This summer, I got to experience the famed Newhouse “Boot Camp” as a member of the TRF graduate program. Like many others, I had a lot of fear and anxiety about heading into something called “boot camp.” We did not spend six weeks in a physical boot camp, although at times it was physically exhausting. …
If you’re thinking about coming back to school, think long and hard. It’s an investment of time, of energy, of money. It taxes you in unexpected ways, like tunnel vision on a stretch of highway to a new city. You leave small chunks of yourself on the asphalt behind you while you cruise to your …
This is a blog about my first 2 months in SU as an international student who studies journalism in a totally different cultural background. And I will be very honest, since the Chinese students who are planning to apply for Newhouse might read it. I wanted to write some fancy things, but the truth is …
BDJ Boot Camp 2013 “You'll grow and learn more than you ever thought you would." by Isaac Berky '14 The term “boot camp” conjurs up thoughts of pain and struggle, both mental and physical. Don’t worry; the summer “boot camp” for BDJ students won’t test you physically, but mentally and emotionally it will be …
MNO Boot Camp 2013 “There’s a reason we refer to it as boot camp!" by Nick Canedo '14 This line had to be in every email sent from Newhouse staff in the months leading up to the first day of class in July—maybe to scare us, or maybe to remind us of what we …
By Tenedra Bafford, MNO '13 The summer capstone is a project that graduate students in the Magazine, Newspaper and Online Journalism program work on to produce an iPad Magazine. This year, we are working on the September issue of a parkour and freerunning magazine called Vertical Floor. It is about the discipline, the people …
I won't ever forget where I was: standing in the living room of a friend's house in Miami. We were on Spring Break, enjoying a day in the sun at the pool, and had just returned inside to eat lunch when my phone rang an alert. I got a new email: an email that would …
Where do I begin…let’s see. I applied to Newhouse because I was tired of working a dead-end job in a dead-end city for slightly above minimal pay, little-to-no involvement and declining feeling of self-worth. Yeah, it was bad. All throughout undergrad I scoffed at professors, mentors, and scholarship advisors who said I should pursue higher …
From the moment I applied to SU, people told me of its strong connections and networking opportunities. Even once I was accepted and started attending Newhouse for Boot Camp over the summer, I was constantly reminded of our presence within the industry. But I didn't expect to experience it so dramatically until one Sunday night …