Put the quotes in the correct location. Post to your blog.
1. “Mary is trying hard in school this semester,” said her father.
2. “No,” the taxi driver said. “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 said my accent is "abominable."
5 “Is Time a magazine you read regularly?" she asked.
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?” she asked me.
Adapted from the University of Purdue’s Owl Resources.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Justice Story Proposals
Justice Story Proposals
1. I know that the Sunday before classes at Washington State University began, some large number of like 35 minor in possession charges were given out. Because it is no secret that a lot of minors drink in Pullman - it would be an interesting justice story to write about this and how the police here.
2. I recently had a friend receive a driving while under the influence charge the morning after he had been drinking. Following him with how the justice system deals with this could be interesting.
3. In Pullman, you can now text 911 with emergencies.
1. I know that the Sunday before classes at Washington State University began, some large number of like 35 minor in possession charges were given out. Because it is no secret that a lot of minors drink in Pullman - it would be an interesting justice story to write about this and how the police here.
2. I recently had a friend receive a driving while under the influence charge the morning after he had been drinking. Following him with how the justice system deals with this could be interesting.
3. In Pullman, you can now text 911 with emergencies.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Questions for Howard Berkes
1. How do you decide whether or not a story is newsworthy?
2. How do you get colorful/interesting quotes from people you interview?
3. What made you get involved in reporting?
2. How do you get colorful/interesting quotes from people you interview?
3. What made you get involved in reporting?
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Outline:
Lede :ASWSU meeting focused on safety campaign with a few problems.
Safety initiative: ($40,000 budget)
*SafeWalk
-promotion plans
-volunteers
-lack of callers
*Lighting
*Good Samaritan policy
Other Topics
*UREC cameras
-new issues
*Cougar Quarterly
-go green or print?
ASWSU Executive Board Meeting
Kerry Gugliotto
Headline:
ASWSU Executive Members Stress the Issue of Safety
Summary:
A safety initiative was the focus of the Associated Students of Washington State University’s executive board meeting last night.
The initiative has undergone major work this semester, and though there have been a few bumps in the road, ASWSU plans to continue pushing the issue.
“The initiative was created as a response to crime rates last year, as well as events like the shootings at Virginia Tech,” the Director of Student Affairs, Joshua Hart said. “Though they ended up not being true, the reports of assault on campus have made the initiative a main focus for ASWSU.”
Hart is spearheading the safety campaign which has a $40,000 budget and includes a new Good Samaritan policy, adding lighting around campus, the Students for Safety Banquet, and SafeWalk, a weekend on-foot chaperone program.
Unfortunately, executive members have run into problems while attempting to launch these programs.
“We need to make SafeWalk a more utilized resource,” ASWSU President Derick En’Wezoh said. “The program has been open for a few weeks and has had less than 10 callers.”
En’Wezoh asked each executive member to volunteer for SafeWalk as well as work on promoting the program. In order to make SafeWalk known, ASWSU plans to put up signs, wear shirts, hand out key chains with SafeWalk’s number and hours on them and even create a Facebook group to educate students about the program.
“It is difficult to find a balance between being fiscially responsible when it comes to advertising programs like SafeWalk and actually getting the word out there,” ASWSU Vice-President Jay Hendrickson said.
Another issue ASWSU has encountered is completing their Good Samaritan policy. This is a new to the safety initiative that En’Wezoh met with the police chief and President Floyd to discuss. The policy will allow students to hold each other accountable, and more details should be available soon, said Richard Kilpatrick, an ASWSU executive member.
“Everyone agrees it is a good policy, we are just working on the details including how liable ASWSU will be,” En’Wezoh said. “I will advocate the policy intensely and won’t stop because we need something like this at WSU.”
Another way ASWSU will make campus more safe includes improving lighting around campus so students feel comfortable walking home, Kilpatrick said. “We have planned this for awhile. We are hoping to finally put our plans into action.”
The Students for Safety Banquet will feature Steve Kardian, a well known advocate for safety on campus, Hart said. The banquet is to educate students when it comes to being safe at WSU.
Other topics discussed at the meeting include the progress of adding cameras to the Student Recreational Center and whether or not the Cougar Quarterly should be printed or be strictly and online resource this year.
As far as the Cougar Quarterly goes, ASWSU plans to keep it as an online resource for this quarter, Kilpatrick said.
New issues create additional hoops for ASWSU to jump through in order to get cameras up in the SRC so members can check online how busy it is before going, En’Wezoh said. “We may need to take a new course because of liability issues, member privacy issues, funding as well as creating a new time frame.”
More information on this topic is going to be discussed at the President’s Student Advisory Board meeting this afternoon at 3:30 pm.
Related web sites:
http://www.aswsu.wsu.edu/safe_walk.aspx
http://www.campuspeak.com/speakers/kardian/
http://www.aswsu.wsu.edu/presidents_student_advisory_board.aspx
This article was written by Kerry Gugliotto,
Contacts:
Joshua Hart
(360) 391-5646
Joshua.hart@email.wsu.edu
Jay Hendrickson
(509) 521-2482
jh214@wsu.edu
Derick En’Wezoh
(509) 430-7410
derick_enwezoh@wsu.edu
Richard Kilpatrick
(425) 301-0131
richardkilpatrick@hotmail.com
Lede :ASWSU meeting focused on safety campaign with a few problems.
Safety initiative: ($40,000 budget)
*SafeWalk
-promotion plans
-volunteers
-lack of callers
*Lighting
*Good Samaritan policy
Other Topics
*UREC cameras
-new issues
*Cougar Quarterly
-go green or print?
ASWSU Executive Board Meeting
Kerry Gugliotto
Headline:
ASWSU Executive Members Stress the Issue of Safety
Summary:
A safety initiative was the focus of the Associated Students of Washington State University’s executive board meeting last night.
The initiative has undergone major work this semester, and though there have been a few bumps in the road, ASWSU plans to continue pushing the issue.
“The initiative was created as a response to crime rates last year, as well as events like the shootings at Virginia Tech,” the Director of Student Affairs, Joshua Hart said. “Though they ended up not being true, the reports of assault on campus have made the initiative a main focus for ASWSU.”
Hart is spearheading the safety campaign which has a $40,000 budget and includes a new Good Samaritan policy, adding lighting around campus, the Students for Safety Banquet, and SafeWalk, a weekend on-foot chaperone program.
Unfortunately, executive members have run into problems while attempting to launch these programs.
“We need to make SafeWalk a more utilized resource,” ASWSU President Derick En’Wezoh said. “The program has been open for a few weeks and has had less than 10 callers.”
En’Wezoh asked each executive member to volunteer for SafeWalk as well as work on promoting the program. In order to make SafeWalk known, ASWSU plans to put up signs, wear shirts, hand out key chains with SafeWalk’s number and hours on them and even create a Facebook group to educate students about the program.
“It is difficult to find a balance between being fiscially responsible when it comes to advertising programs like SafeWalk and actually getting the word out there,” ASWSU Vice-President Jay Hendrickson said.
Another issue ASWSU has encountered is completing their Good Samaritan policy. This is a new to the safety initiative that En’Wezoh met with the police chief and President Floyd to discuss. The policy will allow students to hold each other accountable, and more details should be available soon, said Richard Kilpatrick, an ASWSU executive member.
“Everyone agrees it is a good policy, we are just working on the details including how liable ASWSU will be,” En’Wezoh said. “I will advocate the policy intensely and won’t stop because we need something like this at WSU.”
Another way ASWSU will make campus more safe includes improving lighting around campus so students feel comfortable walking home, Kilpatrick said. “We have planned this for awhile. We are hoping to finally put our plans into action.”
The Students for Safety Banquet will feature Steve Kardian, a well known advocate for safety on campus, Hart said. The banquet is to educate students when it comes to being safe at WSU.
Other topics discussed at the meeting include the progress of adding cameras to the Student Recreational Center and whether or not the Cougar Quarterly should be printed or be strictly and online resource this year.
As far as the Cougar Quarterly goes, ASWSU plans to keep it as an online resource for this quarter, Kilpatrick said.
New issues create additional hoops for ASWSU to jump through in order to get cameras up in the SRC so members can check online how busy it is before going, En’Wezoh said. “We may need to take a new course because of liability issues, member privacy issues, funding as well as creating a new time frame.”
More information on this topic is going to be discussed at the President’s Student Advisory Board meeting this afternoon at 3:30 pm.
Related web sites:
http://www.aswsu.wsu.edu/safe_walk.aspx
http://www.campuspeak.com/speakers/kardian/
http://www.aswsu.wsu.edu/presidents_student_advisory_board.aspx
This article was written by Kerry Gugliotto,
Contacts:
Joshua Hart
(360) 391-5646
Joshua.hart@email.wsu.edu
Jay Hendrickson
(509) 521-2482
jh214@wsu.edu
Derick En’Wezoh
(509) 430-7410
derick_enwezoh@wsu.edu
Richard Kilpatrick
(425) 301-0131
richardkilpatrick@hotmail.com
Monday, September 21, 2009
Pulltown Fake Meeting Story
Mayor Gregory J. Heep banned firearms on all city property, because of the shooting at a Pulltown Center festival last year that left three people injured.
“We can’t wait for another incident, another innocent victim. We need to act, and we call on the Legislature to pass common-sense guns laws,” Mayor Heeps said.
The order does not require city council approval, but there will be a public hearing tonight at 6 p.m. held at City Hall for comment on this controversial issue.
“We will mount a legal challenge,” said Bertrand Birch, 43, owner of a gun shop in north Pulltown. "It also opens the door to tyranny and squashes liberty."
“We can’t wait for another incident, another innocent victim. We need to act, and we call on the Legislature to pass common-sense guns laws,” Mayor Heeps said.
The order does not require city council approval, but there will be a public hearing tonight at 6 p.m. held at City Hall for comment on this controversial issue.
“We will mount a legal challenge,” said Bertrand Birch, 43, owner of a gun shop in north Pulltown. "It also opens the door to tyranny and squashes liberty."
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Edit Your Peers
Help your classmates edit their copy.
1. Gym Class Heroes will perform at a concert hosted by the WSU Student Entertainment Board on Oct. 18.
2. In previous years they had cheap piercings and a hypnotist, Caron said. They will probably do this again because of the students' past enthusiasm for the events.
3. The all-day event, Head of the Spokane, will feature teams from Gonzaga University and WSU.
4. The team is off to a good start with about 40 new members to the men’s team alone, and 35 returning members who will make up the varsity roster, Williams said.
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,” junior Carlie Halstrom said. “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. It is official. A new year has started here at Washington State University. Classes have begun, homework is being assigned, and the spirit of Coug football now hovers around Pullman.
9. (Who it was) has been discussimg taking away the money used for free parking at the Student Recreation Center, Whitmore said.
10. The Education Abroad Offices at Washington State University, will hold its semi-annual education abroad fair on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The event will last from 10:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. outside of Terrell Mall, where a huge portion of students walk through to get from class to class.
11. More than 22,000 fans piled into Martin Stadium to watch the Cougars take on the Stanford Cardinal.
12. Kaitlin N. Norton, 18, a freshman agricultural education major from Enumclaw, has been waiting for this game for a long time. She has always gone to Cougar games in Seattle, but 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. The University Recreation’s Web Site has registrations available for this and future events.
1. Gym Class Heroes will perform at a concert hosted by the WSU Student Entertainment Board on Oct. 18.
2. In previous years they had cheap piercings and a hypnotist, Caron said. They will probably do this again because of the students' past enthusiasm for the events.
3. The all-day event, Head of the Spokane, will feature teams from Gonzaga University and WSU.
4. The team is off to a good start with about 40 new members to the men’s team alone, and 35 returning members who will make up the varsity roster, Williams said.
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,” junior Carlie Halstrom said. “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. It is official. A new year has started here at Washington State University. Classes have begun, homework is being assigned, and the spirit of Coug football now hovers around Pullman.
9. (Who it was) has been discussimg taking away the money used for free parking at the Student Recreation Center, Whitmore said.
10. The Education Abroad Offices at Washington State University, will hold its semi-annual education abroad fair on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The event will last from 10:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. outside of Terrell Mall, where a huge portion of students walk through to get from class to class.
11. More than 22,000 fans piled into Martin Stadium to watch the Cougars take on the Stanford Cardinal.
12. Kaitlin N. Norton, 18, a freshman agricultural education major from Enumclaw, has been waiting for this game for a long time. She has always gone to Cougar games in Seattle, but 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. The University Recreation’s Web Site has registrations available for this and future events.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Correcting Passive Voice
Active vs. passive
Would you change the following sentences? If not, why not? Rewrite those that need clarification.
1. The points of the lecture were quickly learned by the students, but they were also quickly forgotten.
Just as quickly as the students learned the points from the lecture, they forgot them.
2. Later in the day, the employees were informed of the layoffs by the boss himself.
The boss informed the employees of the layoffs later in the day.
3. With five seconds left, a three-point shot was missed by LeBron James.
LeBron James missed a three-point shot with five seconds left.
4. Participants in the survey were asked about their changes in political affiliation.
Participants in the survey answered questions about their changes in political affiliation.
5. Tall buildings and mountain roads were avoided by Raoul because he had such a fear of heights.
Raoul avoided tall buildings and mountain roads because he was scared of heights.
6. The bill is being considered by the Legislature.
Legislature is considering the bill.
7. The practice of covering up mistakes has been pursued by the government.
The government is pursuing the practice of covering up mistakes.
8. The class is reading the book.
This does not need to be changed.
Would you change the following sentences? If not, why not? Rewrite those that need clarification.
1. The points of the lecture were quickly learned by the students, but they were also quickly forgotten.
Just as quickly as the students learned the points from the lecture, they forgot them.
2. Later in the day, the employees were informed of the layoffs by the boss himself.
The boss informed the employees of the layoffs later in the day.
3. With five seconds left, a three-point shot was missed by LeBron James.
LeBron James missed a three-point shot with five seconds left.
4. Participants in the survey were asked about their changes in political affiliation.
Participants in the survey answered questions about their changes in political affiliation.
5. Tall buildings and mountain roads were avoided by Raoul because he had such a fear of heights.
Raoul avoided tall buildings and mountain roads because he was scared of heights.
6. The bill is being considered by the Legislature.
Legislature is considering the bill.
7. The practice of covering up mistakes has been pursued by the government.
The government is pursuing the practice of covering up mistakes.
8. The class is reading the book.
This does not need to be changed.
Editing for Language
Edit for brevity and clarity.
1. He wondered the streets.
2. The suspect sprinted across the yard.
3. The war refugees sought a haven across the border.
4. The mayor said he opposes an independent counsel to investigate complaints.
“It would infringe on the autonomy of the City Council.”
5. Five shootings were reported Saturday night by a police spokesman. Three were in Central Park.
6. The reporter said he covered wars in 18 countries during his 30-year career.
7. The project is funded by state and federal grants.
8. She earned a degree in journalism from Cal State Fullerton.
9. The police chief said the department had abandoned the use of stun guns due to lawsuits.
10. A reporter’s day might consists of meeting with editors, interviewing sources and writing stories.
1. He wondered the streets.
2. The suspect sprinted across the yard.
3. The war refugees sought a haven across the border.
4. The mayor said he opposes an independent counsel to investigate complaints.
“It would infringe on the autonomy of the City Council.”
5. Five shootings were reported Saturday night by a police spokesman. Three were in Central Park.
6. The reporter said he covered wars in 18 countries during his 30-year career.
7. The project is funded by state and federal grants.
8. She earned a degree in journalism from Cal State Fullerton.
9. The police chief said the department had abandoned the use of stun guns due to lawsuits.
10. A reporter’s day might consists of meeting with editors, interviewing sources and writing stories.
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WSU Crew
Kerry Gugliotto
Headline:
WSU Men’s Crew to Have First Race
Summary:
Washington State University men’s crew will start a new season with an important event Oct. 24 at the Spokane River.
The all day event, Head of the Spokane, will feature teams from Gonzaga University and WSU.
“Both the men’s and women’s top varsity boats will be racing,” said Lauren Curtis, a third year coxswain for the men’s varsity team.
There will be a lot of boats racing at the event, said Mitch Williams, the commodore or captain of the team. “There will probably be three varsity eight man boats and six novice eight man boats racing.”
Last year at the Head of Spokane, one of WSU’s novice boats lost to GU by only .8 seconds. This year they plan to build on that experience and win, Curtis said.
“Gonzaga is our biggest rival, so this is going to be a great way to start off the season,” said Mark Hoffman, a third year varsity lightweight oarsman. “This season looks pretty promising. We have a lot of potential and I can see us going far.”
To prepare for the event, the crew team has six weeks of intense practice, including both morning and evening practices for three weeks, with only Sundays off, said Williams.
“We are expecting a fast season this year and hope to medal in every event at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships in May, 2010,” said Williams. The team is off to a good start with about 40 new members to the men’s team alone, and 35 returning members that will make up the varsity roster, said Williams. “The squad is a lot larger this year, which will create competition among rowers resulting in fast and competitive boats that should lead to a successful season.”
Williams said last year the team put together some good races and even won the varsity four man boat for the second year in a row at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships. They hope to build on last year’s season with all of the training and new rowers they have this year.
The season is comprised of five head races, or 6000 meter races, during the fall and five 2000 meter races in the spring. Spring races make up the meat of the season, and the rowers hope to start things off right at the Head of Spokane, Curtis said.
Throughout the season, the team will travel to schools like GU, the University of Washington and Western Washington University to race. They also plan to travel to Sacramento twice and San Diego once this year for additional competition.
Crew members have to raise about 80 percent of their own funds to cover their team expenses, said Hoffman. “Our team is great because all of the rowers are on the team because they want to be, not because of scholarships. This creates a great team dynamic and brotherhood among rowers.”
“Men’s crew has been at WSU since 1970 and we take great pride in our team,” said Williams. “Each crew member is incredibly dedicated and willing to put in extra effort to make this an outstanding season.”
Related web sites:
http://www.cougarcrew.com/0910schedule.php
This article was written by Kerry Gugliotto,
Contacts:
Mark Hoffman
mark.hoffman@email.wsu.edu
(206) 856-6117
Mitch Williams
mitchellvictor11@wsu.edu
(253) 709-2502
Lauren Curtis
lauren.curtis@email.wsu.edu
(360) 509-2264
Kerry Gugliotto
Headline:
WSU Men’s Crew to Have First Race
Summary:
Washington State University men’s crew will start a new season with an important event Oct. 24 at the Spokane River.
The all day event, Head of the Spokane, will feature teams from Gonzaga University and WSU.
“Both the men’s and women’s top varsity boats will be racing,” said Lauren Curtis, a third year coxswain for the men’s varsity team.
There will be a lot of boats racing at the event, said Mitch Williams, the commodore or captain of the team. “There will probably be three varsity eight man boats and six novice eight man boats racing.”
Last year at the Head of Spokane, one of WSU’s novice boats lost to GU by only .8 seconds. This year they plan to build on that experience and win, Curtis said.
“Gonzaga is our biggest rival, so this is going to be a great way to start off the season,” said Mark Hoffman, a third year varsity lightweight oarsman. “This season looks pretty promising. We have a lot of potential and I can see us going far.”
To prepare for the event, the crew team has six weeks of intense practice, including both morning and evening practices for three weeks, with only Sundays off, said Williams.
“We are expecting a fast season this year and hope to medal in every event at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships in May, 2010,” said Williams. The team is off to a good start with about 40 new members to the men’s team alone, and 35 returning members that will make up the varsity roster, said Williams. “The squad is a lot larger this year, which will create competition among rowers resulting in fast and competitive boats that should lead to a successful season.”
Williams said last year the team put together some good races and even won the varsity four man boat for the second year in a row at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships. They hope to build on last year’s season with all of the training and new rowers they have this year.
The season is comprised of five head races, or 6000 meter races, during the fall and five 2000 meter races in the spring. Spring races make up the meat of the season, and the rowers hope to start things off right at the Head of Spokane, Curtis said.
Throughout the season, the team will travel to schools like GU, the University of Washington and Western Washington University to race. They also plan to travel to Sacramento twice and San Diego once this year for additional competition.
Crew members have to raise about 80 percent of their own funds to cover their team expenses, said Hoffman. “Our team is great because all of the rowers are on the team because they want to be, not because of scholarships. This creates a great team dynamic and brotherhood among rowers.”
“Men’s crew has been at WSU since 1970 and we take great pride in our team,” said Williams. “Each crew member is incredibly dedicated and willing to put in extra effort to make this an outstanding season.”
Related web sites:
http://www.cougarcrew.com/0910schedule.php
This article was written by Kerry Gugliotto,
Contacts:
Mark Hoffman
mark.hoffman@email.wsu.edu
(206) 856-6117
Mitch Williams
mitchellvictor11@wsu.edu
(253) 709-2502
Lauren Curtis
lauren.curtis@email.wsu.edu
(360) 509-2264
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
5 Questions For Randal
1. Were you interested in Bin Laden before the 9/11 attacks?
2. Was the story/Bin Laden difficult to follow?
3. How well do you think the media did covering the events of 9/11? How could it have been better?
4. Do you think something like the 9/11 attacks could or are likely to happen again?
5. If you could speak with Bin Laden, what would you ask him?
2. Was the story/Bin Laden difficult to follow?
3. How well do you think the media did covering the events of 9/11? How could it have been better?
4. Do you think something like the 9/11 attacks could or are likely to happen again?
5. If you could speak with Bin Laden, what would you ask him?
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