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Written by: Sydney Sparks It was the second week of December, and all my papers were due. As is common for many of my fellow English majors, I had put off nearly all of them. I mean sure I had worked on them in the previous weeks… but not nearly as much as I should …

Written By: Jessica (Aoxuan) Cao A current master student in Applied Communication. UWC consultant for 6 months. What’s in my name? I am one of the 21 IUPUI presenters in ECWCA conference this year. While others may call their ECWCA experience an academic presentation or research experience, I would regard mine as a self-discovering journey. Back …

Kayla is from New Whiteland, Indiana and has been working with the University Writing for two semesters now.  She is currently majoring in Creative Writing here at IUPUI, and loves working with writers and being able to encourage them about their writing. Kayla has been working on a few interesting projects through the center including Mental …

“Effects” and “Affects” Written By: Haneen Aldebasy Learning the differences between “EFFECTS” and “AFFECTS” can positively affect your grades in school and effect changes in your written expression. Students are constantly confusing these two terms.  Let’s remember that both terms operate as nouns and verbs and that the meanings of each one change notably depending …

Myth: You’re A Bad Writer Written By: Rachel Fisher First of all, you are not a bad writer. Second of all, everyone has room to develop. Writers produce writing in a variety of different ways, and all writing pieces have room for improvement. The University Writing Center is a resource to help with this development …

During the first draft most have no idea where they are going. Instead of just staring at the screen for hours and hours, all you need to do is just start typing. The first draft is where you get out the main ideas, but what some don’t realize is how sloppy it can actually be. …

Consultant Spotlight: Armon Armon is from Speedway, IN and has been working at the University Writing Center for 4 semesters. He has made a considerable contribution to the center, you may know him through our online sessions! He’s taken part in our Digital Resources Committee and has been training consultants with our new feature of …