January - the new semester begins

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The 3 weeks of Christmas were quiet with the precious rest I needed so much.  I slept until noon many days. Originally I dreaded the idea of 3 classes a week starting at 8:00 AM but I have been happily informed that was an illusion.  The times beginning at 8:00 would mean the Sheridan Sun room would be open and can be used at that time, but it would not necessarily be for lectures.  We simply had that time frame to do our work, if we wanted to.  Friday does have a class again starting at 8:00 AM, so there I have not been spared. The classes this time are: The College Globe Lab (production of the College's weekly newspaper) Photojournalism Writing for Newspapers 2 Electronic Publishing A general elective Globalization...

Marks and the Next Challenge Begins

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Woo hoo, the western world has turned a New Year and I got my marks. The news was better than I thought it would be. History and Politics =A+ Research Techniques =A Writing for Newspapers 1 = B+ Desktop Publishing with InDesign =A Designing for Print =B History of Journalism =A Okay, let's face it, this was the easy part.  Most of that was theory. and based on knowledge of news, current events and some history.  These were studies where being 63 gave me a much better advantage, although frankly, I am surprised at the B in Designing for Print, because I barely made it over D on most assignments. This semester, starting January 11, will be putting these theories into competitive action and building the social...