by Evelyn Saavedra Autry Consider a graded paper covered in red marks, hard-to-read comments, squiggly lines, and cross-outs. What does it tell you about the grader? What does it represent to the student? What are the benefits for both the student and the teacher? I must confess, I am responsible for this sort of annihilation…
by Chris Leaphart The life of a graduate student is far from a stress-free lifestyle with ample amounts of time. In fact, some graduate students spend almost every waking minute of their time working towards, or thinking about, their degree in one way or other. Whether it is conducting research for their thesis or dissertation,…
by Nicole Gallucci “Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings.” —Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft I never really received substantial feedback on writing assignments during the first three years of my undergraduate career. I labored over my writing, always striving for…
by Sabnam Ghosh I understand when I read, but I think when I write. I’ve always understood the differences between reading and writing this way. The process of understanding that one employs while reading transfers into an unconscious processing of judgements and selections that is reflected in the process of writing. One wonders, then, about…