Today’s post comes from Dr. Gellar-Goad, Assistant Professor of Classical Languages You’ve probably heard this potent rhetorical question somewhere. It’s the slogan behind the famous comics-turned-movie Watchmen[1], it’s the title of an episode of Star Track: Next Generation[2] and of a […]
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perendinate, v. “To defer until the day after tomorrow; to postpone for a day.” He decided to perendinate on his paper just a few more days. “I work better under pressure anyway,” he said. “perendinate, v.” […]
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Author Hannah Richell once described her writing process as reading a lot, writing a lot, and deleting a lot. What is your writing process? Do you jump right into the middle, or do you focus on the first few lines before moving on? If you’re […]
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A recent opinion article from a news source out of Cleveland claimed just that: “first-year college writing courses matter.” The author went on to share the benefits college students gain from their first-year writing courses saying that, “good things happen in First-Year Writing […]
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For today’s Flashback Friday, we wanted to share some of our favorite posts from last fall. All of our previous posts can be found in our archives. Professor Phoebe Zerwick shared pieces she wrote for the Winston Salem Journal, Fleeing Syria. We […]
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Yesterday was International Literacy Day and Grammarly celebrated by sharing some great information. Check it out below.
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We’ve all been there. Putting off an assignment, thinking we have all the time in the world. And then when we finally sit down to write a paper, obviously at the last minute, we can’t get away from all the techno distractions! From Facebook and […]
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Our doors unlocked today for appointments at 10am! We will have limited hours this week with our full schedule available soon. Need an appointment? Head here to log in or create an account. Need help? Email or call 336-758-5768.
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Whether you’re starting your first week of classes as a first-year student or you’re back for your final year (or a victory lap), we are so glad to have you here for a brand new semester! We’re getting ready to open the center with limited hours […]
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“My time at the writing center has really shaped how I view myself as a writer, and writing in general. Everyone needs to learn how to write well–it doesn’t matter if you’re going into business, science, literature, or something else, being able to clearly express […]
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