Hoo’s At The Writing Center

Welcome back to our favorite segment, "What's on Your Shelf?" Your wonderful and lovely hosts, Mar and Micah, are ending this year talking to Dr. Alex Smith and discussing The Book of Delights by Ross Gay (2019).

Welcome back to Hoo's At the Writing Center! In this epsidoe, osts Micah and Mar are joined by special guests Kate and Dilubch to talk about the study spaces on SU campus. Guided by a Texas State study (but mostly our own opinions and experiences) we debate and rank spaces across campus. Come and listen to see of you agree!

Welcome to Fall Quarter's final installment of "What's on Your Shelf?" Today, your excellent hosts, Mar and Micah, welcome guest Dr. Sean McDowell to discuss Zen Flesh, Zen Bones (1957).

"What's on Your Shelf?" continues with hosts Micah and Mar alongside guest Dr. Alexandra Romanyshyn, discussing Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia (2024) by Kate Manne.

Welcome to the second installment of, "What's on Your Shelf?" This time, hosts Micah and Mar are joined by Dr. Thomas Mann to discuss "The Second Sex" (1949) by Simone de Beauvoir.

The start of a new segment, "What's on Your Shelf?", where hosts Micah and Mar bring in a professor to discuss a work they think students should be reading NOW! Today, we're joined by Dr. Yangjung Lee to discuss "Sultana's Dream" (1905) by Begum Rokeya.

Welcome back to the Hoo's At The Writing Center Podcast! For our final episode of the season, we wanted to kick back and talk adaptation. Adaptations of popular media are everywhere, and there is robust academic discourse about adaptation, too! Writing Center consultants talk adaptation theory, some of their favorite adaptations, and issues facing the industry in this episode. Happy summer, an...

Welcome back to the Hoo's At The Writing Center Podcast! In this episode, we highlight some research conducted by our very own writing consultants in to important questions that writing centers are wrestling with as AI becomes a ubiquitous tool. How do students feel about AI, and how it fits in with the Writing Center's linguistic justice mission? Tune in to find out!

Welcome back to the Hoo's At The Writing Center Podcast! In this episode, we adapt "The Way I Write," an on-campus panel, into a memorialized and accessible podcast. Drs. John Armstrong, Sonora Jha, and Eric Severson speak on their experiences as writers in a conversation across disciplines.

Enjoy this Halloween episode with new voices, Kat and Max! Here, we discuss horror movies and shows and we feature the winner of the Spooky Story Contest. Thank you Ben for your submission! The link to the PDF version of the entire story will be placed below. Please read at your own discretion, as some of the content involves mild violence and gore.   Seattle U Spooky Story Entry Ben Colby #3...

Hello, world! Hoo's at the Writing Center is celebrating their second birthday, which was 03/03, by taking a trip down memory lane and talking about what it takes to create a podcast. Join Maddy, Eleanor, and Kimberly as they struggle to remember anything because of the nature of #COVIDTimes and do what we do best: go on tangents. Here are some cool links to check out! SU Writing Center Blog (read...

Hello, world! It has been quite some time since you last heard from us. We are resuming Season 6 of HATWC by talking about different media formats of consumption when it comes to novels (tl;dr print books versus literally everything else). Join Kimberly, Ali, and beloved never-heard-before HATWC member, Sabrina, on a chaotic and spontaneous conversation about accessibility, favorite series, and yo...

Hello, world! Lovely to come out of hibernation for a quick second to post our collaboration episode with UREC and their Project Positive Campaign: Soothe Your Soul! Join the podcasters as we talk about things that soothe our soul in hopes of sharing with and inspiring our listeners on ways they may cope with anxiety during these times. Take a look at UREC's Project Positive Campaign happening unt...

Hello, world! The podcast thanks you for your patience as we navigate through finals and breaks and whatnot. For our last episode of the season, we asked you, the listeners, questions for us to answer! Whether it was advice, icebreakers, or deeper questions, we've enjoyed talking through them and hope that you did too! Remember, our answers are meant for fun and no intention to give advice that wo...

Hello, world! It is time for the Podcast's annual spooky episode and this year, the HATWC team decides to talk about their own Halloween supernatural stories, our costumes, and more importantly, read an excerpt of SU's own Ben Colby's ~spooky tale~ (Check out Ben's story from last year's episode about astronauts!). Be sure to read the rest of Ben's story through the link below. Keep an eye out for...

Hello, world! The HATWC Podcast Team takes to the stars with this astrology-centered episode! Ever wondered what your Big Three means? What's a horoscope? What can the stars tell us? Join Kimberly, Ali, and Maddy as we venture across the cosmos for meaning, literature, and totally deep and meaningful conversations. Check out this fun little link that Kimberly mentioned for anyone interested in exp...

Hello, world! The Hoo's at the Writing Center Podcast Team are BACK and NEWER than ever! Listen to Kimberly and new members, Ali Shaw and Maddy Corteway reflect on the past 18 month of the apocalypse (aka the COVID-19 pandemic) and to announce the start of the Writing Center's ~Spooky Story Contest~! Here are some cool links to check out: SU Writing Center Blog (read blogs from consultants, episod...

Hello, world! In today's episode we talk with some of the Writing Center's graduating seniors, including our very own Elena, Sarah, Karissa and very special guest Grace! In this episode they tell us all about their experience at Seattle University, working for the Writing Center, and share some words of wisdom. A big thank you to this year's WC seniors for all that you've done! We wish you all the...

Hello, world! Happy Pride Month! For our semi-final episode, the Hoo's at the Writing Center Podcast Team talks a little about the history of Pride Month and some of our favorite LGBTQIA+ anything (literally). From music artists, poets, books, and more, come join the HATWC Podcast team for ways to celebrate Pride this month and every month after! Here are our list of LGBTQIA+ content or figur...

Hello again, world! We’ve all had arguments. Whether it’s been verbal banter or written in a thesis formatted paper, we’ve all likely had to argue and prove our point using different techniques. Today, the Hoo’s at the Writing Center Podcast team defines and explains a few of these techniques taken from Christopher Dwyer’s 18 Common Logical Fallacies and Persuasion Techniques , as well as our...

Hello, world! The Hoo's at the Writing Center Podcast Team is honored to welcome Sabrina Klindworth, Maddy Corteway, Ali Shaw, and Eleanor Golden to the group! As we begin the quarter of passing the torch from one team to another, our first episode of Season 4 kicks off with talking about ADHD and Neurodivergence with our very own member, Ali, who will be talking us through their experience of ADH...

Hello, world! We want to acknowledge, firstly, that due to finals and external circumstances, we were unable to publish this episode on time, but we are happy to have it published now than later! On March 3rd, 2021, when this episode was recorded, the podcast team celebrated their one year anniversary! Take a trip down memory lane as Kimberly, Elena, Sarah, and Karissa talk about how HATWC was bro...

Hello, world! We’ve done an episode on Creative Writing, why not an episode about writing in research (in our experience) and any tips or tricks we can offer to students? Whatever major you are, you are bound to have written at least one paper where you had to research extensively about a topic. Here are some quick tips! (The resources we mention are listed below; click for links!) Lemieux Library...

Hello, world! With February being Black History Month, we wanted to dedicate this episode to talking about our favorite stories from Black authors and a little about the history behind Black History Month and ways that we can celebrate beyond just the month of February. Be sure to check out the list below for our list of favorite authors and writers, some book and movie recommendations, links to S...

Hello, world! We're so glad to be back in Winter Quarter with a new episode for you all. We thought it would be fun to just chill and chat about the things that got us through 2021, what we did over winter break, New Year resolutions, and exciting things to look forward to in 2021. So, grab your favorite warm beverage, snuggle up with a blanket and/or fluffy creature, find a journal if you want to...