Through this class I've learned the journalistic process where the OTHER online class taught me little. I've done real work in my field of choice, and interviewed people who matter. I feel like I've learned much about the way that stories are put together and how thing are...well done.
One thing that I've noticed is that my career path of journalism doesn't have the whole "keep your opinion out" thing that mainstream news has. I'm hoping to cover more advisory and product reviews.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Article Summary #13(or so)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8660370.stm
Faisal Shahzad was apprehended by authorities at JFK airport on Monday for creating and planting a car bomb in Times Square. Shahzad grew up just north of Taliban training camps. Nobody was hurt and the bomb was defused.
Faisal Shahzad was apprehended by authorities at JFK airport on Monday for creating and planting a car bomb in Times Square. Shahzad grew up just north of Taliban training camps. Nobody was hurt and the bomb was defused.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Story 9
Story 9
Feature on William Lund
By Kevin Pabst
“I just wanted to make sure you understand how extremely practical the twenty-odd years I spent as a writer were, and how far they were from anything creatively fulfilling.” said William Lund, instructor of English at Anoka-Ramey Community College. Lund is a man who has done a little bit of everything you can do as a writer. He’s written books for young men he calls “reluctant readers,” he’s worked on advertisement for ad agencies, written brochures, videos and instruction manuals.
Lund says that being a writer to him was “a means to an end,” and that although writing came easily to him he wasn’t creatively driven in the ways he’d heard other writers were. Before he graduated from Westmar College, a small private school in Iowa, Lund worked for his school’s newspaper and did a “fair amount of creative writing,” as he says.
As he transitioned to graduate school he continued to excel at writing. He won a short story competition, a play writing competition, and several of his plays were put on by the graduate acting department. He said all of this and finished his thought with “I don’t know if any of your instructors have told you this, but good fiction writers “need” to write, whether they’re published or not.”
After graduating from Westmar, Lund moved on to Ball State University to earn his MA. He also mentions that, “I did four years of doctoral work at the University of Minnesota but never finished the Ph.D.” To top off his education he spent a year of graduate school at St. Thomas University for education.
Lund, with his education complete, moved on to teaching, but only did so for a few years. He says, “After a few years teaching in a difficult school, I was ‘burned out’” and the opportunity fell in my lap to make quite a bit more money writing in the business world.” This opportunity would lead to Lund’s transition from education into the realm of technical writing. He wrote manuals and “instruction materials” for different computer companies for four years. On those four years, he says, “Although it wasn’t particularly fulfilling, it paid well and was secure, and I found it easy to do.”
Change would come once again to Lund’s life, when he moved to a different company that wanted to have him work on marketing materials. He says that this marketing company he worked for “farmed me out to write speeches, promotional materials, even stage shows for major companies that were producing meetings internationally.”
His previous experience prepared him well, though, for his next position at an ad agency. He says himself that this is where he “did all of the things I was doing before, plus ad copy, brochures, direct mail, corporate videos—pretty much anything that sold stuff and involved words.” Like the rest of Lund’s career this position wasn’t permanent, and he decided he “didn’t have enough control over my own time” and moved to freelance work.
This is where Lund admits to enjoying himself the most, where he was tasked with writing 26 books targeted at “’reluctant’ readers,” late junior high and high school boys. He was given a specific topic, “anything from a specific career to a specific mammal” and he researched the topic, and wrote a book that might appeal to the book series’ audience.
Lund says “these jobs, like most of the professional writing I worked on throughout those two decades, were nothing that I was passionate about.” In 2002, after the September 11 attacks Lund says he was “depressed and confused,” and decided to move to Fort Lauderdale, FL. Soon, a “friend of a friend” who was a dean for Broward Community College needed a technical writer. Lund says,”I thought—well, why not? It couldn’t be worse than writing another newsletter or brochure.”
“The thing was, I loved it [teaching].” Lund says, and continues, “I taught a couple of semesters and discovered that, although I hated Florida, I loved teaching again.” He says that he moved back to Minnesota, and has been teaching since those first semesters in Florida.
Looking back at his career, Lund says that despite his practical look at his writing ability, using it as a tool, there have been things he has enjoyed. He wrote for the humor column for multiple campus papers, and in the’80s he wrote for some local Twin Cities papers. He says, “I loved doing it and have regularly thought of doing it again. “
When asked if he wished to return to writing from teaching full-time, he had this to say:
“No, no, never—they’re going to have to drag me from the classroom as I clutch at the doorframe with bloodied fingernails.”
Feature on William Lund
By Kevin Pabst
“I just wanted to make sure you understand how extremely practical the twenty-odd years I spent as a writer were, and how far they were from anything creatively fulfilling.” said William Lund, instructor of English at Anoka-Ramey Community College. Lund is a man who has done a little bit of everything you can do as a writer. He’s written books for young men he calls “reluctant readers,” he’s worked on advertisement for ad agencies, written brochures, videos and instruction manuals.
Lund says that being a writer to him was “a means to an end,” and that although writing came easily to him he wasn’t creatively driven in the ways he’d heard other writers were. Before he graduated from Westmar College, a small private school in Iowa, Lund worked for his school’s newspaper and did a “fair amount of creative writing,” as he says.
As he transitioned to graduate school he continued to excel at writing. He won a short story competition, a play writing competition, and several of his plays were put on by the graduate acting department. He said all of this and finished his thought with “I don’t know if any of your instructors have told you this, but good fiction writers “need” to write, whether they’re published or not.”
After graduating from Westmar, Lund moved on to Ball State University to earn his MA. He also mentions that, “I did four years of doctoral work at the University of Minnesota but never finished the Ph.D.” To top off his education he spent a year of graduate school at St. Thomas University for education.
Lund, with his education complete, moved on to teaching, but only did so for a few years. He says, “After a few years teaching in a difficult school, I was ‘burned out’” and the opportunity fell in my lap to make quite a bit more money writing in the business world.” This opportunity would lead to Lund’s transition from education into the realm of technical writing. He wrote manuals and “instruction materials” for different computer companies for four years. On those four years, he says, “Although it wasn’t particularly fulfilling, it paid well and was secure, and I found it easy to do.”
Change would come once again to Lund’s life, when he moved to a different company that wanted to have him work on marketing materials. He says that this marketing company he worked for “farmed me out to write speeches, promotional materials, even stage shows for major companies that were producing meetings internationally.”
His previous experience prepared him well, though, for his next position at an ad agency. He says himself that this is where he “did all of the things I was doing before, plus ad copy, brochures, direct mail, corporate videos—pretty much anything that sold stuff and involved words.” Like the rest of Lund’s career this position wasn’t permanent, and he decided he “didn’t have enough control over my own time” and moved to freelance work.
This is where Lund admits to enjoying himself the most, where he was tasked with writing 26 books targeted at “’reluctant’ readers,” late junior high and high school boys. He was given a specific topic, “anything from a specific career to a specific mammal” and he researched the topic, and wrote a book that might appeal to the book series’ audience.
Lund says “these jobs, like most of the professional writing I worked on throughout those two decades, were nothing that I was passionate about.” In 2002, after the September 11 attacks Lund says he was “depressed and confused,” and decided to move to Fort Lauderdale, FL. Soon, a “friend of a friend” who was a dean for Broward Community College needed a technical writer. Lund says,”I thought—well, why not? It couldn’t be worse than writing another newsletter or brochure.”
“The thing was, I loved it [teaching].” Lund says, and continues, “I taught a couple of semesters and discovered that, although I hated Florida, I loved teaching again.” He says that he moved back to Minnesota, and has been teaching since those first semesters in Florida.
Looking back at his career, Lund says that despite his practical look at his writing ability, using it as a tool, there have been things he has enjoyed. He wrote for the humor column for multiple campus papers, and in the’80s he wrote for some local Twin Cities papers. He says, “I loved doing it and have regularly thought of doing it again. “
When asked if he wished to return to writing from teaching full-time, he had this to say:
“No, no, never—they’re going to have to drag me from the classroom as I clutch at the doorframe with bloodied fingernails.”
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Article Summary #12(I think)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8645884.stm
Jason Chen, editor of Gizmodo had his home raided by police, who then seized many of his computers, camera, and other equipment. Gawker Media's CEO Gaby Darbyshire points out a problem with the raid, that federal and California state law prohibits the use of a search warrant on a journalist, and instead relies upon a subpoena.
Jason Chen, editor of Gizmodo had his home raided by police, who then seized many of his computers, camera, and other equipment. Gawker Media's CEO Gaby Darbyshire points out a problem with the raid, that federal and California state law prohibits the use of a search warrant on a journalist, and instead relies upon a subpoena.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Story 9
Piracy is just another word for stealing. Today though, piracy has taken on a different spin both morally and what it really means to people getting the content. First a quick primer on some terms; Intellectual Property (IP) is essentially an idea, like the Mickey Mouse franchise and the Mario franchise are both IPs.
To pull raw data, 72 percent of those who took the survey admit to having pirated music, movies, or software sometime in the past. The reasons for pirating is all over the board, with 1/3 of people saying they pirate because the content was free and another 1/3 because they couldn’t afford to pay. A couple of people had more specific reasons, though. One responder who did not wish to be named said they pirated because they had “Ideological disagreements with publishers,” and left it at that.
Another responder who also did not wish to have his name published, let’s refer to him as Bret from now on, said that they pirate because they wish to evaluate products without having to buy them, as they responded in the other option for this why behind pirating. The try before you buy state of mind is one that many pirates have.
The content that these people are after skews towards music, with 63 percent saying that they had pirated music at some point. Responder Josh admitted to pirating music, although he said “If there is music I really want, I purchase it legally.” He goes on, “Only on a few occasions have I downloaded free music, and those were in cases when it was recommended I listen to a song but didn't really want to purchase it.” People might not know of free alternatives, like last.fm and Amazon.com’s preview function for many available CDs, and so they resort to piracy, as Josh admitted to doing.
Not everybody is in line with this thinking, though. Remember, 27 percent of people taking the survey said they haven’t pirated something. Yet another responder who didn’t wish to give their name believes it’s people’s inability to find a price they’ll pay, saying, “People are too lazy to look up the websites that offer things at a discounted price.” They continue, “Or they don't have enough friends that hook them up with good websites.” Could the problem for pirates be that the price is too high? Keep in mind that 1/3 of responders pirated their content because they couldn’t afford the price.
Other people take it as a matter of freedom. “It is too restrictive and there isn't enough ways to get content in the format that I would prefer.” Says responder Bret, and continues “It is too restrictive and there isn't enough ways to get content in the format that I would prefer.” He goes on to say that if it were available he’d purchase the content if he was simple given his TV shows as a file, so he can watch his shows on his DVD driveless netbook.
Responder Kirsten says, “I think it's wrong and it is stealing.” And she’d be right. In June of last year, for the sharing of 24 songs on Peer-to-Peer (P2P) program Kazaa, Minnesota resident Jammie Thomas-Rasset was found guilty of copyright infringement and was ordered to pay the recording industry $1.92 million.
How much would those 63% of people owe?
To pull raw data, 72 percent of those who took the survey admit to having pirated music, movies, or software sometime in the past. The reasons for pirating is all over the board, with 1/3 of people saying they pirate because the content was free and another 1/3 because they couldn’t afford to pay. A couple of people had more specific reasons, though. One responder who did not wish to be named said they pirated because they had “Ideological disagreements with publishers,” and left it at that.
Another responder who also did not wish to have his name published, let’s refer to him as Bret from now on, said that they pirate because they wish to evaluate products without having to buy them, as they responded in the other option for this why behind pirating. The try before you buy state of mind is one that many pirates have.
The content that these people are after skews towards music, with 63 percent saying that they had pirated music at some point. Responder Josh admitted to pirating music, although he said “If there is music I really want, I purchase it legally.” He goes on, “Only on a few occasions have I downloaded free music, and those were in cases when it was recommended I listen to a song but didn't really want to purchase it.” People might not know of free alternatives, like last.fm and Amazon.com’s preview function for many available CDs, and so they resort to piracy, as Josh admitted to doing.
Not everybody is in line with this thinking, though. Remember, 27 percent of people taking the survey said they haven’t pirated something. Yet another responder who didn’t wish to give their name believes it’s people’s inability to find a price they’ll pay, saying, “People are too lazy to look up the websites that offer things at a discounted price.” They continue, “Or they don't have enough friends that hook them up with good websites.” Could the problem for pirates be that the price is too high? Keep in mind that 1/3 of responders pirated their content because they couldn’t afford the price.
Other people take it as a matter of freedom. “It is too restrictive and there isn't enough ways to get content in the format that I would prefer.” Says responder Bret, and continues “It is too restrictive and there isn't enough ways to get content in the format that I would prefer.” He goes on to say that if it were available he’d purchase the content if he was simple given his TV shows as a file, so he can watch his shows on his DVD driveless netbook.
Responder Kirsten says, “I think it's wrong and it is stealing.” And she’d be right. In June of last year, for the sharing of 24 songs on Peer-to-Peer (P2P) program Kazaa, Minnesota resident Jammie Thomas-Rasset was found guilty of copyright infringement and was ordered to pay the recording industry $1.92 million.
How much would those 63% of people owe?
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Article Summary #11
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8623710.stm
Facebook Lite, a version of Facebook designed for low performance computers, shuts down today. This version of Facebook had no applications, boxes, or features beyond the ability to interact with pure Facebook features, like wall posting and event interaction. No reason was given for the shut down.
Facebook Lite, a version of Facebook designed for low performance computers, shuts down today. This version of Facebook had no applications, boxes, or features beyond the ability to interact with pure Facebook features, like wall posting and event interaction. No reason was given for the shut down.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Article Summary #10
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8619046.stm
An earthquake with a 6.9 magnitude has hit the Qinghai province in China, leaving at least 67 dead and many other buried. Soldiers have been dispatched to rescue any trapped people.
An earthquake with a 6.9 magnitude has hit the Qinghai province in China, leaving at least 67 dead and many other buried. Soldiers have been dispatched to rescue any trapped people.
Story 7
Story 7
By Kevin Pabst
There isn’t any one thing from the past that is similar to the cell phone; a feat of technology that people were slow to adopt, but eventually a majority of people own it. Going way back, the closest comparison is the television. In the early days of television it was an expensive luxury that few had. These days though a television is one of the basic appliances that almost all homes have. The cell phone has become a basic accessory that a majority of people have, like a wallet.
The first question was if the survey taker had a phone, and every respondent said yes. As for future phone purchases 41 percent said they plan to buy a new phone in the next year, of which 58 percent intends to buy a smart phone. A smart phone was described as having advanced functions, like those of the Blackberry or an iPhone, features beyond basic media playback, texting (text messaging), and being a phone.
Every person that responded said they have a phone, but what are these people doing with them? Judging from the results it doesn’t look like they’re texting. Nearly 70 percent of people said they send, on an average day, one to 25 texts, and 17 percent of people send 26 to 50 texts. With the number of people intending to buy advanced phones it’s difficult to tell what they want to do. Apple’s iPhone has millions of applications that make the device modular, so it can do everything from e-mailing to playing games to browse the web. It’s likely that this kind of modularity is what users want, and not a specific feature.
It should be noted that the average age of people responding is around 21, maybe a little old for the compulsive texting of high school. From that perspective, it shows that as people grow older they tend to text much less than when they’re younger.
What can be drawn from all of this? Many people have cell phones, less and less of them use one of the basic functions, and a significant number of people want their phone to be more than a phone.
By Kevin Pabst
There isn’t any one thing from the past that is similar to the cell phone; a feat of technology that people were slow to adopt, but eventually a majority of people own it. Going way back, the closest comparison is the television. In the early days of television it was an expensive luxury that few had. These days though a television is one of the basic appliances that almost all homes have. The cell phone has become a basic accessory that a majority of people have, like a wallet.
The first question was if the survey taker had a phone, and every respondent said yes. As for future phone purchases 41 percent said they plan to buy a new phone in the next year, of which 58 percent intends to buy a smart phone. A smart phone was described as having advanced functions, like those of the Blackberry or an iPhone, features beyond basic media playback, texting (text messaging), and being a phone.
Every person that responded said they have a phone, but what are these people doing with them? Judging from the results it doesn’t look like they’re texting. Nearly 70 percent of people said they send, on an average day, one to 25 texts, and 17 percent of people send 26 to 50 texts. With the number of people intending to buy advanced phones it’s difficult to tell what they want to do. Apple’s iPhone has millions of applications that make the device modular, so it can do everything from e-mailing to playing games to browse the web. It’s likely that this kind of modularity is what users want, and not a specific feature.
It should be noted that the average age of people responding is around 21, maybe a little old for the compulsive texting of high school. From that perspective, it shows that as people grow older they tend to text much less than when they’re younger.
What can be drawn from all of this? Many people have cell phones, less and less of them use one of the basic functions, and a significant number of people want their phone to be more than a phone.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Press Release
P.James at Memorial
9438 162th street
Baltimore, MD 29882
For immediate release.
Contact: James Elihas
Office: 212-356-3972
E-mail: jelihas1982@gmail.com
PATRICIA JAMES RETURNS TO THE MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM AFTER 15 YEARS
The famed singer Patricia James brings her mezzo-soprano talent to the Memorial Auditorium for the first time in 15 years. She'll be performing nightly between May 20 and 24. Ticket availability is limited, so buy them soon!
END
9438 162th street
Baltimore, MD 29882
For immediate release.
Contact: James Elihas
Office: 212-356-3972
E-mail: jelihas1982@gmail.com
PATRICIA JAMES RETURNS TO THE MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM AFTER 15 YEARS
The famed singer Patricia James brings her mezzo-soprano talent to the Memorial Auditorium for the first time in 15 years. She'll be performing nightly between May 20 and 24. Ticket availability is limited, so buy them soon!
END
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Article Summary #9
To scale back nuclear weapons President Obama is signing, along with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, a treaty that will reduce the number of nuclear weapons in both the United States and Russia to 30% of the maximum allowed. These changes do not apply to North Korea or China, who aren't signers of the treaty.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Topic choice
Below is my topic, ripped right from my .doc file that I turned in.
"A little closer to my personal interest in a field I’m knowledgeable about. The increasing number of independent game developers and the problems they face. Including but not limited to: overcrowding of store-fronts like Steam and the Apple Store, viability, or lack of, for indie funding, and drawing the line between artistic direction and what is profitable.
Sources: Justin Wolf co-founder of JustGO!, Johnathan Blow CEO of Number None Inc., Martin De Ronde founder of OneBigGame, Derek Yu owner of Mossmouth, James Silvia the entirety Ska-Studios. All are reachable via public e-mails or their community managers."
I was asked about the publishing location. I was going to submit it to several popular websites that promote and publish user content including Destructoid.com, Bitmob.com, 1up.com, and a website I wrote for, for a good year, Beefjack.com. All but BeefJack are essentially blogs on these various sites, but they all edit, promote, and get great user stories in the spotlight, and I'm hoping for that.
As for the sources I plan to use the above companies, but I've been thinking of branching off into other developers and to get their thoughts on what they think the problems are without presenting the obvious problems. I'm also thinking of reaching out to the studio behind Darwinia, who originally said they wouldn't cow-tow to any corporate influence, but later conceded and said that they just had to make money.
For why I think my audience will read it I think that people don't see any problems with indie games, or even see the games at all (which is a problem). Most people who follow gaming news might know that these problems exist, but not the extent they exist. Hell, I may be the one who doesn't realize how small or large these problems are, but I'm going to find out.
I find it interesting because these people are creating experiences that you just can't get from a development team of hundreds of people. A game about a cat on a quest for milk didn't come from a 150 person team, the game about a time-travelling man in a suit didn't come from Infinity Ward, and the love-letter to 8-bit games wasn't manufactured. These people make some of the most unique things imaginable, and the problems they have are real.
Also, if anyone has any comments about potential studios they think should be covered go ahead and post. I'm open to suggestions!
"A little closer to my personal interest in a field I’m knowledgeable about. The increasing number of independent game developers and the problems they face. Including but not limited to: overcrowding of store-fronts like Steam and the Apple Store, viability, or lack of, for indie funding, and drawing the line between artistic direction and what is profitable.
Sources: Justin Wolf co-founder of JustGO!, Johnathan Blow CEO of Number None Inc., Martin De Ronde founder of OneBigGame, Derek Yu owner of Mossmouth, James Silvia the entirety Ska-Studios. All are reachable via public e-mails or their community managers."
I was asked about the publishing location. I was going to submit it to several popular websites that promote and publish user content including Destructoid.com, Bitmob.com, 1up.com, and a website I wrote for, for a good year, Beefjack.com. All but BeefJack are essentially blogs on these various sites, but they all edit, promote, and get great user stories in the spotlight, and I'm hoping for that.
As for the sources I plan to use the above companies, but I've been thinking of branching off into other developers and to get their thoughts on what they think the problems are without presenting the obvious problems. I'm also thinking of reaching out to the studio behind Darwinia, who originally said they wouldn't cow-tow to any corporate influence, but later conceded and said that they just had to make money.
For why I think my audience will read it I think that people don't see any problems with indie games, or even see the games at all (which is a problem). Most people who follow gaming news might know that these problems exist, but not the extent they exist. Hell, I may be the one who doesn't realize how small or large these problems are, but I'm going to find out.
I find it interesting because these people are creating experiences that you just can't get from a development team of hundreds of people. A game about a cat on a quest for milk didn't come from a 150 person team, the game about a time-travelling man in a suit didn't come from Infinity Ward, and the love-letter to 8-bit games wasn't manufactured. These people make some of the most unique things imaginable, and the problems they have are real.
Also, if anyone has any comments about potential studios they think should be covered go ahead and post. I'm open to suggestions!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Article Summary #8
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8595909.stm
The record for the highest price paid for a comic book was broken again by a copy of the June 1938 edition of Action Comics #1, bought for $1.5 million. This comic held the title for a while, until an issue of Batman broke it, but this sale has restored Superman to the top.
The record for the highest price paid for a comic book was broken again by a copy of the June 1938 edition of Action Comics #1, bought for $1.5 million. This comic held the title for a while, until an issue of Batman broke it, but this sale has restored Superman to the top.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Story 6 - Corey Blommel
Corey Blommel is the Director and Instructor of the Anoka-Ramsey Community College (ARCC) CNET Program and the Regional Cisco Networking Academy Coordinator. He has been teaching since 2004, is married with two children, and in his free time enjoys traveling, playing tennis, and golfing.
Moving through school was easy for him, saying that he maintained a 4.0 GPA through most of his education. At first he didn’t know if teaching was for him, but after working a part time teaching job he knew that’s what he wanted to do. He says that he is “very passionate about education,” and it shows every day in the classroom, both for the subject he teaches and for the bettering of his students. When he’s working with his students though he most enjoys when he sees students finally understand something, and have their “ah-ha” moments.
Before he started his career teaching and rose to the position of Director of an entire branch of a college, he started small. At first he was working at the help desk for an ISP, answering phone calls and reminding people to be sure everything is plugged in. Soon enough he moved up in the company to the position of Network Administrator, a position meaning he was basically in charge of the internal network for the company. In addition to his experience teaching and his work at the ISP, he’s also been a Project Manager and an IT Consultant for various other companies whose name he didn’t reveal.
Even today teaching isn’t the only thing he does, but the only details he gives about other jobs is being “involved with some industry-related projects.” I’ve heard him tell the class stories of people who exhibit “end-user behavior,” typically IT code word for an idiot or someone who has no idea what they’re doing. Some stories he’d tell are tales of caution, what not to do as an administrator. Others though are humorous in nature, of disconnecting users and placing bets on how long it is before the phone rings.
One would assume that a teacher’s biggest fear is something along the lines of armed violence or a conflict with a student. Luckily Blommel doesn’t mention any major conflicts, and his biggest fear is becoming bored teaching, like many do. But, because of the fast-moving field of IT, though, he doesn’t expect that to happen any time soon. The rate at which the material changes is so very swift that the textbooks are updated each semester with new standards and technologies, preventing students from selling any books back.
One could also assume that most people take issue with their higher-ups in some way, but not Blommel. The only complaint about ARCC that he gives is how distant the campus is from his home, in Minneapolis. For the people in the world who work jobs they hate, in cities they hate, with people they hate, they can look to the place in the world that Corey Blommel is enviously. When I asked him if he had thoughts of a different career, he told me that he’s content where he is.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Interview with Corey Blommel
Q: What is your name and formal title?
A: Corey Blommel – CNET Instructor/Director & Regional Cisco Networking Academy Coordinator
Q: How long have you been teaching?
A: Since 2004
Q: Before you started teaching, what did you want to do?
A: I’ve been working in the IT industry since 1997. Started working for an ISP help desk, and later moved into a network administration position. I’ve also worked as a project manager and an IT consultant.
Q: Do you have another job besides teaching? If so, can you describe it?
A: Teaching is my primary job, but I am occasionally involved with some industry-related
projects.
Q: How old were you when you decided you wanted to do what you're doing now?
A: After teaching part-time for two years, I realized that this was a profession that I wanted to
do full-time.
Q: Did you have any troubles through any schooling?
A: Not really, I’m very passionate about education and was able to maintain a 4.0 GPA through most of my schooling.
Q: Do you have any issues, major or minor, with Anoka-Ramsey Community College?
A: I only wish it was closer to my home (since I live in Minneapolis).
Q: During your first year teaching, did anything you find anything unexpected or surprising?
A: I was surprised by the number of students that had little or no prior experience in the IT field. I sort-of had the assumption that students would be more IT literate.
Q: Over your entire teaching career, have you ever had a major conflict with a student?
A: Fortunately, no.
Q: What's your favorite thing about teaching?
A: Watching students learn new concepts and achieving “ah-ha” moments.
Q: What's your biggest fear about teaching?
A: That I’ll get bored… but luckily the IT field the changing rapidly enough that they’re always something new to learn.
Q: Do you have any hobbies?
A: I enjoy traveling, golfing, and tennis.
Q: Are you married? Any kids?
A: Yes and have two kids.
Q: Have you ever thought of a different career outside of teaching?
A: It crosses my mind from time to time, but I’m pretty content in my current position.
Article Summary #8
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8583350.stm
The healthcare reform bill was signed into law today by President Obama after it won with a vote of 219-212 in the House of Representatives. Attorney generals from 13 states believe the bill is unconstitutional and are preparing to sue. The bill provides health insurance for 32 million Americans who are uninsured.
The healthcare reform bill was signed into law today by President Obama after it won with a vote of 219-212 in the House of Representatives. Attorney generals from 13 states believe the bill is unconstitutional and are preparing to sue. The bill provides health insurance for 32 million Americans who are uninsured.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Artist talk with Abbi Allan
Artist Talk with Abbi Allan
By Kevin Pabst
Abbi Allan believes most people don’t think she looks like an artist, and said so right at the start of her talk. Maybe it’s because she isn’t completely an artist, but she’s part biologist as well. Her works are partially based on her research on frogs born with genetic defects; a subject that she says is very close to her.
As a child Allan sculpted little worlds out of clay. Her father is, and was, an art teacher and was the more lenient of Allan’s parents. Her grandmother took a form of estrogen that caused her ovaries to grow tumors, and her mother as well. She knows now that it’s a genetic defect, which is why she says the frogs are so close to her.
Allan was going to school for biology originally and became fascinated with indicator species; species of animal that are especially sensitive to environmental change. She recorded and documented frogs in a pond that had around a third of their offspring born with major birth defects; born with extra legs, only one leg, even two heads. Because she wasn’t able to voice her opinion that the way these animals were born was unfair, she drifted towards art.
There she discovered that art and biology overlap much more than she expected, specifically in the way the scientific process overlaps with how an artist creates their piece from an idea, displays it, and gathers input from their audience.
It wasn’t all fun and game for her, though. While in an art class, she asked the instructor if she could be five minutes late because it overlapped with a biology class. The instructor exploded at her, telling her that she needed to choose, right then and there, if she wanted to be dedicated to art or science. Instead of listening, she’s skirted the line between them ever since.
After she graduated she did well enough, got an agent who told her to quit all of her day jobs and work on art full time. For a while it worked out well, she toured all around the country bringing her work to various art galleries. Through a series of mishaps involving the September 11 attacks and a contractor lying to her she ended up jobless. It was thanks to her supportive parents that she was able to recover from this blow, her mother not trying to discourage her, only wishing her good luck.
She has bounced back and is being productive, selling small crafts for “pizza money” as she calls it and teaching children the basics of science. In her own words she has, “embraced her inner dork,” and advises people everywhere to do the same. She said she believes that whatever someone did as a child is what they should be doing for a career. As a child she sculpted small worlds, and as an adult she shows us the effect we have on our own world.
A photo of Allan's work on display at ARCC.
Allan has many pieces of work hanging in the hall on the second floor of Anoka-Ramsey Community College near the art wing and will be up through next week. This event was sponsored by the energy pool, the ARCC art department, and the art committee. The event was held at 2:00 p.m. on March 11, 2010 in the Riverview room.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Article Summary #7
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8558683.stm
Using a technique different from that used to extract DNA from fossilized bone, scientists have extracted the DNA of an Aepyornis, said to look like a giant ostrich and weigh about half a ton, making it the largest known bird.
Using a technique different from that used to extract DNA from fossilized bone, scientists have extracted the DNA of an Aepyornis, said to look like a giant ostrich and weigh about half a ton, making it the largest known bird.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Story 4
Some people say that there aren't enough hours in the day. For Kirsten Ellison though It's true. Two years ago her father got a job that forced them to move to Chicago. Since there were some classes her local college didn't offer, she started taking a few classes in Minnesota.
Even though she's been moving back and forth between two different parts of the country, she still has time to play guitar on her Worship Team for her church. She's been hard at work on the guitar for seven years, which she attributes to her guitar teacher who made learning fun.
But there's more. She's working on a fictional young-adult book, the first in a series she has planned. She says she's having trouble, but is hopeful for getting it done this summer.
Truly, she is a woman of the modern age. Able to juggle all of these activites at the same time and it just keeps going.
Somewhere between the guitar playing for Church, the cross-continental classes and the authoring of a novel, she still finds time to go to see her favorite baseball team, the Twins. "I rarely ever miss a game," she said to me as a part of the e-mail interview.
Her long term plans? Get that book published, net a Journalism degree, get marraied and have kids. She says it best, "I will totally be the kind of mom that drives a mini van!"
Monday, March 1, 2010
Interview with Kirsten Ellison.
Q: I don't really know who you are, so can you tell me about yourself? Hobbies, dreams, favorite things, general stuff, living situation?
A: Well I guess I will start with the general stuff... I'm 19 years old. I grew up in MN but three years ago I moved to South Florida with my parents. I lived there for two until my dad got a different job and we then moved to Chicago. I came to MN to take a few classes that weren't offered at the community college in Chicago. Now I currently go back and forth from MN to
Chicago and I plan to then stay in Chicago after this semester. I'm going to community college for two years and then plan to transfer to a four year university to get my Journalism degree.
Hobbies... I absolutely love music. I have been playing guitar for seven years and I play for the worship team at my church youth group. I also really like to sing. I was going to major in music but I guess it's just more of a hobby. I also obviously love to write. One of my biggest dreams
is to someday be an author and I'm currently trying to finish a book I have started. I also love to read. Yeah I'm a nerd!! =) I'm a huge sports fan, Baseball especially. I love the Twins. Baseball
season has to be my FAVORITE time of year. I rarely ever miss a game. I also love to play sports and I love to be active. My biggest dream is to someday get married and have kids. I will totally be the kind of mom that drives a mini van!=)
Q: What sorts of music do you listen to? Any favorite bands or genres?
A: Well I actually like all kinds of music. My favorite bands are Hillsong, David Crowder Band, Planetshakers, Taylor Swift, Michael Buble, Colbie Calliat, Keith Urban, Paramore and Mute Math, But I will pretty much listen to anything.
Q: What got you interested in music enough to keep at it for those seven years?
A: I think the thing that got me hooked to playing guitar was my guitar teacher. He was the coolest guy ever and really made learning new stuff fun. He even made music theory interesting. Also, I absolutely love playing at my church. It's probably one of my favorite things to do.
Q: About the book you're working on, how far along is it? Can you give any hints about the genre or premise?
A: I'm writing a fiction, young adult book and I'm planning to make it a series. I'm not too far on it because the beginning is the hardest part for me and I actually came up with the ending first, Also, it's hard to keep focused on it with all the school work I have but I hope to for sure have it
finished by the end of the summer and then I just have to work on getting it published!!=)
Q: Staying on writing, what drives you to write?
A: Well I always tend to have an idea when I'm in the middle of doing something else. I usually can't think of anything to write when I set time aside to write, it's always at the worst times.
Q; You say you like to read, any favorite books or series? Fiction or non-fiction?
A: I love fiction books. My favorites are the Mortal Instruments series, Hunger Games Series, the Maze Runner, and anything written by Francine Rivers, Karen Kingsbury, or Nicholas Sparks.
Q: I don't really know who you are, so can you tell me about yourself? Hobbies, dreams, favorite things, general stuff, living situation?
A: Well I guess I will start with the general stuff... I'm 19 years old. I grew up in MN but three years ago I moved to South Florida with my parents. I lived there for two until my dad got a different job and we then moved to Chicago. I came to MN to take a few classes that weren't offered at the community college in Chicago. Now I currently go back and forth from MN to
Chicago and I plan to then stay in Chicago after this semester. I'm going to community college for two years and then plan to transfer to a four year university to get my Journalism degree.
Hobbies... I absolutely love music. I have been playing guitar for seven years and I play for the worship team at my church youth group. I also really like to sing. I was going to major in music but I guess it's just more of a hobby. I also obviously love to write. One of my biggest dreams
is to someday be an author and I'm currently trying to finish a book I have started. I also love to read. Yeah I'm a nerd!! =) I'm a huge sports fan, Baseball especially. I love the Twins. Baseball
season has to be my FAVORITE time of year. I rarely ever miss a game. I also love to play sports and I love to be active. My biggest dream is to someday get married and have kids. I will totally be the kind of mom that drives a mini van!=)
Q: What sorts of music do you listen to? Any favorite bands or genres?
A: Well I actually like all kinds of music. My favorite bands are Hillsong, David Crowder Band, Planetshakers, Taylor Swift, Michael Buble, Colbie Calliat, Keith Urban, Paramore and Mute Math, But I will pretty much listen to anything.
Q: What got you interested in music enough to keep at it for those seven years?
A: I think the thing that got me hooked to playing guitar was my guitar teacher. He was the coolest guy ever and really made learning new stuff fun. He even made music theory interesting. Also, I absolutely love playing at my church. It's probably one of my favorite things to do.
Q: About the book you're working on, how far along is it? Can you give any hints about the genre or premise?
A: I'm writing a fiction, young adult book and I'm planning to make it a series. I'm not too far on it because the beginning is the hardest part for me and I actually came up with the ending first, Also, it's hard to keep focused on it with all the school work I have but I hope to for sure have it
finished by the end of the summer and then I just have to work on getting it published!!=)
Q: Staying on writing, what drives you to write?
A: Well I always tend to have an idea when I'm in the middle of doing something else. I usually can't think of anything to write when I set time aside to write, it's always at the worst times.
Q; You say you like to read, any favorite books or series? Fiction or non-fiction?
A: I love fiction books. My favorites are the Mortal Instruments series, Hunger Games Series, the Maze Runner, and anything written by Francine Rivers, Karen Kingsbury, or Nicholas Sparks.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Story 3
Inn Robbed
Story 3 – Exercise 5
The day started like any other for the North Point Inn's employees; small talk, doing paperwork. That all changed when a knife wielding man and his partner invaded the inn, killed a cook, and stole $130 in cash.
Nina Cortez was in the back room counting the receipts when one of the men came into her office with a knife and grabbed the handful of cash. She started screaming and locked her door, luckily, because one of the robbers came back to get the rest of the cash, but the police soon arrived after.
It wasn't until later that Nina came upon the body of one of the inn's cooks and her co-worker, Kevin Blohm, with a large knife wound in his chest and a smaller wound on his hand.
The man Nina saw take the handful of cash was described as around 5 foot 10 inches, medium build, and in his early 20's. She didn't get a good look at his face because he was wearing a floral scarf "cowboy style" over his mouth.
At print time the two men have yet to be apprehended, and all citizens should report any suspicious men who fit the description to the authorities.
Story 3 – Exercise 5
The day started like any other for the North Point Inn's employees; small talk, doing paperwork. That all changed when a knife wielding man and his partner invaded the inn, killed a cook, and stole $130 in cash.
Nina Cortez was in the back room counting the receipts when one of the men came into her office with a knife and grabbed the handful of cash. She started screaming and locked her door, luckily, because one of the robbers came back to get the rest of the cash, but the police soon arrived after.
It wasn't until later that Nina came upon the body of one of the inn's cooks and her co-worker, Kevin Blohm, with a large knife wound in his chest and a smaller wound on his hand.
The man Nina saw take the handful of cash was described as around 5 foot 10 inches, medium build, and in his early 20's. She didn't get a good look at his face because he was wearing a floral scarf "cowboy style" over his mouth.
At print time the two men have yet to be apprehended, and all citizens should report any suspicious men who fit the description to the authorities.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Article Summary #6
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8530124.stm
Apple has pulled from the App Store around 5,000 apps that were sexual in nature. Apple chose not to remove apps by more well-known publications, like Playboy and Sports Illustrated.
Apple has pulled from the App Store around 5,000 apps that were sexual in nature. Apple chose not to remove apps by more well-known publications, like Playboy and Sports Illustrated.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Self-obituary
Kevin Pabst, who's love of games was only outpaced by his love of the written word, died in his home last night. The cause of death was a brain aneurysm while watching a holographically recreated episode of The Brady Bunch. He never married, but is survived by brothers Kyle and Casey. He was 78.
Born to Harry and Lisa, he grew up in a Coon Rapids suburb across the street from the Epiphany Catholic Church. At the age of seven his family moved to an empty neighborhood in Andover, which quickly filled up. As he passed through high school and graduated in 2007, he realized that he truly loved reading, as he pointed out in his bestselling autobiography "Maeking Wurds."
After high school he attended the local community college, but later moved on to the University of Minnesota, where he earned a degree in both English and Journalism. He floated around the Midwest trying to find himself, but soon drifted further west and into California. There he got a job at a website that reviewed fast-food collectibles, but soon moved on to bigger things.
He soon found himself working for GameSpy as a mere intern, but it's what he wanted to do. Within five years he had been promoted to managing editor, and made editor-in-chief in ten. He continued to work as EIC, until he retired at the age of 65, and moved back to Minnesota to live out retirement.
His funeral service will be held in two weeks at 3461 Northcross Avenue in Coon Rapids and is open to all attendees. After the funeral he will be cremated, and his ashes scattered from the international space station across the globe, as he explicitly stated in his will.
Born to Harry and Lisa, he grew up in a Coon Rapids suburb across the street from the Epiphany Catholic Church. At the age of seven his family moved to an empty neighborhood in Andover, which quickly filled up. As he passed through high school and graduated in 2007, he realized that he truly loved reading, as he pointed out in his bestselling autobiography "Maeking Wurds."
After high school he attended the local community college, but later moved on to the University of Minnesota, where he earned a degree in both English and Journalism. He floated around the Midwest trying to find himself, but soon drifted further west and into California. There he got a job at a website that reviewed fast-food collectibles, but soon moved on to bigger things.
He soon found himself working for GameSpy as a mere intern, but it's what he wanted to do. Within five years he had been promoted to managing editor, and made editor-in-chief in ten. He continued to work as EIC, until he retired at the age of 65, and moved back to Minnesota to live out retirement.
His funeral service will be held in two weeks at 3461 Northcross Avenue in Coon Rapids and is open to all attendees. After the funeral he will be cremated, and his ashes scattered from the international space station across the globe, as he explicitly stated in his will.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Article Summary #5
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8518670.stm
New nuclear power plants are going to be built in the United States thanks to around $8 billion in federal loans. The building of these plants will generate around 3,000 temporary jobs, and the staffing of the finished plants will generate 850 permanent jobs.
New nuclear power plants are going to be built in the United States thanks to around $8 billion in federal loans. The building of these plants will generate around 3,000 temporary jobs, and the staffing of the finished plants will generate 850 permanent jobs.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Story 2
The police department is out of money in Anoka County. For the first time in 27 years, the sheriff's department can't buy any new equipment.
The issue Sheriff Gus DiCesari brought up was the aging patrol cars, all with an excess of 150,000 miles on them. DiCesari says that the cars spend too much time being repaired, and need to be replaced.
DiCesari's supporter, Commissioner Anita Shenuski, places the blame on immigrants, saying "They are a problem for our law enforcement, our schools, and our health care system." She continues, "They take away jobs from decent people and work for next to nothing."
Commission President Anne Chenn was opposed to DiCesari, telling him "They add a great deal to the local economy and they pay taxes. You are being a hypocrite when you try to blame those people for everything."
Anoka County's budget for the year is $127 million, $30 million of which was allocated to build the new prison. The cost of buying DiCesari's proposed replacement cars and five new deputies is $580,000.
Chenn suggested that officers not drive their patrol cars home at night, to make more cars available and to keep any more mileage off the cars. DiCesari though says that cars parked in neighborhoods is a crime deterrent.
The request for the $580,000 failed to pass with a vote of 5-2.
The issue Sheriff Gus DiCesari brought up was the aging patrol cars, all with an excess of 150,000 miles on them. DiCesari says that the cars spend too much time being repaired, and need to be replaced.
DiCesari's supporter, Commissioner Anita Shenuski, places the blame on immigrants, saying "They are a problem for our law enforcement, our schools, and our health care system." She continues, "They take away jobs from decent people and work for next to nothing."
Commission President Anne Chenn was opposed to DiCesari, telling him "They add a great deal to the local economy and they pay taxes. You are being a hypocrite when you try to blame those people for everything."
Anoka County's budget for the year is $127 million, $30 million of which was allocated to build the new prison. The cost of buying DiCesari's proposed replacement cars and five new deputies is $580,000.
Chenn suggested that officers not drive their patrol cars home at night, to make more cars available and to keep any more mileage off the cars. DiCesari though says that cars parked in neighborhoods is a crime deterrent.
The request for the $580,000 failed to pass with a vote of 5-2.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Article Summary #4
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8500876.stm
Criticism has been brought to the U.K. government's Digital Economy Bill about it being too broad with not enough technical detail. The bill contains a clause that would allow ammendments without any more legislation, which Facebook, Google, Yahoo and eBay all object to.
Criticism has been brought to the U.K. government's Digital Economy Bill about it being too broad with not enough technical detail. The bill contains a clause that would allow ammendments without any more legislation, which Facebook, Google, Yahoo and eBay all object to.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
First day at ARCC
I would imagine that a majority of student's first day was much more eventful than mine. I'm a CNET student, so a vast majority of my classes take place in the Training and Development building (the building across from McDonald's). The classroom was, and is, filled with computers, and I've always been comfortable around them, so even as nervous as I was, it could have been much worse. I sat there, took the syllabus, and each first day of class has been the same since.
I started in the spring semester not realizing when the application was due for the fall semester, so everyone around me was already acclimated to the school. I've been attending ARCC for a little over two years now and haven't taken a class before 3pm, so I've never really seen the campus alive.
My experience today with ARCC is great. I've never had any major issues, and only two that hardly count, but both seem to be working against night students.
First, until this semester, the cafeteria closed at around 3 p.m., and any students who wanted supper at the school were out of luck. Thankfully, the cafeteria is now open until 6:30 p.m., not ideal but better than nothing.
Second, I never knew of any events going on around the school. I'm not sure if there is some sort of announcement system for earlier classes, but I didn't even know our school did plays until a friend mentioned it. There should be a system in place to give night students information about these things. If there is one right now, I don't know about it.
I started in the spring semester not realizing when the application was due for the fall semester, so everyone around me was already acclimated to the school. I've been attending ARCC for a little over two years now and haven't taken a class before 3pm, so I've never really seen the campus alive.
My experience today with ARCC is great. I've never had any major issues, and only two that hardly count, but both seem to be working against night students.
First, until this semester, the cafeteria closed at around 3 p.m., and any students who wanted supper at the school were out of luck. Thankfully, the cafeteria is now open until 6:30 p.m., not ideal but better than nothing.
Second, I never knew of any events going on around the school. I'm not sure if there is some sort of announcement system for earlier classes, but I didn't even know our school did plays until a friend mentioned it. There should be a system in place to give night students information about these things. If there is one right now, I don't know about it.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Article Summary #3
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8494369.stm
Admiral Mike Mullen is trying to get the U.S. Miltiary's policy of "don't ask, don't tell" lifted. Mullen believes the change will be difficult, but he believes that people will adapt and that it's the right thing to do.
Admiral Mike Mullen is trying to get the U.S. Miltiary's policy of "don't ask, don't tell" lifted. Mullen believes the change will be difficult, but he believes that people will adapt and that it's the right thing to do.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Story 1
Early this morning on Interstate 95 two tanker trucks, one hauling diesel fuel, collided. The result of the chain-crash is two dead and 20 injured. The total number of vehicles involved is 18, with four separate tractor-trailers and 14 individual cars.
6:45 a.m. is when the initial collision between the fuel truck and another crashed, with other vehicles crashing into the pile up from there on. Sgt. Albert Wei of the police department, when speaking of the diesel truck had this to say: “It was very lucky that it didn’t roll over or dump any fuel or catch fire. The truck part of the tanker was damaged when a car hit it, but the truck driver managed to get it stopped along the side of the road.”
All five of the local ambulances were on the scene to rush those who were seriously injured to the local hospital. Even the “Life Flight” helicopter was called in for the two people in the worst condition, and they were flown to the Statesville Trauma Center fifty miles from the crash. Fire Chief Tony Sullivan said the crash scene looked something like a “war zone, with bodies lying along the road.”
As of print time both the north and south directions of the interstate are closed.
6:45 a.m. is when the initial collision between the fuel truck and another crashed, with other vehicles crashing into the pile up from there on. Sgt. Albert Wei of the police department, when speaking of the diesel truck had this to say: “It was very lucky that it didn’t roll over or dump any fuel or catch fire. The truck part of the tanker was damaged when a car hit it, but the truck driver managed to get it stopped along the side of the road.”
All five of the local ambulances were on the scene to rush those who were seriously injured to the local hospital. Even the “Life Flight” helicopter was called in for the two people in the worst condition, and they were flown to the Statesville Trauma Center fifty miles from the crash. Fire Chief Tony Sullivan said the crash scene looked something like a “war zone, with bodies lying along the road.”
As of print time both the north and south directions of the interstate are closed.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Article Summary #2
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8482251.stm
As a part of an alleged annual testing of artillery, North Korea has been firing into the sea off of South Korea's western coast. Before the test, North Korea did declare the water a no-sail zone despite the zone being below the South Korean accepted boarder.
As a part of an alleged annual testing of artillery, North Korea has been firing into the sea off of South Korea's western coast. Before the test, North Korea did declare the water a no-sail zone despite the zone being below the South Korean accepted boarder.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Article Summary #1
From BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8468367.stm
The world is helping Haiti, with the US and the UN sending in troops and police to assist in the relief effort. They are to keep the peace and pass out ready to eat meals and clean water. Several key figures comment on how quickly aid has come.
The world is helping Haiti, with the US and the UN sending in troops and police to assist in the relief effort. They are to keep the peace and pass out ready to eat meals and clean water. Several key figures comment on how quickly aid has come.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Introductory Entry
Writing has always been second nature to me, and I don't think I've ever struggled in an English class of any sort. It wasn't until early 2009 that I realized it's what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, and I've since dedicated myself to working towards that dream.
Since then I've earned the position of Writer at BeefJack.com. I do news three days a week there, and the occasional review and feature. To see all of my work, click here.
Last semester I had Online Publishing, and managed to get one of my blog entries published at Twin Cities Daily Planet, here.
I'm in my final semester of classes at AR and will hopefully be transferring to the U of M Liberal Arts, where I can work towards an English degree. If that doesn't work out, I'll try and find a different college to accept me. Once that's all wrapped up I plan to move out to California and be a Journalist of some kind.
Since then I've earned the position of Writer at BeefJack.com. I do news three days a week there, and the occasional review and feature. To see all of my work, click here.
Last semester I had Online Publishing, and managed to get one of my blog entries published at Twin Cities Daily Planet, here.
I'm in my final semester of classes at AR and will hopefully be transferring to the U of M Liberal Arts, where I can work towards an English degree. If that doesn't work out, I'll try and find a different college to accept me. Once that's all wrapped up I plan to move out to California and be a Journalist of some kind.
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