McKenna’s Introductory Post

Hello everyone, as you already see, my name is Sean McKenna.  I figured early on that I enjoyed writing more than any other subject, or at least could tolerate it the most.  When coming to
UCONN
I chose journalism because of this fact.  This class was strongly recommended to me by my advisor, and I need as [...]

Introduction- Katie

My name is Katie Collins and I’m a senior this year double majoring in Journalism and Communications. I decide to major in journalism to improve my writing skills because I am intersted in entering the field of public relations, where on a day to day basis you need to draft news releases and media alerts. [...]

Introduction – Josh

My brother and sister will be proud of me:  they have been telling me to start a blog for a couple years now.  I guess that is one reason why I chose to take this course:  so I can learn about using computers to communicate more with the world, which is the direction that journalism, [...]

Introduction: Heather Murdock

I’m editing my text to use the boldface tag. Alas, I cannot think of anything bold to say, so I’m just explaining the formatting.

I’ve never blogged before. I’m not sure if it’s because ‘blog’ sounds like ‘bog,’ but somehow it seems just a tiny bit dirty to me.

I did have a dream about blogging. I [...]

A certain Dora Wilkenfeld

Good evening, everybody… My name is Dora Wilkenfeld, and I am funky.
Oh, I hope Prince doesn’t sue me for that.

Anyway, let’s get to know each other better. I’m a senior, and a Journalism major who is still struggling with deadlines, much to my chagrin. I love writing in general (I was considering an English major [...]

How I Got This Far

This fall will be my 5th semester at the University of Connecticut. I spent the first year of college at Western Connecticut State University but came to the realization, after the first weekend, that I did not want to stay there. There was no action there. UConn is a much more active campus. I got [...]

Introduction – Jayme

Hi! I’m a junior, and I’m both a vocal performance and journalism major. I’ve decided to pursue such different fields because I’ve felt passionately about both music and writing since I was a child. I became interested in journalism staying up late with my mom and watching shows like 20/20, Dateline, and 60 Minutes. Even [...]

There are some who call me….Tim?

My name is Aaron Lescroart,
and I’m in journalism to tell stories.  Everyday, things happen that affect people.  To have the job of informing people and telling their stories can be a rewarding experienced that is hard to match.  It’s also a profession that you can have plain fun with while covering stories.
One of the [...]

You can call me Colleen.

I’m Colleen Marie Kopp.
As far as what type of journalism I’m most interested in – I like magazine articles and social commentary. I do not like banging out news stories. I like deep, research-filled, purpose driven writing.
I am very passionate about educating children. Originally I planned on going into teaching, but I feel that I [...]

Introduction – Stephen

My name is Stephen Ortiz and I am a junior pursuing a double major in journalism and English, and I am the editor of the Focus section of The Daily Campus. I wanted to get into journalism because I really enjoy the entertainment field (music, movies, games and such) and I really enjoy the idea [...]