Tag: Writing Center
First years prepare in the midst of writing portfolio season
March 1 is the due date for first-year students to submit their writing portfolios. The writing portfolio is a way for students to demonstrate...
A look at the first-year writing portfolio
First-year students submitted their writing portfolios March 14, in order to fulfill the first half of Occidental’s two-stage writing requirement. While the writing requirement has...
In-class essays will kill the essay mill
Professors need to stop allowing their students to write essays outside of class, because many of them are not writing their essays at all. College...
Writing Center student advisers stand out at Southern California tutors’ conference
Thirteen Writing Center student advisers attended the 2019 Southern California Writing Centers Association Tutor Conference Feb. 23 at the University of California, Irvine. Professor Julie Prebel, director...
Student workers reduce hours to avoid reaching earnings cap
In July 2018, student workers were recommended to work no more than 10 hours per week in their on-campus jobs for the 2018–2019 academic...