It’s 6 a.m on a Monday. The harsh beep of Courtney Nagle’s alarm clock startles her from a deep, enduring sleep. She struggles out of bed, fills the coffee machine with off-brand grounds and begins to get ready for the day. It’s 12:30 p.m. and Nagle has just finished her shift at Moss Street Children’s […]
To See Who’s Having the Conversation: Reporting is all about the facts; and facts come from experts. In order to report on an issue, you must know who is discussing the issue at the moment. You need to do your research to see who is involved in the topic, which is exactly who you should […]
The debate over whether tuition should be increased at the University of Oregon is a growing problem amongst students and faculty. Key stakeholders for this issue will revolve around those who are for the tuition increase and those who are against it. The decision will be made in a few months by the Board of […]
Interview with Courtney Nagle Courtney Nagle barely sleeps. She wakes up at six in the morning on weekdays and has her morning cup of coffee before getting to work at Moss Street Children’s Center. She spends her Saturday and Sunday afternoons serving pizza at Izzy’s in Eugene; and she finds hours in between to tutor […]
She’s smart, and funny, and sarcastic, and stubborn, and beautiful. My best friend has power; she walks in a room and demands there attention, which she gets instantaneously. She also is strong, sometimes too strong. She rarely shows her true emotions, and tries to show everybody how strong she is. But, sometimes she’ll let one […]
University of Oregon senior Alex Larson has been supporting herself throughout the past four years. This means she pays her rent, her car bills and other amenities, along with her own tuition. As an in-state student, Larson has first-handedly seen her tuition rate increase and has taken out almost $30,000 in student loans to […]
Sophia Clark claims she’s a shy person, despite her ability to be completely chatty and bubbly during our interview. “Well, I was shy my freshman year [of college],” Clark explains while laughing. Clark did not adjust well to her first year at the University of Oregon. As an international student from Japan, she was not […]
Sophia Clark is just another University of Oregon student: she grew up in a small city; she is studying journalism; and she speaks perfect English. But, she isn’t an average American. Actually, she didn’t grow up in America at all. Clark is a Japanese international student. Clark grew up in Osaka, Japan. She attended a […]
Dear Ms. Moffitt, I am writing to you as a reporter at the University of Oregon. I am a junior currently studying journalism and multimedia design. Currently, I am researching a story on the discussion over tuition dollars being increased to make up for the lack of state funding at the University of Oregon. I […]
1. There’s no denying that student election season at the University of Oregon creates harassment and annoyance on the student’s side against the campaigners. However, I want to explore the other side–the campaign side of elections, those that are seen as the harassers. I want to write a story from the point of view of […]