12 February 2013 0 Comments

Grammar isn’t the Bad Guy

One of the phrases I hear the most from students coming to The Writing Center is, “I’m terrible at grammar.” What’s highly interesting about this phrase is two things: 1.) Generally speaking, students say “grammar,” but actually define that term as including “grammar, spelling, and punctuation,” and 2.) In my experience, 9 out of every [...]

8 November 2012 0 Comments

Trendspotting: Voting Stickers

Hey everybody, it comes as no great surprise that this week’s trend was a proudly worn “I Voted” sticker. Here at The Writing Center, we work hard to be active members in our community, and to make our voices heard. And, if politics aren’t your thing, odds are we still have you covered: our student [...]

10 July 2012 0 Comments

An Ode to the Writing Center

Oh, the Writing Center, How do I Love thee Let me count the Ways— With your Hot coffee and Tasty candy Trays We pass our Time speaking of words that Rhyme Discussing theoretical Matters that pass our Days And when the day is Done we gather our Fun And share the Happenings that came our [...]

16 April 2012 0 Comments

Introducing Our Podcast Archive

In the transition to our new website we’ve also been harvesting content from the old website, which means we’ve found some awesome Writing Center gems. Like an assortment of informative podcasts! Rather than let these podcasts vanish into the ether, we’ve decided to archive them on our new site. You can find the entire collection [...]