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Writing and Rhetoric
319 Roosevelt Hall
90 Lower College Road
Kingston, RI 02881
Phone: 401.874.5932
Fax: 401.874.2628
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Student Profile
Meet Nick Rutter
Cumberland, Rhode Island
...is writing a novel and plays Humans v. Zombies.
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a week in the life of Nick's sophomore year at URI
Interests:
I like to think of myself as a connoisseur of the local music scene. I go to a lot of local shows. I also play bass and guitar.
Why Writing and Rhetoric?
The major teaches practical applications of writing. As a writer you can apply creativity to get your ideas across. I also chose the major because I wanted to increase my knowledge of writing.
Writing early on:
In 8th grade we read Chocolate War by Robert Cormier. It was the first time I realized how raw writing could be and how much a piece of writing can affect me. Also, in 9th grade I wrote a short story and my teacher asked to keep it as an example for other students.
Favorite Writing class:
Last semester I took Argumentative Writing. I liked the class because it was the first time I felt like I was taught how to write. I learned about specific types of arguments. It was the first time I've worked on an assignment way before deadline because we had to make several revisions.
Campus activities:
My heart and soul goes out to the Musician's Guild. I've been a member both semesters and next year I will be vice president. The Guild plans shows at URI, which involves booking, sound, photography, advertising, etc. It's a lot of work, but a lot of fun. The most successful show we had was "A Flavor Shot of Music;" it overcrowded the Coffee House in the union and had a lot of good energy.
I'm also involved in the Humans vs. Zombies (HvZ) games that started at URI this spring. I met a lot of people through that. It's not about shooting people with nerf guns; it's about getting to know different people on campus.
I'm also a member of the Independent Scribe, a student-run literary and arts publication. Each meeting we review submissions and at the end of each semester we put together a new edition. I've been a part of the Scribe both semesters and next year I will be the treasurer.
Writing a novel:
I started it in July 2009 and it's slowly leaking out. It's inspired by a certain group of friends from high school. My goal is to write 4 books about these experiences. The 2nd will be a sequel, the 3rd a spin off of the first two, and the 4th will be a retrospective of the first three written from different perspectives.
Do you consider yourself a writer?
I consider myself a student right now because I'm not making a living writing.
Post-Graduation plans:
I would like to get an internship in editing or copy editing. I will continue to work and write stories, submitting them until I get noticed. My dream is to write novels like Walter Kirn, the editor for GQ.
Logo Design Contest!
Congrats to Kari Lukovics, winning designer of our new logo!
News
Please visit our announcements page for more details on the following news:
Undergraduate award winners! Congratulations to Victoria Tousignant, our University Academic Excellence Award winner, and Cristian Izurieta, recipient of the Linda K. Shamoon Scholarship in Public Writing.
Congratulations to Jennifer Lee on winning a Graduate School Dissertation Fellowship!
Libby Miles has been elected for a 3-year term to the Executive Board of the Council of Writing Program Administrators.
Congratulations to senior Writing & Rhetoric major Alyson D'Amato on her graduate school acceptances!
Student Profiles
Get to know graduating senior Shauntel Martin.
Get to know Sara Gilman during her junior year.
See more student profiles.
Upcoming Events
Friday, May 18th
What: ECHP Professional Development Workshop
Where: Galanti Lounge/3rd Floor of the Robert L. Carothers Library
When: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Who: ECHP teaching staff
Check out our Event Calendar to see what's happening
Publications
New publications by Tim Amidon,Jeremiah Dyehouse, Cathyrn Molloy, Kim Hensely Owens, Mike Pennell, and Joannah Portman Daley!
See a full list of recent Publications by our faculty and graduate students.
