Category: Writer’s Corner
The Art of Writing Papers
Dakota Smith If you ask different professors how to write a paper, they will likely have different responses. They may differ in forms of style or opinions, but there are […]
Milk, Cream, and the Oxford Comma
Dakota Smith The question “Should I put a comma before the word ‘and’ in my list?” is a common question among students. The comma referred to by these students is […]
Saved by the Dog Who Bit You: The Life of the Rhetorical Figure
David Stubblefield, Senior Editor “Like a dog!, he said, it was as if the shame of it should outlive him.” (Franz Kafka, from The Trial) Why do people find metaphors, […]
What I want: confessions and tidbits from an English professor
Chad Chisholm, CIFC Director When I began teaching almost 15 years ago, this time of year was often hectic for me and my students. Many of my nicest and brightest […]
A reflection on why we write
Chad Chisholm, CIFC Director In October 2002, I was a graduate student when I was asked to interview nationally-renowned poet Vivian Shipley for The South Carolina Review. She was a […]