1.It was very nerve wracking because it was my first time covering a story. All the professors seemed "ready for business" so it was intimidating to ask questions afterwords.
2. I attended November 29, 2010. It met at 12p.m. in the John Spotts room in the MSC in Huntington, W.Va.
3. I attended the Faculty Senate Executive Committee.
4. There were 11 faculty senate members and 14 visitors.
5. The entire ausience was 25 people.
6. The faculty senate voted three times.
7. The votes on two major issues: The discrimination policy and incompolete ploicy.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
I have a dream
August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a civil rights activist said, “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’"
King said, “one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.”
King spoke standing on the Lincoln Memorial steps to an audience of 200,000 civil rights supporters in Washington, D.C. King had previously led marches and non-violent protests to support the civil rights movement to give equality to African American citizens. He referenced the “Separate but Equal” law that was created in 1890.
King said, “five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.” The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by former President Abe Lincoln.
The crowd was extremely emotional after King’s heartfelt seventeen-minute-long speech. King is seen to be one of the most influential civil rights activists of our time. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character,” said King.
King said “this will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning: ‘my country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring!”
King said, “one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.”
King spoke standing on the Lincoln Memorial steps to an audience of 200,000 civil rights supporters in Washington, D.C. King had previously led marches and non-violent protests to support the civil rights movement to give equality to African American citizens. He referenced the “Separate but Equal” law that was created in 1890.
King said, “five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.” The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by former President Abe Lincoln.
The crowd was extremely emotional after King’s heartfelt seventeen-minute-long speech. King is seen to be one of the most influential civil rights activists of our time. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character,” said King.
King said “this will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning: ‘my country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring!”
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Dr. Arnold
A self-proclaimed grammarholic said, Tuesday, grammar use is extremely important in news writing but also in everyday life. He even joked that the dog is not going to “lay” down until it is said correctly.
Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications of 35 years, George T. Arnold said he hates jargon, slang, clichés, euphemisms and grammatical errors in writing. Arnold said, “I hate when people say ‘what was your name again?’ It’s George T. Arnold and it always has been.”
Arnold visited Marshall University to speak to a news writing class, and 15 people attended. He is known for his published book “The Media Writer’s Handbook.” The first edition was published in 1995. The sixth edition of this book will be out this year. “I realized that grammar and common mistakes were a problem for my students, and there was not a book, so I wrote the book for JMC 100,” said Arnold.
Arnold said using language that everyone will understand is important. “When you have not communicated people don’t understand what you are talking about,” said Arnold. He also said that redundancies and wordiness will be a constant struggle for writers.
Arnold attended Beckley College, Marshall University, and Ohio University. He has spent over 10 years in the professional journalism world, and started teaching at Marshall University in 1968. “I used to teach at this round table,” said Arnold.
In the new edition Arnold has added sections of Confessions of a Grammerholic, Jargon and Slang, I Don’t Want to Sound like a Vice President, Clichés and Redundancies and Euphemisms. Arnold said “when I got an email from my dentist after I had surgery telling me ‘I was pleased,’ I thought ‘what did I do to upset him?’” It’s the grammarholic in Arnold that keeps him publishing the book, and constantly adding and changing sections. Arnold said “find a new direction for yourself.”
Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications of 35 years, George T. Arnold said he hates jargon, slang, clichés, euphemisms and grammatical errors in writing. Arnold said, “I hate when people say ‘what was your name again?’ It’s George T. Arnold and it always has been.”
Arnold visited Marshall University to speak to a news writing class, and 15 people attended. He is known for his published book “The Media Writer’s Handbook.” The first edition was published in 1995. The sixth edition of this book will be out this year. “I realized that grammar and common mistakes were a problem for my students, and there was not a book, so I wrote the book for JMC 100,” said Arnold.
Arnold said using language that everyone will understand is important. “When you have not communicated people don’t understand what you are talking about,” said Arnold. He also said that redundancies and wordiness will be a constant struggle for writers.
Arnold attended Beckley College, Marshall University, and Ohio University. He has spent over 10 years in the professional journalism world, and started teaching at Marshall University in 1968. “I used to teach at this round table,” said Arnold.
In the new edition Arnold has added sections of Confessions of a Grammerholic, Jargon and Slang, I Don’t Want to Sound like a Vice President, Clichés and Redundancies and Euphemisms. Arnold said “when I got an email from my dentist after I had surgery telling me ‘I was pleased,’ I thought ‘what did I do to upset him?’” It’s the grammarholic in Arnold that keeps him publishing the book, and constantly adding and changing sections. Arnold said “find a new direction for yourself.”
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