The Spike Down

Doing Time As A JMC Major

2009-04-21T09:15:00.000-07:00

What have I learned in JMC 410? Everything I need to complete the feeling of being a senior and being ready to enter the real world.
Now it isn't that you will learn everything in this one JMC class, but this class definitely sums up the others we have taken before and helps solidify the writers we are and can be. I don't think this class could have been what it was without those classes that preceded it. Not everyone will take Professor Klyde for other JMC classes but if you have the opportunity to, do. I could never feel more prepared to graduate than with the help from Professor Klyde's classes.
Entering UNC as a transfer student and switching to a major vastly different from my last, I had no idea what this school or journalism program would entail. I am happy to say it has overwhelmingly meet my expectations. UNC is a school about its students, the professors are your advisers, mentors and friends and the JMC program offers everything you need to become whatever you want to be in the writing world.
If you are a student looking to attend UNC, I can't vouch for every program at this school, but as for the journalism and communications courses and professors, they are a blessing in disguise and a joy to be with for the years spent here. I would highly recommend a journalism or communications major to any and all who want a great experience in college and a feeling of satisfaction when you leave.

A Day in the Life Review

2009-04-02T09:23:00.000-07:00

My day in the life story was written about Ashley Cooper, a member of the women's club volleyball team that has diabetes. The story followed her through a typical day of needles, insulin, class and volleyball. I enjoyed writing this and think the story got across the inspiration Cooper is to others and hopefully inspired new interest in sports for those with health problems thinking sports were not an option in college for them. The story made me realize that I need to work on being a little more descriptive with my words and that not everything has to be so concise. It also led me to a greater understanding of what life with diabetes is like.

Views on the Profile Story

2009-04-02T09:01:00.000-07:00

My profile story for JMC 410, was about Michaella McGurk, the founder and captain of the women's club volleyball team at the University of Northern Colorado. It was hard working around a schedule of someone as busy as McGurk, but overall it worked out well and she was a delight to work with. Through e-mails, phone conversations and my invasion of practices, I learned all that it took for her to form the two team club volleyball squad.
Writing about her and her dedication to the sport was an inspiration to get back in it myself and I have actually begun playing volleyball again on Thursday nights with a co-ed team. As for the affect it had on my writing skills, I think her excitement about the game made it easy to relay in my profile how much she loves this sport. Re-writing the profile made me concentrate on ways to be even more concise and work on my punctuation throughout the piece and ensure I was using it to the benefit of the piece on all accounts. In the future, I will do my best to use what mistakes I made in this piece with punctuation and not make them again in other works.