Month: April 2025

Hello, everyone! I am just writing to remind you that Finals Week is rapidly approaching, and for many of you, that most likely means papers. If you feel stuck at any point during the writing process, feel free to stop into the Writing Center so that we can help you out!

We can help with papers for:

• Any major/subject area
• Any format — APA, Chicago, MLA, etc.
• All parts of the process!
  • Drafting
  • Editing
  • Revising
  • Final draft proofing

Don’t hesitate to stop by! You can schedule an appointment or just walk in at any point! As a reminder, we are located in Room 106 on the first floor of the McNairy Library, right across from the Starbucks.

To schedule an appointment in advance:

1. Navigate to the official Millersville University Writing Center page at: https://www.millersville.edu/enwl/writing-center/
2. From there, you will indicate what you specifically need help with at: https://millersville.starfishsolutions.com/starfish-ops/instructor/serviceCatalog.html?tenantId=9440#/service/4203/schedule
3. Next, you will choose a tutor, time, and appointment form that works for you! We have the following types of appointments available to you:

• • In-person
  • Zoom
  • Online (via MU email)

We strongly encourage our students to make an appointment in-person or on zoom, as these are much more effective than 100% online communication! Please take this into consideration when scheduling an appointment with us.

As a final reminder, the Spring 2025 Writing Center Hours are:

• • Monday-Thursday 12:00-8:00 pm
  • Friday 12:00-4:00 pm

Thank you so much for reading, and I hope you’ll consider dropping by the Writing Center to ease some stress about final papers as the Spring 2025 semester comes to a close! We wish all the best for everyone as the semester ends, hopefully with a strong finish.

~ Devin

Crack into the Egg Hunt hosted by the McNairy Library Learning Forum and the Writing Center here at Millersville University! Return them to their “nest” in these locations for some egg-cellent prizes!

When: April 14th-April 19th, 2025

Where: McNairy Library — Ask for Help Desk, The Writing Center (across from Starbucks!)

What: You’ll have to bring the egg you find to hatch your prize!

Hippity hoppity, the hunt is on, but beware–the campus mascot, Skully, has been spotted with the Marauder’s Map, so he knows the secret locations of the eggs. It’s up to you to find them first! Happy hunting!!!

~Devin

“The Danger of a Single Story” ~Adichie:

• Limited representation → appearance, cultures, food/drink preferences
  • Children = impressionable and vulnerable to stories 

• Availability in literature 
  • Foreign books (majority) vs African books

• Stereotypes/Defining qualities → incomplete 
  • Patronizing pity 
    • Ex. African → poverty 
    • Ex. Mexicans → illegally crossing border
  • “Authentically African” 
  • “What if my roommate knew about…?” 
    • Thriving individuals from Nigeria 

• Power – the ability to make one story the definitive story of another person
  • America’s culture and economic power → many stories of America
  • “Normalized political fear”  

• Consequences of the single story: 
  • Robs people of dignity
  • Emphasizes differences, not similarities

I hope you enjoyed my post about the importance of telling the full story, not just its parts. This was fully inspired by Adichie’s speech known as “The Danger of a Single Story.” This exists in the form of a TED Talk as well, so feel free to check it out! I will leave the link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg

Thank you for reading!

~ Devin