Tom Brady recently passed 100,000 passing yards in his entire career.
This stat also includes his postseason passing yards, because that adds an additional 47 games for him. Typically in North America, postseason stats aren’t included so he really reached 87,067 yards which still holds first place by 6,000 yards in the regular season.
Last Sunday when Brady and the Buccaneers beat the Rams, Brady recorded his 43rd, 4th quarter comeback and his 55th game winning drive.
When the media asked Brady how he felt about reaching 100,000 passing yards, he sort of brushed it off.
“It’s all about the win, man,” he said. “Never cared about that.”
This is news because this is a new record in the NFL and no one has ever reached 6-digits in passing yards. It goes to show how dominant Tom Brady has been in this league for so many years. Many football fans will find this very interesting because they like Brady or maybe because they want their favorite quarterback to try and reach this milestone. Tom Brady is also a well-known professional athlete which also makes this news. The news values in mind would include timeliness, prominence, human-interest, and novelty.
Today’s stories include a look at how patients with disabilities are being turned away by doctors, Dancing With the Stars eliminations, and some statistics from the recently released Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2.
Doctors are turning away potential patients with disabilities.
A professor of medicine at Harvard has heard from patients with disabilities that “healthcare is substandard”.
The names of the doctors and physicians were left anonymous to try and get them to admit that they treat patients with disabilities differently in a recent study.
Many doctors had a lot to say about patients in wheelchairs, saying their offices didn’t accommodate a scale to weigh them.
Communication disabilities were also seen to be a problem. One doctor said they were losing money every time they saw a deaf patient because they had to hire a translator.
Carter Ades, Morningside Nursing student, had this to say about the topic…
“A patient with disabilities deserves healthcare just like anybody else does.”
Patients with disabilities were then interviewed confirming that many of those issues are true.
Dancing With the Stars had a double elimination last Monday.
The theme for the night was a throwback to the 90’s.
Wayne Brady, Charli D’Amelio, and Gabby Windey all earned perfect scores.
The second half of the night consisted of relay dances, where there was an assigned judge who had to choose a winner each round.
The couple with the lowest combined scores and votes was Heidi D’Amelio and her partner Artem. They were immediately sent home.
Morningside Dancer, Samantha Snyder, was shocked to hear about Heidi’s departure…
“I was not aware that it was a double elimination night, but I was definitely shocked when Heidi D’Amelio left. I thought she was at the top of the leaderboard and she continuously did well throughout the weeks and I was definitely surprised she left.”
Vinny Guadagnino and his partner also ended up being eliminated to conclude the double elimination night.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 reaches 1 billion dollars in revenue in 10 days after its recent release.
Modern Warfare 2 made 1 billion dollars faster than any previous Call of Duty game. The previous record-holder was Black Ops II when it took 15 days to reach 1 billion dollars.
This stat follows Activision’s previous statement about how the game grossed over 800 million dollars in the first weekend.
Modern Warfare 2 is not quite the highest grossing in that period of time though, with GTA V grossing 1 billion dollars in three days.
Call of Duty players have collectively logged more than 200 million hours of game time and played more than 1 billion matches within these 10 days.
Morningside student, Joseph Harris, was asked about his favorite part of the game…
“Honestly, probably just playing with the boys.”
Warzone 2.0 is set to release November 16th, which is also expected to have a big launch.
As Dollar Strengthens, U.S. Students in Europe Feel the Benefits.
This article from The New York Times talks about how the euro and pound are exchanging at historic lows against the US dollar. This means that the US dollar is stronger and worth more overseas. Many students are deciding to study abroad because that means their tuition is less expensive. The article goes into detail and interviews specific students who are studying abroad. One student noticed that her groceries were way cheaper in Florence, Italy than they were in Los Angeles. Overall, students stated that they chose to study abroad because of the drastic decrease in tuition. Many thought it was a dream that would never come true.
This is news because it might interest some students who are having financial troubles as well as students who are looking to study in a different part of the world for a new experience. It is also news because it is showing the public how the economy in the Europe is struggling with the decrease in their currency against the US dollar. Human-interest and proximity might be the news values.
Stuart Scott, an ESPN sports broadcaster, gives powerful words to motivate those who are fighting a tough battle while accepting the Jimmy V. Perseverance Award.
Stuart Scott received the Jimmy V. Perseverance Award last night in the NOKIA Theatre in Los Angeles, California. While receiving this award, he felt like he had a duty. Twenty-one years ago, Jim Valvano stated, “Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.” Stuart now believes that after receiving this award that it is his responsibility to live by those words. It also helps him battle with his battle through cancer which he has had since 2007.
“You beat cancer by how you live, why you live and in the manner in which you live, ” stated Scott.
Scott believes that it’s about the journey and what you make of it. It doesn’t have to be just yourself who battles the cancer, it can be your friends and loved ones too. He emphasizes how his journey has not been a solo venture, and that it requires support to battle.
“I can’t ever give up because I can’t leave my daughters,” Scott adds.
Scott states that the best thing he has ever done is be a dad. He expressed his love to his two daughters and believes he wouldn’t be where he is today without them. As he concluded his speech, his youngest daughter came up and gave him a hug, while the huge audience applauded in the background, filled with emotion.
I chose to do a media comparison on how Hal Steinbrenner is planning to keep Aaron Boone as the Yankees manager. I got the print article from the Associated Press and the video from the New York Post.
Both of the media types use Hal Steinbrenner in their lead. This is because he is the one who makes the decisions for the Yankees since he is the chairman and managing general partner of Yankee Global Enterprises, which owns the New York Yankees. The video version of the story uses a quote as the lead to get the topic introduced while the print version does not. Then, the print version goes on to talk about some details on other teams and injuries, while the video version focuses more on Boone and the Yankees GM, Brian Cashman, and if they are coming back together or not.
Both the print article and the video are fairly short. The print version has a little bit more detail. The video version is like a conversation with some analysts all talking about the same topic.
The print version uses many quotes from Hal Steinbrenner himself and then the video uses some quotes citing the content from the Associated Press which is the print article.
I noticed that the role of sound and video portrayed a different kind of mood. For example, I read the print version first and then found a video about the topic. The print version seemed more informative with quotes while the video version mixed in facts as well as the reporter, Andy Martino’s opinion on the issue. The video seemed a bit more subjective to me.
One thing I found interesting was that the article under the video didn’t really follow what the video had to say. The video was much more specific which must’ve meant that they felt like the information they covered was the most important.
The Yankees Have No Answer for an Ageless Astros Ace.
In order for the Yankees to win the American League pennant, they are going to have to beat Justin Verlander, who is in the running for the Cy Young Award this year. Verlander may go down in history as one of the best pitchers ever, even after coming back from Tommy John Surgery on his elbow.
In Verlander’s first face off against the Yankees in the ALCS, he struck out 11 over 6 innings and recorded the win.
“He’s not only physically strong, which you can see, but he’s mentally strong,” said Astros Manager Dusty Baker.
Jameson Taillon, the Yankees starting pitcher who faced Verlander, gave his best effort, trying to keep things close, but he couldn’t outlast Verlander.
The Astros manager hands the ball to left-hander Framber Valdez to face the Yankees for game 2 of the ALCS Thursday night to try and repeat the outcome.
This is news because of timeliness. Post-season baseball only happens once a year so everyone is paying attention. This is also news because of proximity. Fans in New York and Houston might be interested in their home teams during the MLB playoffs. Lastly, this is news because of human-interest for all of the everyday baseball fans who watch baseball on TV and who attend the games in person.
Doctors are turning away potential patients with disabilities.
A professor of medicine at Harvard has heard from patients with disabilities that “healthcare is substandard”
A recent study was conducted consisting of many doctors and specialists divided into three focus groups. The names of the doctors and physicians are left anonymous to try and get them to admit that they treat patients with disabilities differently.
Many doctors had a lot to say about patients in wheelchairs, saying their offices didn’t accommodate a scale to weigh them.
Communication disabilities were also seen to be a problem. One doctor said they were losing money every time they saw a deaf patient because they had to hire a translator.
Patients with disabilities were then interviewed confirming that all of those things are true.
The pirouettes reminded me of my childhood when we would get the cereal straws where you would drink milk through them creating chocolate milk. The straw was very crumbly and easy to bite into. The chocolate in the middle was very soft and melted in your mouth. Eating just one made me want to grab a 2nd and a 3rd pirouette. Initially, the straw doesn’t look appetizing and looks very plain. But I’m sure everyone would say it tastes the exact opposite when taking a bite.
The new Monte Mustang made his debut with the Morningside Dance Team last Saturday during halftime of the homecoming football game.
Sophomore, Sina Diaz, was in charge of the choreography for this new dance. She didn’t originally volunteer because she is still an underclassmen and she felt that one of the upperclassmen would want to step up, but instead, her teammates egged her on and told her that she needed to do it.
The idea to bring Monte into this dance was brought to her attention by her dance coach, Erin Baker. Sina had plans of having someone perform a solo during the dance, so adding Monte to the mix worked out perfectly.
Diaz emphasized that the practices went very well. A lot of the dancers were down on themselves from the previous weeks, so having this fun dance really changed their mood and allowed them to have fun.
“Monte was surprisingly very easy to teach, he picked up the choreography really quick. Although he wasn’t swaggy at first, he definitely practiced because he came back and he knew what he was doing,” Diaz explained.
Diaz felt that the performance went really well. Lots of people came up to her and gave her great feedback saying that it looked like it was a lot of fun.
The hardest thing she had to battle was making the dance to fit everyones needs and to make sure Monte would mesh well with the rest of the dancers.
Monte the Mustang stated, “When I’m in the costume, my arms don’t bend and move the exact same, nor does my head, so it just takes a second to make a change so that it looks normal.”
Diaz’s teammate, Samantha Snyder, a junior all-conference dancer, really enjoyed dancing with Monte and changing it up. She was very confident in Sina’s ability to choreograph a hip hop dance that suited everyone needs.
“Obviously Monte has a lot of school spirit, and we do too as the Morningside University Dance Team, so we kind of shared the common interest of wanting to please all of our fans,” stated Snyder.
It wasn’t only the dance team that was pleased with their performance, the fans loved it too.
Carter Ades, a Morningside student who saw the performance at halftime, had nothing but good things to say about this performance.
He stated, “I thought it was impressive to see how well coordinated they were, they looked to be in mid-season form already, and the addition of Monte was fun and added to the performance.”
The Morningside University Dance team is now getting ready to tackle their upcoming competition season.
