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Life in the Balance

March 25, 2011 5:31 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

For some students, college is all about academics and studying hard to make good grades. For others, it’s about getting involved in activities on campus or helping others in the community. For still others, it can be about sports and giving your all to be the best athlete you can be.


The Math and Writing Center: ‘We should change the name of this place’

March 25, 2011 5:30 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

In each of the five writing or learning centers with which I have worked closely, many tutors, students, and teachers alike have made this comment: We should change the name of this place. Here at Newman, many have suggested changing the name of the Math and Writing Center to something more accurately descriptive, like The Study Place or The Center for Student Learning.