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FEATURES Thursday, September 13. 2001 - Page 5 oroscopes: Setting your sights The Writing, Center n a fabulous semester at the Hill tutors are' available to that may change your life. Taurus assist students again (April 20 - May 19) Do you keep adreamjoumal? Maybe you should. Dreams say a LISA BRESLIN tious students ~an find ways to 101about a person and their prob- ContribmingWriler breathe life into lifeless sentences. lems, so keeping track of your • "Good idea. Needs more devel- Aquarius dreams may help you solve the opment." Whether you are a freshman or (January 20 - February 17) problems that bother you. Too • "The content of this essay is a graduate student - a science ma- Stop bunting for that special cheap to buy a real journal? Go to strong: however, grammar errors jor or an English major, there are Walmart or Target and pulled the grade down. " techniques for writing essays that get a spiral. The 13 will 110 "Stnmger organiuuion needed." hold your readers to your last echo- be a good time to in- • "Unity?" "Coherence?" ing word. We teach many of those dulge yourself in the 110 "Stronger thesis needed ." techniques in the writing center(lo- finer things in life. cated in Hill Hall- Room 101). If I had to create the: Top Five September 22 - October Gemini list of non-glowing comments of- 22) ( May 20 - June 20) Every day of the week, often If you have your eye You may be fered by professors on returned from 8 a.m. until midnight, tutors papers, these would rank the high- n someone, this is the .1 coming into some. big est, followed closely by, "Weak are available to help any WMC stu- rfect time to start the money soon and your dent with any stage of the writing hese. Even though it's no friends will be asking introduction," and" Conclusion process. Sometimes students get drops off." here near Valentine's you to buy tbem stuff help with moving their writing ay,loveis in the air for and take them places. from rough notes to a ~gh draft I often joke with my students ou. And if you are see- . Don't be stingy, but about purchasing a rubber stamp Other times, students bring in ng someone, take them don't waste aU of your wilh these comments to spare my- rough drafts for help with devel- t forthe day. Plan a pic- money either. This will opment. writing a thesis statement, idWa trip to hislher fa- selfthe agony of writing the words and! or cleaning up grammar mis- (lItAI'HIC BY JUSICA WATSONm\~ a grc,l!~ .t.yYG!..tp go so many times •. ,' takes. orite place. You both will n',' shopping for that new ,.... njoy lhe break from re- '.~ ..'~~J'~ {.:'l,i.~fl~111'1S~rf>;Y..OU ~,ant~.!~~ ~ ~~y._r~ar~ ~owever, is that for The tutors in the WritingCen- ponsibility. Your luck will be someone and let U;em find\ou. a chaiice on the1lti and you'might- many students. these comments tertaughtmeeverythinglwassup- trongon the 23. You are looking great this month surprise yourself with the end re- have become cliche' and fewer stu- posed to know before I got here," and things wiJIonly get better from suit. dent pay attention to them andl or said Tony 8raglio, a WMC sopho- Scorpio here. An unexpected visit will have know how to respond. _ more. "When I went to the center, (October 23 - November 21) yoo overjoyed near the end of the Cancer I scheduled a time that was conve- Avoid wild parties as much' as ' month. Spend the 22 catching up (June 21 - July 21) 'ThepotentiaJ for powerful writ. nient for me,and I could adjuSl'that ssible until you ha.q:e a Setter crrsleep. Take some time out of each ing remainspotendakandstcdents , lime, as often as I needed to. My ~~ .a~:~iu~n~-6;·~~ii~·~::"~:~ . :;;"-~~~-::_' ·i' ~ ~~a~:e::::e~';:-:~i~~:.~t!::;;;~t%~~el~\~~~~~:~~~~g!!1!~v!f~a!oF:,. ~ nk all weekend. Also distance (February 18.j March 19) everything, including music. You instructor. ourself from too many sweets as "A woman without a man islike needtoclearyourmindsoyouam "It's a friendly environment." ey are not conducive to good a fish without a bicycle:' Male or focus on your school work.Aclut- Colorless, ineffective writing said Katie Tomarelli, also a sopho- tudy habits. The stars will be in female, listen to what this really tered mind makes for cluttered doesn't have to exist at WMC, es- more. "I like learning from peers, our favor on the 14. says and get out of that, relation- work. This alone-time will also pecially when so many of the stu- not just my teachers. I'm going to ship that is dragging you down. help you get rid of your crabby dents turning in that colorless writ- keep going to the center all the way Sagittarius Trust me, you can do SO much bet- mood. Help a stranger on the 24 through my senior year." (November 22 - December 20) ter! Your luck will change for the and the favor will come back to i~g are vibrant and smart. Beware of that new friend of better on the 15. ,f you-when-you least expect it. Discover the writing center if Few people can be the perfect ours. They want something from [, ,';]; writ~rs that Walt Whitman de- you haven't already. I can't guar- ou that you won't be willing to Aries LOG scribes, who make words "sing, antee that your essays will be pow- ive up without a fight. Just stay (March 20 - April 19) (July 22 - August 22) dance. kiss, do the male and female erful enough to steer ships or sack n your guard and be ready for any- When it comes to fights, de- Join a new organization, be it act, bear children, weep, bleed, cities, but you will become a bet- ing. Pleasing events will occur on bates, and important issues, listen a sports team, club, or fraternityl terwriter. he 20. to your intuition, and stick with it. sorority. You'll make new friends rage, stab, steal, fire cannon, steer Lisa Breslin is the interim di- Don't allow yourself to be swayed and it will give you a much- Capricorn by your friends. To bediche, what- needed break from studying. Who (December 21 - January 19) ever happens will probably be best knows? You may meet your true Keep in touch with your family for everyone, so don't be too upset love. Look for a chance to start d friends and spend as much lime if you are not on the winning side. somcthing important over on the ith them as you can. After all, if You'll find something on the. 19 21. -ORIGINS- CLAIRE ADAMS diversity of OUf roots-or those they grew up in. And still others Co-£dilor.in.Chi~f people and things in the past that When I first arrived at define who we are today and why might base their origin on other people who have impacted their WMC three years ago, J was we are atWMC. life. under the impression that most of Because these things are the ORIGINS will look deeper my peers and professors would be least bit superficial, they are often into the places and people that native Marylanders. Who else the most difficult to see. Many of shaped the life of a particular would have ever heard of our' tiny us might see a flower for its student, staff or faculty member. linle hamlet on a hill? . beauty, but rarely do we consider I know of many people on Boy was J wrong! N~'r'1 !. that it required a certain type of I've come to realize that what seed, setting, soil, sunlight and this campus that have fascinating origins, but I'm sure that there are makes WMC so great and so time to make such a beautiful many more that I'm unaware of. unique is the diversity of tile blossom. I invite you to write into the people who work and live here. Perhaps, one person might Phoenix with recommendations. However, I'm not just talking define his or her O[igin as their Every issue, we'll feature an about racial, religious, or ethnic heritage. Anolher, might look to ORIGINS column on a-WMC diversity. I'm talking about lhe lhe town, or even country, that student. staff or faCulty member.