collegian round-up, nov. 15

Take a look at the photo accompanying the story below. Why does it look empty and unfocused?

Read the story to find out.

Second: I always feel lucky when I get to write a story about a topic of great personal interest to me. This feature about dream analysis falls into that category. I’m not a psychology major, of course; it’s just that I’ve been reading Freud and Lacan for a literary theory class, and this feature gave me a chance to dig much deeper into Freud’s ideas about dreams.

Finally, the swim team won their most recent meet, though their diver Charlotte tore a ligament.

collegian round-up, nov. 8

My biggest story this week was a news piece about the physics department’s lack of funding for research–and talk about a nail-biter. I had a tough time tracking down some very important sources, so ended up turning it in at the last minute, far beyond the normal deadline.

At least it made the front page.

I also wrote a column about the Bruce Springsteen concert I attended on Monday. I’m a big fan of some of his early, early records. I should’ve known what to expect with this concert, I know, I know, but still, it was terribly upsetting.
To wit:

And another update on the good ol’ Hillsdale College swim team. Good work, girls.

collegian round-up, nov. 1

This week brought one of the most enjoyable features I’ve ever written. I rode along with a veteran pizza delivery guy for an evening, and he told me one story after another about crazy experiences on the job.

Since I was in and out of the car so much, and we were driving in the dark, I could hardly take any notes. Instead I relied on my digital recorder. That’s unusual for me, but it allowed me to capture some really long snatches of dialogue that I would have otherwise only captured in part.

Have a look:

And since there wasn’t much news with the swim team this week, I wrote a short profile on each of the freshman swimmers.