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4. Writing can be fun when you take your time.

When I was features editor for The BV, I usually wrote things when we needed a space to fill. But since I’ve been working promotions, I’ve could take more time on my pieces. Here are the stories I wrote this semester. (Not a lot, I’m sorry to say.) Click on the photos to read them.Continue reading “4. Writing can be fun when you take your time.”

1. A little competition is healthy and probably beneficial.

About two years ago, a student transferred to St. Bonaventure. He came down to The BV with a huge portfolio of photos and clippings. We were impressed, and the editors encouraged him to join the staff. He did and soon became online editor. He was passionate about  launching the website ahead and creating graphics forContinue reading “1. A little competition is healthy and probably beneficial.”

We’re the campus media. We’re students.

This is an editorial I wrote last month, intending to publish it in The BV. I never submitted it because I didn’t want to cause trouble with the unnamed professor, my adviser. However, I still feel the same way, so I decided to publish this for a smaller audience — my blog readers. Sure, atContinue reading “We’re the campus media. We’re students.”

Real life is fast approaching

I was talking to a few friends, alumni and coworkers at a journalism luncheon yesterday when the topic of life after college came up. “Life after college” would always be my answer when someone asked me my greatest fear. But when I was listing off the publications at which I was applying for internships, IContinue reading “Real life is fast approaching”

What I didn’t publish

I wrote an editorial in Friday’s BV. Here it is. I prepared for this post by writing this word of the day. Here’s what I didn’t publish in my op/ed.   The lead story, however, lacked research and was biased. There were only two interviews – one from The Intrepid creator Tony Lee and theContinue reading “What I didn’t publish”

Word of the day: intrepid

INTREPID After mistaking my “insipid” post for “intrepid,” my friend Alexandra inspired me to write this blog post. Not only does intrepid mean “resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance,” according to Merriam-Webster, but it’s the name of friend Tony Lee‘s upcoming publication. Here is a news article about it from The Bona Venture. I plan onContinue reading “Word of the day: intrepid”

Reading – resolution #7

If there’s one thing I have to learn this semester, it’s time management. I’ve gotten considerably better at it since freshmen year, when I would skip meals and use every chance I got to read my Mass Media textbook. I managed time easily last year, achieving a 3.9 GPA and editing Arts & Life atContinue reading “Reading – resolution #7”

Word of the day: expostulate

EXPOSTULATE Expostulate means to disagree with someone, or according to Merriam-Webster, “to reason earnestly with a person for purposes of dissuasion or remonstrance.” “Expostulate” is also the title of Sam House’s blog. Sam, a friend and fellow associate editor at The Bona Venture, loves politics. She loves writing about them. She loves having her opinionContinue reading “Word of the day: expostulate”