Did anyone see that Extra! segment on Sarah Palin's parents? They hunt moose and probably don't own a TV. They're not so much conservative suburbanites as they are rednecks.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Paris
Just a brief note. I spent the weekend in Paris, and couldn't be more excited about going back. Definately more to do in Paris than Lille, especially on the weekend. I was lucky enough to stay at the flat of a former neighbor's, The Gronki's, from Madison Park while they were away in Chicago. I'm thinking about going back this upcoming weekend.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Europe '08
Sure, it may be nearly two months into my trip, but I feel it's about time for my first post. France has been treating me well so far, besides the lack of hot water some mornings (this morning) and NOTHING being open on Sat/Sun and sometimes Mondays... Yes, the people are nice and much more pro-America than I thought. I have befriended a girl named Marine Deroo, who one day told me that French people don't have any national pride unless the World Cup is being played. "You Americans have so much pride for your country, where we don't really like being French." This line almost knocked me off my feet. Maybe its the Left Coast point of view, but it seems that back home all we do is complain about Bush, etc and renounce our nationality. I was also unaware that the French are dissatisfied with theirs as well, seems like she has it backwards... or maybe I do?
Literally just returned from Italy a couple of days ago. I spent 5 nights in Rome with my childhood friend Karel, who knew a ton about the ruins and important sites in Rome. After Rome, spent a night in Cinque Terre, the coastal region, and I recommend it highly. If you're going to Riomaggore (pictured), or any other small village on the coast, go on the weekend. Most of the restaurants are only open then. Spent an evening and night in Pisa, saw the tower, didn't like the rest.
I'm happy to be back in Lille, and looking forward to the next couple of months/weeks before my parents arrive.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
USF Journalism Panel
USF Media Studies Alums Stress the Importance of Self
For some of the alumni of the University of San Francisco Media Studies department, breaking into the journalism world has been a struggle. A number of these alums were back at USF on October 16th to talk about their experiences for the first annual Journalism Alumni Panel.
Toan Lam, a broadcast journalist who is currently working for KRON, stressed the important of building yourself when preparing to enter the journalism field. When asked if he thought that students were compromised by the lack of a journalism major at USF, Lam disagreed. Rather he said that USF is a good school for learning the theories of journalism and the lack of a structured major challengers the student to be more independent.
Lam, who originally wanted to be in print journalism rather than broadcast, had five internships during the four years he spent at USF. When the opportunity to work for the broadcast side appeared, Lam was well prepared from his time at USF.
Panel members and also USF alumni included: Vicky Nguyen, another broadcast journalist from Channel 11 (NBC), Myra Sandova who is a copywriter for the Gap, Tiffany Maleshefsky, a technical writer for eWeek, and Kent German, a cell-phone reviewer from CNET, among others.
The audience included undergraduates in the Media Studies department, who seemed to be overwhelmed by the struggles that some of panelists had experienced on their road to success. There were also several faculty members and alumni in attendance.
For some of the alumni of the University of San Francisco Media Studies department, breaking into the journalism world has been a struggle. A number of these alums were back at USF on October 16th to talk about their experiences for the first annual Journalism Alumni Panel.
Toan Lam, a broadcast journalist who is currently working for KRON, stressed the important of building yourself when preparing to enter the journalism field. When asked if he thought that students were compromised by the lack of a journalism major at USF, Lam disagreed. Rather he said that USF is a good school for learning the theories of journalism and the lack of a structured major challengers the student to be more independent.
Lam, who originally wanted to be in print journalism rather than broadcast, had five internships during the four years he spent at USF. When the opportunity to work for the broadcast side appeared, Lam was well prepared from his time at USF.
Panel members and also USF alumni included: Vicky Nguyen, another broadcast journalist from Channel 11 (NBC), Myra Sandova who is a copywriter for the Gap, Tiffany Maleshefsky, a technical writer for eWeek, and Kent German, a cell-phone reviewer from CNET, among others.
The audience included undergraduates in the Media Studies department, who seemed to be overwhelmed by the struggles that some of panelists had experienced on their road to success. There were also several faculty members and alumni in attendance.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
The War Interview
For One Student, Military Service Means More.
James Williams had a full ride to Holy Names University for volleyball, but he turned it down in favor of potential military service. Williams chose the life of a student under the social pressures of military association over the often glamorized life of the student athlete. He turned down a full scholarship to a university so that he could attend University of San Francisco as a student in the ROTC department.
One might wonder why a young man would pay to attend a university that is dominated by anti-war sentiment, when he could have gone to college for free and played sports. For Williams, the military service comes first. “I think the worst thing people just continue to say to me is when they’ll ask ‘Are you in ROTC? Oh, I’m sorry,’ that’s the reaction I get,” Williams said. “No, I signed up for this. People think it’s a last choice, but personally I gave up a full ride. Volleyball was just something to pay for college, I really don’t like it.”
After graduation, Williams plans on commissioning into the army as a Chemical Officer, where he will specialize in chemical and nuclear warfare. He then will be in charge of teaching chemical and nuclear weaponry to soldiers.
Williams’s father retired in the army, and he has had a strong military presence growing up. “I always wanted to join the military, specifically the army. A lot of people told me to go the route of college, and become an officer rather than right out of high school and getting enlisted,” Williams said. Although being in the line of fire is something that he has though about before, he knows that when that day comes, he’ll be prepared. The camaraderie that he has experienced while in ROTC has been an encouraging step in his goal of becoming an officer in the United States Army.
James Williams had a full ride to Holy Names University for volleyball, but he turned it down in favor of potential military service. Williams chose the life of a student under the social pressures of military association over the often glamorized life of the student athlete. He turned down a full scholarship to a university so that he could attend University of San Francisco as a student in the ROTC department.
One might wonder why a young man would pay to attend a university that is dominated by anti-war sentiment, when he could have gone to college for free and played sports. For Williams, the military service comes first. “I think the worst thing people just continue to say to me is when they’ll ask ‘Are you in ROTC? Oh, I’m sorry,’ that’s the reaction I get,” Williams said. “No, I signed up for this. People think it’s a last choice, but personally I gave up a full ride. Volleyball was just something to pay for college, I really don’t like it.”
After graduation, Williams plans on commissioning into the army as a Chemical Officer, where he will specialize in chemical and nuclear warfare. He then will be in charge of teaching chemical and nuclear weaponry to soldiers.
Williams’s father retired in the army, and he has had a strong military presence growing up. “I always wanted to join the military, specifically the army. A lot of people told me to go the route of college, and become an officer rather than right out of high school and getting enlisted,” Williams said. Although being in the line of fire is something that he has though about before, he knows that when that day comes, he’ll be prepared. The camaraderie that he has experienced while in ROTC has been an encouraging step in his goal of becoming an officer in the United States Army.
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