For my final broadcast journalism class of my college career, we put together a half an hour newscast every Wednesday. Each week, we rotate positions. By the end of the semester, I will have been an anchor, a co-anchor, a backpack reporter, a producer, and a video editor. This is the story I completed as a backpack reporter for our 4 p.m. show.
**Underclassmen broadcast journalism majors operate as our crew for a required one credit class.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Snow Every Month Of The Year
Would it be possible for it to snow in one location every month of the year in a place that has a true fall, winter, spring and summer? It's a stretch, but Syracuse is one city where I could see the temperature being 80 degrees on June 1st and 30 degrees on June 30th. The past three winters have not been all that bad. Truthfully, I expected much worse from those infamous Syracuse winters. But like I said before, the snow really did dump from the sky during my last winter as a Syracuse University student, and it's not over yet. But today, we woke up to 18 inches of snow, and apparently it was the first time in 15 years Syracuse University canceled classes. My beach car needs a little sand...
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Sprinkler systems...and not the kind in your yard!
For me, some of my best story ideas are generated when I am having a regular conversation with my mom over dinner. This following story is a result of dining at Elements Contemporary Cuisine. I thought since there is much activity involving the installation of home sprinkler systems in Pennsylvania that it would be worthwhile to find out what is going on in New York.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
The City of Murals
Aka...Steubenville, OH. But I'd like to call this part of Ohio, the city of churches. As I was driving through the heart of Steubenville, I passed one church after another. I could not believe how many churches were in this one small area, and they weren't just average buildings of worship. They were beautiful pieces of architecture.
Many of the churches no longer hold services, but still stand along the streets and attract the eyes of visitors as well as those who call this area home.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Tantalizing Tastebuds
How do you acquire a taste for something? Acquiring an acceptance for a taste you previously detested is an interesting concept. Do you expose yourself to that taste until you begin liking it? Or do you one day all of a sudden begin to like the taste you once could do without tasting ever again? Personally, I think it is a mixture of both.
COFFEE: Most kids absolutely hate coffee. I remember being one of those kids who just could not understand how my grandmother could drink multiple cups of the stuff in a single morning! But then, it did not take long before I asked my grandmother to let me try a cup of my own. And you know what I did...? I put about two spoonfuls of sugar and about a fourth of a cup of half and half into my Minny Mouse coffee cup! That was the moment when I became a coffee drinker, but did not become a regular coffee drinker until college. But throughout high school, I would occasionally drink a cup of coffee with my grandmother and my mother. But I noticed the difference on how they prepared their coffee. My grandmother was a cream and sugar lady. Whereas, my mother drank her coffee black! I took a sip out of my mom's cup one day and almost had to spit it back in. I criticized my mom and constantly asked her how could she possibly drink it like that! Well I guess as a 16 year old girl, I spoke too soon because six years later, I now drink my coffee...BLACK.
SUSHI is another item most people develop an acquired taste for. It seems to be a trend that people experiment with sushi when they go to college. You begin with cooked sushi rolls. Then move on to the "real" stuff, which is sashimi.
BEER...Natural Light aka "Natty Light" and Keystone...no wonder I developed a hatred for beer. I found out quickly that I enjoyed mixed drinks more than beer. But that suddenly all changed when I began experiencing the tastes that microbrews had to offer. This past weekend, I went to the 15th annual Central New York Brewfest held at the New York State Fairgrounds. This was my second time in attendance. About 60 breweries were there. The winner this year for the best beer in my opinion was brewed by Wells, and it was the Banana Bread beer. This beer tasted and smelled just like banana bread, but at the same time was not overbearing. But what was overbearing was when they added their Double Chocolate Stout, which they said made the beverage into a Banana Split beer. Now that was one taste I have not acquired a liking for...yet!!
COFFEE: Most kids absolutely hate coffee. I remember being one of those kids who just could not understand how my grandmother could drink multiple cups of the stuff in a single morning! But then, it did not take long before I asked my grandmother to let me try a cup of my own. And you know what I did...? I put about two spoonfuls of sugar and about a fourth of a cup of half and half into my Minny Mouse coffee cup! That was the moment when I became a coffee drinker, but did not become a regular coffee drinker until college. But throughout high school, I would occasionally drink a cup of coffee with my grandmother and my mother. But I noticed the difference on how they prepared their coffee. My grandmother was a cream and sugar lady. Whereas, my mother drank her coffee black! I took a sip out of my mom's cup one day and almost had to spit it back in. I criticized my mom and constantly asked her how could she possibly drink it like that! Well I guess as a 16 year old girl, I spoke too soon because six years later, I now drink my coffee...BLACK.
SUSHI is another item most people develop an acquired taste for. It seems to be a trend that people experiment with sushi when they go to college. You begin with cooked sushi rolls. Then move on to the "real" stuff, which is sashimi.
BEER...Natural Light aka "Natty Light" and Keystone...no wonder I developed a hatred for beer. I found out quickly that I enjoyed mixed drinks more than beer. But that suddenly all changed when I began experiencing the tastes that microbrews had to offer. This past weekend, I went to the 15th annual Central New York Brewfest held at the New York State Fairgrounds. This was my second time in attendance. About 60 breweries were there. The winner this year for the best beer in my opinion was brewed by Wells, and it was the Banana Bread beer. This beer tasted and smelled just like banana bread, but at the same time was not overbearing. But what was overbearing was when they added their Double Chocolate Stout, which they said made the beverage into a Banana Split beer. Now that was one taste I have not acquired a liking for...yet!!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Snow Is Syracuse
When I made the decision to attend Syracuse University, the first thing people said to me was... "You know it snows a lot up there?!"
Well yes, I heard that rumor, but that did not keep me from attending SU. I mean, how bad could it really be?
The past three years, the winters have not been that bad. It snowed an occasional eight inches at a time and it would continue day after day after day, but it really didn't snow the way people were telling me it would. I was just talking to someone about how we have been having mild winters for Syracuse. And then, December 2010 hit, and the first snowstorm we got was the biggest snow storm I have ever seen. It just did not stop.
Each day, I went outside to remove the snow from the roof of my car. It was so thick I had to shovel it off.
It is a whole different world when it snows that much. But, I do not have one complaint because it truly makes for a new adventure all on its own!
Well yes, I heard that rumor, but that did not keep me from attending SU. I mean, how bad could it really be?
The past three years, the winters have not been that bad. It snowed an occasional eight inches at a time and it would continue day after day after day, but it really didn't snow the way people were telling me it would. I was just talking to someone about how we have been having mild winters for Syracuse. And then, December 2010 hit, and the first snowstorm we got was the biggest snow storm I have ever seen. It just did not stop.
Each day, I went outside to remove the snow from the roof of my car. It was so thick I had to shovel it off.
It is a whole different world when it snows that much. But, I do not have one complaint because it truly makes for a new adventure all on its own!
Friday, December 10, 2010
Snow Stuck!
Sibericuse, NY: It started snowing around 9 p.m. on Friday December 3, 2010 if I remember correctly. We were in a taxi on our way to test out our vocal abilities at a Karaoke bar called Singers. By the time we left, snow was beginning to accumulate. This would be the last time we would see that a concrete ground even existed. The snow continued to fall...Saturday into Sunday into Monday into Tuesday into Wednesday. The snow momentarily stopped on Wednesday. And each day, I went outside to dig my car out because I knew that I was going to have to do my final story for my broadcast class on Thursday. When I woke up Thursday morning, I made the decision to postpone my graffiti story until next semester. There was no way I was going to get my car out of my parking lot. This obstacle immediately sparked a story idea: Syracuse University Off-Campus Residents Stuck Shoveling Out...
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