Anecdotal Ledes

 "My greatest joy in life, is seeing my family grow," said Peggy Calabro, "But my greatest fear is leaving this earth before I'll get to see it."

1. What have you always wanted to do but never got the chance?
I have always wanted to go back to college and get a degree. I went for 2 years and dropped out when your grandfather got relocated to the other side of the country. I have always regretted not going back.

2. What's your greatest achievement thus far?
My family. They are the greatest thing I have done. Being able to see out family grow and prosper brings me the greatest joy in life.

3. Why did you decide to become a teacher later in life?
After my children were born and raised, I came to realize the joy I felt from teaching young children. Your father was actually the one who said to me "mom why don't you be a teacher, I learn more from you everyday then I do from my teacher." i was always involved in the kids schools and volunteered over 3 times a week regularly. So after all the kids graduated high school I decided to try it out and became a kindergarten teacher, and fell in love with it. It's my way of staying young and fillin my life with joy.

4. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
In 5 years I hope to be living a healthy and fulfilling life. To me, having my family, friends, and faith surrounding me, makes my life worth living. If I'm doing the same thing in 5 years I would be very lucky.

5. What is your greatest fear? Has it changed over time?
My deepest fear is that I will leave this earth, before getting to see all my grandkids get married and meet their children. I don't want to miss any aspect of my families lives. Thats the only thing I fear, and something I have always feared since I had children. I think I will always worry about my family.

Active vs. Passive Voice

Active vs. passive

Would you change the following sentences? If not, why not? Rewrite those that need clarification.

1. Rubber coated bullets were fired into the crowd by police in riot gear.

Police in riot gear fired rubber-coated bullets into the crowd. 

2. Later in the day, the employees were informed of the layoffs by the boss himself.

The boss informed the employees of the layoffs. 

3. With five seconds left, a three-point shot was missed by LeBron James.

Lebron James missed a three-point shot with five seconds left.

4. Participants in the survey were asked about their changes in political affiliation.

good

5. Tall buildings and mountain roads were avoided by Raoul because he had such a fear of heights.

 Raoul avoided the tall buildings and mountain roads because of his fear of heights.

6. The bill is being considered by the Legislature.

 The Legislature is considering the bill. 

7. The tiny island has been destroyed by the earthquake.

 The earthquake destroyed the tiny island. 

8. The class is reading the book.

good

9. An experimental operation was performed at the hospital yesterday.

The hospital preformed an experimental operation yesterday.

10. The wheat field was covered by debris from the downed airliner.

Debris from the airline covered the wheat field.

5 interview questions

1. What have you always wanted to do but never got the chance?
I have always wanted to go back to college and get a degree. I went for 2 years and dropped out when your grandfather got relocated to the other side of the country. I have always regretted not going back.

2. What's your greatest achivrment thus far?
My family. They are the greatest thing I have done. Being able to see out family grow and prosper brings me tw greatest joy in life.

3. Why did you decide to become a teacher later in life?
After my children were born and raised, I came to realize the joy I felt from teaching young children. Your father was actually the one who said to me "mom why don't you be a teacher, I learn more from you everyday then I do from my teacher." i was always involved in the kids schools and volunteered over 3 times a week regularly. So after all the kids graduated high school I decided to try it out and became a kindergarten teacher, and fell in love with it. It's my way of staying young and fillin my life with joy.

4. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
In 5 years I hope to be living a healthy and fulfilling life. To me, having my family, friends, and faith surrounding me, makes my life worth living. If I'm doing the same thing in 5 years I would be very lucky.

5. What is your greatest fear? Has it changed over time?
My deepest fear is that I will leave this earth, before getting to see all my grandkids get married and meet their children. I don't want to miss any aspect of my families lives. Thats the only thing I fear, and something I have always feared since I had children. I think I will always worry about my family.

2 minute drill

No I would not interview this girl because she was not hurt and she is too young to understand the severity of the situation. She is already probably very upset and scared, and does not need more press asking her questions when she is so young.

Pros of interviewing the 4-year-old:
- Touches viewers hearts to hear from the little girl
Cons of interviewing the 4-year-old:
-She is too young
-Many people will be upset with news station

Paper #2

                                          One Man Holds a Whole Lot of Secrets

The PostSecret founder took stage Sunday, February 12, to speak with WSU Greek life and residents of the Palouse at Beasley Coliseum. Frank Warren, the man behind PostSecret, personally read the secrets, shares his journey, and opens the lecture to audience members for an uncensored discussion.

Warren’s visit to Washington State University was a live version of his seminal secret-sharing exhibition, which is part of a national tour that visits hundreds of college campuses. At the end of his lecture, audience members had the opportunity to share their deepest secrets with thousands of their neighbors and classmates in an open discussion. After the audience participation, Warren’s #1 New York Times Best Seller, PostSecret Confessions on Life and God, was available for purchase along with a book signing.

During the lecture, Warren revealed personal experiences and challenges that have made him into the man he is today. In his testimony Warren shares that his mother was never supportive of his project. He added, through the years he’s been called the most trusted stranger in the world, and believed to of seen more secrets then any other human. The idea behind PostSecret came from Warren’s personal experiences, and his philosophy that sometimes we are keeping a secret, but in reality, the secret is keeping us. Warren said:

“There are two kinds of secrets. The kind we keep from other people and the secrets we keep from ourselves.”

Warren read secrets that were banned from his book to the audience and revealed secrets of his own.  The secrets varied from shocking to playful, one included a handmade anonymous postcard with a picture of cars in the 1950s and read:

“I used to sleep in cars in the used car lot so I wouldn't have to go home to my drunken stepfather."

The audience left the lecture feeling shocked and inspired, although some felt the lecture was too intense and personal for a university event. One thing was unanimous; everyone was touched by Warrens project.

“I started tearing up as I heard my classmate tell her secret on the microphone, I had no idea of the battles she is going through, and I can completely relate to them,” Said Zoe Thiemann, a Junior at Washington State University, who was required to attend the speech with her sorority sisters. You couldn’t help but feel inspired after listening to Warren, said Thiemann, who felt closer to everyone in the audience by the end of the program.

Another audience member, Ivan Leander, was not as inspired as Thiemann, instead he felt extremely uncomfortable and upset. Leander agrees the project is touching millions of lives, but didn’t believe the open audience discussion was necessary with a group of people who all live in the same town and go to school together. Leander said:

“I was required to attend the lecture and didn’t know very much about PostSecret except that it was an anonymous blog. I felt so uncomfortable during the open audience part because these are my classmates and friends, they are not anonymous to me.”

PostSecret founder Frank Warren last visited the area in 2009, where he shared anonymous secrets published on his popular blog and series of books. His dream is to become the person who can share his gifts. Warren concluded his lecture by sharing, “PostSecret’s life was short, but it is not over yet.”

                                                             Outline

I.      Lead

o   PostSecret founder takes stage Sunday night to speak with WSU Greek life and residents of the Palouse at Beasley Coliseum.

§  Mark Warren

II.    Background on Event

o   Sunday, February 12, 2012. Beasley Coliseum on WSU campus.

o   Frank Warren, the man behind PostSecret, personally read the secrets, shares his journey, and opens the lecture to audience members for an uncensored discussion.

III.  Audience Source 1 (good)

o   Zoe Thiemann, junior at WSU.

o   Felt inspired by Warren’s message.

IV.  Audience Source 2 (bad)

o   Ivan Leander, Senior at WSU

o   Felt uncomfortable and awkward.

§  Didn’t like the open audience discussion where members of the community were aloud to tell their secrets to the audience.

V.    Background on speaker

o   Last toured the Palous in 2009 at University of Idaho

o   Has a clear message

o   “PostSecret is not over yet”

homecoming story

Karen M. Jones announced the theme for this year's game against Stanford is "Crimson Crush.
Jones discussed the main events, starting homecoming week off with the lip sync at 7 p.m. on Sunday. The charity concert will take place on March 5 at 7 p.m in the CUB Senior Ball Room and costs $5. The following day there will be a photo scavenger hunt from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Then Jones announced there will not be a homecoming king and queen this year

Questions for reporter:
1) What was the decision process for selecting the 2012 homecoming week theme?
2) What will the new tradition be if there is no homecoming royalty court?
3) Who is planning Homecoming?

comma splice

Comma splice? Yes or no. If it is a comma splice, fix the sentence.

1. “We just buy and sell real estate, it is what we do but the market doesn’t dictate the price,” she said.
Yes. Put a period after real estate, and move she said to the beginning of the second sentence.

2. In 2007, while the average income in Washington was $55,628, the average income for Whitman County was $36,438.
No

3. Going green took on new meaning this year when WSU Waste Management announced dramatic changes to the recycling program in an effort to save money across the university, the city plans to follow suit.
No
4. “Take a little out of athletics, take a little from the library, and save the rest of the money,” Jones said.

 No.
5. Dan is using an emerging dairy trend, he installed an anaerobic digester two years ago.
Yes, switch comma to a period.

6. He entered the three-mile race yesterday morning, however he does not have any shoes.
Yes
Without shoes, he enterd the three-mile race yesterday morning.

5 interviewing tips from Mike Wallace

1. Quotes friends/family involed in the story about the participant being interviewed.
2. Creates an atmosphere that Wallace feels comfortable in.
3. Does not like the emotion take over the interview.
4. Prepared for interview and has a great amount of background knowledge.
5. Asks questions that many people are afraid to ask.

peer corrections

1. The improv group is currently preparing for their next production.
The improv group is preparing for their its next production.

2. Recent budgets cuts have not had an enormous affect on the program.
Recent budget cuts have not effected the program.

3. The band has been touring for 6 months.
The band has been touring for six months.

4. Arts and Programming Advisor for Student Involvement Angel Nava said participants can listen to the artists description of their sculptures.
Angel Nava, arts and programming adviser for Student Involvement said descriptions of artist's sculptures can be heard by particapants  

5. Every one had a really great time at the rally!
Everyone had a great time at the rally.

6. Over 150 people attended the festival from September 14-16th.
More than 150 people attended the festival from Sept. 14-16.

7. Eric W. Hoffman is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Edward R. Morrow College of Communications.
 Eric W. Hoffman is a clinical assistant professor in the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication.

8. He said “Its always great seeing such a wonderful turn out each week.”
"It's always great seeing such a wonderful turnout each week," he said.

9. The festival is sponsored by the Pullman Chamber of Commerce and is now in their third year of operation.
The Pullman Chamber of Commerce will sponser the festival for its third year.

10. “I love shopping in this kind of environment, it is much better then inside a grocery store”, she said
"I love shopping in this kind of environment. It is much better than inside a grocery store:" she said.

Chris Gregoire supports Gay Marraige

Gregoire announced her support for gay marragie bill passed in Wash. “The state cannot be in the business of discrimination,” said Chris Gregoire Thursday in Olympia, Washington, as she gave her opinion on gay marraige bill passed in Washington state. Gregoire believes: “It is time. It is the right thing to do.”

In a crowded room of 100 supporters of gay marriage Gregiore gave a personal speech, explaining it is the state’s responsibilities to license marriage not discriminate. In 2006, Legislature banned discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment, housing, lending and insurance. In 2009, the Legislature passed the "everything but marriage law," which included same-sex domestic partnerships the same rights as married couples in everything from public employee benefits to pensions and employment. That was upheld by a public vote on Referendum 71 in the fall of 2009.

On the other hand,  Josh Friedes, director of marriage equality for Equal Rights Washington, told the Seattle Times: "We have to celebrate when people's positions evolve on marriage equality. Her journey was very much like so many other people's journey, but she's taken it publicly. I think this is going to help other people move in the direction of support for marriage equality."