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| Takena Hall |
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| Jessica Van Beek sits above the bookstore courtyard, before class, enjoying a cup of jo before class. |
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| Melissa Byres takes her history seriously.... even with a camera in her face. |
Friday, May 25, 2012
JN 134: Free Shoot
By: Michael Rivera
Monday, May 21, 2012
SLC Update for May 21-25
By: Michael Rivera
Staff Videographer/Contributing Writer
This is your update on the LBCC Student Life and Leadership (SLC) issues and events of May 21st to May 25th:
There will be a KONY 2012 Documentary Discussion in the Forum Auditorium on Tuesday, May 21st. The first half of the event will be watching a documentary of the “Invisible Children” movement, to stop a child slavery by the hand of Joseph Kony, leader of the “Lord’s Resistance Army” (LRA). The second half will be open for comments or critiques of the documentary. This event will be run by legislative affairs director Eric Knoll and publicity coordinator Laura Kramer.
In this week’s SLC weekly meeting, the student government will meet with LBCC President Greg Hamann, as a part of a monthly update on past and future activities going on around campus. Also, the SLC committee will be presenting a plan to revise the SLC bylaws that will directly influence the committee. For more information, this meeting will be Wednesday, May 23rd, in the SLC Office.
There is a position open in student government. SLC is currently taking applications for event coordinator for the 2012-2013 school year. Applications can be found online or picked up from the SLC office. Responsibilities will include working with the a team to plan and work events happening around the campus. Applications are due Friday, May 25th, at the SLC Office.
Questions or Concerns? Stop by your SLC Office at Forum 122 to ask questions.
Staff Videographer/Contributing Writer
This is your update on the LBCC Student Life and Leadership (SLC) issues and events of May 21st to May 25th:
There will be a KONY 2012 Documentary Discussion in the Forum Auditorium on Tuesday, May 21st. The first half of the event will be watching a documentary of the “Invisible Children” movement, to stop a child slavery by the hand of Joseph Kony, leader of the “Lord’s Resistance Army” (LRA). The second half will be open for comments or critiques of the documentary. This event will be run by legislative affairs director Eric Knoll and publicity coordinator Laura Kramer.
In this week’s SLC weekly meeting, the student government will meet with LBCC President Greg Hamann, as a part of a monthly update on past and future activities going on around campus. Also, the SLC committee will be presenting a plan to revise the SLC bylaws that will directly influence the committee. For more information, this meeting will be Wednesday, May 23rd, in the SLC Office.
There is a position open in student government. SLC is currently taking applications for event coordinator for the 2012-2013 school year. Applications can be found online or picked up from the SLC office. Responsibilities will include working with the a team to plan and work events happening around the campus. Applications are due Friday, May 25th, at the SLC Office.
Questions or Concerns? Stop by your SLC Office at Forum 122 to ask questions.
JN 134: Herb Ritts
Herb Ritts was born on Aug. 15th, 1952 in Los Angeles, CA. His father Herb Ritts Sr., r was an entrepreneur, owning his own furniture business. Herb studied economics and art history at Bard College on the East Coast, before returning to help his father’s furniture business. Along the way, Ritts found his interest in photography, which would lead to an amazing career and change the scope of photography forever.
His photos gained recognition around the early ‘80s. He was known for his black and white style of photography and how he shapes people like greek sculptures. Ritts became good friends with Richard Gere and decided to take some practice photos of him in front of an old school Chrysler in an auto shop. This photos blew up, sending Richard to do “American Gigolo” and gaining Herb notoriety for his photos in the Fashion business.
He is said to have revolutionized fashion photography, pave the way for tasteful nude photos, and the “maker of sex symbols”. His provocative photography started what we see today, in the fashion business, as pushing the edge.He one of the first photographers who was very open to the idea of photographing gay men and pioneered the photos of two men.
Ritts was great for getting actors and actress to pose for him, which fueled his career in commercial photography, but ultimately, helped their career. Having Herb Ritts shoot for you was like a self-made resume book for these hungry stars.
As I did my research, Herb Ritts, almost exclusively, photographed Cindy Crawford. He was the guy who put her on the map and he used her in many different portraits. They had a unique photographer-to-model connection.
Ritts worked for many magazines, such as “Interview, Esquire, Mademoiselle, Glamour, GQ, Newsweek, Harper's Bazaar, Rolling Stone, Time, Vogue, Allure, Vanity Fair, Details, and Elle” according to his website.
According to Wikipedia, Ritts has photographed “Diana Ross, Christopher Reeve, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears,Madonna, Mariah Carey, Michael Jordan, Dalai Lama, Mikhail Gorbachev, Francesco Clemente, George Clooney, Cher, Mel Gibson, Elizabeth Taylor, Brad Pitt, Ronald Reagan, Julia Roberts,Steven Hawking, Nicole Kidman Edward Norton, Tom Cruise, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dizzy Gillespie, Elton John, Annette Benning, Antonio Banderas, Richard Gere, Jack Nicholson, Cindy Crawford, and many other”.
Herb Ritts was HIV positive and died December 26, 2002 of what some people say was HIV-related, but close friends say was of pneumonia.
His photos gained recognition around the early ‘80s. He was known for his black and white style of photography and how he shapes people like greek sculptures. Ritts became good friends with Richard Gere and decided to take some practice photos of him in front of an old school Chrysler in an auto shop. This photos blew up, sending Richard to do “American Gigolo” and gaining Herb notoriety for his photos in the Fashion business.
He is said to have revolutionized fashion photography, pave the way for tasteful nude photos, and the “maker of sex symbols”. His provocative photography started what we see today, in the fashion business, as pushing the edge.He one of the first photographers who was very open to the idea of photographing gay men and pioneered the photos of two men.
Ritts was great for getting actors and actress to pose for him, which fueled his career in commercial photography, but ultimately, helped their career. Having Herb Ritts shoot for you was like a self-made resume book for these hungry stars.
As I did my research, Herb Ritts, almost exclusively, photographed Cindy Crawford. He was the guy who put her on the map and he used her in many different portraits. They had a unique photographer-to-model connection.
Ritts worked for many magazines, such as “Interview, Esquire, Mademoiselle, Glamour, GQ, Newsweek, Harper's Bazaar, Rolling Stone, Time, Vogue, Allure, Vanity Fair, Details, and Elle” according to his website.
According to Wikipedia, Ritts has photographed “Diana Ross, Christopher Reeve, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears,Madonna, Mariah Carey, Michael Jordan, Dalai Lama, Mikhail Gorbachev, Francesco Clemente, George Clooney, Cher, Mel Gibson, Elizabeth Taylor, Brad Pitt, Ronald Reagan, Julia Roberts,Steven Hawking, Nicole Kidman Edward Norton, Tom Cruise, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dizzy Gillespie, Elton John, Annette Benning, Antonio Banderas, Richard Gere, Jack Nicholson, Cindy Crawford, and many other”.
Herb Ritts was HIV positive and died December 26, 2002 of what some people say was HIV-related, but close friends say was of pneumonia.
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| Ritts changed the perception on nude photos, saying they aren't all pornographic. |
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| Claim to Fame: Richard Gere |
Friday, May 18, 2012
Paying Debts of Enrichment: Dale Stowell
By: Michael Rivera
Staff Videographer/Contributing Writer
To Stowell, LBCC is more than just a job; its a passionate pursuit to help students succeed.
In December 2011, Dale Stowell was hired to be executive director of the Office of College Advancement LBCC. Stowell’s responsibilities include public relations dealing with students and faculty, a public information officer and helping the college fundraising movements.
“Dale is a very even-natured person; even though he is incredibly busy, he never seems rushed,” says Donna Mainord, systems coordinator for the College Advancement Office.
Recently, Donna was laid off from the Periwinkle Child Development Center. She was kept on the preferred hiring list with the college and was asked to work with Stowell.
“I jumped right on the opportunity. In the 3-4 months I’ve been working with Dale, I’ve learned he is a good listener and asks even better questions,” says Mainord.”
Joe Sherlock, from the Office of Marketing, recalls meeting Dale at several marketing and public relation conferences in Tacoma, WA. After sitting down with him at a lunch break, Sherlock informed Stowell of a job opportunity.
“I had told him my boss was retiring and the college was looking for a replacement. I had no idea he was from the area beforehand. I feel like it is karma that brought him back to LBCC,” says Sherlock, “He’s a smart guy who is good at balancing big ideas with the small ones. That kind of person is hard to find.”
Stowell grew up and graduated high school in Philomath, OR. He came to LBCC, having no idea of how to do college. With the help of Jenny Spiker, a former Journalism advisor, Stowell found his focus, group of friend and network through the Commuter.
Stowell went on to graduate from Portland State University with an English Degree. He, then, headed to work at the Lebanon Express, a place he had interned while at LBCC. He worked there for 8 months as their sports editor before moving to the Albany Democrat-Herald, where he spent another year and a half in sports.
After the Democrat-Herald, Stowell moved to the Woodburn Independent, covering both news and sports. After being there for a year and a half, the editor ended up leaving. Taking over the reigns, Dale says this was his first step toward leadership.
“Even though I was the Editor, I was still writing news stories, columns, taking photos, and doing sports. Back then, it was only a 5 person news team,” says Stowell.
After 4 years of being the editor, Dale felt that the job became repetitive; he developed a feeling of an annual routine, covering the same events. He didn’t feel a passion to become a publisher. Stowell felt like moving into public relations.
“It occurred to me that if I became a PR guy, I could pick what I could do, such as missions or higher education,” says Stowell.
His next stop was the media relations and publication manager at St. Joseph’s Medical Center, where his mission was to help the poor. At the time, the hospital was struggling with funds. He worked on a four page publication of stories and photos for the hospitals marketing. Before his time had expired at St. Joseph, Stowell says that the hospital was generating over a million dollars in support.
“It was a great success, working with Sarah Long, by taking a very systematic approach to the hospitals marketing,” says Stowell.
After St. Joseph, Dale became the communications and media relations manager for a year and a half before stepping into the role of director at Pierce College. This was his longest stint with an organization, working there for 12 years.
“I really enjoyed the people at that college. I felt involved in a movement that helped community colleges. It wasn’t just Pierce, but a state-wide movement.”
After what he calls “philosophical differences” with the chancellor of Pierce College, Dale moved to Tacoma Community College; Pierce’s biggest competitor. He spent 5 years creating a program for media relations and college advancement during a time of historically high enrollment and fundraising.
“The leadership, there, was very open and honest that was very reward-based. Even if you didn’t have good news, you were rewarded for your openness,” says Stowell.
Now with LBCC, Stowell has come back to his home. To him, he credits LBCC to all his successful ventures.
“I was born at the right time. Without LBCC, I wouldn’t have had the option or opportunities to be myself. People here, routinely, saw more in me than I did in myself. I never thought about being leader until I was pushed to,” says Stowell.
Summing up Dale Stowell is hard to do. His peers view him as an intelligent, hard-working man; but that doesn’t define him or his role at LBCC. It is his passion to do so.
“Many people look at debt as a bad thing. Sometimes, there are debts worth having. I feel I owe something to this college. Why? It has filled my life with additional enrichment,” says Stowell.
Stowell and his partner, Liz, have an 18 year old son, Hunter, who will be attending LBCC next year.
In December 2011, Dale Stowell was hired to be executive director of the Office of College Advancement LBCC. Stowell’s responsibilities include public relations dealing with students and faculty, a public information officer and helping the college fundraising movements.
“Dale is a very even-natured person; even though he is incredibly busy, he never seems rushed,” says Donna Mainord, systems coordinator for the College Advancement Office.
Recently, Donna was laid off from the Periwinkle Child Development Center. She was kept on the preferred hiring list with the college and was asked to work with Stowell.
“I jumped right on the opportunity. In the 3-4 months I’ve been working with Dale, I’ve learned he is a good listener and asks even better questions,” says Mainord.”
Joe Sherlock, from the Office of Marketing, recalls meeting Dale at several marketing and public relation conferences in Tacoma, WA. After sitting down with him at a lunch break, Sherlock informed Stowell of a job opportunity.
“I had told him my boss was retiring and the college was looking for a replacement. I had no idea he was from the area beforehand. I feel like it is karma that brought him back to LBCC,” says Sherlock, “He’s a smart guy who is good at balancing big ideas with the small ones. That kind of person is hard to find.”
Stowell grew up and graduated high school in Philomath, OR. He came to LBCC, having no idea of how to do college. With the help of Jenny Spiker, a former Journalism advisor, Stowell found his focus, group of friend and network through the Commuter.
Stowell went on to graduate from Portland State University with an English Degree. He, then, headed to work at the Lebanon Express, a place he had interned while at LBCC. He worked there for 8 months as their sports editor before moving to the Albany Democrat-Herald, where he spent another year and a half in sports.
After the Democrat-Herald, Stowell moved to the Woodburn Independent, covering both news and sports. After being there for a year and a half, the editor ended up leaving. Taking over the reigns, Dale says this was his first step toward leadership.
“Even though I was the Editor, I was still writing news stories, columns, taking photos, and doing sports. Back then, it was only a 5 person news team,” says Stowell.
After 4 years of being the editor, Dale felt that the job became repetitive; he developed a feeling of an annual routine, covering the same events. He didn’t feel a passion to become a publisher. Stowell felt like moving into public relations.
“It occurred to me that if I became a PR guy, I could pick what I could do, such as missions or higher education,” says Stowell.
His next stop was the media relations and publication manager at St. Joseph’s Medical Center, where his mission was to help the poor. At the time, the hospital was struggling with funds. He worked on a four page publication of stories and photos for the hospitals marketing. Before his time had expired at St. Joseph, Stowell says that the hospital was generating over a million dollars in support.
“It was a great success, working with Sarah Long, by taking a very systematic approach to the hospitals marketing,” says Stowell.
After St. Joseph, Dale became the communications and media relations manager for a year and a half before stepping into the role of director at Pierce College. This was his longest stint with an organization, working there for 12 years.
“I really enjoyed the people at that college. I felt involved in a movement that helped community colleges. It wasn’t just Pierce, but a state-wide movement.”
After what he calls “philosophical differences” with the chancellor of Pierce College, Dale moved to Tacoma Community College; Pierce’s biggest competitor. He spent 5 years creating a program for media relations and college advancement during a time of historically high enrollment and fundraising.
“The leadership, there, was very open and honest that was very reward-based. Even if you didn’t have good news, you were rewarded for your openness,” says Stowell.
Now with LBCC, Stowell has come back to his home. To him, he credits LBCC to all his successful ventures.
“I was born at the right time. Without LBCC, I wouldn’t have had the option or opportunities to be myself. People here, routinely, saw more in me than I did in myself. I never thought about being leader until I was pushed to,” says Stowell.
Summing up Dale Stowell is hard to do. His peers view him as an intelligent, hard-working man; but that doesn’t define him or his role at LBCC. It is his passion to do so.
“Many people look at debt as a bad thing. Sometimes, there are debts worth having. I feel I owe something to this college. Why? It has filled my life with additional enrichment,” says Stowell.
Stowell and his partner, Liz, have an 18 year old son, Hunter, who will be attending LBCC next year.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Miss Oregon at Health and Safety Fair
By: Michael Rivera
Staff Videographer/Contributing Writer
The LBCC Commuter
Between sweet motorcycles, Oregon royalty and drug-sniffing police dogs, LBCC was the place to be.
The Health and Safety Fair, coinciding with“Spring Fling”, took place on the LBCC campus on Wednesday, May 8th, as the a number of community members gathered in the courtyard to promote safety to students and faculty. The event was organized by the LBCC Student Life & Leadership, Food Services, and Safety & Loss Prevention.
The event was graced with the presence of 2011 Miss Oregon, Caroline McGowan, who believes that supporting such events is very important to being the pageant queen. Many students were excited as she walked around campus, touring the different booths, talking with eager students and signing autographs. Her unwavering smile and elegance brought many people to attend the event.
“I was asked by the student body president (Amanda McGowan) to make come and bring support to the Safety Fair. As Miss Oregon, I am all for supporting events important on behalf of the state,” says McGowan.
Campus groups such as the Nursing program, had a chance to represent themselves to promote health and gain prospective students. Going with the “Spring Fling”, many clubs had a chance to gain notoriety.
“‘Spring Fling’ is an chance for clubs to put themselves out there. It just happened to fall on the same day as the Health and Safety Fair. We reserved about 25 tables every year and 18 or more were filled,” says Eric Noll, Legislative Affairs Director for Student Government.
With the help of Student Life and the Security team, the event showed many people who wanted to bring awareness as to why it was important to be safe. The event was packed with students, as the sunshine brought many people to the courtyard.
The Albany Police Department was represented by Officer Aaron Davis with his drug dog. He showed how obedient and smart the dog was and how it helps with police work.
Booths around the Albany community, such as Health Services, were in attendance, as well.
Staff Videographer/Contributing Writer
The LBCC Commuter
The Health and Safety Fair, coinciding with“Spring Fling”, took place on the LBCC campus on Wednesday, May 8th, as the a number of community members gathered in the courtyard to promote safety to students and faculty. The event was organized by the LBCC Student Life & Leadership, Food Services, and Safety & Loss Prevention.
The event was graced with the presence of 2011 Miss Oregon, Caroline McGowan, who believes that supporting such events is very important to being the pageant queen. Many students were excited as she walked around campus, touring the different booths, talking with eager students and signing autographs. Her unwavering smile and elegance brought many people to attend the event.
“I was asked by the student body president (Amanda McGowan) to make come and bring support to the Safety Fair. As Miss Oregon, I am all for supporting events important on behalf of the state,” says McGowan.
Campus groups such as the Nursing program, had a chance to represent themselves to promote health and gain prospective students. Going with the “Spring Fling”, many clubs had a chance to gain notoriety.
“‘Spring Fling’ is an chance for clubs to put themselves out there. It just happened to fall on the same day as the Health and Safety Fair. We reserved about 25 tables every year and 18 or more were filled,” says Eric Noll, Legislative Affairs Director for Student Government.
With the help of Student Life and the Security team, the event showed many people who wanted to bring awareness as to why it was important to be safe. The event was packed with students, as the sunshine brought many people to the courtyard.
The Albany Police Department was represented by Officer Aaron Davis with his drug dog. He showed how obedient and smart the dog was and how it helps with police work.
Booths around the Albany community, such as Health Services, were in attendance, as well.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Promoting Your Own Brand: How Social Media is Necessary for All Newspapers Today.
By: Michael Rivera
Staff Videographer/Contributing Writer
The LBCC Commuter
Time is money in the news business; therefore, young journalist are learning how to take people’s time using social media. Social media has undoubtedly changed the journalism business; now, it getting newspapers around the world to converge and pioneer their own success via the web.
Alex McDougall, Social Media Coordinator/Photographer for the Oregon Daily Emerald (University of Oregon's student newspaper), spoke of the importance of social media outlets in student newspapers. He explained how to properly use these mediums, since not always they are effective.
“You need to figure out how to use Twitter and Facebook to help promote your newspapers and your own brand,” says McDougall.
McDougall spoke at one of the three concurrent seminars held by the ONPA Fair on the LBCC campus, on May 11th. With over 90 students and faculty from all around Oregon in attendance, the event was packed with much information to help and encourage the new journalist into continuing down that path.
McDougall explained an interesting concept that his web designer constructed; taking Instagram photos that were geotagged within three kilometers of the University of Oregon campus and posting them on a separate website for the students to access. It is called "The Garage" on the Daily Emerald's website.
“This doesn’t break copyright laws since people have to physically make the decision to geotag themselves in a picture,” says McDougall.
He described the use of Twitter in several different ways: news aggregator, sources & stories, networking tools and building your resume in 140 characters.
“Be picky; don’t want to follow a bunch of your friends who tweet irrelevant information. Follow things, such as breaking news, national news, local news, and magazines. This is so you have interesting content, which you can curate,” says McDougall.
Since its creation, Twitter has become a necessity in the journalism world. It comes with the ability to post information with short, concise statement to catch the reader’s attention and to promoting information that will help all the people in your network.
“Ask yourself if you would follow yourself on Twitter and you’ll see if your account is successful. Talk to your readers, community members; this is all tied in with promoting yourself,” says McDougall.
McDougall stressed the need to use bit.ly links, in order to track the following of your links. Bit.ly is a website created to take links you find and convert them with a tracking system. So every time someone clicks that link, it registers and keeps a record for you. Ultimately, this helps the journalist see what their readers are interested in.
“Know when your audience is on Twitter. It’s all about the immediacy of the information,” says McDougall.
McDougall briefly mention Facebook and blogging as a means to promote “your brand without spamming.” He spent less time talking about Facebook, since it was more based on the individual. He did mention the use of Stumbleupon as a way to increase views of photo stories.
“Use contest on Facebook to bring in more views. Stuff that has blogs that cover information that has happened today also works, as well,” says McDougall.
Most people think that being a journalist means that these social media sites are just be strictly professional. McDougall argues that it will this could get boring to the viewers. Thus, he ended with advice to young journalist to be themselves.
“Let your personality come through on your online resume. Tweet, Facebook, or blog about things you doing in college, not just your work,” says McDougall.
Staff Videographer/Contributing Writer
The LBCC Commuter
Time is money in the news business; therefore, young journalist are learning how to take people’s time using social media. Social media has undoubtedly changed the journalism business; now, it getting newspapers around the world to converge and pioneer their own success via the web.
Alex McDougall, Social Media Coordinator/Photographer for the Oregon Daily Emerald (University of Oregon's student newspaper), spoke of the importance of social media outlets in student newspapers. He explained how to properly use these mediums, since not always they are effective.
“You need to figure out how to use Twitter and Facebook to help promote your newspapers and your own brand,” says McDougall.
McDougall spoke at one of the three concurrent seminars held by the ONPA Fair on the LBCC campus, on May 11th. With over 90 students and faculty from all around Oregon in attendance, the event was packed with much information to help and encourage the new journalist into continuing down that path.
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| Alex McDougall |
“This doesn’t break copyright laws since people have to physically make the decision to geotag themselves in a picture,” says McDougall.
He described the use of Twitter in several different ways: news aggregator, sources & stories, networking tools and building your resume in 140 characters.
“Be picky; don’t want to follow a bunch of your friends who tweet irrelevant information. Follow things, such as breaking news, national news, local news, and magazines. This is so you have interesting content, which you can curate,” says McDougall.
Since its creation, Twitter has become a necessity in the journalism world. It comes with the ability to post information with short, concise statement to catch the reader’s attention and to promoting information that will help all the people in your network.
“Ask yourself if you would follow yourself on Twitter and you’ll see if your account is successful. Talk to your readers, community members; this is all tied in with promoting yourself,” says McDougall.
McDougall stressed the need to use bit.ly links, in order to track the following of your links. Bit.ly is a website created to take links you find and convert them with a tracking system. So every time someone clicks that link, it registers and keeps a record for you. Ultimately, this helps the journalist see what their readers are interested in.
“Know when your audience is on Twitter. It’s all about the immediacy of the information,” says McDougall.
McDougall briefly mention Facebook and blogging as a means to promote “your brand without spamming.” He spent less time talking about Facebook, since it was more based on the individual. He did mention the use of Stumbleupon as a way to increase views of photo stories.
“Use contest on Facebook to bring in more views. Stuff that has blogs that cover information that has happened today also works, as well,” says McDougall.
Most people think that being a journalist means that these social media sites are just be strictly professional. McDougall argues that it will this could get boring to the viewers. Thus, he ended with advice to young journalist to be themselves.
“Let your personality come through on your online resume. Tweet, Facebook, or blog about things you doing in college, not just your work,” says McDougall.
Friday, May 11, 2012
JN 134: Neighborhood Photos
By: Michael Rivera
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| Reser Stadium, a place of pride for many OSU Beaver fans. |
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| The beautiful 2011 Miss Oregon, Caroline McGowan, shows off her elegance while promoting heath and safety on campus. |
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| Don't think you'll get away with it. Officer Davis informs the student of what it is like to be an officer. |
This probably was the most fun I've had doing my photos. I got a chance to take shots of 2011 Miss Oregon, Caroline McGowan, who is an amazing person. It was so interesting to find that she is just 21 and will be going back to school come the end of her time. For my landmark photo, I was driving by Reser Stadium and abruptly stopped when I saw the giant football in front of the massive football field. I remember hopping out of my truck with my camera, parked in the bike lane. Sometimes, the photo is just perfect for you at the moment, so you can't waste it. Lastly, for my news story I chose to photograph Officer Aaron Davis of the Albany Police Department, educating students about drug-sniffing dogs and how they are very well trained. This was part of the Health and Safety Fair.
Friday, May 4, 2012
The Stowell Initiative
By: Michael Rivera
Videographer/Contributing Writer
The LBCC Commuter
There will be serious changes to LBCC in the next couple years; changes that will help current and prospective students.
Dale Stowell spoke to LBCC Journalism students about initiatives, in motion, that will deal with adding a Grant Manager and overhauling our website, in order to help increase funding for the community college and help add a more personal experience with the online web access.
Endowment funds here at LBCC are major contribution that help LBCC Development Programs. Endowments are funds given by a donor in the form of scholarships for college advancement. Currently, all our endowments are handled by Edward-Jones Investing.
Stowell, Executive Director of Institutional Advancement, has been working with community colleges for the past 18 years of his career. Before coming to LBCC three months ago, he worked at Tacoma Community College for 5 years. Based on his experience, Stowell feels that he these initiatives are necessary to help LBCC increase funds so tuition can go down.
"OSU just wrapped up a $1 billion campaign for funding. So far, LBCC has $2.3 million in endowed funds. It's how we build momentum to make more money in 3 years, so tuition doesn't increase," says Stowell.
According to the Commuter, the tuition will increase to $5 a credit, starting the summer term. Stowell says that there the stress shouldn't be put on the students.
"In my time at LBCC, tuition covered 28% of funding to the college. Now, tuition covers 50%," says Stowell.
Stowell grew up in Philomath, Oregon. After graduating high school, Stowell attended LBCC on what he calls "luck." He finished an English Degree at Portland State University, while playing in a band called "Rigamaroll". He holds LBCC University in very high regard.
"This is very personal to me. What matters is relationships. I never knew anything about college; I thought you just showed up. My parents never went to college, so I didn't know."
LBCC helped Stowell get through the process, even though he didn't know what he wanted to do. Jenny Spiker, former Journalism Advisor, had talked at Philomath High School. Giving him a direction, Stowell became a Journalism student, where he developed relationships that, ultimately, got him through college.
"Looking at the student completion rate, kids with connections with others on campus are more likely to be successful because people are counting on you."
Videographer/Contributing Writer
The LBCC Commuter
There will be serious changes to LBCC in the next couple years; changes that will help current and prospective students.
Dale Stowell spoke to LBCC Journalism students about initiatives, in motion, that will deal with adding a Grant Manager and overhauling our website, in order to help increase funding for the community college and help add a more personal experience with the online web access.
Endowment funds here at LBCC are major contribution that help LBCC Development Programs. Endowments are funds given by a donor in the form of scholarships for college advancement. Currently, all our endowments are handled by Edward-Jones Investing.
Stowell, Executive Director of Institutional Advancement, has been working with community colleges for the past 18 years of his career. Before coming to LBCC three months ago, he worked at Tacoma Community College for 5 years. Based on his experience, Stowell feels that he these initiatives are necessary to help LBCC increase funds so tuition can go down.
"OSU just wrapped up a $1 billion campaign for funding. So far, LBCC has $2.3 million in endowed funds. It's how we build momentum to make more money in 3 years, so tuition doesn't increase," says Stowell.
According to the Commuter, the tuition will increase to $5 a credit, starting the summer term. Stowell says that there the stress shouldn't be put on the students.
"In my time at LBCC, tuition covered 28% of funding to the college. Now, tuition covers 50%," says Stowell.
Stowell grew up in Philomath, Oregon. After graduating high school, Stowell attended LBCC on what he calls "luck." He finished an English Degree at Portland State University, while playing in a band called "Rigamaroll". He holds LBCC University in very high regard.
"This is very personal to me. What matters is relationships. I never knew anything about college; I thought you just showed up. My parents never went to college, so I didn't know."
LBCC helped Stowell get through the process, even though he didn't know what he wanted to do. Jenny Spiker, former Journalism Advisor, had talked at Philomath High School. Giving him a direction, Stowell became a Journalism student, where he developed relationships that, ultimately, got him through college.
"Looking at the student completion rate, kids with connections with others on campus are more likely to be successful because people are counting on you."
Thursday, May 3, 2012
JN 134: News Story
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| The ROV Club hosted a bratwurst lunch in the LBCC Courtyard to help fund their trip to Florida. This was from the help of LBCC's Student Life and Leadership and Food Services. |
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| The ROV team is building an underwater robot to hit first place this year. Last year, they placed 3rd, beating Purdue and MIT. |
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| Above, Daniel Takamori works hard for the fundraisers for the club's Florida Trip. "We're just trying to make enough money to get our group out to Florida," says Daniel Takamori. |
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