University of Michigan - Flint

I am a senior, English Major, writing specialist, writing tutor, and managing editor of The Michigan Times.

Dure most days you can almost always find me in the M-Times office in the UCEN or at the Writing Center.

My future plans include graphic design, digital media and technology, as well as writing, teaching, and reading great literature. One day I will fuse the concept and the narrative.

It's always the quiet ones.

My name is Bernita and I am a student at the University of Michigan-Flint. I am currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Communications. I have a concentration in Media Studies. My goal is to become a news writer in Broadcast Jorunalism or Print Journalism. I am a current Senior. My hobbies are singing, drawing, writing, and reading.

Brian is an English major that would like to teach something to someone someday. Brian also enjoys both recorded and live music, breathing, books about dead people, and eating. During a full moon Brian may be found shirtless and howling.

Caitie is a tutor who possesses legendary skills. Her firm grasp of the English language allows her nigh-superhuman writing and speaking abilities. In her spare time she enjoys bocce ball, beekeeping and fisticuffs.

I'm a writing tutor. Woo Hoo!

Jenny can't think of anything clever to write, but would like to say "You stay classy, Flint, Michigan."

Born from the unholy union of word-processors and transgressive fiction, John McKeown is the Literator, descending upon bastions of writing mistakes with all the fury of a lightening storm and all the wrath of an earthquake, wiping out typos and mishandlings of grammar before they can take root. He also enjoys cake.

Hi, I’m KT and I’m a senior dual majoring in Spanish and English with a specialization in writing with a minor in Communication. This is my first year as a tutor at the Writing Center and when I am not there, I spend my time on campus involved in Student Government, the Spanish Club and the College Dems. Eventually, I would like to receive a PhD in English and if I grow up, I want to be an English Professor and a writer. 

Hello everyone!

My name is Leah Gebhart. I graduated from Lapeer West High School in 2005. I went to Grand Valley for my first year of college and then transferred here. I am an English major in my junior year. When I grow up, I want to be a professor of literature anywhere but Michigan. I like to read and watch movies; I also enjoy coffee shops and book stores. Some of my favorite authors are Oscar Wilde, Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Robbins, and Alexander McCall Smith. 

Martha is the Sweet Potato Queen of the Writing Center. She is also den mother of the fifteen other tutors. Martha enjoys drinking wine, living in Germany, giving tutors candy, and being an amazing person. She just began a Master's program in International Studies and this is her fourth year working in the Writing Center.

Hello, my name is Megan and I am a facilitator. I am majoring in English with a specialization in writing. I love zombies, zombie movies, and killing zombies in video games. I will survive the zombie apocalypse, will you?

Mona was born and someday will die. In between, she is living.

Patrick's hair is red because of a demon that resides in his soul. Over time, the demon has caused Patrick to be possessed of an incandescent rage that makes him glow when he stands underneath a harvest moon. The rage is quelled only through the act of helping others with their writing.

My name is Rachel. I am an English major thinking about specializing in writing. I would like to teach at the college level, basically I want Dr. Blumner’s job. I enjoying spending time with my friends, traveling, and sleeping.

I am the mom of four children, three guinea pigs, two rabbits, and a dog. I am a graduate student in English, and I like to knit, walk, hang out with my kids, and write.

I am a political science major with a minor in philosophy. I am interested in international relations and diplomacy. If I am not in class or at one of my two jobs, I am sleeping, watching a movie, or reading a book. I am also interested in music and any subject that is not math.

What does one say about one's self that has not already been said (in complete candor) by one's closest associates? I was born into a post-nuclear catastrophe, a land in which people, believing themselves free to say whatever they wished, said little, if anything, interesting. In the course of my life, I have seen the American standard change from one-car-one-television, to two cars and multiple televisions, to one used car, one functional television and a slightly out-of-date PC. I was alive as the Soviet Union morphed, overnight, back into Russia, and wondered which transformation was caused by the full moon. I have fathered children and in so doing, realized that the purpose of a person's life is nothing more than to replace the self with something a bit younger. This is a noble and worthwhile purpose which has too long played third fiddle behind religion and money. Over the years, I have noticed that life imitates art in that it too is a doodle.

Jacob Blumner directs the Marian E. Wright Writing Center, teaches writing courses, and enjoys writing and reading essays, particularly about nature. When he can't hug trees and scale boulders, he writes about them. He hopes to be reincarnated as a yeti.