Katie Amber Bunnow took the last name of Eric Raquet on Sept. 9, 2006. Her father attended the event even though the scars remained from his burns and one of his ears was completely missing.
The one thing everyone attending the immaculate wedding noticed about her father was the large smile on his face.
At the age of 17, Katie Raquet spent about one year living and bickering with her older brother Stevie Bunnow after a car accident left her father in Chicago’s intensive care unit, with their mother by his side.
Katie Raquet’s father, Steve Bunnow, took a part-time job driving a semi truck to earn enough money to buy snowmobiles for him and his son. Bunnow was driving in Chicago when a car cut him off, leading to his semi hitting a pillar of a bridge. The truck he was driving exploded and launched him through the windshield.
Suffering severe burns and broken bones, Katie Raquet said her father spent about one year in Chicago and an additional six months in Milwaukee recovering. During that period, her mother was a factory worker and spent the majority of her time by her husband’s side.
Katie Raquet said living without her father and mother was not only difficult financially, but that her brother was going through a “bad stage” in his life. She said he became a “big drinker” and a “pot head” at the age of 18 and would invite friends, sometimes exceeding 30, to party in their home while their mother was in Chicago.
However, the hardships and unhappiness of the past were washed away once she met, dated and married Eric Raquet.
“She is beautiful and funny,” Eric Raquet, 24, said. “That is a rare combination.”
Now Katie Raquet, 24, can be found wearing her pajamas, complimented by fuzzy slippers as she softly moves about the kitchen of her three-bedroom ranch house located in Howards Grove, Wis. At the height of 5 feet 4 inches, Katie Raquet needs to stretch her arms to reach the cupboards.
Her hands guide her brown bangs away from brown eyes when she throws her head back, her gleaming white teeth revealed when she lets out a good laugh. Friends of the couple are often found within the home, enjoying a drink and exchanging jokes.
“She is pretty funny…for a girl,” family friend Dave Royer said.
A former member of the Catholic Church, she now attends the United Church of Christ. Katie Raquet considers herself to be a “hardcore Republican” and enjoys a comfortable lifestyle as she continues to work.
She became a medical assistant at the age of 18 for the Wisconsin Department of Veteran Affairs without any experience. The position she holds requires a degree and she joked they must have hired her “just for fun.”
Even though she enjoys the life she lives, Katie Raquet said she does feel disappointed that she never enrolled in a four-year college. Her voice softens and her eyes look towards the ground when she speaks about dropping out of Lakeshore Technical College during the process of becoming a dental hygienist.
With all her credits earned and only the dental program to complete, Katie said her current job of being a medical assistant was too good to let go. However, she still has ambitions to finish what she started.
Katie Raquet said her relationship with her family is much better. Both she and her brother have grown up and put their qualms aside, her father is healthy and happy to be alive, and she continues to better know the new members on her husband’s side.
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Monday, November 27, 2006
Profile Final Draft
As she sits down in her living room, preparing herself for an interview, Jessica Jane Beightol admires the art that covers the walls of her house.
She focuses on a charcoal drawing of a gasmask that she recently handed into her professor. While she thought it was one of her best works of the semester, her professor liked the drawing for other reasons.
“ I really liked the drawing,” Beightol said. “And then my professor came up to me and told me that it was one of the coolest looking dogs he’s ever seen.”
By displaying this painting, Beightol proves that art mimics life. Beightol is a girl who is not always understood by people and throughout the course of her life has been viewed many different ways. But just like a work of art, the more time a person spends trying to figure out the artist’s true intentions, the more rewarding their understanding of the work will be.
Standing 5 feet 8 inches tall, Beightol shows off her artistic mind on the canvas that is her body. Multiple piercings cover her ears and she mentions that even more can be seen underneath her clothes. Her hair (which seems to change on a weekly basis) is currently red and flows down to shoulder length. Tattoos also help to cover the skin. Blue stars creep up the right side of her right foot and stop abruptly at her ankles and she is sure to show off a tattoo of two angles circling each other on her lower back in dedicated to her grandparents.
Whether it was growing up in the small town of Monroe, Wis. or the time she currently spends at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Beightol has always held an artistic view on life.
Born Sept. 30, 1984, in Superior, Wis., Beightol never got to know her biological parents. She was adopted when she was six months old and immediately moved to Monroe to live her life with a new family.
“A question people always ask me is if I’d ever really want to find out who my parents are,” she said. “ It’s like yeah it would be good to know who my parents are for biological reasons but I don’t have much of a desire beyond that.”
While her parents adopted her at a very early age, it was Beightol’s grandparents who took care of her throughout most of her life. Struggling to make ends meet, Beightol’s parents were constantly working to be able to pay off the bills. So she spent the majority of her time growing up in her grandparent’s home.
“I pretty much lived there all the way through high school,” she said. “ When I was young my grandparents always picked me up from school and when I got older I ended up getting a job at the local country club, which is where my grandpa also worked. Basically I was always around them.”
During her time with her grandparents, Beightol became strongly attached to her grandfather. She always looked toward her grandfather for knowledge and insight. Some of her fondest memories were the times when he would teach her how to play dice and cards.
She grew closest to him because her family is primarily conservative and share little enthusiasm for viewpoints that are not similar to theirs. With her laid back liberal views on many things in life, Beightol found it easiest to associate with her grandfather.
Last year Beightol faced the hardest time of her life when her grandfather would teach her one more lesson, how to deal with death. Not only did she have to deal with the loss of her first close family member but with loss of one of her greatest friends as well.
“Out of anyone in my family I am most like my grandpa and that means a lot to me,” she said. “It was one of the most tragic things in my life and it was really hard because he was the coolest family member I could relate to.”
Finding ways to relate to other people was hard for Beightol during certain periods in her life. With the coming of high school Beightol found herself not hanging out with the popular crowd.
“I was kind of like the Goth kid in high school or I was at least labeled with that clique,” she said. “A lot of the times I would just sit and read books because I wanted to get good grades and kids would not really give me the time of day.”
It was during her high school years that Beightol would first experiment with drugs. She started to smoke marijuana and while she says she has no regrets, her drug use did temporarily set her back.
“I just wanted to see what it was all about,” Beightol said. “But one day these two stoners ratted on me so they could make a quick fifty bucks and I got expelled for one semester of school.”
That event would be the catalyst for one of the darker times in Beightol’s life. That day she had to go home, face her parents and tell them the truth about what happened at school.
“My mom started crying and instantly made me go see a psychiatrist,” Beightol said. “And then when my mom told my dad what had happened he said that they should let me sit in jail.”
However, time would eventually heal all wounds and things would smooth over between Beightol and her family. Beightol is now able to look at the past situation with a sense of humor.
“It’s just one of those things the family doesn’t talk about anymore,” Beightol joked. “Luckily one of my cousins has become a huge drug addict, so everyone in the family has pushed my situation under the rug.”
Since attending UWO, Beightol has found it much easier to fit in. And while she definitely enjoys the life that college provides her, she still misses her closest friends from high school.
“All my friends now are in college and there really are no cliques anymore,” Beightol said. “But I met some people in high school that I know I’ll never meet people like that again. I really miss them.”
In 2008, Beightol will get to chance to make her parents proud when she hopes to graduate from UWO with a degree in film. Currently in her fourth year, Beightol is focusing hard on her film major and art minor. She hopes to someday be a cinematographer and work behind the scenes on big-budget films.
“I want to work on the artistic aspects of a scene,” Beightol says. ”I’d also like to do anything with Tim Burton. Anything with that really crazy claymation stuff I think I would find really interesting.”
Beightol is looking forward to fulfilling her potential in the future and hopefully someday landing the job of her dreams. With some of the obstacles she has already had to face in life, Beightol’s success seems like a very attainable goal.
Six way different
1) Gender
2) Adopted
3) Ethnicity-Hispanic/Caucasian
4) Different Majors- Journalism/Film
5) Divorce- My parents are separated hers are not
6) Expulsion-She has been I have not.
She focuses on a charcoal drawing of a gasmask that she recently handed into her professor. While she thought it was one of her best works of the semester, her professor liked the drawing for other reasons.
“ I really liked the drawing,” Beightol said. “And then my professor came up to me and told me that it was one of the coolest looking dogs he’s ever seen.”
By displaying this painting, Beightol proves that art mimics life. Beightol is a girl who is not always understood by people and throughout the course of her life has been viewed many different ways. But just like a work of art, the more time a person spends trying to figure out the artist’s true intentions, the more rewarding their understanding of the work will be.
Standing 5 feet 8 inches tall, Beightol shows off her artistic mind on the canvas that is her body. Multiple piercings cover her ears and she mentions that even more can be seen underneath her clothes. Her hair (which seems to change on a weekly basis) is currently red and flows down to shoulder length. Tattoos also help to cover the skin. Blue stars creep up the right side of her right foot and stop abruptly at her ankles and she is sure to show off a tattoo of two angles circling each other on her lower back in dedicated to her grandparents.
Whether it was growing up in the small town of Monroe, Wis. or the time she currently spends at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Beightol has always held an artistic view on life.
Born Sept. 30, 1984, in Superior, Wis., Beightol never got to know her biological parents. She was adopted when she was six months old and immediately moved to Monroe to live her life with a new family.
“A question people always ask me is if I’d ever really want to find out who my parents are,” she said. “ It’s like yeah it would be good to know who my parents are for biological reasons but I don’t have much of a desire beyond that.”
While her parents adopted her at a very early age, it was Beightol’s grandparents who took care of her throughout most of her life. Struggling to make ends meet, Beightol’s parents were constantly working to be able to pay off the bills. So she spent the majority of her time growing up in her grandparent’s home.
“I pretty much lived there all the way through high school,” she said. “ When I was young my grandparents always picked me up from school and when I got older I ended up getting a job at the local country club, which is where my grandpa also worked. Basically I was always around them.”
During her time with her grandparents, Beightol became strongly attached to her grandfather. She always looked toward her grandfather for knowledge and insight. Some of her fondest memories were the times when he would teach her how to play dice and cards.
She grew closest to him because her family is primarily conservative and share little enthusiasm for viewpoints that are not similar to theirs. With her laid back liberal views on many things in life, Beightol found it easiest to associate with her grandfather.
Last year Beightol faced the hardest time of her life when her grandfather would teach her one more lesson, how to deal with death. Not only did she have to deal with the loss of her first close family member but with loss of one of her greatest friends as well.
“Out of anyone in my family I am most like my grandpa and that means a lot to me,” she said. “It was one of the most tragic things in my life and it was really hard because he was the coolest family member I could relate to.”
Finding ways to relate to other people was hard for Beightol during certain periods in her life. With the coming of high school Beightol found herself not hanging out with the popular crowd.
“I was kind of like the Goth kid in high school or I was at least labeled with that clique,” she said. “A lot of the times I would just sit and read books because I wanted to get good grades and kids would not really give me the time of day.”
It was during her high school years that Beightol would first experiment with drugs. She started to smoke marijuana and while she says she has no regrets, her drug use did temporarily set her back.
“I just wanted to see what it was all about,” Beightol said. “But one day these two stoners ratted on me so they could make a quick fifty bucks and I got expelled for one semester of school.”
That event would be the catalyst for one of the darker times in Beightol’s life. That day she had to go home, face her parents and tell them the truth about what happened at school.
“My mom started crying and instantly made me go see a psychiatrist,” Beightol said. “And then when my mom told my dad what had happened he said that they should let me sit in jail.”
However, time would eventually heal all wounds and things would smooth over between Beightol and her family. Beightol is now able to look at the past situation with a sense of humor.
“It’s just one of those things the family doesn’t talk about anymore,” Beightol joked. “Luckily one of my cousins has become a huge drug addict, so everyone in the family has pushed my situation under the rug.”
Since attending UWO, Beightol has found it much easier to fit in. And while she definitely enjoys the life that college provides her, she still misses her closest friends from high school.
“All my friends now are in college and there really are no cliques anymore,” Beightol said. “But I met some people in high school that I know I’ll never meet people like that again. I really miss them.”
In 2008, Beightol will get to chance to make her parents proud when she hopes to graduate from UWO with a degree in film. Currently in her fourth year, Beightol is focusing hard on her film major and art minor. She hopes to someday be a cinematographer and work behind the scenes on big-budget films.
“I want to work on the artistic aspects of a scene,” Beightol says. ”I’d also like to do anything with Tim Burton. Anything with that really crazy claymation stuff I think I would find really interesting.”
Beightol is looking forward to fulfilling her potential in the future and hopefully someday landing the job of her dreams. With some of the obstacles she has already had to face in life, Beightol’s success seems like a very attainable goal.
Six way different
1) Gender
2) Adopted
3) Ethnicity-Hispanic/Caucasian
4) Different Majors- Journalism/Film
5) Divorce- My parents are separated hers are not
6) Expulsion-She has been I have not.
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Russ' rough draft
Katie Amber Bunnow took the last name of Eric Raquet on Sept. 9, 2006, but her new lifestyle has not erased her experiences of feuding with her only brother, making an attempt at attending college and spending a year in sadness while her father recovered in a hospital room.
At the age of 17, Katie Raquet spent about one year living and bickering with her older brother Stevie Bunnow after her father had to spend that time in Chicago’s intensive care unit after being involved in a car accident.
Raquet’s father took the job of a part-time semi truck driver to earn enough money to buy snowmobiles for him and his son. Bunnow was driving in Chicago when a car cut-off him off, leading to his semi hitting a pillar of a bridge. The truck he was driving exploded and launched him through the windshield.
Suffering severe burns and broken bones, Raquet said her father spent about one year in Chicago and an additional six months in Milwaukee recovering. During that period, her mother was a factory worker and spent the majority of her time by her husband’s side.
Raquet said living without her father and mother was not only difficult financially, but that her brother was going through a “bad stage” in his life. She said he became a “big drinker” and a “pot head” at the age of 18 and would invite friends, sometimes exceeding 30, to party in their home while the siblings’ mother was in Chicago.
However, the hardships and unhappiness of the past were washed away once she met and married Eric. Raquet’s father attended the wedding of the two, and even though the scars remained from his burns and one of his ears was completely missing, the one thing everyone attending the immaculate wedding noticed about him was the large smile on his face during the event.
Now Raquet lives inside of a three bedroom ranch house located in Howards Grove, Wis. She is a former member of the Catholic Church and now attends the United Church of Christ. Raquet considers herself to be a “hardcore Republican” and enjoys a comfortable lifestyle as she continues to work and her husband holds a degree in engineering.
She became a medical assistant at the age of 18 for the Wisconsin Department of Veteran Affairs without experience. The position requires a degree and she joked they must of hired her “just for fun.”
Even though she enjoys the life she lives, Raquet said she does feel disappointed that she never enrolled in a four-year college. She even stopped attending Lakeshore Technical College during the process of becoming a dental hygienist.
With all her credits earned and only the dental program to complete, Katie said her current job of being a medical assistant was too good to let go. However, she still has ambitions to finish what she started.
At the age of 17, Katie Raquet spent about one year living and bickering with her older brother Stevie Bunnow after her father had to spend that time in Chicago’s intensive care unit after being involved in a car accident.
Raquet’s father took the job of a part-time semi truck driver to earn enough money to buy snowmobiles for him and his son. Bunnow was driving in Chicago when a car cut-off him off, leading to his semi hitting a pillar of a bridge. The truck he was driving exploded and launched him through the windshield.
Suffering severe burns and broken bones, Raquet said her father spent about one year in Chicago and an additional six months in Milwaukee recovering. During that period, her mother was a factory worker and spent the majority of her time by her husband’s side.
Raquet said living without her father and mother was not only difficult financially, but that her brother was going through a “bad stage” in his life. She said he became a “big drinker” and a “pot head” at the age of 18 and would invite friends, sometimes exceeding 30, to party in their home while the siblings’ mother was in Chicago.
However, the hardships and unhappiness of the past were washed away once she met and married Eric. Raquet’s father attended the wedding of the two, and even though the scars remained from his burns and one of his ears was completely missing, the one thing everyone attending the immaculate wedding noticed about him was the large smile on his face during the event.
Now Raquet lives inside of a three bedroom ranch house located in Howards Grove, Wis. She is a former member of the Catholic Church and now attends the United Church of Christ. Raquet considers herself to be a “hardcore Republican” and enjoys a comfortable lifestyle as she continues to work and her husband holds a degree in engineering.
She became a medical assistant at the age of 18 for the Wisconsin Department of Veteran Affairs without experience. The position requires a degree and she joked they must of hired her “just for fun.”
Even though she enjoys the life she lives, Raquet said she does feel disappointed that she never enrolled in a four-year college. She even stopped attending Lakeshore Technical College during the process of becoming a dental hygienist.
With all her credits earned and only the dental program to complete, Katie said her current job of being a medical assistant was too good to let go. However, she still has ambitions to finish what she started.
Very Rough Profile
Linda Ling Ting was born into a very strict Asian culture and upbringing, which helped her become the woman she is today.
The 26-year-old, sports fanatic, shop-a-holic, video game playing Ting, or “TingLing” as her friends call her, was born in Brookfield, Wis., on Sept. 27, 1980 to two Chinese immigrants. Ting grew up in a very structured and incredibly strict environment, which instilled many of the values she still lives by today.
Ting and her older brother, enter name, lived very frugally throughout their entire childhood. Ting’s parents moved to the United States in the early 70s and always believed it was necessary to save all the money they could. Although her father is a chemist for Miller Brewing Company and Ting’s mother a biochemist, they never flaunted their wealth and even refused to allow cable television in their home.
The Hollister-clad Ting felt she was always pushed and pressured by her parents to be the best in school and at anything else she would participate in or she wouldn’t survive.
“If I brought home an A-minus on my report card from school, my parents would yell at me,” Ting said. “Small things like that have led me to always feeling pressure in my everyday life. Even in relationships and friendships I feel pressured to be accommodating and the perfect girl.”
Through all of their faults Ting’s parents were not a bad influence on her. They taught her to work hard now so she could taste the sweets of her success later in life. Being the youngest girl, Ting was the more spoiled of the two children. The extent of her spoiled life was limited only to materialistic things. “I got more stuff than my brother did, but my parents were always more strict on me because I was a girl,” Ting said.
Ting inadvertently uses some words wrong partly because she only speaks fluent Mandarin at home and never developed good grammatical skills. She also drives a Toyota Camry because her parents taught her that in Asia people work harder and take more pride in their work than they do in America.
She may have been taught that life was based on work and not fun, but Ting still loves to enjoy a nightlife of going out to Milwaukee bars and hanging out with her friends and boyfriend of one year, Brady, who she met at Kennedy’s in Milwaukee. It is not uncommon to see Ting stumble into work on a Friday morning with her brown hair frizzy, a redness surrounding her brown eyes, slumped posture, moving slowly and completely hung over because she was out a bit too late the night before with her friends.
I have to call her and acouple of other people tomorrow to add some more detail to the story.
The 26-year-old, sports fanatic, shop-a-holic, video game playing Ting, or “TingLing” as her friends call her, was born in Brookfield, Wis., on Sept. 27, 1980 to two Chinese immigrants. Ting grew up in a very structured and incredibly strict environment, which instilled many of the values she still lives by today.
Ting and her older brother, enter name, lived very frugally throughout their entire childhood. Ting’s parents moved to the United States in the early 70s and always believed it was necessary to save all the money they could. Although her father is a chemist for Miller Brewing Company and Ting’s mother a biochemist, they never flaunted their wealth and even refused to allow cable television in their home.
The Hollister-clad Ting felt she was always pushed and pressured by her parents to be the best in school and at anything else she would participate in or she wouldn’t survive.
“If I brought home an A-minus on my report card from school, my parents would yell at me,” Ting said. “Small things like that have led me to always feeling pressure in my everyday life. Even in relationships and friendships I feel pressured to be accommodating and the perfect girl.”
Through all of their faults Ting’s parents were not a bad influence on her. They taught her to work hard now so she could taste the sweets of her success later in life. Being the youngest girl, Ting was the more spoiled of the two children. The extent of her spoiled life was limited only to materialistic things. “I got more stuff than my brother did, but my parents were always more strict on me because I was a girl,” Ting said.
Ting inadvertently uses some words wrong partly because she only speaks fluent Mandarin at home and never developed good grammatical skills. She also drives a Toyota Camry because her parents taught her that in Asia people work harder and take more pride in their work than they do in America.
She may have been taught that life was based on work and not fun, but Ting still loves to enjoy a nightlife of going out to Milwaukee bars and hanging out with her friends and boyfriend of one year, Brady, who she met at Kennedy’s in Milwaukee. It is not uncommon to see Ting stumble into work on a Friday morning with her brown hair frizzy, a redness surrounding her brown eyes, slumped posture, moving slowly and completely hung over because she was out a bit too late the night before with her friends.
I have to call her and acouple of other people tomorrow to add some more detail to the story.
Monday, November 20, 2006
Profile (Black Pearl)
The article I found for a profile was on Sacha Baron Cohen. (He's the actor playing Borat in the current popular movie).
Though a lot of media spotlight is on this man, I thought the following quote really brought out a new side of the ever-daring and shameless actor:
"I remember, when I was in university I studied history, and there was this one major historian of the Third Reich, Ian Kershaw. And his quote was, 'The path to Auschwitz was paved with indifference.' I know it's not very funny being a comedian talking about the Holocaust, but I think it's an interesting idea that not everyone in Germany had to be a raving anti-Semite. They just had to be apathetic."
The subsequent observation by the writer also shed new light on the man:
Baron Cohen doesn't make this grand statement with confidence. He makes it shyly, as if he's speaking out of turn. It's interesting to watch Baron Cohen get bashful, because it is the exact opposite of the characters he portrays.
I felt, overall, that this was one of the most intersting things to see, read or here about Sacha since his movie came out. He seems to be so silly and foolish, yet this article and quote really showed a more intelligent, calculating persona. It made me appreciate that he had a method to his comedy and actually was serving to prove things about racism instead of just using it for a cheap laugh. The part about him being shy was also a black pearl because no one who saw his movie or live interviews would ever, ever get that impression. The article did a great job of showing just how little people really know about a man who is seemingly everywhere in the media.
I mean, I guess it shows a more human side to the reader, kind of like the "man inside the clown outfit" type of information.
The writer did a good job of informating people about the movie and Sacha's thoughts about the movie. This catored to the broad public interest. However, he also did a good job of shedding light and going deeper into who Sacha really was. The writer did this by inserting deeper tidbits inbetween summaries about the movies and explanations of outside events. It didn't seem like the writer pressed any issues either. He more or less allowed Sacha to naturally and aimlessly tell his story and reveal things without being pressured.
These are things I hope I can duplicate in my story.
For my profile article that I'm going to write, it will be on Michael Lawerence, he's a friend of mine who is also a student here (same age) and a community advisor on campus. He is a black student from Milwaukee, WI.
Facebook: Yes
Myspace: No
NoBlogger: No
Google: Yes, Advance Titan article
Google Images: No
Youtube: No
CCAP: No
Though a lot of media spotlight is on this man, I thought the following quote really brought out a new side of the ever-daring and shameless actor:
"I remember, when I was in university I studied history, and there was this one major historian of the Third Reich, Ian Kershaw. And his quote was, 'The path to Auschwitz was paved with indifference.' I know it's not very funny being a comedian talking about the Holocaust, but I think it's an interesting idea that not everyone in Germany had to be a raving anti-Semite. They just had to be apathetic."
The subsequent observation by the writer also shed new light on the man:
Baron Cohen doesn't make this grand statement with confidence. He makes it shyly, as if he's speaking out of turn. It's interesting to watch Baron Cohen get bashful, because it is the exact opposite of the characters he portrays.
I felt, overall, that this was one of the most intersting things to see, read or here about Sacha since his movie came out. He seems to be so silly and foolish, yet this article and quote really showed a more intelligent, calculating persona. It made me appreciate that he had a method to his comedy and actually was serving to prove things about racism instead of just using it for a cheap laugh. The part about him being shy was also a black pearl because no one who saw his movie or live interviews would ever, ever get that impression. The article did a great job of showing just how little people really know about a man who is seemingly everywhere in the media.
I mean, I guess it shows a more human side to the reader, kind of like the "man inside the clown outfit" type of information.
The writer did a good job of informating people about the movie and Sacha's thoughts about the movie. This catored to the broad public interest. However, he also did a good job of shedding light and going deeper into who Sacha really was. The writer did this by inserting deeper tidbits inbetween summaries about the movies and explanations of outside events. It didn't seem like the writer pressed any issues either. He more or less allowed Sacha to naturally and aimlessly tell his story and reveal things without being pressured.
These are things I hope I can duplicate in my story.
For my profile article that I'm going to write, it will be on Michael Lawerence, he's a friend of mine who is also a student here (same age) and a community advisor on campus. He is a black student from Milwaukee, WI.
Facebook: Yes
Myspace: No
NoBlogger: No
Google: Yes, Advance Titan article
Google Images: No
Youtube: No
CCAP: No
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Russ' black pearl
1) I found an article about Tony Bennett in Time magazine. The profile was about Bennett turning 80 years old and how he is still performing. The “black pearl” was that his son helped him rejuvenate his career 15 years ago.
2) The incident is that Tony Bennett’s son said he needed to pair with newer artists to feel fresh. However, his famous style still had to survive. There is even a quote from Danny Bennett in the first paragraph describing his involvement in keeping his dad fresh.
3) I think the reporter might have met Tony Bennett to just do an article about him turning 80 and to promote is upcoming musical endeavors. I think the reporter might have asked why Tony started collaborating with artists before and he might have mentioned his son’s involvement. Then the reporter must have sought out his son for an interview.
4) I will write my next article about a woman named Katie Raquet. While I have been attending UW-Oshkosh, she married a close friend of mine. She is different than me is six ways and I can use this article as an opportunity to know her better. We have never talked personally or privately before and I think I might be able to find that “black pearl” we are all looking for. I would prefer to talk to someone who is a different race than me on campus, but the Thanksgiving break and the hectic schedule before that makes it difficult. In addition, this interview could last for quite some time, so personally meeting with someone is preferred by me.
5) I am unsure of the correct spelling of her maiden name, so I will try her husband Eric Raquet and the name Katie Raquet for my searching.
• Both her and the husband have a clean record on CCAP.
• I checked everything listed on the sheet besides the websites involving UW-Oshkosh and I found nothing.
Eric Raquet’s current address is still not available online. I can find his parent’s home, but not his house in Howards Grove. Since they are both young and a new couple, I did not expect to find much. I still think she will be a good interview. Everybody has their own unique story.
Katie is a woman, she is Republican, older, shorter and a different weight, financially well off and she is married. Those are six things and I am sure I can think of more. I am pretty sure I can dig up something in her past.
2) The incident is that Tony Bennett’s son said he needed to pair with newer artists to feel fresh. However, his famous style still had to survive. There is even a quote from Danny Bennett in the first paragraph describing his involvement in keeping his dad fresh.
3) I think the reporter might have met Tony Bennett to just do an article about him turning 80 and to promote is upcoming musical endeavors. I think the reporter might have asked why Tony started collaborating with artists before and he might have mentioned his son’s involvement. Then the reporter must have sought out his son for an interview.
4) I will write my next article about a woman named Katie Raquet. While I have been attending UW-Oshkosh, she married a close friend of mine. She is different than me is six ways and I can use this article as an opportunity to know her better. We have never talked personally or privately before and I think I might be able to find that “black pearl” we are all looking for. I would prefer to talk to someone who is a different race than me on campus, but the Thanksgiving break and the hectic schedule before that makes it difficult. In addition, this interview could last for quite some time, so personally meeting with someone is preferred by me.
5) I am unsure of the correct spelling of her maiden name, so I will try her husband Eric Raquet and the name Katie Raquet for my searching.
• Both her and the husband have a clean record on CCAP.
• I checked everything listed on the sheet besides the websites involving UW-Oshkosh and I found nothing.
Eric Raquet’s current address is still not available online. I can find his parent’s home, but not his house in Howards Grove. Since they are both young and a new couple, I did not expect to find much. I still think she will be a good interview. Everybody has their own unique story.
Katie is a woman, she is Republican, older, shorter and a different weight, financially well off and she is married. Those are six things and I am sure I can think of more. I am pretty sure I can dig up something in her past.
Profile example
1) I used Ed Bradley's CBS interview with Tiger Woods because he discusses his school that he set up and I dont think many people know all the things Tiger does to help out kids, not only in his community but around the nation.
2) Bradley goes along wth Tiger on the first day in which the school is opened. I thought the article was intresting because Tiger explains that he set up this center because there were so many influential adults in his life and he wanted to be able to provide a safe haven for children to learn and play. A place in which they could call their own. People always hear about how much Tiger wins and how much money he makes but few realize how classy of a person he is and all the things he does to give back to children and the game of golf.
3) Bradley obviously knew about it before hand but but the I dont think the average person does. I believe that one of the purposes of this interview was to specifically ask questions about the school so that people would know what Tiger is doing to give back to his community.
4) I will be writing about my cousin Stacey Warner
5) Since I am going home for break I will have the chance to go talk and interview her. If I need any extra information I will find it on facebook or myspace.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/23/60minutes/main1433767.shtml
2) Bradley goes along wth Tiger on the first day in which the school is opened. I thought the article was intresting because Tiger explains that he set up this center because there were so many influential adults in his life and he wanted to be able to provide a safe haven for children to learn and play. A place in which they could call their own. People always hear about how much Tiger wins and how much money he makes but few realize how classy of a person he is and all the things he does to give back to children and the game of golf.
3) Bradley obviously knew about it before hand but but the I dont think the average person does. I believe that one of the purposes of this interview was to specifically ask questions about the school so that people would know what Tiger is doing to give back to his community.
4) I will be writing about my cousin Stacey Warner
5) Since I am going home for break I will have the chance to go talk and interview her. If I need any extra information I will find it on facebook or myspace.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/23/60minutes/main1433767.shtml
Profile example
1. I read the story "Size Matters" by L. Jon Wertheim in the Oct.9, 2006 issue of Sports Illustrated. It is about boxer Nikolay Valuev, and covers him leading up to his title fight that weekend.
2. The incident in his life which I feel is a black peral is how he "stumbled" his way into boxing. He wasn't a natural athlete and was uncoordianted, but his basketball coach's wife saw the size of him and asked him to lace up some boxing gloves and give the sport a try. He had never thought of boxing before and said he had never even punched anybody in his life. By meeting his coach's wife he got a start in his succesful career as a professional boxer.
3. I think the reporter came across the story semi-easily. He just had to ask a few questions about his childhood, what sports he was involved in and how he got his start in boxing. Valuev then, most likely, revealed to him how and when he had gotten his start as a boxer.
4. I am going to write my article on my boss at ESPN Radio Milwaukee, Linda Ting.
5. I can check where she lives, if she has any legal history like lawsuits or criminal offenses. I added her as my facebook friend, and I will be able to learn more things about her personal life when she adds me as her facebook friend. She does not have a myspace anymore because she thought it got too creepy. I found out some information about her job and how long she has worked as promotions director at ESPN Milwaukee. I am sure with some more research, I will be able to find more information about her.
2. The incident in his life which I feel is a black peral is how he "stumbled" his way into boxing. He wasn't a natural athlete and was uncoordianted, but his basketball coach's wife saw the size of him and asked him to lace up some boxing gloves and give the sport a try. He had never thought of boxing before and said he had never even punched anybody in his life. By meeting his coach's wife he got a start in his succesful career as a professional boxer.
3. I think the reporter came across the story semi-easily. He just had to ask a few questions about his childhood, what sports he was involved in and how he got his start in boxing. Valuev then, most likely, revealed to him how and when he had gotten his start as a boxer.
4. I am going to write my article on my boss at ESPN Radio Milwaukee, Linda Ting.
5. I can check where she lives, if she has any legal history like lawsuits or criminal offenses. I added her as my facebook friend, and I will be able to learn more things about her personal life when she adds me as her facebook friend. She does not have a myspace anymore because she thought it got too creepy. I found out some information about her job and how long she has worked as promotions director at ESPN Milwaukee. I am sure with some more research, I will be able to find more information about her.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
black pearl
Many of us know Miles Burke Maguire, the 51-year-old journalism professor that teaches at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. But few of us know the true story of the legendary Baltimore Sun journalist and the experiences he had while writing for the Sun.
Miles has worked at the university for six years and has been showing kids the way to journalism immortality ever since. However, before he was a teacher Miles worked at the Baltimore Evening Sun. He started his journalism career at the sun as a copy editor.
“I actually wanted to be a reporter,” Said Miles. “ Being a copy editor was boring.”
Miles would get his wish soon enough and would become the maritime reporter for the Baltimore Sun, and it was his times as a reporter at the Sun which would prove to the most memorable to him.
He recalled a time where a ship had come into port but was put under arrest due to illegal operations.
“Many people don’t know that a ship can be put under arrest,” Miles said. “But it can be put under arrest for things like not paying its bills and then there anchored at the port until things are cleared up.”
Miles knew he had to get the story but had no way of getting aboard the anchored vessel.
“I remember talking this coast guard officer into letting me bored his ship,” Miles said. “When we got close to the ship I suggested that we go aboard and take a look.”
After convincing the coast guard officer to go along with his plan, Miles climbed up the netting and boarded the ship.
“I knew there was a story there,” Miles said. “But I knew I needed an interview to have a story.”
Even though the chinese captain only spoke a small amount of english, Miles still got his story.
And after it's publication in the sun it had enough impact to be recognized by the Washington Post.
Miles has worked at the university for six years and has been showing kids the way to journalism immortality ever since. However, before he was a teacher Miles worked at the Baltimore Evening Sun. He started his journalism career at the sun as a copy editor.
“I actually wanted to be a reporter,” Said Miles. “ Being a copy editor was boring.”
Miles would get his wish soon enough and would become the maritime reporter for the Baltimore Sun, and it was his times as a reporter at the Sun which would prove to the most memorable to him.
He recalled a time where a ship had come into port but was put under arrest due to illegal operations.
“Many people don’t know that a ship can be put under arrest,” Miles said. “But it can be put under arrest for things like not paying its bills and then there anchored at the port until things are cleared up.”
Miles knew he had to get the story but had no way of getting aboard the anchored vessel.
“I remember talking this coast guard officer into letting me bored his ship,” Miles said. “When we got close to the ship I suggested that we go aboard and take a look.”
After convincing the coast guard officer to go along with his plan, Miles climbed up the netting and boarded the ship.
“I knew there was a story there,” Miles said. “But I knew I needed an interview to have a story.”
Even though the chinese captain only spoke a small amount of english, Miles still got his story.
And after it's publication in the sun it had enough impact to be recognized by the Washington Post.
Kate's Black Pearl
As a young girl, Kate Briquelet thought she was Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz.”
Her obsession with Dorothy continued through her years and she even still has a dress similar to hers stored away.
When Halloween arrived this year, Kate hit the streets adorning the garb once worn by Judy Garland.
The only thing that seems to rival her obsession with the fictional character is her boy crazy attitude.
It took two boys in high school to turn a carnivore into a vegetarian who now walks the edge of being a vegan.
As a member of the “Madrigals,” a choir group dressed in medieval costume, Kate developed a crush on a boy.
The group attended a dinner were ham was the main course. After the joyous event, Kate was going in for a big kiss and he denied her due to her consumption of ham that evening.
After that little fling, Kate also dated a vegetarian who had an influence on her life decision.
Kate gave up meat to meet meaty men.
Her obsession with Dorothy continued through her years and she even still has a dress similar to hers stored away.
When Halloween arrived this year, Kate hit the streets adorning the garb once worn by Judy Garland.
The only thing that seems to rival her obsession with the fictional character is her boy crazy attitude.
It took two boys in high school to turn a carnivore into a vegetarian who now walks the edge of being a vegan.
As a member of the “Madrigals,” a choir group dressed in medieval costume, Kate developed a crush on a boy.
The group attended a dinner were ham was the main course. After the joyous event, Kate was going in for a big kiss and he denied her due to her consumption of ham that evening.
After that little fling, Kate also dated a vegetarian who had an influence on her life decision.
Kate gave up meat to meet meaty men.
Black Pearl
Change, in a lot of ways, is intimidating. It is unpredictable. It is constant. Sometimes, change is downright scary.
Not for everyone however.
Ann DeVillers, 22, is, in some ways, finally starting to feel comfortable in her own skin. As a confident, outspoken and inquistive senior in college, she bares almost no resembelence - both in physical appearance and with personality - to the girl she used to be.
The girl she used to be, in fact, was quiet and shy. Also, Ann, implying that she's changed both on the inside and out, says in a way that showcases her new found confidence, "I didn't always used to look like this."
High school was forgettable at best for her. With few friends and a small town high school that did nothing for her self-esteem, she was eager to start over.
And she did.
A move to Oshkosh was, as she put it, a "way to reinvent" herself. Both physically and mentally, Ann arrived at college with a new look. Confidence and friends grew steady as she went out Freshman year and put the ugly memories of high school behind her.
No longer was Ann just watching the surrounding world swirl by her from the outside. She was now in it. She was now experiencing it.
As it turns out, she also plans out reporting about it.
Now in her Senior year, Ann is planning to become a journalist (which, one would suppose, isn't exactly the line of work for a shy person). This expected career, above all else, sheds light on just how different she has become. At one time, she would avoid talking to people and wanted to blend into the shadows. Now, however, she will one day be going out of her way to talk to people and to be the voice for others.
Change, no doubt, has been good to Ann.
Not for everyone however.
Ann DeVillers, 22, is, in some ways, finally starting to feel comfortable in her own skin. As a confident, outspoken and inquistive senior in college, she bares almost no resembelence - both in physical appearance and with personality - to the girl she used to be.
The girl she used to be, in fact, was quiet and shy. Also, Ann, implying that she's changed both on the inside and out, says in a way that showcases her new found confidence, "I didn't always used to look like this."
High school was forgettable at best for her. With few friends and a small town high school that did nothing for her self-esteem, she was eager to start over.
And she did.
A move to Oshkosh was, as she put it, a "way to reinvent" herself. Both physically and mentally, Ann arrived at college with a new look. Confidence and friends grew steady as she went out Freshman year and put the ugly memories of high school behind her.
No longer was Ann just watching the surrounding world swirl by her from the outside. She was now in it. She was now experiencing it.
As it turns out, she also plans out reporting about it.
Now in her Senior year, Ann is planning to become a journalist (which, one would suppose, isn't exactly the line of work for a shy person). This expected career, above all else, sheds light on just how different she has become. At one time, she would avoid talking to people and wanted to blend into the shadows. Now, however, she will one day be going out of her way to talk to people and to be the voice for others.
Change, no doubt, has been good to Ann.
black peral
Travis Koch grew up in the rural town of Brandon, Wis., with nothing much to do and nowhere to go.
“There was never anything to do before I had a car,” Koch said. “There was nowhere to go and nothing to do living out in the middle of nowhere like I did.”
Koch remembered watching horror movies as a youngster at his grandmother’s house with his uncle. To this day, Koch does not eat bananas because of a scene he saw that the villain, Jason, stabbed a woman in the neck while she was eating a banana. The woman proceeded to cough up the banana, and Koch has steered clear of the fruit ever since.
Although he lived what he called a “sheltered life” in a small community, Koch formed close bonds with his friends and was very active in sports. He was involved in football land track for four years, and basketball for two. He parlayed his high school track prowess into a collegiate pastime, participating in the track team at his college for two and a half years, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
Koch hung up his track shoes and turned his focus to academics at UW-Oshkosh where he double-majored in history and journalism. He met his girlfriend one month ago at the French Quarter, a local bar near the UW-O campus. In his spare time, Koch likes to watch football on Sundays and play first-person shooter video games.
Koch still won’t eat those bananas.
“There was never anything to do before I had a car,” Koch said. “There was nowhere to go and nothing to do living out in the middle of nowhere like I did.”
Koch remembered watching horror movies as a youngster at his grandmother’s house with his uncle. To this day, Koch does not eat bananas because of a scene he saw that the villain, Jason, stabbed a woman in the neck while she was eating a banana. The woman proceeded to cough up the banana, and Koch has steered clear of the fruit ever since.
Although he lived what he called a “sheltered life” in a small community, Koch formed close bonds with his friends and was very active in sports. He was involved in football land track for four years, and basketball for two. He parlayed his high school track prowess into a collegiate pastime, participating in the track team at his college for two and a half years, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
Koch hung up his track shoes and turned his focus to academics at UW-Oshkosh where he double-majored in history and journalism. He met his girlfriend one month ago at the French Quarter, a local bar near the UW-O campus. In his spare time, Koch likes to watch football on Sundays and play first-person shooter video games.
Koch still won’t eat those bananas.
Monday, November 13, 2006
Football Article
The UW-Oshkosh Titans lost their fifth and final game of the season Saturday as they fell to UW-Lacrosse 31-20. Had the Titans won, it would’ve have marked the first time since the 1968-69 seasons that the team finished over .500 in consecutive years.
The Lacrosse defense proved to be too much to handle for the Titans, allowing them only 224 total offensive yards. The Titans rushing game, which averages 197 yards par game, was held to 140 yards by the Eagles. Both the running and passing games for Lacrosse excelled, earning them two touchdowns each.
The first quarter started slow for Oshkosh as three of their first four offensive drives ended with a three and out. Even with the defense forcing Lacrosse to put the ball on the ground twice in the first quarter, the Titans could still not convert.
The only touchdown for the Titans in the first half came off a 23-yard reception from backup quarterback Dieter Juedes to junior Andy Heiman in the second quarter. However, even with a longer possession time then their opponents the Titans could not offensively match UW-Lacrosse and punted five times in the first half alone.
“We did a great job just to survive the first half,” Oshkosh Defensive Coordinator Pat Cerroni said. “ It could’ve gotten really ugly.”
UW-Lacrosse scored twice in the first half. A 4-yard run from fullback Mike Schmidt and a 25-yard pass from quarterback John Schumann to Jason Wagner. The eagles looked very poised and played extremely aggressive going to the air multiple times throughout the game.
“Lacrosse has the best quarterbacks and receivers as a core,” Cerroni said. “ In a game like this you’re going to give up yards.”
Cerroni was right as the Titans gave up 401 yards to the Eagles. The Titan defense, on average, has held their opponents to under 300 yards per game this season. The cornerbacks for the Titans seemed to struggle all day long against Schumann and could never really find a way to stop the Eagles passing game.
The Titans refusal to pass the ball against the stifling Eagles defense garnered them only 7 first half points. If the Titans were going to win the game they would have to abandon their 1st ranked running game and look toward the air. However, the second half showed the Titans only doing more of the same and resting their hopes on the shoulders of there running backs.
The third quarter saw both teams doubling their points with the score being 28-14 at the periods end. Touchdowns for Lacrosse came in the form of a 24-yard reception by Scott Swanson and an 8 yard run by tailback Cory Geldernick. Oshkosh could only answer with a 1-run yard by fullback Tyler Jandrin.
All the Eagles could come up with in the 4th quarter was a Dylan Rude 33-yard field goal, but it would prove to be enough with only one 2-yard touchdown run coming from the Titans Andy Moriarty. The score by Moriarty came off of a blocked punt by the Titans special teams, and with the score being 28-20 the game seemed far from over with 12:30 left to go in the 4th.
However, it was not meant to be as Juedes threw in interception to cornerback Jacob Buswell putting an end to the Titan’s season.
While the Titans finished 5-5, their record may not be indicative of their talent. Two of UW-Oshkosh’s losses were by a touchdown or less, and despite the loss on Saturday, the titans are excited about the possibilities next season offers.
“We have 36 juniors returning next year,” Cerroni said. “Next years seniors are some pretty talented individuals.”
Titans linebacker Eric Stenbroten also realizes the potential of next year's team but knows that there is still room for improvement.
“We have to concentrate and not getting all hyped up right away,” Stenbroten said. “We have to stop the big plays.”
With the win on Saturday UW-Lacrosse gained a division three playoff birth and will face Bethel University on November 18.
“A championship team like that always take advantages of mistakes.” Cerroni said. “They definitely took advantage of ours.”
The Lacrosse defense proved to be too much to handle for the Titans, allowing them only 224 total offensive yards. The Titans rushing game, which averages 197 yards par game, was held to 140 yards by the Eagles. Both the running and passing games for Lacrosse excelled, earning them two touchdowns each.
The first quarter started slow for Oshkosh as three of their first four offensive drives ended with a three and out. Even with the defense forcing Lacrosse to put the ball on the ground twice in the first quarter, the Titans could still not convert.
The only touchdown for the Titans in the first half came off a 23-yard reception from backup quarterback Dieter Juedes to junior Andy Heiman in the second quarter. However, even with a longer possession time then their opponents the Titans could not offensively match UW-Lacrosse and punted five times in the first half alone.
“We did a great job just to survive the first half,” Oshkosh Defensive Coordinator Pat Cerroni said. “ It could’ve gotten really ugly.”
UW-Lacrosse scored twice in the first half. A 4-yard run from fullback Mike Schmidt and a 25-yard pass from quarterback John Schumann to Jason Wagner. The eagles looked very poised and played extremely aggressive going to the air multiple times throughout the game.
“Lacrosse has the best quarterbacks and receivers as a core,” Cerroni said. “ In a game like this you’re going to give up yards.”
Cerroni was right as the Titans gave up 401 yards to the Eagles. The Titan defense, on average, has held their opponents to under 300 yards per game this season. The cornerbacks for the Titans seemed to struggle all day long against Schumann and could never really find a way to stop the Eagles passing game.
The Titans refusal to pass the ball against the stifling Eagles defense garnered them only 7 first half points. If the Titans were going to win the game they would have to abandon their 1st ranked running game and look toward the air. However, the second half showed the Titans only doing more of the same and resting their hopes on the shoulders of there running backs.
The third quarter saw both teams doubling their points with the score being 28-14 at the periods end. Touchdowns for Lacrosse came in the form of a 24-yard reception by Scott Swanson and an 8 yard run by tailback Cory Geldernick. Oshkosh could only answer with a 1-run yard by fullback Tyler Jandrin.
All the Eagles could come up with in the 4th quarter was a Dylan Rude 33-yard field goal, but it would prove to be enough with only one 2-yard touchdown run coming from the Titans Andy Moriarty. The score by Moriarty came off of a blocked punt by the Titans special teams, and with the score being 28-20 the game seemed far from over with 12:30 left to go in the 4th.
However, it was not meant to be as Juedes threw in interception to cornerback Jacob Buswell putting an end to the Titan’s season.
While the Titans finished 5-5, their record may not be indicative of their talent. Two of UW-Oshkosh’s losses were by a touchdown or less, and despite the loss on Saturday, the titans are excited about the possibilities next season offers.
“We have 36 juniors returning next year,” Cerroni said. “Next years seniors are some pretty talented individuals.”
Titans linebacker Eric Stenbroten also realizes the potential of next year's team but knows that there is still room for improvement.
“We have to concentrate and not getting all hyped up right away,” Stenbroten said. “We have to stop the big plays.”
With the win on Saturday UW-Lacrosse gained a division three playoff birth and will face Bethel University on November 18.
“A championship team like that always take advantages of mistakes.” Cerroni said. “They definitely took advantage of ours.”
Review of article
I read Ann's article and tried to help her with some of the puncuation and wording of her sentences. I also encouraged her to fix up her lead a bit because it sounded a little too vague.
Overall, I felt her article had good imagery with the dancing and explanation of the crowd size.
Some of the sentences were a little words though. I tried to have her break them up and gave her a few alternatives.
Overall, I felt her article had good imagery with the dancing and explanation of the crowd size.
Some of the sentences were a little words though. I tried to have her break them up and gave her a few alternatives.
Titan Football Game Article
Andrew Pantzlaff
Sports Article
November 13, 2006
In a sloppy game plagued by fumbles and interceptions, UW-La Crosse seemingly turned over everything but a victory to the UW-Oshkosh football team (5-5), winning 31-20 at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium on Saturday.
La Crosse (9-1), in the spirit of giving, turned the ball over on three of their first four possessions. Two of these turnovers, a fumble and an interception, took place at UW-Oshkosh’s one yard line.
Missed opportunities were paramount, however, as the Oshkosh offense went three-and-out after each of La Crosse’s trio of first half turnovers.
The Titan’s failure to capitalize on any of the Eagles’ early mishaps proved to be the difference, not only in the game itself, but also between the two teams in general.
Oshkosh defensive coordinator Pat Cerroni outlined the distinction between La Crosse and Oshkosh. “They take advantage of mistakes,” Cerroni said. “That’s what champions do. They have you down and tear you apart. That is what we need to learn how to do.”
Cerroni was also quick to note, however, in spite of missed opportunities, Oshkosh didn’t hand over the game. “I think we did a great job just to survive,” Cerroni said. “This game could have gotten ugly real quick.”
La Crosse was first on the scoreboard with a one yard run up the middle by junior fullback, Mike Schmidt. From there, less than five minutes later, the Eagles returned to the end zone as quarterback John Schumann found Jason Wagner open for a 25 yard touchdown pass.
Down 14-0 with under a minute left in the first half, things started to literally bounce Oshkosh’s way.
When Titans quarterback Dieter Juedes fired a pass to the left side of the field, the ball bounced clumsily off of wide receiver Andy Heiman’s hands and landed safely into the grasp of Steve Stoltz, a fellow Oshkosh receiver. This unusual 16-yard gain gave the Titans a first down and added some confidence to their struggling offense.
On the next play, Juedes once again threw the ball to Heiman. This time, however, Heiman was able to hold on to the ball himself and reel it in for a 19 yard touchdown with just under 30 seconds remaining in the half.
Only trailing by a touchdown at halftime, the Titans hoped to pull out the upset and send their thirteen seniors out with a victory in their final game.
La Crosse had other plans. They did “what champions do,” as Cerroni would say.
With just over five minutes into the second half, Schumann completed his second touchdown pass of the game as he found the hands of Scott Swanson in the end zone. Then, with 6:46 left in the third quarter, the Eagles scored yet again as Corey Geldernick rushed for eight yards up the left side of the field.
Oshkosh senior, Chris Kirch had an opportunity to respond back with a big rushing play of his own. Unfortunately his feet got in the way. After dodging several Eagle defenders, Kirch blew by the secondary and looked poised for a stroll passed the goal line. After running a few steps, however, he lost his balance and crashed to the dirt.
Despite the mishap, the Oshkosh running game didn’t stay down for long. Running backs Tyler Jandrin and Andy Moriarty both ran for touchdowns to cut the lead to eight. The second extra point was blocked by the Eagles defense.
With 12 minutes still remaining in the game, however, the Titans would never get any closer to catching up.
A field goal by Dylan Rude sealed the victory for Lacrosse with five minutes remaining.
With the season now over, Cerroni isn’t dwelling too much on the past. “There are 36 juniors coming back,” Cerroni said. “Our next year’s seniors are pretty talented people.”
Cerroni, as well as the rest of the Oshkosh coaching staff, is riding on the hopes that this group of veteran talent will take them to the next level.
“We just got to stick together,” Cerroni said.
Sports Article
November 13, 2006
In a sloppy game plagued by fumbles and interceptions, UW-La Crosse seemingly turned over everything but a victory to the UW-Oshkosh football team (5-5), winning 31-20 at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium on Saturday.
La Crosse (9-1), in the spirit of giving, turned the ball over on three of their first four possessions. Two of these turnovers, a fumble and an interception, took place at UW-Oshkosh’s one yard line.
Missed opportunities were paramount, however, as the Oshkosh offense went three-and-out after each of La Crosse’s trio of first half turnovers.
The Titan’s failure to capitalize on any of the Eagles’ early mishaps proved to be the difference, not only in the game itself, but also between the two teams in general.
Oshkosh defensive coordinator Pat Cerroni outlined the distinction between La Crosse and Oshkosh. “They take advantage of mistakes,” Cerroni said. “That’s what champions do. They have you down and tear you apart. That is what we need to learn how to do.”
Cerroni was also quick to note, however, in spite of missed opportunities, Oshkosh didn’t hand over the game. “I think we did a great job just to survive,” Cerroni said. “This game could have gotten ugly real quick.”
La Crosse was first on the scoreboard with a one yard run up the middle by junior fullback, Mike Schmidt. From there, less than five minutes later, the Eagles returned to the end zone as quarterback John Schumann found Jason Wagner open for a 25 yard touchdown pass.
Down 14-0 with under a minute left in the first half, things started to literally bounce Oshkosh’s way.
When Titans quarterback Dieter Juedes fired a pass to the left side of the field, the ball bounced clumsily off of wide receiver Andy Heiman’s hands and landed safely into the grasp of Steve Stoltz, a fellow Oshkosh receiver. This unusual 16-yard gain gave the Titans a first down and added some confidence to their struggling offense.
On the next play, Juedes once again threw the ball to Heiman. This time, however, Heiman was able to hold on to the ball himself and reel it in for a 19 yard touchdown with just under 30 seconds remaining in the half.
Only trailing by a touchdown at halftime, the Titans hoped to pull out the upset and send their thirteen seniors out with a victory in their final game.
La Crosse had other plans. They did “what champions do,” as Cerroni would say.
With just over five minutes into the second half, Schumann completed his second touchdown pass of the game as he found the hands of Scott Swanson in the end zone. Then, with 6:46 left in the third quarter, the Eagles scored yet again as Corey Geldernick rushed for eight yards up the left side of the field.
Oshkosh senior, Chris Kirch had an opportunity to respond back with a big rushing play of his own. Unfortunately his feet got in the way. After dodging several Eagle defenders, Kirch blew by the secondary and looked poised for a stroll passed the goal line. After running a few steps, however, he lost his balance and crashed to the dirt.
Despite the mishap, the Oshkosh running game didn’t stay down for long. Running backs Tyler Jandrin and Andy Moriarty both ran for touchdowns to cut the lead to eight. The second extra point was blocked by the Eagles defense.
With 12 minutes still remaining in the game, however, the Titans would never get any closer to catching up.
A field goal by Dylan Rude sealed the victory for Lacrosse with five minutes remaining.
With the season now over, Cerroni isn’t dwelling too much on the past. “There are 36 juniors coming back,” Cerroni said. “Our next year’s seniors are pretty talented people.”
Cerroni, as well as the rest of the Oshkosh coaching staff, is riding on the hopes that this group of veteran talent will take them to the next level.
“We just got to stick together,” Cerroni said.
Article review of Travis
Travis' story was a little bare, and had a few style errors with the quotes. I added some suggestions as to where to beef up the story a bit, and where to make the story a little more clear and flow better.
Titan football game
The Oshkosh Titans couldn’t capitalize on four turnovers by the eighth-ranked LaCrosse Eagles, including two on the Titans’ one-yard line, losing the game 31-20 and putting and end to a disappointing 5-5 (3-4 in conference) season. The Eagles finished the regular season at 8-1 (6-1) on the verge of an at-large playoff birth.
The predictability of the Titans’ offense and the lack of a steady run defense did them in throughout the game. Head coach Phil Meyer’s unwillingness to pass the ball in the first half thwarted any hopes the Titans had of winning their last game of the season.
“The problem is (our defense) was put in bad situations a lot,” defensive coordinator Pat Cerroni said. “This game could have got ugly real quick.”
Coming into the game, the Titans’ run defense was ranked second in the conference allowing only 117.3 yards per game on the ground. Conversely the LaCrosse Eagles were in the bottom third in the conference for rushing offense averaging 143.1 yards per game.
In the first half alone, the Eagles ran for 176 yards on 26 carries, carrying a 14-7 lead into halftime. In total the Eagles rushed for 257 yards over a porous Oshkosh defense. The Eagles’ rushing attack was led by senior running back Corey Geldernick with 149 yards on 23 carries and one touchdown.
The LaCrosse passing attack was equally effective as senior quarterback John Schumann passed for 144 yards and two touchdowns.
The Eagles got on the board first with a one-yard touchdown run by junior fullback Mike Schmidt, set up by a three-and-out by the Titans and a poor punt by junior Lucas Raschke.
LaCrosse struck again in the second quarter with a 27-yard touchdown pass from Schumann to junior wide receiver Jason Wagner, set up after Oshkosh cornerback dropped an easy interception deep in Titans’ territory.
The Titans offense showed what their offense was capable of on their final possession of the first half, putting together an impressive scoring drive exhibiting a balanced offensive attack of running and passing. The drive culminated with a 27-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback sophomore Dieter Juedes to junior wide receiver Andy Heiman.
“I felt like we should have taken more shots down the field, but we did have a young quarterback in who was pretty inexperienced,” junior Andy Versnik said. “That being said, it all came down to our inability to run the ball.”
Leading 14-7 the Eagles came out firing in the second half, quickly scoring 14 points on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Schumann to senior wide receiver Scott Swanson and an eight-yard touchdown plunge by Geldernick.
The Titans entered the game with the top rushing offense in the WIAC, but couldn’t match the production of their counterpart. The Titans’ rushing offense was stagnant for most of the game excluding a long drive late in the third quarter to answer Geldernick’s touchdown, capped off by a one-yard touchdown run by junior fullback Tyler Jandrin to make the score 28-14.
The Titans’ offense had one last flurry left in them late in the game. Junior wide receiver Kyle Nakatsuji blocked a punt and Oshkosh recovered on the Eagles’ 13-yard line. “The punt block was just good design from Cerroni,” Nakatsuji said. “The way it was set up somebody was going to get it. If it wasn’t me somebody else was going to block that kick.”
Junior running back Andy Moriarty followed the blocked punt with a two-yard rumble for a touchdown, pulling the Titans within one score at 28-20.
Oshkosh stopped the Eagles on the ensuing possession and had the ball with an opportunity to tie the game, but Juedes was picked off on an errant pass by junior cornerback Jacob Buswell. LaCrosse capped off the scoring with a 33-yard field goal by freshman kicker Dylan Rude late in the fourth quarter.
Moriarty ran for 51 yards, eclipsing 1,000 yards for the second consecutive season for the Titans.
The predictability of the Titans’ offense and the lack of a steady run defense did them in throughout the game. Head coach Phil Meyer’s unwillingness to pass the ball in the first half thwarted any hopes the Titans had of winning their last game of the season.
“The problem is (our defense) was put in bad situations a lot,” defensive coordinator Pat Cerroni said. “This game could have got ugly real quick.”
Coming into the game, the Titans’ run defense was ranked second in the conference allowing only 117.3 yards per game on the ground. Conversely the LaCrosse Eagles were in the bottom third in the conference for rushing offense averaging 143.1 yards per game.
In the first half alone, the Eagles ran for 176 yards on 26 carries, carrying a 14-7 lead into halftime. In total the Eagles rushed for 257 yards over a porous Oshkosh defense. The Eagles’ rushing attack was led by senior running back Corey Geldernick with 149 yards on 23 carries and one touchdown.
The LaCrosse passing attack was equally effective as senior quarterback John Schumann passed for 144 yards and two touchdowns.
The Eagles got on the board first with a one-yard touchdown run by junior fullback Mike Schmidt, set up by a three-and-out by the Titans and a poor punt by junior Lucas Raschke.
LaCrosse struck again in the second quarter with a 27-yard touchdown pass from Schumann to junior wide receiver Jason Wagner, set up after Oshkosh cornerback dropped an easy interception deep in Titans’ territory.
The Titans offense showed what their offense was capable of on their final possession of the first half, putting together an impressive scoring drive exhibiting a balanced offensive attack of running and passing. The drive culminated with a 27-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback sophomore Dieter Juedes to junior wide receiver Andy Heiman.
“I felt like we should have taken more shots down the field, but we did have a young quarterback in who was pretty inexperienced,” junior Andy Versnik said. “That being said, it all came down to our inability to run the ball.”
Leading 14-7 the Eagles came out firing in the second half, quickly scoring 14 points on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Schumann to senior wide receiver Scott Swanson and an eight-yard touchdown plunge by Geldernick.
The Titans entered the game with the top rushing offense in the WIAC, but couldn’t match the production of their counterpart. The Titans’ rushing offense was stagnant for most of the game excluding a long drive late in the third quarter to answer Geldernick’s touchdown, capped off by a one-yard touchdown run by junior fullback Tyler Jandrin to make the score 28-14.
The Titans’ offense had one last flurry left in them late in the game. Junior wide receiver Kyle Nakatsuji blocked a punt and Oshkosh recovered on the Eagles’ 13-yard line. “The punt block was just good design from Cerroni,” Nakatsuji said. “The way it was set up somebody was going to get it. If it wasn’t me somebody else was going to block that kick.”
Junior running back Andy Moriarty followed the blocked punt with a two-yard rumble for a touchdown, pulling the Titans within one score at 28-20.
Oshkosh stopped the Eagles on the ensuing possession and had the ball with an opportunity to tie the game, but Juedes was picked off on an errant pass by junior cornerback Jacob Buswell. LaCrosse capped off the scoring with a 33-yard field goal by freshman kicker Dylan Rude late in the fourth quarter.
Moriarty ran for 51 yards, eclipsing 1,000 yards for the second consecutive season for the Titans.
Monday, November 06, 2006
Sports Article (Colts/Patriots)
1. The event recounted Sunday night's football game where the Colts faced off against the Patriots.
2. On a third-and-goal from the 4, Manning threw a pass in the right corner of the end zone to Harrison, who was defended tightly by Ellis Hobbs. Harrison adjusted his body about 180 degrees, stretched and got his left hand on Manning’s pass, tipping it into the air. While still in midair, Harrison grabbed the ball with both hands, landed with his right foot inbounds, and somehow dragged his left foot inbounds before falling to the ground.
3. Manning and his myriad receivers set the tone, delivering clutch plays time after time, as Brady and Patriots Coach Bill Belichick watched in frustration from the sideline. The Colts won for the second consecutive season against a team that once had their number, in a stadium that used to haunt them.
4. The explanation of the Colts undefeated season, their struggle to overcome the obstacle of the Patriots, and then, most importantly, how they will handle the pressure to go undefeated the rest of the season. The look at the pressure from this point forward made it interesting. The writer's insight was focused on the Colt's learning from last year when they were in a similar undefeated situation, and how they would try to avoid the same mistakes. The language used was also very descriptive with plenty of quotes.
5. I think observation was the most important. It really set the mood for how "big" this game was when he referred to it as having a play-off atmosphere. Documents weren't really used at all. Interviews and quotes were also a key tool as it showed how the Colts are enjoying the win, looking back at the past, and trying to prepare for the future.
2. On a third-and-goal from the 4, Manning threw a pass in the right corner of the end zone to Harrison, who was defended tightly by Ellis Hobbs. Harrison adjusted his body about 180 degrees, stretched and got his left hand on Manning’s pass, tipping it into the air. While still in midair, Harrison grabbed the ball with both hands, landed with his right foot inbounds, and somehow dragged his left foot inbounds before falling to the ground.
3. Manning and his myriad receivers set the tone, delivering clutch plays time after time, as Brady and Patriots Coach Bill Belichick watched in frustration from the sideline. The Colts won for the second consecutive season against a team that once had their number, in a stadium that used to haunt them.
4. The explanation of the Colts undefeated season, their struggle to overcome the obstacle of the Patriots, and then, most importantly, how they will handle the pressure to go undefeated the rest of the season. The look at the pressure from this point forward made it interesting. The writer's insight was focused on the Colt's learning from last year when they were in a similar undefeated situation, and how they would try to avoid the same mistakes. The language used was also very descriptive with plenty of quotes.
5. I think observation was the most important. It really set the mood for how "big" this game was when he referred to it as having a play-off atmosphere. Documents weren't really used at all. Interviews and quotes were also a key tool as it showed how the Colts are enjoying the win, looking back at the past, and trying to prepare for the future.
Russ' sport example
1) The event is the football game between New England and Indianapolis.
2) They also were victimized for the first time by Adam Vinatieri, who signed as a free agent after kicking two Super Bowl winning field goals for New England in the final seconds. But he also missed twice in the second half as his once adoring fans booed.
"They are trying to get loud and make it hard on the opposing team and that totally makes sense," he said. "I wish I had played a little bit better."
3) The Colts became the only team to start consecutive seasons at 8-0 since the Green Bay Packers did it three straight years from 1929-31.
4) The writer focused more on the historical moment this game had and the possibility of breaking a record next week. I also liked how the crowd reaction interfering with the player was mentioned.
5) I think there were plenty of interviews and those were important, but documentation of the past was needed to stress the importance of the event.
2) They also were victimized for the first time by Adam Vinatieri, who signed as a free agent after kicking two Super Bowl winning field goals for New England in the final seconds. But he also missed twice in the second half as his once adoring fans booed.
"They are trying to get loud and make it hard on the opposing team and that totally makes sense," he said. "I wish I had played a little bit better."
3) The Colts became the only team to start consecutive seasons at 8-0 since the Green Bay Packers did it three straight years from 1929-31.
4) The writer focused more on the historical moment this game had and the possibility of breaking a record next week. I also liked how the crowd reaction interfering with the player was mentioned.
5) I think there were plenty of interviews and those were important, but documentation of the past was needed to stress the importance of the event.
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Sports Article Example
1) The article recounted the college football game between number 2 ranked michigan and the underdog opponent Ball State.
2) I like what the reporter did by writing on more then just the game. Michigan is the second best football team in the country and they almost lost to an unranked team. The reporter asked many questions to the michigan team if the hype about their upcoming game aginst number 1 ranked Ohio State distracted them in this game. It was intresting to see that even though the Wolverines had won they were still extremly dissapointed with thier performance.
3) "Coming into this game, everybody was talking about the hype about Michigan and Ohio State, and it kind of overlooked a team like Ball State. If you disrespect a team, they're going to come out and give their all."
4) Once again, I think the most worthwhile part of this article is that the reporter did more than just give a bare bones account of the events that took place on the field. The reporter made sure that there was more meat to the story and asked many questions that had more to do with the teams mental state then of asking them to recount what happened in the game.
5) I would say interviews because his interviews made it possible for the story to have the added depth I previously talked about.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=263080130&confId=null
2) I like what the reporter did by writing on more then just the game. Michigan is the second best football team in the country and they almost lost to an unranked team. The reporter asked many questions to the michigan team if the hype about their upcoming game aginst number 1 ranked Ohio State distracted them in this game. It was intresting to see that even though the Wolverines had won they were still extremly dissapointed with thier performance.
3) "Coming into this game, everybody was talking about the hype about Michigan and Ohio State, and it kind of overlooked a team like Ball State. If you disrespect a team, they're going to come out and give their all."
4) Once again, I think the most worthwhile part of this article is that the reporter did more than just give a bare bones account of the events that took place on the field. The reporter made sure that there was more meat to the story and asked many questions that had more to do with the teams mental state then of asking them to recount what happened in the game.
5) I would say interviews because his interviews made it possible for the story to have the added depth I previously talked about.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=263080130&confId=null
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Sports Article
1. The Monday Oct. 23 football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants.
2. Drew Bledsoe stood grim-faced on the sideline, his fingers locked inside the collar of his jersey, a visor pulled over his eyes.
3. I think the aforementioned sentence is the best one in the article. It gives the reader the picture of how Bledsoe felt. The story of Bledsoe getting benched also overshadowed the result of the game, so i think the sentence " Drew Bledsoe stood grim-faced on the sideline, his fingers locked inside the collar of his jersey, a visor pulled over his eyes,' was the best.
4. The interviews were worth reading. What Bill Parcless, T.O., Romo and Bledsoe had to say after the controversial benching of Bledsoe. I think the lead was really good because it brought out the emotions of Bledsoe and I think helped show how big of a deal the benching of Bledsoe was. I think there was a bit of suspense with what Parcells had to say. The writer left it for later in the story, when it was what everybody wanted to know.
5. The most important thing was the interview. I am willing to bet that the interview was what most of the people read the story for. What did Parcells say? Did he make a decision for next week's quarterback? What would Terrell Owens say? Would he throw Drew Bledsoe under the bus? I think the observations were almost equally important, the observation of Bledsoe's body language helped spur another story. If Bledsoe would be demoted to second-string quarterback, would he ask to be released by the Cowboys to play somewhere else.
2. Drew Bledsoe stood grim-faced on the sideline, his fingers locked inside the collar of his jersey, a visor pulled over his eyes.
3. I think the aforementioned sentence is the best one in the article. It gives the reader the picture of how Bledsoe felt. The story of Bledsoe getting benched also overshadowed the result of the game, so i think the sentence " Drew Bledsoe stood grim-faced on the sideline, his fingers locked inside the collar of his jersey, a visor pulled over his eyes,' was the best.
4. The interviews were worth reading. What Bill Parcless, T.O., Romo and Bledsoe had to say after the controversial benching of Bledsoe. I think the lead was really good because it brought out the emotions of Bledsoe and I think helped show how big of a deal the benching of Bledsoe was. I think there was a bit of suspense with what Parcells had to say. The writer left it for later in the story, when it was what everybody wanted to know.
5. The most important thing was the interview. I am willing to bet that the interview was what most of the people read the story for. What did Parcells say? Did he make a decision for next week's quarterback? What would Terrell Owens say? Would he throw Drew Bledsoe under the bus? I think the observations were almost equally important, the observation of Bledsoe's body language helped spur another story. If Bledsoe would be demoted to second-string quarterback, would he ask to be released by the Cowboys to play somewhere else.
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