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Western Carolinian (Volume 69 Number 04)

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  • | by Brittany Harrison) Wenewsmagazine Do you feel unprepared for the writing assignments you've received this semester? Has it | been years since you last wrote a paper for school? Do you have a research project approaching, 4 and no idea how to cite sources in Turabian, MLA, or APA style? If so, then the University | Writing Center is waiting to help you. : The Writing Center is staffed by Western students, both graduates and undergraduates, who are capable of assisting you at any stage of the writing process, from brainstorming paper topics and creating outlines to assisting with grammar, punctuation and content. The tutoring process employed by the staff of the Writing Center is collaborative. Our goal is not merely to fix your paper but to help you become a better writer. Tutors are interested in your ideas and concerns about writing, and in return they will offer you their own ideas, as well as suggestions for improving clarity and organization. Tutors at the Writing Center come from a variety of academic backgrounds. Many are English majors, but most have experience in other fields, such as philosophy, history, physics and business. Thus, tutors can give you suggestions regarding the subject and content of your University Writing Center wants to help you Photo by: Jessica Jarrard paper. They are also capable of assisting your research process, and occasionally collaborate with the librarians at the Reference Desk to suggest further avenues of reading and investigation. All manner of writing projects are welcome at the Writing Center. Tutors are capable of providing feedback on everything from personal narratives, class journals and research papers, to scholarship applications, resumes, business letters and annotated bibliographies. In addition to personal collaborations with tutors, the Writing Center provides a number of Mini-Courses on various issues related to the writing process, Short handouts on comma and semi-colon usage are available, as well as guides to book reviews, play reviews, literature papers, and Writing the Almighty Research Paper. Mini-Courses can be obtained outside the door of the Writing Center. They are also available online at www.wcu.edu/writingcenter. The University Writing Center is located in the back of Hunter Library, just past the computer lab. Appointments are taken on the hour, and papers are limited to six pages per one hour appointment. If your paper is seven pages or longer, be prepared to make a two-hour appointment. The first appointments of the day are taken at 9 a.m., and the last appointments are taken at 8 p.m. Receptionists require some information from you when you make your appointment, so please have your phone number, professor's name and class call number (for example, ENG 101 .43) available when you call. Walk-in clients are welcome, but spaces fill up quickly, so its best to make an appointment in advance by calling 227-7197. Faculty and students take a stand on whats been banned by Jennifer Scism | WCnewsmagazine Americans can gaze into the TV screen and see thousands of images of terror that happen every day to less fortunate people living in countries where freedom is something of a dream. Living in a democracy, however, it is hard for us to fathom being restricted in daily activities or being deprived of basic constitutional rights. Things like that do not happen in America, right? Actually, they do. This month, a classthe Eariy Modern Europe class, in which students learn about the invention of the printing press and books of the 16" and | 17" centuries headed by Dr. Laura Cruz of the History Department is creating a display in Hunter Library that reveals one of the worlds 1 disregarded, yet unconstitutional, practices surviving presently: book banning. Books across the globe have been banned in the past and are stil! withheld from readers today, even in the United States. 4 Dr. Cruz feels that this is a very imperative issue for more historical reasons: By focusing on this issue, one can see how and why books were Photo by: American banned. This, in turn, reveals issues that exist, and have existed, within societies. America is no exception because we can gain knowledge our society through banned books as well. This issue correlates with Enlightenment ideals that all ELECT TO READ A BANNED Book > We Want More! Vote Morrison 04 , oo & & & & @ We BAN NO MORE 2004 CAMPAIGN FOR THE FREEDOM TO READ Banned Books Week. * www.ala.org/bbooks . Photo by: American Library Association ideas are important, even the bad ones. It is Ah essential to have access to all ideas, no matter if you disagree with them. There are no absolute evils. It all depencs on the society in which the ideas exist. Ben Locklair, a student in Dr. Cruzs Early Modern Europe class, explained how he feels it is important to publicize this issue because freedom of speech is one of the cornerstones of American society: Its about trusting people to decide for themselves how valid a certain position is. No one should be able to tell you what is inappropriate to read. You must decide for yourself. Ben and his fellow classmates will be creating this banned books display in the library; it will be shown for one month, beginning Sept. 23. There will also be a reception where students will read portions of popular banned books aloud, administrative faculty are scheduled to attend. The reception is open to the public, and students are encouraged to attend.
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Object’s are ‘parent’ level descriptions to ‘children’ items, (e.g. a book with pages).