I’ve always had a contrary personality, but only in one area of life: fictional media. Specifically, when someone tells I have to read/watch something. My first thought was always “since you told me, now I’m not going to.” When I was younger, it was Harry Potter. I’m not sure how I missed the Harry Potter craze, but I never bothered much with it as a … Continue reading The Dangers of Fandoms By:Margaret Laupp

Greetings and welcome back from break!  This semester I have decided to write a few columns in my capacity as a Writing Center Consultant.  I have taught English for a number of years through Scott Community College, Brown Mackie College and through Continuing Education at Minneapolis Community and Technical College.  I have also worked in the writing center at Illinois State University, as a mentor-tutor … Continue reading Three Main Questions to Be Able to Answer in Your Paper Discovered By: Laura Winton

Well put a fork in me, I am done. Just before beginning this article, I finished a 20-page paper for class. That would be the second of three papers I have to write for the end of the semester. And I would like to say that I feel recharged and accomplished and want to push on to the next assignment (of which I still have … Continue reading Finals Week is Worth It By: Margaret Laupp

In my life, I have amassed a list of facts about me that never fail to shock people. Some of them are simple like “I’ve never read Harry Potter” or “I don’t like Oreos”. When listed together, at least one will surprise someone. But the one that seems to gain almost universal surprise is “I never believed in Santa Claus”. Now when I say that, … Continue reading I Never Believed in Santa Claus And I’m Okay With That By: Margret Lapp

Our planet is becoming more and more polluted every day. People fool themselves every day into thinking that they can escape this, moving to organic farms, to buying organic fruit, vegetables and meat that is raised on the same types of food. These people are delusional! As if PCBs and other toxins, run off from farm chemicals, etc. don’t touch organic farms, as if they … Continue reading Junk Food/Non-Organic Manifesto By: Laura Winton