Writing Center moves from McGaw to the SAC

The writing center moved to a new home on the second floor of the Schmitt Academic Center over winter break. The center is known by most students for its writing tutors that students can make appointments with for help on any step of the essay writing process.

Completely staffed by DePaul students the center’s goal is to foster a commitment to peer tutoring, teaching and service. The center’s original creation dates back to the 1970s but was reformed in 2006 to become the University’s Center for Writing-based Learning.

The writing center is now among the largest staff of peers writing tutors in the world, according to its webpage.

The center’s move from McGaw Hall was to make space for the new Music School building. The new location will start having appointments on Jan. 13.

History of Art and Architecture Club to visit Nazi propaganda exhibit

The DePaul History of Art and Architecture Club will take a trip to the Field Museum to attend an exhibition that explores the role that propaganda played in Hitler’s regime.

Named “State of Deception,” the exhibit explores how the Nazi party rose to power from obscurity in Germany post- World War I. It also takes an in-depth look at how the infamous party used the newest technologies of their day, from movies and inexpensive plastic radios to accomplish its goals.

In Hitler’s own words, “Propaganda is a truly terrible weapon in the hands of an expert.”

The exhibition was produced by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and will only be at the Field Museum until Feb. 2. The Art and Architecture Club will meet at the museum Jan. 19 at 11 a.m.

School of Nursing conducts Living Room Treatment study

A new study by researchers at DePaul’s School of Nursing suggest that emergency departments may not be the best choice for patients suffering from severe mental illness or emotional distress. The study recommends that these patients may be better served in a more homelike environment.

“Hospital emergency departments are not set up for people with emotional problems,” Mona Shattell, a co-author of the paper, said. “Most people with emotional distress come from a chaotic environment and need to a safe or calm space to receive proper treatment.”

The study was based off interviews with 18 participants who had spent time at The Living Room. The Living Room is an outpatient voluntary program that is designed and furnished to like a living room in a person’s home rather than a traditional medical treatment setting.

“This study is vital to help raise awareness and to inform people suffering that there are other options when it comes to treating mental health,” Shattell said.