Lyndon offers many extracurricular activities for its students. But how do students balance school, work, friends and the extracurricular activities they are involved with? Group 4 is going to explore how student athletes manage their time. We will speak with a variety of students that
play sports to discuss challenges they face on a daily basis. Everyone in the group knows
someone on a sports team, so everyone will take part in the interviewing process. Group 4 wanted a wide variety of students and sports so limiting the interviewing to only one person would be hard to do. Everyone will also contribute to the pictures for the slideshow. Linda
knows students that skateboard; Jessie knows students that play intramurals; Patrick and Kristin know multiple students on the varsity teams and some of the coaches. The four of them will take pictures of the sports they interviewed about to help create that story through the slideshow.
Group 4 did decide to break up the editing. Linda and Jesse will work on the sound editing; intermixing the interviews and music. Kristin and Patrick will work on editing the photos and arranging them in a fun and interesting pattern. Then all four group members will collaborate
on the final project; putting the sound and photos together. The group is hoping to shed some light on the responsibilities and time management skills it takes to be successful as a student athlete.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Slideshow Critique
I found this slideshow via Stumbleupon. It showcases a four images captured by microscopes.
Having interest in science, I was drawn to the subject matter of this slideshow. The photographers did a great job in capturing visually entrancing images. The two photos that captured my attention was Fruit Flies and Reproduction and color in color. The colors in the pictures are amazing to look at.
Having interest in science, I was drawn to the subject matter of this slideshow. The photographers did a great job in capturing visually entrancing images. The two photos that captured my attention was Fruit Flies and Reproduction and color in color. The colors in the pictures are amazing to look at.
The slideshow would be more interesting if it had more pictures. Four pictures is cutting such an interesting subject matter short.
www.mint.com/blog/trends/places-to-hide-your-cash-08252010/
This blog was a lot more interesting than the Scientificamerican.com slideshow. Learning about good places to keep your cash is handy.
The blog itself was well written. The writer kept each paragraph short and to the point. Each idea was well explained, and had a good picture to go with it.
The creator definately took the time to make this slideshow perfect.
johnkenn.blogspot.com
The two things that I like about this gallery, is the artwork, and the fact that this gallery is also a blog.
The artwork itself is great. He uses a lot of detail, and it's amazing how he uses such basic materials (pen and post it notes)
I like how eerie they all are.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Valentines Day Podcast- Group 4
Valentine’s Day is a holiday that can divide our opinions as much as any other major holiday we celebrate. Some people really love the holiday and give more love on February 14 than any other day. Other people might think that this holiday is good but that they should show love every day of the year. And then you have those people who think that this holiday is the worst thing ever and a complete waste of time. Here at Lyndon State College, we see those same divisions as there are wide arrays of opinions even in this small community.
Our group ventured out into the world of Lyndon to see these very opinions. Upon walking the halls and computer labs of campus, as well as some off-campus apartments, we noticed that Valentine’s Day was greeted with hate and love. First, we find one student in the Hornet’s Nest thinks that a night in with a bottle of wine and a movie would be the best way to spend the day and night. She valued the holiday as a way to treat herself and have a nice night in.
We then interviewed faculty and staff who are both married and they saw the holiday as a way to spend time with the ones they love. They were both going to spend time together and have a nice dinner together. They saw the love of one another every day so this was a nice change of pace for them.
After we interviewed a few people that were married, we then interviewed some students who all had different ideas on the holiday and who were mostly spending it the same way. They saw the holiday as an unnecessary day because that if you are with someone that you love, that every day should be like Valentine’s Day. One student even said that Valentine’s Day was a, “crock of shit.” But either way they look at it, they are all single and they didn’t see a reason to celebrate more than they would any other Tuesday. They all believed that if they were in a relationship with someone, they would probably see the benefit of having a Valentine’s Day so they could, “spend more money that I could be saving.” I thought it was pretty funny.
Although Valentine’s Day was originally a day to show love to your significant other, by hand-writing out cards and giving flowers, it has transformed into something much bigger than that. This holiday has grown from something small into the chaotic day that is February 14, Valentine’s Day remains popular and seems to keep growing every year.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Podcast- Outline
Our podcast will end up being about Valentine’s Day on campus and with the Lyndon community as a whole. We are interviewing students, faculty, and staff about their opinions on Valentine’s Day while incorporating a brief history of the holiday and any other relevant information we can find on the topic. We hope to get people who love and hate this holiday, and hopefully we get some interesting responses to our questions because this holiday is all over social media and the news and it seems to create a lot of interesting debates on relationships and love for everyone involved.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Podcast Critique: NPR- Taxing Sugar
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=146481752&m=146453160
The title of the podcast is what really grabbed my attention. I liked how it was straight to the point, and it incorporated two everyday items/issues, sugar and economics.
The audio part of the podcast was well produced. I liked how at the beginning the two dj's were joking around with the name "Stevia". The added humor drew me in deeper.
The dj's explained what the sugar substitute was, where it is found, and how it is made. They also went farther and explained how currently Asia is dominating this industry, but how many Americans are trying to start the business in California.
The only thing that confused me was how the audio never touched on the "taxing" aspect, which is what they named the podcast after. However, that issue was discussed in the text portion.
The only critique I have to give this podcast is that they should have talked about the taxing issue, since that is what caught my attention in the first place.
The title of the podcast is what really grabbed my attention. I liked how it was straight to the point, and it incorporated two everyday items/issues, sugar and economics.
The audio part of the podcast was well produced. I liked how at the beginning the two dj's were joking around with the name "Stevia". The added humor drew me in deeper.
The dj's explained what the sugar substitute was, where it is found, and how it is made. They also went farther and explained how currently Asia is dominating this industry, but how many Americans are trying to start the business in California.
The only thing that confused me was how the audio never touched on the "taxing" aspect, which is what they named the podcast after. However, that issue was discussed in the text portion.
The only critique I have to give this podcast is that they should have talked about the taxing issue, since that is what caught my attention in the first place.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Hometown Sunoco Robbed at Gunpoint
At 1:15 AM yesterday morning, the Hometown Sunoco in Swanton, Vt was robbed at gunpoint.
The robber, who is described as a white male between 5'8" and 6'0" tall, walked away from the robbery with an undisclosed amount of money and goods. He did not harm anyone.
There is no other available information.
Vermont State Police are still looking for the suspect. If anyone has any information, they are urged to call the State Police in St. Albans at 802-524-5993 or the Franklin County Sheriff's Office at 802-524-2121.
The robber, who is described as a white male between 5'8" and 6'0" tall, walked away from the robbery with an undisclosed amount of money and goods. He did not harm anyone.
There is no other available information.
Vermont State Police are still looking for the suspect. If anyone has any information, they are urged to call the State Police in St. Albans at 802-524-5993 or the Franklin County Sheriff's Office at 802-524-2121.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
It's Hunting Season Boys!
Two Vermont rednecks went bear hunting the other day, and one of them got shot.
Conrad Masse, 76, from Craftsbury shot his pal Wayne Goff, 58 from Wolcott, in the groin, when the bear they were hunting walked in between the two men.
Do I feel bad for him? No, not really.
A lot of people make the argument that the elderly should be required to retake their drivers test once they hit a certain age for safety reasons. I think that arguement should apply for the elderly who hunt.
So besides having to deal with the guilt of shooting his friend, Masse also has to deal with the fact that he is getting screwed up the bum legally.
Masse is charged with "Aggravated Assault... fined for Shooting from the Road, Having a Loaded Rifle in his Vehicle, and Not having proper display of permits for the bear hounds." Detective Sgt. Jacob Zorn- Bradford Barracks.
Swag.
Conrad Masse, 76, from Craftsbury shot his pal Wayne Goff, 58 from Wolcott, in the groin, when the bear they were hunting walked in between the two men.
Do I feel bad for him? No, not really.
A lot of people make the argument that the elderly should be required to retake their drivers test once they hit a certain age for safety reasons. I think that arguement should apply for the elderly who hunt.
So besides having to deal with the guilt of shooting his friend, Masse also has to deal with the fact that he is getting screwed up the bum legally.
Masse is charged with "Aggravated Assault... fined for Shooting from the Road, Having a Loaded Rifle in his Vehicle, and Not having proper display of permits for the bear hounds." Detective Sgt. Jacob Zorn- Bradford Barracks.
Swag.
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