Verbal Equinox                              
 A WSU Writing Center Publication, Spring 2006

Verbal Equinox  Spring 2006 Staff

Editor-in-Chief
Samantha Balaich

Assitant Editor
Tyler Whitby

Writing Contest Chair  
Ammon Nelson

Copy Editors
Lori Lundell
Gregory Sawyer

Distribution
Mario Chard

Web Pages
Katie Van Ausdal
 

Traditionally, the Writing Center newsletter has represented the writing of its staff, exploring the tutoring experience and working to explain writing to students in friendly, accessible essays. The spring edition has been reserved for publishing the writing of our annual Writing Contest winners. These efforts have consistently been valuable in both aspects and remain worthwhile for the talents they develop among our staff and for the sense of accomplishment tutors have in creating this masterful publication. Each shift in focus over the years has highlighted our desire to broaden readership and to benefit more members of our campus community.

Continuing the tradition of publishing tutor essays along with winning student contest pieces in the spring edition, we now hope to take a new focus for our fall newsletter, one that will support new students entering the university and will give voice to programs designed to encourage their retention and success. For the past 10 years, the Writing Center has worked under the umbrella of Academic Support Services and Programs (ASSP). We are delighted to dedicate the fall edition of the Writing Center Journal, Verbal Equinox, to introducing this support network and to explaining the ways of ASSP to those the programs are designed to serve.

One delightful part of this effort will be to spotlight faculty from across the curriculum, introducing them to the student body in greater depth, and we look forward to identifying candidates for this focus. With this shift, Verbal Equinox continues its tradition of change while holding its center of student and faculty support.

Dear Readers,

This year’s Writing Center writing contest was a huge success, bringing in over 100 entries! To those of you who entered, thank you for your time, effort, and dedication to getting your work published. To those of you who won, congratulations. You should feel accomplished and proud of the art you have created; this issue is dedicated to you.

This semester, Verbal Equinox is comprised of the winning entries from the Fall 2005 Writing Center Contest. These pieces are beautiful and very well-written. Please enjoy this issue of Verbal Equinox.

Samantha Balaich
Editor-in-Chief

 

A Pair of Painter Hands
by Emily Ryujin
First Place

The Commute
by Camden Bennett
Second Place

Poetry Winners:

Hesitancy
by Mario Chard
First Place

Two Edged Choice
Buck L. Kolz
Second Place

Sins
Robert Oliver
Third Place

Heartbeat
Hannah K. New
Honorable Mention

Traveling Me
Brenna Kay Carrigan
Honorable Mention

Poetry Winners:

Preserves
Katherine Terry
First Place

The Death of Stars
James Gabrielsen
Second Place

Spirit of the Sea
Elisabeth Anderson
Third Place

All Saints Day
Katherine Terry
Honorable Mention

The Last Cry
Hannah K. New
Honorable Mention