Week Four of The Hawk

Hi!!!

Here is a recap of week four of my wonderful time working with The Hawk:

10/3/12

     This issue is my favorite one so far, in terms of content, and layout. Joe wrote an article about 5 tips on how to eat better on the go, I wrote the Faces of SJU article on Barbara Childs, and Corey Bryant wrote an article on the spring styles showed in Fashion Week. I felt that the layout was more magazine-like, which is really cool. The only thing I didn’t know what to about were pictures, but I think I made it work. I hope everyone likes it, because I’m pretty excited about it.

Here's PDFs of my work:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5NXW6vwCu1uT3JxWXd5N09fYVk

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5NXW6vwCu1uT3NjY1BrN01ZeDA

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5NXW6vwCu1uM1dTcUswM0FlZ3M

Week Three of The Hawk

Hello hello,

Here's week three of my experience on The Hawk's staff:

9/26/12

     I can finally say that I think I’ve finally gotten the hang of using InDesign. It took a little while, but I am comfortable using it now, which is good. For this issue Kristen Pilkington and Abby Riviello wrote an article about being abroad in Galway, Megan wrote the Faces of SJU article on Cecilia Ready, I wrote an article on the True Story: I’m an Addict event, we had a graphic about what to do for college day in Philly, and Jess wrote a recipe for zucchini bread.

     I had 4 pages this week, and I was definitely struggling with space. I overestimated how long the articles were going to be. We came up with a Trending at SJU box, which I heard people actually liked; maybe I could do that more. I feel like with Overheards though, it might be overkill. This week definitely tested my knowledge of InDesign. Now I know to be more careful when planning my page count and articles out.

     I also tried to make my layout interesting and different again. I hope it worked.

Here's PDFs of my work:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5NXW6vwCu1uRTc3UU9tZnRFblk

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5NXW6vwCu1uNzBWejFCQnFBa0E

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5NXW6vwCu1udE52cjY3SVdZRE0

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5NXW6vwCu1uYzc2X3BZZkVfUlU

Week Two of The Hawk

Hi everyone! Here's week 2 of my experience on the staff of The Hawk Newspaper:

9/17/12

     This week went a little smoother than last week. I wrote a review on the cool bowling alley called The North Bowl, Megan wrote about the recent Flugtag competition, and Nicole Hoffmann wrote the Faces of SJU article on Kitty Black. We also had a photo story on the Flugtag competition as well.

     Since Ben has been getting on us about how our layout doesn’t look good, I tried to make it different, rather than plain, boring and boxy. I received some compliments about it, so I think I did better than last week. I still think I need to work on getting my writers to submit articles on time; I waited a long time again this week, and it causes me to stay up really late. I also need to work on getting writers in general, because I only have one or two, including my assistant. We can’t write the entire section ourselves.

Here's PDFs of my work: 
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5NXW6vwCu1uRm82V0FQTkFWZjg
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5NXW6vwCu1ubWF4TmhYdy1LMzQ
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5NXW6vwCu1uUVdrbXc2ei1PSFU

Week One of The Hawk

Hey guys! Here's week one of my experience on The Hawk:

9/12/12

        This issue of The Hawk was my first issue as a section editor on the staff. I wrote the Faces of SJU article on Kimey Moon, who works at Kimey’s restaurant. My assistant Megan wrote a review of Landmark, since it’s the new bar/restaurant on campus, and it might be successful. Bobby Brier wrote an article on safe running routes around campus, and Katie Smith wrote a recipe for homemade peppermint patties.

     Since this is the first time I’ve done this before, I ran into problems that I wasn’t sure how to deal with, but I worked through it, and everything turned out fine. For example, I kept contacting Bobby over the weekend, asking about the progress of the article, and that I needed to have it by Sunday in the afternoon. However, Sunday night rolled around, and I found out he actually didn’t even start it. Along with that, Ben, our photo editor, forgot to get a picture of Landmark for me. All this was going on while I was trying to figure things out with InDesign. Needless to say, I was frustrated.

     Hopefully things will run smoother next week. We shall see.

Here are the pdfs of my work:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5NXW6vwCu1uY1lmWlZTMlNGcmM
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5NXW6vwCu1uYjd1RUJaYWhoaGM
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5NXW6vwCu1uUlp4Rk5zS1lHMUU

Working on the staff of The Hawk

Hi everyone!

     Sorry I have't posted in a while! I've been very, very busy with school. However, I can show you what I've been up to!

This semester, I've had the pleasure of being the Features section editor for Saint Joseph's University's newspaper The Hawk. I've been keeping a journal about my experiences every week, in order to document the progress we've made. The work flow during the week for The Hawk goes as follows:

Tuesday-Thursday: Assign articles to writers
Friday-Sunday: Receiving articles from writers and editing them
Monday: Crunch time--work on layout, finish editing articles (if necessary), help to come up with the staff editorial for the week, etc.

Then, the process starts all over again!

I'll be posting my journals, along with previews of our work, for you all to see!

-Jen

Miley Cyrus' Haircut: Edgy, Rather than Ugly

Hi guys,

Everyone is all up in arms about Miley Cyrus' new haircut, and quite frankly, I don't understand why.

Sure, it's not the conventional haircut, and it's definitely something I could not pull off. However, it was a bold move, and I give her props for that. How many of us actually have the courage to try such a different hairstyle, with no regard to anyone else's reaction? Not many? That's what I thought.

It is allegedly reported that Miley has wanted a "Twiggy-like" haircut since she was 15 years old, so why shouldn't she go for it?

Not that this means very much, but Miley, I'm proud of you.You went for something you thought you would love, and you continue to love it, even with all the backlash from the public. You go girl!

What amazes me about this whole situation, is all the attention it is getting. Listen, crazy people, it's just hair! It grows back! It's not the end of the world. This is getting way more press than it should be.

I think Miley always looks great, no matter what. We should all let her enjoy her new, edgy look in peace!

Let me know what you think!

xo- Jen

Healthiness: The Best Look For Any Girl

There is this saying that a lot of girls have been posting lately, which goes, "Skinny girls look good in clothes, fit girls look good naked". It's supposed to be shedding light on society's belief of what's attractive, in terms of weight.

However, I don't like it. I think it should be focusing on healthy girls, rather than skinny vs fit.

Who's to say that skinny girls aren't fit, or attractive? As long as the girl (or guy too, for that matter) is eating and exercising correctly, then where is the problem? One of my good friends is a perfect example of this; she has been very thin all through out  her life. However, this isn't because of bad eating habits or overexercising. She actually eats more than most people I know, and is a part of her school's track team, so she is in very good shape. Yet, her nickname has been "string bean" because she is so skinny. I don't think she has ever looked bad though, because she is healthy! It can be same for the curvy girls too. Body type doesn't matter as much as healthy living does!

Secondly, if by skinny, the saying means being skinny through being unhealthy, then why does it say that this kind of skinny looks good in clothes?? Being unhealthy isn't a good look for ANYONE, whether he or she is too thin, or is overweight. This kind of defeats the purpose of the quote.

So instead of skinny and fit, I think that it should say that healthy girls look good both in clothes and naked. Everybody type is complimented by good eating and exercising habits. Being healthy looks great, no matter who you are or what the occasion!

xoxo -Jen