More Pics from National Day on Writing

More National Day on Writing Pics

First National Day on Writing!

The Learning Center's own Sarah Cook put together the decorations to celebrate October 20th, the first National Day on Writing. Here are some photos of the event!

Bright banners announce the day to students wending their way through construction

OU-C students get involved by letting us know their thoughts on writing, whether it be how writing allows them to communicate with the rest of the human race... or whether it simply causes their hands to cramp :)

More post-cards to come in the following blog entry!

Twilight?

In my ENG356 course (Young Adult Literature with Dr. Schmittauer), we are given an article a week for which we have to write a blog response. This week's article (found here) is about Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series.

I have a confession. No, I do not love the Twilight series. In fact, my confession is this: I have refused to read Twilight so that I can maintain my prideful sense of superiority over those that love it. Awful, right? I actually considered reading it for the same reason that Kellen Rice, the author of this article, says she did (to see what all the hype was about). But I abandoned the idea rather quickly when I realized that I might actually end up liking the books. Then what superiority could I cling to? I would have nothing left.

Thankfully, Kellen Rice has saved me the trouble and stroked my ego in one sarcastic and sharply-written article for Blast Magazine. But, as an Literature major and future Library Science student, I am starting to wonder if I should read them anyway. I'd really rather not.

How about you? Twilight: Love it or hate it? Should I feel a sense of obligation to read the series?

Happy Columbus Day?

Christine Armario from the Associated Press covers an interesting story today:
The Darker Side of Columbus Emerges in the US Classroom.

Thoughts?

Writing Contest Announced!