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Hot Topics in Writing: Editors and Editing

The first episode of the second season of Hot Topics in Writing,the UCWbL’s podcast, is finally available below for your streaming-audio pleasure! In this thirty minute show,…

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Free downloadable media from Chicago Public Libraries

Last week I finally got my Chicago Public Library (CPL) card at the Sulzer Regional Library in Ravenswood. If you live in Chicago or if you are…

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Sometimes You Need More Than One Sentence for a Thesis

With midterms looming and the end of the quarter in sight I thought I would share some advice and encouragement with the lovely and possibly avid readers…

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Online Feedback for Hopeful Fiction Writers

Julie Bosman’s recent NY Times article, “Aspiring Authors Get Help Online” announces Penguin Group’s newest endeavor: Book Country, a website that allows writers to post their fiction…

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Digicational: Incorporating Images

The approach of spring quarter midterms means tests, stress, but also e-portfolios! Whether you’re thinking of your WRD portfolios or job hunting come June graduation, it might…

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Pockets, Public Readings, and Prompts for Poems

Last Thursday, April 14th, was Poem in Your Pocket Day, and we at the UCWbL got into the act. Poem in Your Pocket Day has been a…

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Plagiarism & Academic Integrity: Talked to death? Or not?

“DePaul University is a learning community that fosters the pursuit of knowledge and the transmission of ideas within a context that emphasizes a sense of responsibility for…

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The Power of the Five

Recently I have come to a very interesting conclusion.  The five paragraph essay that we learned to write back in high school was possibly the most valuable…

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You Got Internet in my OED!

So recently the Oxford English Dictionary has added “LOL,” “OMG” and a heart symbol as new additions to the English language. A fellow UCWbLer expressed trepidation over…

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Bringing People Together: Help for SNL writers and UCWbL tutors

Does this scenario sound familiar?   An SNL (School for New Learning) writer comes into the writing center and sits down with a tutor to work on…