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I’m not going to lie…I was drawn to this article on The New York Times’ website because of its title- “Hugh Jackman Keeps His Pants On”. I always love reading the articles on The New York Times’ website in the Arts section. This one appeared in the subgroup of the theater category and seemed very intriguing to me based on the title. I read through the article and it kept my attention the entire time. It did not seem like an article that would be in the newspaper, but a magazine. It was like a story and kept my interest. It did take a couple of paragraphs for me to figure out what the title meant to the article, but once I was done reading it was made clear. The title was referring to how Hugh Jackman may be portrayed as being gay because he enjoys singing and musicals and many other feminine things. This was proved wrong- hence the title “Hugh Jackman Keeps His Pants On” referring to the fact that he is still manly and is heterosexual.

 

I also noticed that in the online article there were a lot of words and phrases that were highlighted blue and underlined- leading to other New York Times articles or websites. I found this very interesting because in a regular printed newspaper this is not a convenience to the reader, but with online articles readers are able to be redirected to other articles of similar content. This is definitely an advantage of online newspapers. They are able to keep readers connected and maybe have them read articles they wouldn’t have originally read if they were reading an actual print copy.

 

 

“I don’t KNOW what the drug is called Sarah! All I know is that I’m pretty much a big deal because of it”, Cassie Burnside sarcastically said as she frantically picked up her I-phone to call her parents. After conversing with her Dad, Cassie got off the phone and found out that Luterpulse is the name of the drug that her mother, Karen Burnside, used to help her become pregnant twenty years ago. Not only was Cassie conceived using this drug, she was the first baby in Nebraska successfully born because of it.

Lutrepulse, the drug Karen used to conceive Cassie, is a hormone that is the same as the one naturally released from a gland located in the brain. These hormones control the development in children and fertility in adults. It allows women with irregular cycles to ovulate, and hopefully someday, conceive. The pump is attached to a belt placed around the woman’s waist which automatically injects medicine into the vein on the inner side of the elbow. Karen described the pump as, “a little box that weighed less than a pound, with an IV that went into my arm. The tubing wrapped up my arm and down my shirt. I would wear the pump underneath baggy sweaters, and if you were quiet enough, you could hear the pump injecting the dosage once every ninety minutes for 21 days.” Karen said she followed through with this process, and after 21 days, found out she was pregnant.

Nine months later, Cassie Leigh Burnside was born in the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, weighing a healthy seven pounds twelve ounces. Growing up, Cassie’s parents wanted to find the right time to explain to her how she was born. When Cassie was in middle school, they thought she was mature enough to learn about the process. Download Cassie never would have thought that she was born using a drug, so this came as a surprise. Carter Burnside, Cassie’s dad, said that when she was naughty growing up he would discipline her by saying, “Do you understand how hard it was trying to have you?” Cassie never understood why he would say this until they told her the story.

Remembering her first reaction in middle school made Cassie laugh. She said she remembers saying, “I knew it! That’s why I’m so messed up.”Download After growing up and maturing, she said her view has changed significantly. Now Cassie says that, “It has made me more appreciative of my parents.”Download  She never knew how much time and money was spent by her parents to try and have kids. Cassie realized that she must be very special.

Special is just one word to describe Cassie Burnside. She is very well-known around Morningside’s campus, and most people don’t even know that she was the first baby born in Nebraska using Lutrepulse. With her vibrant tie-dye backpack, loud friendly voice, and fluffy rainbow stocking cap, Cassie can be heard and seen all over Morningside. She is involved with the cross country and track team, works in admissions as a student ambassador, and is involved in student government. She definitely stays busy and never wastes a minute. Students and faculty know her for her fun and outgoing personality, and not for the fact that she was born using a drug. This is just one more attribute that adds to Cassie’s unique personality and distinguishable self.

 

For my news critique, I read a press release from i-newswire.com like the ones we read in class. I found an poorly written one called, “RichSingleClub Provides Singles Dating With More Real, Beautiful, and Rich Members”. It had so many errors that I had to read each sentence over a few times to actually understand what it was trying to say.

This was the lead- RichSingleClub.com, the millionaires and celebrity dating website, launched a new campaign starting from October: the active member campaign. To me, this sentence would not draw me in, and does not give the pertinent information that should be included in the introduction of the press release.

The last sentence, Still single? Just want to meet some serious members for romance? This service should be one of your choices, should be in the opening instead of the closing if they want to draw people in.

Although this article had very poor grammar, the website did do a pretty good job with selling their “product”. They used examples and reasons why people should join their website, as opposed to saying that their website was the best.

 

http://www.i-newswire.com/richsingleclub-provides-singles/139648

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Penn State up Rise

For my news critique, I decided to go with the masses and write about the upheaval with the firing of the Penn State football coach, AD, and president. To get a different opinion, I went to the Penn State newspaper online, titled “Collegian Online”- Published independently by students at Penn State. The title of the article is, “Board of Trustees fire Joe Paterno, Graham Spanier.”

I was expecting to get negative quotes and opinions from this website, because the students writing this article are affected by this even first hand. It was to my surprise that they were unbiased when it came to writing this article. They said only good things about the coach, and the president, quoting only positive things that they said. Although what the coach did was disturbing and highly uncalled for, the article definitely gave a different spin on the whole situation than other online newspapers did.

“The decision—which trustees said was made in the best long-term interest for students—comes five days after the release of the grand jury presentment describing alleged incidents of sexual abuse of children by former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.”

I thought it was an interesting quote to include. It makes the situation seem positive for the students and faculty at Penn State, but also comes around with a negative comment about the incidents of sexual abuse that took place.

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2011/11/10/bot_fires_spanier_paterno.aspx

Gary Vaynerchuck

Interviewed: Jim Braunschweig and Dave Madsen

Gary Vaynerchuck, a 35 year old best-selling author, social media expert, and entrepreneur came to speak at Morningside College last week about social media and how it has helped his family wine business flourish. An apology was made at the beginning of his presentation so the audience was aware of the profanities that would be spoken. I don’t think people quite knew what he had in store and what he meant by profanities, until he got about half way through his presentation. He held up his cell phone and said, “You see this shit right here? You know what this is? It’s fucking crack!” And that was just the beginning…

After his presentation, Gary was the talk around campus. Most people had good things to say about the topic of discussion, but Jim Braunschweig, an audience member stated, “we are actually discussing more about the way it was delivered than the information itself.” This is true in every sense. The Media Management class taught by Dave Madsen had a discussion about it and one of the first comments was one made by a student who was appalled by the language that Gary used. Dave responded by saying, “If he can’t get his message across without using such language, then he has a problem being a presenter.”

 

Connie Pfeil- Lunch Lady

Interviewed: Seth McCully and Connie Pfeil

Cafeteria workers are usually stereotyped as being frumpy and grumpy, but according to the students at Morningside College they are some of the friendliest workers on campus. Connie Pfeil was definitely the topic of discussion when students were asked about the cafeteria workers. Connie has worked at Morningside College going on six years. She always has a compliment to give or a piece of advice to share; last year she even had a hug to give out too. Student Seth McCully said, “Connie loves to go above and beyond just greeting us when we enter ‘the caf’.” People have only good things to say.

After Connie was observed giving hugs by other staff, she was told that doing so “interfered with students’ personal space and was not professional.” After being asked how she felt about that, Connie replied, “I felt awful, sad, and some tears. But I do understand. I miss the hugs a lot! I not only gave them when you were sick or not feeling up to par, I gave them when you passed a test, won your sports activity, and on sad days too!”

 

Women’s Golf at Morningside

Interviewed: Captain Cameron Oakley and Coach Todd Sapp

The women’s golf team at Morningside College is a group of very young girls; young in age but definitely not in talent. The team consists of one junior, seven sophomores, and four freshmen. According to Captain Cameron Oakley, “We all have very unique personalities but we seem to be able to come together, accept our differences, and work successfully as a team.”

Sports teams are usually very cliquey and can be exclusive as a group, but the women’s golf team would not be considered cliquey, just more of a family type feeling. Although they are all very close, they are all involved in many other things on campus as well, allowing themselves to stand out as individuals. Some play an instrument in the band while others hold campus jobs.

When asked what he thought about this year’s team, Coach Sapp replied, “I’m proud of this year’s team. Three wins, currently second in the conference, and soon to be a top 25 team someday. Success of the team is a credit to the girls working together and always embracing the team concept.”

 

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The World’s First Health Food

Modern science suggests that an apple a day really does keep the doctor away. Not only have apples been around since the story of Adam and Eve, they have also been the recent topic of discussion in science research as well.

Apples contain a protein that exerts survival-promoting actions, shielding neurons from damage. Researchers at Emory University are attempting to concentrate this protein and use it as the template for a new class of brain-protecting drugs.

Apples also contain a powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant phytochemical. Because apples are one of the richest sources of this, they are able to lower cholesterol and stabilize blood-glucose levels.

With the wide variety of apples available, it would be tough not to find one appealing to your taste buds, especially knowing that they are helping your body and keeping you healthy with each bite you take.

 

science article read aloud real one

 

 

For my news critique this week, I looked at Eyewitness News Channel 5 from St. Paul and Minneapolis. I watched a variety of broadcast news stories. This one titled “Vandals Hit Buses at School in Brooklyn Park” was a very well put together story. The b-roll went well with the story and the lead that the announcer started the story with made me want to keep listening to the story. Although it was a little long for my attention span, the information including the interview with the principal seemed very crucial for the significance of the story. The interview with the police was also good footage.

I also thought that the footage of the video camera was interesting. It made the story come to life.

 

 

http://kstp.com/news/stories/S2353680.shtml?cat=1

This article confuses me. The title of the article is “Girl, 2, injured after 6-story fall from apartment building”. I had to read the title a few times to understand what it meant. It was definitely not an attention grabbing title and to top it off the article itself was only four sentences long with a quote thrown in there. The entire article seemed like it could have been a lead. The information that was a part of the article was all vital and good information for the story but I felt like I was left hanging. At the same time although, there isn’t much else to say in this article

 

http://www.twincities.com/stpaul/ci_19229474

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