My Bad: The Importance of Admitting You Were Wrong
Just because you never run corrections doesn’t mean you’re never wrong. I was talking to Craig Flournoy, one of my journalism professors, one day last April when he said something to that effect. The Daily Campus had just run a correction recently, and he was telling me that we, the paper, were doing the right … Read more
Owl Never Be a Morning Person
It’s three o’ clock in the morning (approximately), and I’m staring at the glow of my laptop’s monitor. The only sounds I hear are the gently clacking of my keyboard and the humming of the window A/C unit. I can’t hear the usual chaos of the busy street below—mostly because it’s quite empty. I do … Read more
Some Minor Housekeeping
Every now and then, I like to tweak the ole’ blogsite. You may have noticed a few changes. For starters, I changed my header. Now you’ll notice the lovely cursive scrawl across the top. The “S” is a little weird, I realize. But then again, you’d need to know my name to spell out the … Read more
The Moment of Realization: It’s My Last Summer
It really is my last official summer. Provided, of course, that I pass all my remaining classes and earn enough credit to actually graduate from SMU. This is somewhat depressing because unless I either a) become a famous author (my journalism career having gone to pot and all) who doesn’t have a set work schedule … Read more
It’s Been Five Days, Yet I Still Haven’t Removed That Bookmark
Five days ago, you could say I committed the gravest of social media sins by deleting my Facebook account. I have yet to fully acclimate to my new, non-Facebook life. For instance, if my Google Reader should run dry and my Twitter feed update slowly, I’m tempted to click on that Facebook bookmark. I want … Read more
Worth the Read
Secretly, this girl is using an iPad. Which is why I’m going to be listing websites you should be reading regularly: College Media Matters | Student journalist? Casual observer of student media? Then this blog is worth a look. Recently they examined SCOTUS nominee Elena Kagan’s stint at her college newspaper. Dallas Dirt | Perhaps … Read more
