March 2005 Archives
A photo illustration is a created image (in this case, posed -- but in other contexts they might be digital created) designed not to record an event but rather to illustrate a concept.
NPPA: Best of Photojournalism 2005: Still Photography Winners
When illustrating, the idea is key. We seek to reward outstanding execution, without digital means, for an idea that raises the bar on creativity and execution in the area of the illustrative. This category is not for digitally created images.
There is a stand-off in the Rubino household. My brother wants to get his driver's permit. My parents (for whatever reason) will not let him. And so, just to make things a little more interesting, I've decided to start a BLOG PETITION.
Just check out my recently posted entry and leave a comment (you don't even have to say anything interesting... I just need comments) and then I'll have it over to my parents.
Just wanted to let NMJ folks know about my class, THE ART OF FILM, which is being offered next Fall. This class is listed under the Art program (AR 185) rather than English, but I encourage English majors and minors to consider it because film and literature are very similar, and because the class deals with the history and aesthetics of "media" it was designed with New Media Journalism in mind as much as art.
The class will meet Wednesday Nights, 6-8:30pm. Films will be screened both in and out of class. We watch a lot of experimental short movies, historically significant pictures, international classics, and even a handful of popular films of recent note. I design the class to maximize variety, so you'll get a sense of alternative worldviews through the different ways that images can be framed. I'm still selecting titles for the syllabus, but some of the movies we've watched in the past that you might recognize include: A Trip to the Moon, Metropolis, The Great Train Robbery, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Cape Fear, Psycho, Singin' in the Rain, High Noon, Run Lola Run, Pierrot Le Fou, Terminator 2, The Piano, Once Were Warriors, and Citizen Kane.
Consider this course as you put together your Fall schedule, and talk it over with your advisor. Enrollment will be limited to the first 35 students who sign up. If you have any questions, please e-mail me at arnzen@setonhill.edu
-- Dr. Arnzen
MSNBC - Blogging Beyond the Men's Club
MacKinnon is involved in a project called Global Voices, to highlight bloggers from around the world. And at the Harvard conference, Suitt challenged people to each find 10 bloggers who weren't male, white or English-speaking—and link to them. "Don't you think," she says, "that out of 8 million blogs, there could be 50 new voices worth hearing?" Definitely. Now let's see if the blogosphere can self-organize itself to find them.
It's that time again, guys: the Setonian Online will be whirling into production next week. The dates are:
Tuesday, March 22, 2005:
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 23, 2005:
1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
We have some new positions to fill, and some experimental HTML additions that we are going to try out this time around. I hope to see you all there.
~~Amanda Cochran, news/online editor
**Dates, as usual, are subject to change. I recommend checking this entry for possible updates.
SHU English faculty member Lee McLain will be giving a writing workshop at the Greensburg Barnes & Noble tomorrow (Tuesday) at 7pm, followed by a signing for her new teen novel, My Abnormal Life.
If you were planning to stop by the bookstore some time in the near future, I'm sure Dr. McClain would love to see you there.
Ten Reasons Why Blogging is Good For Your Career ¶
You have to get noticed to get promoted.
You have to get noticed to get hired.
It really impresses people when you say “Oh, I’ve written about that, just google for XXX and I’m on the top page” or “Oh, just google my name.”
No matter how great you are, your career depends on communicating. The way to get better at anything, including communication, is by practicing. Blogging is good practice.
Bloggers are better-informed than non-bloggers. Knowing more is a career advantage.
Knowing more also means you’re more likely to hear about interesting jobs coming open.
Networking is good for your career. Blogging is a good way to meet people.
If you’re an engineer, blogging puts you in intimate contact with a worse-is-better 80/20 success story. Understanding this mode of technology adoption can only help you.
If you’re in marketing, you’ll need to understand how its rules are changing as a result of the current whirlwind, which nobody does, but bloggers are at least somewhat less baffled.
It’s a lot harder to fire someone who has a public voice, because it will be noticed.
Tomorrow night at 10PM I'll be performing with the Cellar Dwellers as part of the Rec. Center's First Night Celebration. It's going to be a hella-funny good time, and here's why you should come:
10) You are going to get the most entertainment from us (out of the three acts being presented). These other two acts (while certainly talented) are only one-man shows. We have 7 people! We win by volume alone!
9) Critics and local celebrities think we rock. Donnie Iris says, "You guys are awesome!" and KDKA Radio thought we were "Really great!"
8) Half of our show is like SNL (only funny)
7) The other half of our show is like Whose Line Is It Anyways? (only unedited)
6) What else could you possibly do on a Monday night at 10pm?
5) It saves you a drive into Beaver County if you wanted to see us any other time.
4) The show is called "Prostate of the Union" and features 14 original sketches written by the Dwellers.
3) The improv portion of our show is reliant on audience participation! Both for scene suggestions and for games! So anyone can hop up on stage and have a good time.
2) It's FREE! Normally this show would cost you like $5.00!
1) It will be the funniest evening of entertainment provided by SHU all year! Two hours of sketch comedy and improv
So I hope to see the entire campus there.
Or at least the portion that I know.
You may remember the improv troupe (featuring yours truly) that came to SHU last semester and did some great improv in the dining hall. Well this semester, they've invited us back, but for something much bigger! The Cellar Dwellers will be performing their entire sketch comedy and improv show (entitled "Prostate of the Union") in the brand new rec center Monday, March 14th!
The sketch show, which debuted last Friday in Beaver County, has been meeting with rave reviews from all who see it. It's two hours of hilarious theater that Donnie Iris calls "Awesome!" But because we were told to do the show here with such short notice, I have to rely on word of mouth to get the word out about this Monday's show.
The show is from 10PM-midnight and is totally free to SHU students! What could you be doing at that time of the night on a Monday? So why not go see the new recreational center and laugh your buns off.
Bravo, Setonians, for getting this up for us!
Setonian Online: Previewing the new SHU recreation centerThe Setonian gets an inside look at the new recreation center at Seton Hill University (SHU).
The focal point of the whole center: the gym. The floor is covered with paper to protect the finish.
Encouraging Independent Learning with Tools and Methods that Students will Love
Okay, so all students won't love them all the time, but the reason I'm blogging this is because I noticed Gina Burgese was cited as an example of successful blogs in education.
Also featured are Mike Arnzen's Pedablogue and the website for last year's American Lit I course.
The Independent Online Edition >Shakespeare's Rose theatre to rise again after centuries under London siltThe Rose, the Elizabethan theatre immortalised in the Oscar-winning film Shakespeare in Love, is to be recovered from the London silt after being buried for centuries, and opened to the public.
Will Shakespeare's Rose immortalized by film?
Less famous than the Globe, that much is true.
But still, the Rose did not need Hollywood
To earn its honour'd spot in London's past.
This was very interesting. I think it did a great job of comparing The Adding Machine and Machinal. I notice they were a little bit similar but this made it much clearer.
Our lives have become very easy due to science and inventions. Earlier in life people had to work so much harder just to live life. Now it is a breeze for us. But we still need to know what is the most important. It is to put our religious belief before science. If we would put science before our beliefs I think this world would be a crazy place.
I think this was a very hard story to read. It was very confusing. What I got from it was that the women seemed to be crazy. What was up with the hot dog?
Does anyone know? This is really confusing.
With teen at the wheel, fatal crashes fit a pattern
More than two-thirds of fatal single-vehicle teen crashes involved nighttime driving or at least one passenger age 16 to 19. Nearly three-fourths of the drivers were male. And 16-year-old drivers were the riskiest of all. Their rate of involvement in fatal crashes was nearly five times that of drivers ages 20 and older, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Teen brains not fully developed
New medical research helps explain why. The part of the brain that weighs risks and controls impulsive behavior isn't fully developed until about age 25, according to the National Institutes of Health.
