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Junior UWC consultant Christian Torres sits down with graduate student
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By Sam Scott
The University Writing Center does
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A unit of undergraduate studies at Texas
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Lauren McAuliffe, a writing consultant at
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Executive director Valerie Balester said the
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Lidia Gregg, international studies senior,
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The UWC is busiest around midterms and
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The UWC has locations at Evans Library
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