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From Staff Reports discus:
Bertice Berry, a comedian with a An i
message, will perform in the messaj
Russell House Ballroom free for given
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Using comedy as her method for Ben
promoting better understanding, ?l?cy>
Berry demonstrates that by laugh- meetin
ing with each other, people can Lookii
learn to respect one another as Pointir
well. basis f
The spirited woman with bounc- un^
ing dreadlocks and a host of funny
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stones has become the most popu- ? "
lar comic on the American college n hun
market. She was voted 1991 and SU(j, .t(
1992 "Campus Comedian of the ^ ^
Year" by the National Association sj(jve ,
for Campus Activities. womei
Berry draws upon an extensive Her
academic background as the basis a<jdres
for her performances. She was an ^ 0q
instructor at Kent State University, a mess
and because of her use of humor to ^ 0pp
address difficult subjects, there was ?ar
an overflow of students attemntine
to gain entry to her lecture halls. SOr 0f
Discussing serious subjects like oanza,
racism and sexism with doses of "The
humor helped Berry the teacher worker
have a more profound impact on student
her students. nations
Berry the comedian uses a simi- to cam]
lar style in her shows, and she ere- CPl
ates an open, honest, believable enjoy
atmosphere for the context of her with a
Writing center oJ
for student comp
By TOM SMITH she wi
Guest Writer those si
On Sept. 2, two rooms on the
ground floor of the Humanities W(
Classroom Building began to liven student
up as the Writing Center opened tantly,
for another semester of hard work.
Eight tutors, trained to help Ded
English 101 freshmen, biology improv
seniors and doctoral candidates in riculun
the school of music, have already Wr
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oegun tneir work: neiping students wiuiu
surprise professors with excellent
first papers. en
"What students need to under- y
stand is that we work on all kinds fr?m 1
of writing strategies. If students retl
come in early, we can help them cen
with brainstorming, organizing and Mor<
revising. All it takes is a little center
advanced planning: schedule a one t0 the
hour-long appointment in the cen- Boastii
ter," Chris Helms, a doctoral candi- (777-2(
date in the English department's session
composition and rhetoric program. weekd
Helms says the tutors do not plans t
provide a proofreading service, colloqu
even though they are eager to help Stud
all students. Instead, they attempt of the
to point out areas which the stu- if a tul
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or much of her stand-up roualso
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s sexism, racism, and all of
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.age not often presented and
ortunity not often provided,
olina Program Union's
I Programs Committee, spontonight's
comedy extravais
billing Bertice Berry as
Queen of Comedy." The
s in the program office hope
s will take advantage of this
illy-known comedian's visit
pus.
J encourages students to
Bertice Berry's punchlines
purpose.
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positions I
II then be able to develop
kills independently.
'11 help develop a plan that 1
ark for the specific paper a
is working on; more importhat
experience helps them
ture papers.,"Helms says,
icated to promoting and
ing writing across the cur
i since its inception in 1975,
iting Center is redoubling its
this year, Helms says,
issor Tom Waldrep has takreins
as the center's director - I
lar, a post which he held
980 to 1982. Excited about
urn, Waldrep plans to give
ter a physical face-lift.
i importantly, he insists, the
wants to upgrade its services
university community,
rig of its Writers' Hotline
970) and its effective tutorial
s from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each
ay, the new director also
0 begin a series of writing
lia.
ents can come to room 014
classroom building and see
lor is available or call 777)r
an appointment.
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