Put the quotes in the correct location. Post to your blog.
1. “Mary is trying hard in school this semester,” her father said.
2. “No,” the taxi driver said curtly, “I cannot get you to the airport in 15 minutes.”
3. “I believe that the best time of year to visit Europe is in the spring," Jack said, "At least that's what I read in a book entitled Guide to Europe.”
4. My French professor told me that my accent is abominable.
5. She asked, “Is Time a magazine you read regularly?”
6. When did Roosevelt say, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself"?
7. “Can you believe that it has been almost five years since we've seen each other?” Dot asked me.
Adapted from the University of Purdue’s Owl Resources.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
story ideas
The first idea is the fight ordinance in Pullman and whether it is effective or not. I would talk to the Pullman police, bar owners, and students.
I would write about the Washington Click It or Ticket Campaign. I would ask police why the campaign was conducted in the first place and whether it has made the public safer. I would also get the public’s opinion.
I would write about the Washington Click It or Ticket Campaign. I would ask police why the campaign was conducted in the first place and whether it has made the public safer. I would also get the public’s opinion.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Questions for Howard Berkes
1)What helps you decide if a story is worth pursuing?
2)When is it appropriate to add color and detail to a story?
3)What has been the biggest challenge you have faced when conducting an interview and how did you cope?
2)When is it appropriate to add color and detail to a story?
3)What has been the biggest challenge you have faced when conducting an interview and how did you cope?
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Meeting Story
Outline:
Meeting issue: Fundraising ideas
1) Background information of the group
A) what the group is exactly
B) a brief history
C) goals of the group
2) Types of fundraising
A) volleyball tournament
B) Panda Express sponsorship
C) posole feed
3) The groups reason for fundraising
A) to help establish themselves in the Greek community
B) cover costs of the club such as membership fees, and cultural awareness events (Día de los Muertos)
C) Provide underprivileged children a chance to earn a laptop scholarship
Members of the Multicultural Group of Equality were seeing dollar signs Monday as they discussed fundraising ideas for this school year.
Jose Garcia, co-founder and president of the student interest group, eagerly expressed the importance of fundraising. “The biggest challenge for MCE is fundraising,” he said. Co-founder Gerardo Galeana also said he was concerned about the groups lack of funds and that the group needed to find more methods for raising money.
The Multicultural Group of Equality or MCE is currently a student interest group which plans to establish itself as a culturally aware, Latino based fraternity through Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity, said Garcia. Jesús Mora, a MCE freshmen member, said the group hopes to provide students with more options when choosing a culturally based fraternity.
The group brainstormed many fundraising ideas for this semester ranging from putting on sports tournaments to doing concessions at the WSU home basketball games.
MCE hopes to put on a volleyball tournament that is open for the student body to participate in. In order to participate teams would have to pay a $30 entry fee. The tournament would be from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, in Smith gym 117.
While the time and location for the event has been organized and prepared for, MCE members are in a hurry to find more teams to partake in the tournament. Garcia said as of the Monday meeting, there was only one team signed up for the tournament. The group is going to have to find at least three more teams to participate or the tournament will have to be canceled, said Garcia.
Another fundraiser the group plans to implement is the Panda Express sponsorship. MCE plans to hand out informational flyers about the group to students and staff waiting in line at Panda Express. The event is scheduled to take place during lunch time Sept. 28 through 30 and Oct. 8 through 11. Garcia said if students show the flyer while they are paying for their food, 20 percent of the purchase will go to MCE.
At the meeting the group ruled in favor of putting on an all-you-can-eat fundraising event in November. The event would have an authentic Latino dish called Posole. MCE plans to charge people an $8 fee for the all-you-can-eat. Garcia said he expects this fundraising event to be a hit because it will draw in anyone who loves Mexican food.
MCE plans to use the funds for club operational expenses. “We need to raise a minimum of $2,000 or close to that to cover membership fees for SLB,” said Garcia.
Funding will also allow the group to put on cultural awareness events such as Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead displays and informational tables in each of the WSU cultural centers later this fall. Garcia said these cultural awareness events are what will help the organization to make an impact on society.
These funds will not only benefit the club, said Garcia. The MCE plans to give underprivileged minority high school students the opportunity to receive a free laptop notebook to help them succeed in college. He said while the details have not yet been planned out this is a goal of the group.
Contact Information:
Jose Garcia
Phone: (509) 985-6845
Email: jose.garcia@email.wsu.edu
Gerardo Galeana
Phone: (509) 331-3447
Email: galeana89@yahoo.com
Jesús Mora
Phone: (509) 895-9694
Email: quickace2468@yahoo.com
Meeting issue: Fundraising ideas
1) Background information of the group
A) what the group is exactly
B) a brief history
C) goals of the group
2) Types of fundraising
A) volleyball tournament
B) Panda Express sponsorship
C) posole feed
3) The groups reason for fundraising
A) to help establish themselves in the Greek community
B) cover costs of the club such as membership fees, and cultural awareness events (Día de los Muertos)
C) Provide underprivileged children a chance to earn a laptop scholarship
Members of the Multicultural Group of Equality were seeing dollar signs Monday as they discussed fundraising ideas for this school year.
Jose Garcia, co-founder and president of the student interest group, eagerly expressed the importance of fundraising. “The biggest challenge for MCE is fundraising,” he said. Co-founder Gerardo Galeana also said he was concerned about the groups lack of funds and that the group needed to find more methods for raising money.
The Multicultural Group of Equality or MCE is currently a student interest group which plans to establish itself as a culturally aware, Latino based fraternity through Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity, said Garcia. Jesús Mora, a MCE freshmen member, said the group hopes to provide students with more options when choosing a culturally based fraternity.
The group brainstormed many fundraising ideas for this semester ranging from putting on sports tournaments to doing concessions at the WSU home basketball games.
MCE hopes to put on a volleyball tournament that is open for the student body to participate in. In order to participate teams would have to pay a $30 entry fee. The tournament would be from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, in Smith gym 117.
While the time and location for the event has been organized and prepared for, MCE members are in a hurry to find more teams to partake in the tournament. Garcia said as of the Monday meeting, there was only one team signed up for the tournament. The group is going to have to find at least three more teams to participate or the tournament will have to be canceled, said Garcia.
Another fundraiser the group plans to implement is the Panda Express sponsorship. MCE plans to hand out informational flyers about the group to students and staff waiting in line at Panda Express. The event is scheduled to take place during lunch time Sept. 28 through 30 and Oct. 8 through 11. Garcia said if students show the flyer while they are paying for their food, 20 percent of the purchase will go to MCE.
At the meeting the group ruled in favor of putting on an all-you-can-eat fundraising event in November. The event would have an authentic Latino dish called Posole. MCE plans to charge people an $8 fee for the all-you-can-eat. Garcia said he expects this fundraising event to be a hit because it will draw in anyone who loves Mexican food.
MCE plans to use the funds for club operational expenses. “We need to raise a minimum of $2,000 or close to that to cover membership fees for SLB,” said Garcia.
Funding will also allow the group to put on cultural awareness events such as Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead displays and informational tables in each of the WSU cultural centers later this fall. Garcia said these cultural awareness events are what will help the organization to make an impact on society.
These funds will not only benefit the club, said Garcia. The MCE plans to give underprivileged minority high school students the opportunity to receive a free laptop notebook to help them succeed in college. He said while the details have not yet been planned out this is a goal of the group.
Contact Information:
Jose Garcia
Phone: (509) 985-6845
Email: jose.garcia@email.wsu.edu
Gerardo Galeana
Phone: (509) 331-3447
Email: galeana89@yahoo.com
Jesús Mora
Phone: (509) 895-9694
Email: quickace2468@yahoo.com
Monday, September 21, 2009
Gun Ban
Tempers flared at the Pultown Public meeting Monday concerning the ban of concealed-weapons on public property.
Carla Worthingham, whose 10-year-old daughter was blinded by a drive-by shooting at the Pulltown Public Library last June, testified in favor of the bill. “My daughter lost her eyesight in the name of some idiot’s right to take a gun to the library? That’s unreasonable.”
Events such as last year’s Pulltown Center’s Northwest Wheatberry festival shooting have drawn the issue of public safety to the council’s attention. While public safety is the motivation for the passing the law many citizens believe their constitutional rights are in jeopardy.
Bertrand Birch, 43, a local gun shop owner voices his opposition of the law. "[the ban] opens the door to tyranny and squashes liberty" Birch said, "We will mount a legal challenge. This ain’t Canada.”
Carla Worthingham, whose 10-year-old daughter was blinded by a drive-by shooting at the Pulltown Public Library last June, testified in favor of the bill. “My daughter lost her eyesight in the name of some idiot’s right to take a gun to the library? That’s unreasonable.”
Events such as last year’s Pulltown Center’s Northwest Wheatberry festival shooting have drawn the issue of public safety to the council’s attention. While public safety is the motivation for the passing the law many citizens believe their constitutional rights are in jeopardy.
Bertrand Birch, 43, a local gun shop owner voices his opposition of the law. "[the ban] opens the door to tyranny and squashes liberty" Birch said, "We will mount a legal challenge. This ain’t Canada.”
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Peer editing
1. Gym Class Heroes will perform on Oct. 18. The concert is being held by the WSU Student Entertainment Board.
2.Cheap piercing and the hypnotist will likely be repeated because of past emthusiasm, said Caron.
3. Head of the Spokane, which is an all-day-event, will feature teams from Gonzaga University and Washington State University.
4.Willams said the team is off to a good will 40 new members to the team and will start with 35 returning players who will make up the varsity roster.
5. “Then one day Cupid’s Chokehold came on the radio and I thought, ‘That’d be cool.’”
6. “I didn’t hear about the décor contest, but I bet I would win if I submitted a picture of my roommate's room.” said junior Carlie Halstrom, “Maybe I will check it out.”
7.“I think it would have been cool to do something like that as a freshman." Bobson said, "I know my parents would have loved it.”
8. A new year has started at Washington State; classes have begun, homework is being assigned, and the spirit for Coug football now hovers around Pullman.
9. Whitmore said there has been talk of taking away the money used for free parking at the Student Recreation Center.
10. The Education Abroad Offices at Washington State University will hold it's semi-annual education abroad fair at 10:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2. The event takes place outside of Terrell Mall.
11. More than 22,000 fans piled into Martin Stadium in Pullman to watch the WSU Cougars take on the Stanford Cardinal.
12. Kaitlin N. Norton, a freshman agricultural education major, has been waiting for this game for a long time. Though she has always gone to Cougar games in Seattle, this will be Norton’s first game at Martin Stadium.
13. Entertainment, drink specials and giveaways welcomed back the 21-and-over crowd.
14. “I want to keep it exciting,” Goldfinger said, “I have been with Stubblefields a long time, and sometimes you just have to try a new position.”
15. Registration for this and future events is through the University Recreation Web site.
2.Cheap piercing and the hypnotist will likely be repeated because of past emthusiasm, said Caron.
3. Head of the Spokane, which is an all-day-event, will feature teams from Gonzaga University and Washington State University.
4.Willams said the team is off to a good will 40 new members to the team and will start with 35 returning players who will make up the varsity roster.
5. “Then one day Cupid’s Chokehold came on the radio and I thought, ‘That’d be cool.’”
6. “I didn’t hear about the décor contest, but I bet I would win if I submitted a picture of my roommate's room.” said junior Carlie Halstrom, “Maybe I will check it out.”
7.“I think it would have been cool to do something like that as a freshman." Bobson said, "I know my parents would have loved it.”
8. A new year has started at Washington State; classes have begun, homework is being assigned, and the spirit for Coug football now hovers around Pullman.
9. Whitmore said there has been talk of taking away the money used for free parking at the Student Recreation Center.
10. The Education Abroad Offices at Washington State University will hold it's semi-annual education abroad fair at 10:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2. The event takes place outside of Terrell Mall.
11. More than 22,000 fans piled into Martin Stadium in Pullman to watch the WSU Cougars take on the Stanford Cardinal.
12. Kaitlin N. Norton, a freshman agricultural education major, has been waiting for this game for a long time. Though she has always gone to Cougar games in Seattle, this will be Norton’s first game at Martin Stadium.
13. Entertainment, drink specials and giveaways welcomed back the 21-and-over crowd.
14. “I want to keep it exciting,” Goldfinger said, “I have been with Stubblefields a long time, and sometimes you just have to try a new position.”
15. Registration for this and future events is through the University Recreation Web site.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Four boys age 7 to 11 drowned when a group of seven boys plunged through thin ice.
The catastrophe left four boys dead, their families crushed and rescue workers shaken following an afternoon of fighting a river of broken ice, the steep mud-covered bank and driving rain.
As seven boys finished their snack run from the Lawrence Boys & Girls Club to Hanson's Market yesterday afternoon, a sudden urge to slide around prompted 11-year-old William Rodriguez to dash for the serene expanse of river ice.
Police said the four dead boys were trapped under the ice at least 10 minutes.
Dead are William Rodriguez, 11, of 292 Howard St.; Christopher Casado, 7, of 18 Jasper Court; Mackendy Constant, 8, of 7 Clinton St.; and Victor Baez, 9, 46 Bernard Ave.
Surviving the incident were Francis Spraus, 9, 14 School St.; Christopher's brother Ivan Casado, 9, 18 Jasper Court; Jaycob Morales, 10, 4 Winslow Place.
It was a playful impulse that ended with his plunge through the ice, setting off an ill-fated rescue attempt that deteriorated into a mass of desperate children clinging to each other in 35-degree water.
Ivan and Francis were released from the hospital last night, and recalled the story from its quiet start.
"Willie said he wanted to go down to the river, to slide on the Ice," Ivan said. “We tried to stop him.”
"He was in the middle of the river," Francis said, Ivan finishing the sentence: "Then the ice broke and he fell down in the water."
The ice was one to two inches thick where they ventured off the river bank. Four inches is considered the minimum to support more than one person, and river ice may not be safe even at that thickness because of currents and other factors.
"Then we all fell in," said Francis. "I thought I was going to drown."
"My legs started to get stiff, and I had a freezing headache," Francis said. "I was hanging on to Christopher, but he started to slip under. I tried holding on to his hand, but it was like he let go."
Lawrence and Andover firefighters equipped with ice rescue suits arrived and after a search of the area where the boys went in, found the four remaining boys under the ice, 25 feet from shore in 15-20 feet of water.
Because of the steep embankment, rescuers were forced to use ladders to bring the children up off the river to the waiting ambulances.
"I threw the rope out once and it landed too far away, so I threw it out again, and again it was too far for them to reach," said Jacques Fournier, a retired maintenance worker.
Members of the state police, Lawrence Police and Merrimack Valley dive teams entered the 38-degree water and conducted an area search to be sure no one was left behind.
It was the worst local Merrimack River tragedy in nearly a century.
The catastrophe left four boys dead, their families crushed and rescue workers shaken following an afternoon of fighting a river of broken ice, the steep mud-covered bank and driving rain.
As seven boys finished their snack run from the Lawrence Boys & Girls Club to Hanson's Market yesterday afternoon, a sudden urge to slide around prompted 11-year-old William Rodriguez to dash for the serene expanse of river ice.
Police said the four dead boys were trapped under the ice at least 10 minutes.
Dead are William Rodriguez, 11, of 292 Howard St.; Christopher Casado, 7, of 18 Jasper Court; Mackendy Constant, 8, of 7 Clinton St.; and Victor Baez, 9, 46 Bernard Ave.
Surviving the incident were Francis Spraus, 9, 14 School St.; Christopher's brother Ivan Casado, 9, 18 Jasper Court; Jaycob Morales, 10, 4 Winslow Place.
It was a playful impulse that ended with his plunge through the ice, setting off an ill-fated rescue attempt that deteriorated into a mass of desperate children clinging to each other in 35-degree water.
Ivan and Francis were released from the hospital last night, and recalled the story from its quiet start.
"Willie said he wanted to go down to the river, to slide on the Ice," Ivan said. “We tried to stop him.”
"He was in the middle of the river," Francis said, Ivan finishing the sentence: "Then the ice broke and he fell down in the water."
The ice was one to two inches thick where they ventured off the river bank. Four inches is considered the minimum to support more than one person, and river ice may not be safe even at that thickness because of currents and other factors.
"Then we all fell in," said Francis. "I thought I was going to drown."
"My legs started to get stiff, and I had a freezing headache," Francis said. "I was hanging on to Christopher, but he started to slip under. I tried holding on to his hand, but it was like he let go."
Lawrence and Andover firefighters equipped with ice rescue suits arrived and after a search of the area where the boys went in, found the four remaining boys under the ice, 25 feet from shore in 15-20 feet of water.
Because of the steep embankment, rescuers were forced to use ladders to bring the children up off the river to the waiting ambulances.
"I threw the rope out once and it landed too far away, so I threw it out again, and again it was too far for them to reach," said Jacques Fournier, a retired maintenance worker.
Members of the state police, Lawrence Police and Merrimack Valley dive teams entered the 38-degree water and conducted an area search to be sure no one was left behind.
It was the worst local Merrimack River tragedy in nearly a century.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The Preview Story
Headline: International Up All Night Promises Endless Entertainment
Summary Sentence: The event I previewed is the International Up All Night that is at 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. Friday September 11 and what students can expect.
The WSU International Up All Night kicks of Friday September 11 in the CUB. The event lasts from 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. and has something for everyone. Stephanie Caron, Up All Night programmer, said students can expect a wide range of events from live bands to piggy bank decorating. Even the music covers a wide range of genres. One band Caron mentioned was The Coyote Bush Band which is an Australian folk group. Caron also said students will get the opportunity to see WSU cultural groups’ performances such as the Japanese steel drums and many more. Up All Night is a great outlet for the college multicultural groups and 90 percent of the entertainment is put on by these students, Caron said. The groups will also be running tables as well which will be giving free food such as tacos, spring rolls, and Hawaiian food.
At the International Up All Night students can also expect an opportunity to win free stuff. Caron said students will be given a passport that will be stamped as they go to different parts of the Up All Night and after filling up the passport about half way they can enter it into a raffle to win prizes. Prizes include a video camcorder, digital camera, and mp3 player. “The big things for this event will be the food and the passport event because it will get people in the competitive spirit,” Caron said. Megan Wilson, a freshman neuroscience major, admits that in the past the free food and stuff was a major draw for her and her friends to go to the events. Food and prizes aren’t the only things that will be free. Students will also be given the chance to get belly dancing lessons and henna tattoos.
Students can participate rather than just observe. The event will be holding board game tournaments with games such as Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego. Students can also decorate their own piggy bank.
These events were started so students would have a fun, safe gathering place, Caron said. Some students feel the Up All Nights are making a positive impact on the student body. “They are giving students something positive to do other than get drunk,” Wilson said. She also said it is a good way to engage the student body so they can meet new people. Bryan Kiefer, a sophomore international business major, agrees. Many students drink but this gives students who aren’t into that kind of thing something to do on the weekend, Kiefer said. He also added that Up All Nights give students a chance to get to know their community and is a fun place for students to gather on the weekends.
Up All Nights were first put on by the Campus Involvement but through constant collaboration with the Student Entertainment Board or SEB the event is now put on by them, Caron said. The International Up All Night has been worked on by the SEB since about the end of July and is expecting to have about 2,500 to 3,000 students, she said. The SEB is able to draw in these amounts of students because they pay attention to what students want, Caron added. The students are asked to take polls and surveys asking what they would like to see in up and coming events. Caron said these polls are done at the CUB, on Facebook, and basically all over Pullman. She said they also look at what was successful in the past and what was not. Caron gave the example of the cheap piercing and the hypnotist which they will probably repeat because of the students past enthusiasm for these events.
Students will also have the chance of looking forward to a circus and Fear Factor themed Up All Nights in the future.
Contacts:
Stephanie Caron
(425)894-5386
Sacaron.17@gmail.com
Megan Wilson
(425)231-7666
Megan_Wilson90@yahoo.com
Bryan Kiefer
(206)697-6940
Bpkiefer90@gmail.com
Summary Sentence: The event I previewed is the International Up All Night that is at 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. Friday September 11 and what students can expect.
The WSU International Up All Night kicks of Friday September 11 in the CUB. The event lasts from 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. and has something for everyone. Stephanie Caron, Up All Night programmer, said students can expect a wide range of events from live bands to piggy bank decorating. Even the music covers a wide range of genres. One band Caron mentioned was The Coyote Bush Band which is an Australian folk group. Caron also said students will get the opportunity to see WSU cultural groups’ performances such as the Japanese steel drums and many more. Up All Night is a great outlet for the college multicultural groups and 90 percent of the entertainment is put on by these students, Caron said. The groups will also be running tables as well which will be giving free food such as tacos, spring rolls, and Hawaiian food.
At the International Up All Night students can also expect an opportunity to win free stuff. Caron said students will be given a passport that will be stamped as they go to different parts of the Up All Night and after filling up the passport about half way they can enter it into a raffle to win prizes. Prizes include a video camcorder, digital camera, and mp3 player. “The big things for this event will be the food and the passport event because it will get people in the competitive spirit,” Caron said. Megan Wilson, a freshman neuroscience major, admits that in the past the free food and stuff was a major draw for her and her friends to go to the events. Food and prizes aren’t the only things that will be free. Students will also be given the chance to get belly dancing lessons and henna tattoos.
Students can participate rather than just observe. The event will be holding board game tournaments with games such as Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego. Students can also decorate their own piggy bank.
These events were started so students would have a fun, safe gathering place, Caron said. Some students feel the Up All Nights are making a positive impact on the student body. “They are giving students something positive to do other than get drunk,” Wilson said. She also said it is a good way to engage the student body so they can meet new people. Bryan Kiefer, a sophomore international business major, agrees. Many students drink but this gives students who aren’t into that kind of thing something to do on the weekend, Kiefer said. He also added that Up All Nights give students a chance to get to know their community and is a fun place for students to gather on the weekends.
Up All Nights were first put on by the Campus Involvement but through constant collaboration with the Student Entertainment Board or SEB the event is now put on by them, Caron said. The International Up All Night has been worked on by the SEB since about the end of July and is expecting to have about 2,500 to 3,000 students, she said. The SEB is able to draw in these amounts of students because they pay attention to what students want, Caron added. The students are asked to take polls and surveys asking what they would like to see in up and coming events. Caron said these polls are done at the CUB, on Facebook, and basically all over Pullman. She said they also look at what was successful in the past and what was not. Caron gave the example of the cheap piercing and the hypnotist which they will probably repeat because of the students past enthusiasm for these events.
Students will also have the chance of looking forward to a circus and Fear Factor themed Up All Nights in the future.
Contacts:
Stephanie Caron
(425)894-5386
Sacaron.17@gmail.com
Megan Wilson
(425)231-7666
Megan_Wilson90@yahoo.com
Bryan Kiefer
(206)697-6940
Bpkiefer90@gmail.com
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Questions for Jonathan Randal
Why do you think the Taliban leaders harbored Osama to the extent they did when they could see that he was a mounting threat?
Were there warning signs eluding to the 9/11 attack the American government missed?
Do you think there is anything the American government could have done in order to prevent the attacks of 9/11?
Why do you think Al-Qaeda was allowed to grow and expand without much challenge?
For what reason do you think Osama withheld his plans for 9/11 from Mullah Omar?
Were there warning signs eluding to the 9/11 attack the American government missed?
Do you think there is anything the American government could have done in order to prevent the attacks of 9/11?
Why do you think Al-Qaeda was allowed to grow and expand without much challenge?
For what reason do you think Osama withheld his plans for 9/11 from Mullah Omar?
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