Goal for staff: Make each day your masterpiece. You have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will become a lot better. Only then will you be able to approach being the best you can be.

Goal for editors & advisor: Define success for those under your leadership as total commitment and effort to the team's welfare. Then show it yourself with your own effort and performance. Most of those you lead will do the same. Those who don't should be encouraged to look for a new team. — John Wooden

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Week 6

Fool's Gold: A solid piece from Newsweek about sports and politics. It's a timely piece because of the Olympics and the upcoming World Cup. What are your thoughts on the tone of this piece? What did you learn? Is there an MA or greater San Rafael angle for this story?

The $555,000 Student-Loan Burden: This article made me think -- WHAT?! It's a story becoming more and more common as the cost of college goes up and the amount of financial aid goes down. There is an element of misinformation on the part of the subject of the article, but as college bound students, this is a reality in the coming years, especially as an undergraduate education is just the beginning of your higher education. Is there an MA angle to this piece? What's the cost of an MA education? Tuition, endowment, grounds and maintenance, etc ....

Mixing not plagiarism: hhhhmmm. What do you think? A sticky issue in the publishing world right now. This has also happened in the news industry as recently as last week. Thoughts?
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Sunday, February 7, 2010

Week 5

The Time it Takes to Win it All: From the Wall Street Journal, this piece is an interesting look at the time, start to finish, that goes into an NFL football season. The Journal has had amazing statistical coverage of the NFL these last few weeks, and this is the culmination of the work. Where's the MA story in this article? How can we be inspired by this idea and bring it to our community?

Gay Marriage: The Case from the left & The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage: Two complementary pieces that present the Prop 8 issues from a different perspective: the conservative one. Read these two pieces in order as the first is about the writer of the second. Often times we know exactly what someone should think based on his or her party lines, but these articles turn that idea on its head. What do you think of these pieces? Of the arguments made? Any surprises?
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