5 Digication Resources for Creating Awesome e-Portfolios 1. Pixlr.com There are a lot of great websites out there to help you make a great and personalized  banner for…