University of Michigan - Flint

Ash is a tutor who enjoys knife fights, conical fur caps, and Lita Ford. She plays Monopoly in the dark and someday hopes to wear a monocle.  

I am a returning student from Caro, MI.  I hold a BA in English with a specialization in Writing.  I am currently perusing a degree in early childhood fine arts education.  When I’m not in class or in the writing center, I can usually be found doing one of several things: watching a movie with my fiancée, at home with my little sisters, working with young children at the Flint Institute of the Arts, working at Borders, or working on an art project of my own.

Brooke is an old-school veteran tutor. She enjoys moonlight nights on verandas, coastal blend coffees, and crusty scones with or without marmalade.  Brooke commands respect and someday hopes to command the British Navy.

I am an engineering science major and I have interests in sports, video games and poker. Gamble Gamble!!!

Jason is a graduate student with a passion for life. He enjoys doing things and spending time with strangers. He also has a sweet beard.

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.

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. 

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

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.

Stephanie is an English major with a minor in History and Dance. She absolutely loves the beach. She also enjoys reading, listening to music, and dancing. She is a silly, goofy girl who, like Billy Idol, often dances with herself.

Tim is an English with a specialization in writing major as he enjoys the written word. He is also fond of socks, dogs, rare ol’ times, and the Ural mountain region.

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.