I Love NYC
Joradn Watson
Issue date: 4/2/07 Section: Features
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The Lantern and Grizzly's trip to New York City was one of wonderment, bustling streets and ultimately education.
They attended the College Media Spring National Convention.
Flying for over six hours on Wednesday, the 14th, they arrived in the big apple at LaGuardia Airport.
They said riding in a taxi was a different experience. The drivers drove fast, recklessly, spoke little and charged big for the seemingly short ride.
"It was a little scary when the guy started yelling at me and I couldn't understand him but after that it was cool," Heath Stapleford, Design Editor, said.
The driver took them to the Roosevelt Hotel where their convention was located. Traveling through the lobby was like walking into a scene from a movie. High ceilings and marble floors made their eyes boggle, having never stayed in a luxury hotel before.
This would be where all of the educational sessions would take place. There were conference rooms galore that would soon be filled with curious college newspaper and magazine staffers.
They had sessions bright and early at 8 in the morning the next day and it was already midnight. It was going to be an early morning.
Their first session, called The Uniqueness of the Community College Newspaper: Challenges & opportunities, was a bit of a confidence booster when they found out that they had a much larger staff and released many more issues than most community colleges. They were in the spotlight during this session.
The host of this session was from Harrisburg Community College in Pennsylvania. It was exciting getting to hear advice from an east coast professor.
The next session was called 20 ways to a great newspaper. The host of this session came from San Francisco State college and had loads of experience with an award winning newspaper. Her advice stayed with them throughout the day and they said they are looking forward to applying these methods to the newspaper and magazine.
"The session was very helpful and she had a very nice powerpoint that really helped us follow along," Allyson Osborn, reporter, said.
They attended the College Media Spring National Convention.
Flying for over six hours on Wednesday, the 14th, they arrived in the big apple at LaGuardia Airport.
They said riding in a taxi was a different experience. The drivers drove fast, recklessly, spoke little and charged big for the seemingly short ride.
"It was a little scary when the guy started yelling at me and I couldn't understand him but after that it was cool," Heath Stapleford, Design Editor, said.
The driver took them to the Roosevelt Hotel where their convention was located. Traveling through the lobby was like walking into a scene from a movie. High ceilings and marble floors made their eyes boggle, having never stayed in a luxury hotel before.
This would be where all of the educational sessions would take place. There were conference rooms galore that would soon be filled with curious college newspaper and magazine staffers.
They had sessions bright and early at 8 in the morning the next day and it was already midnight. It was going to be an early morning.
Their first session, called The Uniqueness of the Community College Newspaper: Challenges & opportunities, was a bit of a confidence booster when they found out that they had a much larger staff and released many more issues than most community colleges. They were in the spotlight during this session.
The host of this session was from Harrisburg Community College in Pennsylvania. It was exciting getting to hear advice from an east coast professor.
The next session was called 20 ways to a great newspaper. The host of this session came from San Francisco State college and had loads of experience with an award winning newspaper. Her advice stayed with them throughout the day and they said they are looking forward to applying these methods to the newspaper and magazine.
"The session was very helpful and she had a very nice powerpoint that really helped us follow along," Allyson Osborn, reporter, said.
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