Everything’s an argument
Ostensibly, the clock was a piece of plastic hardware that tracked the seconds, minutes and hours of the day, but my teacher made it count for so much more.
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Dark nite of the sole: Spooky tails from the mined of a copy editor
In a dark corner of the Daily Cal office, a copy editor is dreaming …
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Get lit(erary): Why writing drunk could save your grade
While I’m not suggesting that you get drunk to write all of your essays, the research I’ve done on this topic seems to show that it’s not such a bad idea.
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Impedimentary, my dear Watson
Often kids like me are made to feel embarrassed about their differences, and smart kids with unique abilities can fall through the cracks if they don’t communicate in the expected manner.
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Voicing my doubts: When formal and informal clash
Our audible solo conversations showcase our instinctive “voice” — not the one we’ve been trained to have, not the one we learned to sound erudite-but-approachable-and-definitely-super-unique-and-memorable for cover letters and college applications, but the ones that structure and articulate our most natural selves.
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The unspoken and the understood: Why subtext matters
The best literary works know how to toe the line and play between the explicit and implicit, and it is in the asymptotic approach from the former to the latter that the work draws its narrative and thematic power.
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Copy editing means more than you think
I would like to give a better answer to that question, which essentially amounts to: Why do you think copy editing is a meaningful aspect of the newspaper?
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My greatest nemesis: The ampersand
Why do we need a fancy symbol for this? Well, the continued existence of the ampersand seems to suggest we do. But this usage suggests a convolutedness that transcends this simple claim to efficiency.
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Unleashing my evil editor spirit
Upholding grammatical conventions doesn’t really matter when it comes to our everyday speech. Personally, I get more satisfaction from people mistakenly attempting to look superior by misusing them or incorrectly correcting others.
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The heart of the matter
More importantly, though, my sister has heart – the instinct to empathize, not overthink. In journalism, heart is the secret ingredient.
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