Calling all 2010 AP Stylebook holders:

Planning to update your stylebook collection? Chucking your stylebook because you’re sick of your journalism classes? Would you like to contribute to a good cause? Hi, I’m Emilee, and I’m writing to you today so that you may offer me your 2010 AP Stylebook. I’ll pay a good price for it. I recently heard thatContinue reading “Calling all 2010 AP Stylebook holders:”

Love — from someone else’s perspective

My friend Jeff wrote this article about me and Pete  for his news writing and reporting class. I thought I’d share it with you because it’s cute, and he did a great job with it. Also, here’s a picture of us from the Spring Weekend concert a few days back. ST. BONAVENTURE – Emilee LindnerContinue reading “Love — from someone else’s perspective”

Happy Earth Day!

Levi’s asks how you combine style with sustainability. http://bit.ly/SWTCEarthDay Today, I made this cute recipe book. My mom and I bonded while cutting out recipes from old magazine (of course, recycling the remnants). I cut out cardboard from a used box and glued a scrap of cloth I found lying around with our crafts. I adhered theContinue reading “Happy Earth Day!”

Word of the day: egregious

EGREGIOUS My friend Danny uses this word to describe EVERYTHING! So naturally, I had to see if he was using it correctly. He was. And wasn’t. According to Merriam-Webster, egregious means ‘conspicuously bad.’ So when I was reading the part in my sister’s job application where she said she’s seen some ‘egregious’ instruments, I couldn’t believeContinue reading “Word of the day: egregious”

The day I realized I wouldn’t write for a local newspaper

I remember it clearly. The classroom was warm — the kind of warm that gives you a throbbing headache and dry eyes. My fellow feature writing class members watched as a goateed man in a golf hat pranced toward the lectern. He was a graduate of the Class of 2008, and we could already tellContinue reading “The day I realized I wouldn’t write for a local newspaper”