March and April assignments

Topics dated from April 17 on should share your personal experience and/or opinion but then put it in a broader context and discuss its social, political, cultural, etc. relevance. 

April 19th 

"sweet... delicious... delightful... not  a food" 

April 17^th, 2012

What does it mean to be a (senior/junior/sophomore/freshman) at UNE? A gender perspective (pick one: if you are junior, write about junior experiences)

April 12^th

A fear

or Should student athletes be treated differently? (opinion with use of strong emotional words)

April 10

Easter weekend (broader aspects of Easter) (Structure of traditional news article)

April 5

Non-profit organization with a cause that you feel strong about (opinion piece)

April 3

Science classes: what did I learned, remember, or utilize educationally?

March 29

College responsibilities and expectations (students-college two-way relationship)

March 27

Film review

March 15

A memorable experience in one of my most recent classes (structure of traditional news article)

March 13

Press release and news story on an event (you can pick a more recent event if you haven’t done this blog)

March 8

The world after the Internet (news story structure)

March 6

Food place review

March 1

Music review

Pictures and Videos

This is a test to see what pictures and videos will show on the site. AND they all did...

Assignments for the next four weeks

March 1st: "Music Review" blog. It can be about a musician, album, song, or music style.
March 8th, "Food Place" blog. It can be Sea Star, the cafeteria, your favorite gelaretia, or any other place you like to eat out.
March 29th, "College Students Responsibilities and Expectations" blog. This will be opinion piece.
April 5th, "I have a dream" blog. Think about more inspiring things than your dreams to go to Hawaii.


Music Review example: Adele 21
Food Review: Miyake in Portland

Disease prevention on college campuses

Flu vaccine and washing hands help the most

Did you know that germs spread rapidly due to the crowded lifestyle of the average college student?  A simple viral cold or influenza virus can travel through an entire campus in the matter of a few weeks.
        Agents such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites cause infectious diseases.  The transmissions of these diseases are usually through direct contact, which is physical transfer from one individual to another. You can even contract these same diseases by indirect contact, which is using the same public water fountain or touching a doorknob in which the organisms can still be transmitted.
        According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control) the most effective method for disease prevention is hand washing. The use of hand sanitizer is also an effective way to kill the germs and bacteria that leads to diseases.
        Our immune systems are always on alert, but at times bacteria and viruses cannot be killed right away leaving us feeling ill while our body tries to protect us.
        To help our bodies from contracting these infectious diseases wash your hands regularly and prevent direct or indirect contact with others especially if they are ill.  In addition get your influenza vaccine each year to prevent the spread of the flu. Be well this cold, cough, and flu season!