http://blogs.valpo.edu/writingcenter For college writers from the Writing Center at Valparaiso University Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:21:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For help with the 6th edition of the APA citation style, we suggest the Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab).  Of course, we are happy to help you in person at the Valpo Writing Center too. GET A CORRECTED BOOK FREE:  If you purchased the 6th edition printing that has many errors, ... http://blogs.valpo.edu/writingcenter/2009/11/06/apa-6th-edition-help/ Beginning an essay or paper where the professor encourages you to define your own topic, either with no restrictions or within a very very general framework, can be quite intimidating at first.  I say "at first" because once you learn to channel your energy, writing can become an activity from ... http://blogs.valpo.edu/writingcenter/2009/11/01/the-freedom-to-write/ This mp3 episode of the Blue Light Show is devoted to A Long Way Gone. Three CORE students discuss ideas relevant to paper #2. Is the book more about war or enlightenment? Why do the boys join the army? How does enlightenment occur, and what the responsibilities of the enlightened? ... http://blogs.valpo.edu/writingcenter/2009/10/23/blue-light-show-episode-5/ Hey all, I'm Eric, and I'm back for another year at the Writing Center. This is my fifth semester consulting, and I really enjoy working with everyone who stops by. I'm a senior this year majoring in philosophy and economics, so I'm fairly up to speed on MLA and writing standards ... http://blogs.valpo.edu/writingcenter/2009/10/16/meet-a-consultant-eric/ Hello to all! My name is Jim, although I go by many nicknames, so I encourage you to be creative. I am excited to be back in the business of writing after taking a few years off to collect my thoughts (Actually many of them got away). I graduated from St. ... http://blogs.valpo.edu/writingcenter/2009/10/09/jiddins-writing-consultant/ Hey Folks- Vickie here, back for a third year at the Writing Center. I'm now a senior nursing student here at VU, which means I'm your go-to girl for APA! If I had the time, I'd add an English major as well because I love to write but my ... http://blogs.valpo.edu/writingcenter/2009/09/16/meet-a-consultant-vickie/ Though talking face-to-face is the best kind of writing consultation, sometimes an email consultation works very well. Send your paper as an attachment to writing.center@valpo.edu. After reading your paper, a consultant will reply with reactions to the text and suggestions you might consider. Other than the end-of-semester rush, we respond ... http://blogs.valpo.edu/writingcenter/2009/09/15/weve-got-mail/ This blog is called the BLUE LIGHT because we have a blue light on the peer consultant desk. When it's on, we're on, and you can be on!But what other blue lights are there? A blue light special at K-Mart means you'll get a bargain, maybe something you ... http://blogs.valpo.edu/writingcenter/2009/09/05/why-the-blue-light/ CORE students . . .This podcast is a reading of your assignment from Genesis. We *totally* took advantage of the sound effects and music to create a space for the story to come to life in the oral tradition from which it came. Let the language wash over you ... http://blogs.valpo.edu/writingcenter/2009/09/03/the-blue-light-show-episode-1/ In this episode of the BLUE LIGHT SHOW, those masters of mirth and malady, William and Kayla, decipher the intricate mysteries of "Old Man Coyote Makes the World" [Crow]. They compliment, they dis, they ponder and invite you to enter the conversation.To listen, click the gray slide arrow; to copy, ... http://blogs.valpo.edu/writingcenter/2009/09/03/blue-light-show-episode-three/