You have no idea how excited I am. I have heard so many students say to me, "Who cares, it's just a wedding." But it's like saying, "who cares about sports, it's just game." This is so important for me to watch. I am planning on waking up at 5am to watch NBC's live coverage from London on the Royal wedding, but no one at Wittenberg is interested it seems. No one is talking about.
This is a prince marrying a "civilian" I guess you could say. So, why is this not exciting? I am looking forward to more of the media's coverage of the event. I am also looking forward on seeing Kate Middleton's dress. Yes, I'll admit, I sometimes watch for fassion. I wish I was in London for this. I always love being involved when there is news happening.
I also have been a long time fan of Prince Williams. I remember very fondly where I was when Princess Diana died, and I remember her funeral very well when I was 8 years old. I cannot believe Prince Williams is getting married in the same church. 14 years ago- he was walking behind princess Diana's coffin going down the streets of London.
Anyways, my question is: Why isn't there any Royal wedding themed things for entertainment? Lets get excited more!! This is real, not a fantasy! Just something to ponder about I guess?
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
My job hunt
So, I'm about to be a senior this fall. Oh my! I'm now getting nervous about being a senior. I'm excited that I will graduate, not excited about the college experience ending, but I am ready for a job at the same time.
I feel well prepared for a job. I've gotten a lot from my classes. But I honestly would like to know why our college education is not about practicial experience- and it's only on theory these days. Employers want students to have skills when they walk into the work field from practice not theory. So, why don't majors do a better job of giving students practicial real world experiences in the classroom? In some sense I believe vocational education is much better for students than theory based eduction.
These days, I have found if you want a career in journalism (esp in broadcast journalism), it no longer is about your course work you take anymore. It's about your internships and your experience you have done. Anderson Cooper from CNN never got a degree in journalism, and did a lot of internships to get to where he is at today. If you do those you will get far. I wish a college education was more on co-ops.
But anyways, I guess where I'm going with this, I may not be the best student in the classroom. I may have had a hard time getting the best grades. But in the end, I have a lot of journalism experience particulary in broadcast journalism. I did an internship at WCRS-FM, (a community/Paficica network station), WCMH-TV (NBC station), the Integrated Media Corps, and this summer at WSYX-TV/WTTE-TV (ABC/FOX stations). And, I feel like that is what is going to take me far in life are those experiences than the grades I got in the classroom. I'm not saying I don't care about my grades- because I do, and I wish I got better grades, and I worked to get decent grades. I have taken a lot from my courses. But what I'm trying to say, is that, I've taken a lot more from broadcasting internships than anything. I have taken things from my courses, particularly news writing, where I learned how to write for newspapers, but I learn more from internships and practicial experience.
I feel like I will be able to get a job in television after graduating with the amount of experience I have as a college student in television news.
I feel well prepared for a job. I've gotten a lot from my classes. But I honestly would like to know why our college education is not about practicial experience- and it's only on theory these days. Employers want students to have skills when they walk into the work field from practice not theory. So, why don't majors do a better job of giving students practicial real world experiences in the classroom? In some sense I believe vocational education is much better for students than theory based eduction.
These days, I have found if you want a career in journalism (esp in broadcast journalism), it no longer is about your course work you take anymore. It's about your internships and your experience you have done. Anderson Cooper from CNN never got a degree in journalism, and did a lot of internships to get to where he is at today. If you do those you will get far. I wish a college education was more on co-ops.
But anyways, I guess where I'm going with this, I may not be the best student in the classroom. I may have had a hard time getting the best grades. But in the end, I have a lot of journalism experience particulary in broadcast journalism. I did an internship at WCRS-FM, (a community/Paficica network station), WCMH-TV (NBC station), the Integrated Media Corps, and this summer at WSYX-TV/WTTE-TV (ABC/FOX stations). And, I feel like that is what is going to take me far in life are those experiences than the grades I got in the classroom. I'm not saying I don't care about my grades- because I do, and I wish I got better grades, and I worked to get decent grades. I have taken a lot from my courses. But what I'm trying to say, is that, I've taken a lot more from broadcasting internships than anything. I have taken things from my courses, particularly news writing, where I learned how to write for newspapers, but I learn more from internships and practicial experience.
I feel like I will be able to get a job in television after graduating with the amount of experience I have as a college student in television news.
What I love about Wittenberg
Oh Wittenberg. I am proud to call this place my home. I remember touring this campus when I was a senior in high school. I was a bit nervous about where my life would go. I was nervous about completeing college. I am now three years into it.
This is the friendliest campus in the world. I have walked on campuses like The Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio Wesylean University, but no one is as friendly as this campus could ever be. It's hard for me to say what I love about Wittenberg honestly. I really enjoy being able to meet a lot of people here. If I were at a larger school, I think it would be hard to make friends, and obtain leadership positions. Not sure if I would get that at a larger school. I would also not get to know my professors at a larger school as I am now. I obviously have lot of passion for my fraternity and College Democrats. I also enjoy when I don't feel overwhelmed writing for the Torch, and doing my radio show at WUSO.
I think what I most love about Witt- is how pretty the campus is. I think that drew me to Wittenberg. Has anyone thought about that? I also feel like this is a campus where you can do whatever you want if you work towards your goals. I have not seen that anywhere else. You want to go into film- you can do that at Witt. The professors will spend endless time with you in their office if you need help on a particular project. You will not find this much access to the professors at a large school.
Wittenberg is a fun place and you can make the experience you want it to be!
This is the friendliest campus in the world. I have walked on campuses like The Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio Wesylean University, but no one is as friendly as this campus could ever be. It's hard for me to say what I love about Wittenberg honestly. I really enjoy being able to meet a lot of people here. If I were at a larger school, I think it would be hard to make friends, and obtain leadership positions. Not sure if I would get that at a larger school. I would also not get to know my professors at a larger school as I am now. I obviously have lot of passion for my fraternity and College Democrats. I also enjoy when I don't feel overwhelmed writing for the Torch, and doing my radio show at WUSO.
I think what I most love about Witt- is how pretty the campus is. I think that drew me to Wittenberg. Has anyone thought about that? I also feel like this is a campus where you can do whatever you want if you work towards your goals. I have not seen that anywhere else. You want to go into film- you can do that at Witt. The professors will spend endless time with you in their office if you need help on a particular project. You will not find this much access to the professors at a large school.
Wittenberg is a fun place and you can make the experience you want it to be!
Tornado warning
This morning I woke up, and finished homework from last night. I was running late to my class. But as I was leaving I got a text alert saying, "Tornado Warning in Clark County" head to the lowest possible ground. I wasn't sure if I should go to my class at 10:20 or actually follow the text. Knowing that I actually do care about my life, I headed to lower grounds, and realized that missing class in this situation is okay if class was still on.
I've heard people at Wittenberg talk about how we have a bad way of handeling tornado warnings. I'm not sure why students think this. If there is a tornado just go to the lower ground. That's all there is to it...why does there need to be a system in place to make that happen. You are an adult, you know what to do. This isn't the 1st grade.
Tornado warnings are no joke. If there is a tornado, it must be taken seriously. I understand people believe the chances of a tornado hitting are slim, which is true. Although, the events that have happened in the last week, where over 70 people have been killed by tornados, is a scary situation for someone to consider a joke. Those people in the south, didn't think it would happen to them either but it did. It destroyed lives, it destroyed people's homes. It is better to go to lower shelter than to be sorry about it later.
I've heard people at Wittenberg talk about how we have a bad way of handeling tornado warnings. I'm not sure why students think this. If there is a tornado just go to the lower ground. That's all there is to it...why does there need to be a system in place to make that happen. You are an adult, you know what to do. This isn't the 1st grade.
Tornado warnings are no joke. If there is a tornado, it must be taken seriously. I understand people believe the chances of a tornado hitting are slim, which is true. Although, the events that have happened in the last week, where over 70 people have been killed by tornados, is a scary situation for someone to consider a joke. Those people in the south, didn't think it would happen to them either but it did. It destroyed lives, it destroyed people's homes. It is better to go to lower shelter than to be sorry about it later.
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