Notes From the 6 Train: NCPTW Conference

So these past two weeks are so incredibly hectic. I got to get a break from the city and went to Salt Lake City to present at the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing. I had such a blast! My presentation was titled Art & Rhyme: Understanding the Importance of Writing Centers in the …

Notes From the 6 Train: Dias De Muertos

Halloween can be tough, as it’s a time people openly disrespect a plethora of groups and communities through completely disrespectful cultural appropriation. I’m not suggesting to stop learning about other cultures, that would be absurd. We live in New York City, that’s kind of the whole point of living in this city! But there are …

Notes From the 6 Train: LNAP Time Again!

It’s LNAP time again. LNAP, Late Night Against Procrastination, is when the writing studio stays open until midnight. The tutors stay in order to make themselves available to students who need extra help during midterms and may not be able to come to the writing center due to other obligations such as work or school. …

Notes From the 6 Train: Using Your HART!

So I want to tell you about this super cool art collective doing incredible community based work. As an artist interested in building community, I am still figuring out how to do that in a productive way. HART (Harlem Art Collective), founded by Kristy McCarthy, is providing a framework for me to figure out how …

Notes From the 6 Train: It’s Raining Research

Each semester at the writing center we choose a topic to delve into deeper in order to become tutors and writers, so we are more helpful for you all! This semester’s focus is research. I know this sounds super boring, but it is imperative while in school and incredibly important for artists. Many students loathe …