As a student in the last stretch before graduation (right now I’m finishing a master’s, but this is applicable for seniors as well) I’m always panicking a little bit about getting a job. You can apply for a job with a great resume and challenging, relevant experience, but there’s still a good chance you won’t …
Everyone (well, mostly everyone in the Sports Concentration Emphasis) has the dream of one day being a football or basketball reporter, play-by-play announcer, analyst, host, or beat writer. I have the goals and aspirations to cover a sport that many consider to be a dying one—boxing. While it may seem like I’m at a disadvantage …
Most school days for a Syracuse graduate student consist of going to class, listening to the professor lecture for an extended amount of time, then moving on with the rest of the day. More often than not, we are forced to learn in confined spaces such as classrooms and lecture halls, as there are certain …
Most of the books I’ve acquired over the past few years are still waiting for me to finish them. I always start out with the best intentions, though: I open a new book and eagerly finish the first few chapters as reading once again becomes my escape from reality. With each page turn, I immerse …
As a child, I primarily enjoyed watching cartoons on television. From Spongebob Squarepants to South Park, animated shows have always appealed to me, but I never truly understood what went on behind the scenes. Now with my news media startup DOodle the NEWS (follow us!) hitting the digital media landscape, I’ve seen myself taking a stab at …
At the start of this month, some Newhouse students took trips to meet professionals in the industries in which they want to work, namely on the coastlines. A few hit smaller markets as some of us will eventually be working in them. There’s something to be said about mid-level markets, though, as Erica Jaffe can …
Being a Broadcast & Digital Journalism major means that I have many stories to create on hand. I should have about two to three stories that I can go out to shoot almost anytime. Some stories can be timely stories that I can prepare for, while others I should make “evergreen” stories. “Evergreen” stories are pitches …
I was one of two people at my graduation ceremony earning a Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) in History of Art, and I had never previously met the other person. Members of my major were internally deemed “unicorns”, partly due to our elusive numbers but also because of the unique nature of our degree. It …