by Jerry Quijano | Aug 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
August 18, 2017 Reporter Field Notes Take a chance on yourself By Jerry Quijano If you’re feeling lost, that’s OK. Keep forging ahead, keep smiling, keep working, keep expecting good things. Life is an awesome journey, and each day is an unlimited... by Sierra Juarez | Aug 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
August 18, 2017 Reporter Field Notes A week’s worth of journalism, mermaids and stress toys By Sierra Juarez I’m a NPR fanatic. I start and end my days to the sounds of NPR reporters’ voices. I listen to their national news, podcasts and follow the work of my... by Jerry Rafael | Aug 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
August 18, 2017 Reporter Field Notes Surviving the ‘deep end’ By Jerry Rafael As a senior staring at the beginning of a journey into the “real world,” I now have a better picture of what I want to do after I leave the relative safety of my college grounds.... by Jerry Rafael | Aug 18, 2017 | Stories
We may be able to produce a perfectly functional vase or bowl with some lines of code and a 3D printer, but those plastic pieces won’t have the natural touch found in nature. Take the passionate set of craftspeople known as woodturners. Woodturning is a type of... by Jerry Quijano | Aug 18, 2017 | Stories
Compost is more than just a green initiative to Francisco “Paco” De Lozanne, it’s a way of life. “I didn’t even realize that not everyone did it until a few years ago when my cousin asked me, ‘What is compost?’ ” De Lozanne said. “I was like, ‘Woah! People... by Dani Matias | Aug 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
August 18, 2017 Reporter Field Notes ‘Mi casa is not su casa’ By Dani Matias If you know me at all, you know that even a butterfly creeps me out, let alone a critter. So to take on a story subject that dealt with snakes, rats and raccoons was... by Maria Mendez | Aug 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
August 18, 2017 Reporter Field Notes Ventriloquist dummies teach aspiring journalist a surprising lesson By Maria Mendez Trying to take journalism very seriously as a news reporter, I began forgetting the importance of fun, simple stories. Next Generation Radio... by Maria Mendez | Aug 18, 2017 | Stories
Standing in front of his first-grade classroom, then-6-year-old Ian Varella attempted to make his peers laugh without moving his lips. “I came out there, had a little puppet I made out of a sock, scared out of my mind,” Varella said. “That was it. That was one of my... by Morgan O'Hanlon | Aug 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
August 18, 2017 Reporter Field Notes A week spent graduating from screens to sounds By Morgan O’Hanlon As an editor of words on paper (or, more accurately, screens), I’ve come to love the way sentences and clauses can link together like puzzle pieces to make... by Dani Matias | Aug 18, 2017 | Stories
[metaslider id=345] On a blistering August afternoon in south Austin, Mike Dillon grabs a bucket and tongs and carefully extracts a coachwhip snake from the backyard of a resident who eagerly called for his help. For Dillon, the phone rings a lot. On this day,...