For the last week of Blog Proj, I chose to read an article by Ahna Fleming, entitled “‘Redemption, redemption, reclamation’: Reimagined Take Back the Night creates safe space for survivors of sexual violence”. In the piece, the author describes SU’s Take Back the Night (TBTN) event, which took place this week. The student organizers decided to make it more interactive and student-oriented, in hopes of creating a comfortable space that’s conducive to healing. The article also details other efforts that aim to end sexual violence, such as Denim Day, occurring on Wednesday, April 24th, and a student-organized 5k. The author remarks about the history of the university’s TBTN events, and how the event strives to give victims their voices back.
This was written by Noah Walters and published on April 10th 2024. Titled Solar eclipse captivates the UM community. The set up of this article was a good one which brought what and how the community and what they thought of the eclipse. It uses quotes to show what the news of the event was and how it affected other people and so the journalist could convey that through quotes thus finding the angle which is about how the eclipse engaged and captivated the students and community at the University of Mississippi.
This week from The Reville I have chosen to cover the story regarding wether or not the NCAA should allow prop bets on athletes? Per the article “a prop bet is a bet that gets made on a players individual stats. Not wether or not their team wins or looses. This can be detremental to sports betting and the finances of younger college kids and adults. Player saftey is also a major concern, if a player underperforms they could get threatened, or they could also be coerced into throwing a game. Props to the Reville for covering a nationwide issue with collegiate sportsbetting. That not only effects the LSU community but anyone could read this and understand what is going on.
https://www.dailyuw.com/arts_and_culture/recreation/murder-board-year-two/article_d56dcb1c-f855-11ee-ae0b-a76603a29665.html
Murder Board: year two; Catching up with crows in spring quarter By Chloe Peterson
For the final week looking into the University of Washington’s Daily News Outlet, a piece was featured and placed front and center on the website, as it is the top story from this week, with the most views. It centers around the crow populations around campus, where one student has become known as “the crow guy” and will routinely receive crow pictures and questions about their behavior and body language. The point of view appears to be from the author, Chloe Peterson, but it never mentioned their year, major, or any background information about them. The only thing the readers are given is that they are part of a research lab for animal behavior, where they focus on crows. They state the shift to more scientific research on the crows around Seattle, opposed to the simple interest in the campus’s avians when the journal first began a year ago. The author shares the behavior they have witnessed alongside peers who write for the column, and describe the experience with great detail. I thought this article was interesting since it appears so popular with students on campus, even though it is less of a news story than other posts.
For my final blog proj. piece I wanted to find a story that essentially represented why I chose this paper. An article that does that is one by Camille Bugayong and George Lehman on the Boston Marathon’s impact on small businesses. The reason I chose this paper was because of my strong interest in pursuing grad school in the Boston area and this paper has offered a number of interesting pieces on the area in addition to many other matters. I also chose this story because of a strong interest in small businesses. While being a pretty large city with a number of different attractions there are also a number of small businesses and huge events like this marathon this is a huge opportunity for the city’s income. In this article it was shared from the senior director of communications at the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, who shared there was to be an estimation of 200 million dollars brought to their economy. In addition there is discussion of the pros and cons when it comes to the marathon such as parking complications that hurt sales and the difficulty of being able to navigate around running routes that impact food delivery services. And while it’s good for the city as a whole it typically is a harder day for small businesses specifically.
This article is a profile mixed with an announcement of Duke basketball center Kyle Filipoweski ending the NBA draft. The lead is one sentence long getting right to the point of Kyle announcement to enter the draft. There’s another paragraph that works as a second lead talking about the announcement. The article then goes into who Kyle is as a person and as a player. Both of his seasons at duke are given the spotlight to show how he grew in the organization. The whole article gives a deep dive into who the player is and how his college career shaped out to be. The article then ends with some of kyle words and the projected draft pick and role he will have in the NBA. https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2024/04/dduke-mens-basketball-center-kyle-filipowski-enters-nba-draft-jon-scheyer
This week from the Suffolk Journal, I decided to read “SGA passes resolution against arming SUPD” by Maren Halpin. The article explains that a recent vote was held among the Suffolk University SGA regarding the idea of arming Suffolk University Police. A resolution was passed encouraging the Board of Trustees not to arm officers, as it goes against the wishes of a majority of students. This article is short and to the point, and I mainly chose it as it wraps up a timeline I have been following, which is the idea of arming SUPD as a response to the recent bomb threat. This article does exactly what it is trying to, giving all of the details and all of the facts, with no fluff. Overall, it was very well written.
The article I chose for this week’s blog project is called “A Guidebook to UNH, Written By a Senior”, written by Aimee Rothman, who is presumably a senior. I chose this article because it seems actually quite interesting, especially for new students. Why it was published in late April of this year rather than the fall is beyond me, but it’s interesting nonetheless.
One thing that I immediately found interesting is that the article isn’t necessarily for first years. It’s for transfer students. Rothman herself is actually a transfer student, coming in during her sophomore year. She takes readers on a step by step guide to appreciating every aspect of the University of New Hampshire campus, starting off with finding a home in Durham, where the campus is located. The segment goes into quite a bit of detail on her experiences in trying to make her new dorm a home, whether it be through resolving roommate crises, or trying to find a way to make it as comfortable as possible for herself to live in.
Her next piece of advice is to make the most of class. This one’s pretty self explanatory, encouraging students to not skip class, and set yourself up for success by getting a higher GPA and allowing for more wiggle room when it comes to taking harder classes down the road. I, personally, think that’s fantastic advice. She also mentions that it’s good to not be afraid to speak in class. If you have a question, someone else is likely having the same issues, and teachers tend to like students who talk more over the ones that don’t.
The other sections are also quite interesting. It delves into enjoying the campus layout and the nature surrounding it, followed by an encouragement paragraph to get involved with clubs and student organizations, as well as leaving Durham sometimes with friends, if only for dinner, lunch, a short snack, or even just coffee.
It was an enjoyable and informative read, and I really enjoyed how it was formatted. It was easily accessible for anyone, and helpful without being condescending.
For my final article of the blog proj I wanted to end strong so I decided to read “Embracing change: UVM birding club fosters inclusivity “. This article was written by Rhiannon Hubbard, a features staff writer of the Cynic, and was published on April 5th 2024. Right off the bat I’m just going to say that there is a reason why Hubbard is listed as a feature writer specifically and it’s because she knows how to write a damn good feature. This article does two things one is to highlight the UVM birding club and the recent changes they have made, and the other is to detail why those changes are being made due to the actions of the Nation Audubon Society. The NAS is the leading organization in effort towards the conservation of birds and avian species and their habitats. Unfortunately the name of the organization has less than savory origins, with it being stoked in a racist legacy from the organization’s origins. And the NAS has recently made the decision to not change their name and move away from that history. S in response to that the UVM birding club chose to change their name to promote ideals of inclusion and community into the club. This was an extremely well put together article that I enjoyed reading a lot, the story is heartfelt, and as a member of the UNE birding club I was interested in talking about with some other members of the birding community here on campus to see what they thought about the whole thing. All in all a very good way to end this semester-long project.
9 thoughts on “BLOG-PROJ WEEK 10”
For the last week of Blog Proj, I chose to read an article by Ahna Fleming, entitled “‘Redemption, redemption, reclamation’: Reimagined Take Back the Night creates safe space for survivors of sexual violence”. In the piece, the author describes SU’s Take Back the Night (TBTN) event, which took place this week. The student organizers decided to make it more interactive and student-oriented, in hopes of creating a comfortable space that’s conducive to healing. The article also details other efforts that aim to end sexual violence, such as Denim Day, occurring on Wednesday, April 24th, and a student-organized 5k. The author remarks about the history of the university’s TBTN events, and how the event strives to give victims their voices back.
Blog Proj 10
https://thedmonline.com/solar-eclipse-captivates-um-community/
This was written by Noah Walters and published on April 10th 2024. Titled Solar eclipse captivates the UM community. The set up of this article was a good one which brought what and how the community and what they thought of the eclipse. It uses quotes to show what the news of the event was and how it affected other people and so the journalist could convey that through quotes thus finding the angle which is about how the eclipse engaged and captivated the students and community at the University of Mississippi.
This week from The Reville I have chosen to cover the story regarding wether or not the NCAA should allow prop bets on athletes? Per the article “a prop bet is a bet that gets made on a players individual stats. Not wether or not their team wins or looses. This can be detremental to sports betting and the finances of younger college kids and adults. Player saftey is also a major concern, if a player underperforms they could get threatened, or they could also be coerced into throwing a game. Props to the Reville for covering a nationwide issue with collegiate sportsbetting. That not only effects the LSU community but anyone could read this and understand what is going on.
https://www.dailyuw.com/arts_and_culture/recreation/murder-board-year-two/article_d56dcb1c-f855-11ee-ae0b-a76603a29665.html
Murder Board: year two; Catching up with crows in spring quarter By Chloe Peterson
For the final week looking into the University of Washington’s Daily News Outlet, a piece was featured and placed front and center on the website, as it is the top story from this week, with the most views. It centers around the crow populations around campus, where one student has become known as “the crow guy” and will routinely receive crow pictures and questions about their behavior and body language. The point of view appears to be from the author, Chloe Peterson, but it never mentioned their year, major, or any background information about them. The only thing the readers are given is that they are part of a research lab for animal behavior, where they focus on crows. They state the shift to more scientific research on the crows around Seattle, opposed to the simple interest in the campus’s avians when the journal first began a year ago. The author shares the behavior they have witnessed alongside peers who write for the column, and describe the experience with great detail. I thought this article was interesting since it appears so popular with students on campus, even though it is less of a news story than other posts.
For my final blog proj. piece I wanted to find a story that essentially represented why I chose this paper. An article that does that is one by Camille Bugayong and George Lehman on the Boston Marathon’s impact on small businesses. The reason I chose this paper was because of my strong interest in pursuing grad school in the Boston area and this paper has offered a number of interesting pieces on the area in addition to many other matters. I also chose this story because of a strong interest in small businesses. While being a pretty large city with a number of different attractions there are also a number of small businesses and huge events like this marathon this is a huge opportunity for the city’s income. In this article it was shared from the senior director of communications at the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, who shared there was to be an estimation of 200 million dollars brought to their economy. In addition there is discussion of the pros and cons when it comes to the marathon such as parking complications that hurt sales and the difficulty of being able to navigate around running routes that impact food delivery services. And while it’s good for the city as a whole it typically is a harder day for small businesses specifically.
This article is a profile mixed with an announcement of Duke basketball center Kyle Filipoweski ending the NBA draft. The lead is one sentence long getting right to the point of Kyle announcement to enter the draft. There’s another paragraph that works as a second lead talking about the announcement. The article then goes into who Kyle is as a person and as a player. Both of his seasons at duke are given the spotlight to show how he grew in the organization. The whole article gives a deep dive into who the player is and how his college career shaped out to be. The article then ends with some of kyle words and the projected draft pick and role he will have in the NBA.
https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2024/04/dduke-mens-basketball-center-kyle-filipowski-enters-nba-draft-jon-scheyer
This week from the Suffolk Journal, I decided to read “SGA passes resolution against arming SUPD” by Maren Halpin. The article explains that a recent vote was held among the Suffolk University SGA regarding the idea of arming Suffolk University Police. A resolution was passed encouraging the Board of Trustees not to arm officers, as it goes against the wishes of a majority of students. This article is short and to the point, and I mainly chose it as it wraps up a timeline I have been following, which is the idea of arming SUPD as a response to the recent bomb threat. This article does exactly what it is trying to, giving all of the details and all of the facts, with no fluff. Overall, it was very well written.
The article I chose for this week’s blog project is called “A Guidebook to UNH, Written By a Senior”, written by Aimee Rothman, who is presumably a senior. I chose this article because it seems actually quite interesting, especially for new students. Why it was published in late April of this year rather than the fall is beyond me, but it’s interesting nonetheless.
One thing that I immediately found interesting is that the article isn’t necessarily for first years. It’s for transfer students. Rothman herself is actually a transfer student, coming in during her sophomore year. She takes readers on a step by step guide to appreciating every aspect of the University of New Hampshire campus, starting off with finding a home in Durham, where the campus is located. The segment goes into quite a bit of detail on her experiences in trying to make her new dorm a home, whether it be through resolving roommate crises, or trying to find a way to make it as comfortable as possible for herself to live in.
Her next piece of advice is to make the most of class. This one’s pretty self explanatory, encouraging students to not skip class, and set yourself up for success by getting a higher GPA and allowing for more wiggle room when it comes to taking harder classes down the road. I, personally, think that’s fantastic advice. She also mentions that it’s good to not be afraid to speak in class. If you have a question, someone else is likely having the same issues, and teachers tend to like students who talk more over the ones that don’t.
The other sections are also quite interesting. It delves into enjoying the campus layout and the nature surrounding it, followed by an encouragement paragraph to get involved with clubs and student organizations, as well as leaving Durham sometimes with friends, if only for dinner, lunch, a short snack, or even just coffee.
It was an enjoyable and informative read, and I really enjoyed how it was formatted. It was easily accessible for anyone, and helpful without being condescending.
For my final article of the blog proj I wanted to end strong so I decided to read “Embracing change: UVM birding club fosters inclusivity “. This article was written by Rhiannon Hubbard, a features staff writer of the Cynic, and was published on April 5th 2024. Right off the bat I’m just going to say that there is a reason why Hubbard is listed as a feature writer specifically and it’s because she knows how to write a damn good feature. This article does two things one is to highlight the UVM birding club and the recent changes they have made, and the other is to detail why those changes are being made due to the actions of the Nation Audubon Society. The NAS is the leading organization in effort towards the conservation of birds and avian species and their habitats. Unfortunately the name of the organization has less than savory origins, with it being stoked in a racist legacy from the organization’s origins. And the NAS has recently made the decision to not change their name and move away from that history. S in response to that the UVM birding club chose to change their name to promote ideals of inclusion and community into the club. This was an extremely well put together article that I enjoyed reading a lot, the story is heartfelt, and as a member of the UNE birding club I was interested in talking about with some other members of the birding community here on campus to see what they thought about the whole thing. All in all a very good way to end this semester-long project.