Monday, September 18, 2006
Observation exercise
The quiet and serine enclave is surrounded by the sides of a building, trees, bushes and grass. The red brick of the building, multi-colored autumn leaves, the beaten down grass set a comfortable backdrop to a relaxing place. Wood benches supported by cement blocks sit in a circle around a small walkway to the entrance of the building. Black light posts stand 10 feet high for the few passers-by and people sitting on the benches illuminating the area during the evening hours. It is a perfect place to unwind and rejuvenate one's self. People sit or stand and share quiet, friendly conversations with one another.
A soft, cooling breeze puffs across while the comfortable afternoon sun splashes down onto the area. Trees sway as the wind rustles the leaves. The fresh air and comfortable mix of sunlight, wind and temperature puts the mind and body at ease. It is a place where a person can go and enjoy the peacefulness of being outside, but without the interruption of hoards of people passing by.
A soft, cooling breeze puffs across while the comfortable afternoon sun splashes down onto the area. Trees sway as the wind rustles the leaves. The fresh air and comfortable mix of sunlight, wind and temperature puts the mind and body at ease. It is a place where a person can go and enjoy the peacefulness of being outside, but without the interruption of hoards of people passing by.
Weather Final (Beer Gardens)
As the streets of Oshkosh were soaked with rainfall on Friday night, student attendance at one of Oshkosh’s traditional end-of-summer events became watered down as well.
Beer Gardens, a no-cover-charge tent party located directly across the college campus at Kelly’s Bar, has become an annually attended party for some students. As clouds loomed overhead, however, this year’s garden party lost priority with those looking to keep themselves dry.
“I like a cold beer as much as the next guy, but I don’t want to go swimming just to get my hands on one,” said Ryan Steffel, a 22-year-old senior at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. “I wanted to go, but after it started pouring out, I decided just to find a party indoors.”
As it turns out, Steffel wasn’t the only one who decided to forgo the trek to Kelly’s party tent located off of Wisconsin Street.
One bartender working at Kelly’s, Brandan Hish, 25, thought there were significantly fewer people at Beer Gardens this year as opposed to last spring’s end-of-the-year version. Predictably, the poor weather was blamed for the unwelcome change. “Friday wasn’t that bad,” Hish said. “The weather didn’t kick in till later. I mean, Saturday and Sunday were pretty crappy out. It discouraged people from being in the tent by the band.”
This “crappy” weather, as Hish called it, was in direct contrast to the sunny skies and comfortable temperatures that students initially enjoyed as they returned to campus. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures dropped quickly from the high of 80 degrees on Wednesday, the first day of classes, to a chilly average of 56 degrees on Saturday.
The cold air and heavy rain didn’t discourage everyone who wanted to attend, however; as many Beer Gardens faithful still huddled under the tent with their beers in hand. “It wasn’t that big of a deal because we were under a tent,” Michelle Laabs, a 21-year old college student, said. “There was still quite a few people there; enough to make it fun,”
Regardless of student attendance being affected by the weather, safety has always been a priority at events like Beer Gardens. However Lt. Dennis Nasci reported that the University Police made no changes to the way they had originally planned on monitoring the event. “Weather is a guess,” Nasci said. “We didn’t add anything more or less.” Nasci then explained that the wet conditions didn’t have much affect at all on the night from a law enforcement point of view, saying only that it might have helped deter people from running around on the street.
Despite the unpredictable weather of late, Winger’s Bar at 120 Wisconsin Ave. will be throwing a fall Beer Garden party of its own on Saturday, Sept. 16. In addition, according to Hish, Kelly’s Bar, the self-proclaimed “home of the original Beer Gardens,” will once again be having their end-of-the-year version despite this weekend’s cold, wet and forgettable celebration.
Beer Gardens, a no-cover-charge tent party located directly across the college campus at Kelly’s Bar, has become an annually attended party for some students. As clouds loomed overhead, however, this year’s garden party lost priority with those looking to keep themselves dry.
“I like a cold beer as much as the next guy, but I don’t want to go swimming just to get my hands on one,” said Ryan Steffel, a 22-year-old senior at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. “I wanted to go, but after it started pouring out, I decided just to find a party indoors.”
As it turns out, Steffel wasn’t the only one who decided to forgo the trek to Kelly’s party tent located off of Wisconsin Street.
One bartender working at Kelly’s, Brandan Hish, 25, thought there were significantly fewer people at Beer Gardens this year as opposed to last spring’s end-of-the-year version. Predictably, the poor weather was blamed for the unwelcome change. “Friday wasn’t that bad,” Hish said. “The weather didn’t kick in till later. I mean, Saturday and Sunday were pretty crappy out. It discouraged people from being in the tent by the band.”
This “crappy” weather, as Hish called it, was in direct contrast to the sunny skies and comfortable temperatures that students initially enjoyed as they returned to campus. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures dropped quickly from the high of 80 degrees on Wednesday, the first day of classes, to a chilly average of 56 degrees on Saturday.
The cold air and heavy rain didn’t discourage everyone who wanted to attend, however; as many Beer Gardens faithful still huddled under the tent with their beers in hand. “It wasn’t that big of a deal because we were under a tent,” Michelle Laabs, a 21-year old college student, said. “There was still quite a few people there; enough to make it fun,”
Regardless of student attendance being affected by the weather, safety has always been a priority at events like Beer Gardens. However Lt. Dennis Nasci reported that the University Police made no changes to the way they had originally planned on monitoring the event. “Weather is a guess,” Nasci said. “We didn’t add anything more or less.” Nasci then explained that the wet conditions didn’t have much affect at all on the night from a law enforcement point of view, saying only that it might have helped deter people from running around on the street.
Despite the unpredictable weather of late, Winger’s Bar at 120 Wisconsin Ave. will be throwing a fall Beer Garden party of its own on Saturday, Sept. 16. In addition, according to Hish, Kelly’s Bar, the self-proclaimed “home of the original Beer Gardens,” will once again be having their end-of-the-year version despite this weekend’s cold, wet and forgettable celebration.
Fianl Weather Draft
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- The Oshkosh Titans football team didn’t miss a beat during practice despite the inclement weather early this week.
After a stretch of unusually cool weather the past couple of weeks, Oshkosh experienced overcast conditions with fair amounts of rain Monday and Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service in Green Bay, Tuesday’s high temperature was 61 degrees with .18 inches of rain on a cloudy day. Monday’s weather was even gloomier than Tuesday’s with a high of only 56 degrees and .42 inches of precipitation.
The poor weather did little to change the practice plans of the Titan football team at Titan Stadium early in the week. “The weather didn’t really affect our practice that much,” 21-year-old junior wide receiver Steve Stoltz said. “We shortened practice to avoid the rain on Tuesday, but it was only by five minutes. Overall the weather really did little to change our routine.”
Generally football practices are not affected by rain or cold temperatures, but the coaches were prepared to alter their plans if a heavy rainstorm that was in the area were to hit. “On Tuesday there was a chance of a torrential downpour to come our way during practice time,” junior wide receiver Kyle Nakatsuji, 21, said. “The heavy rains missed us, but if it would have hit the coaches were ready to move our practice indoors.”
The National Weather Service’s forecast for Oshkosh for the rest of the week was promising for the team as it prepared to avenge last week’s loss to Minnesota State when they travel to Lakeland College Saturday afternoon. Highs are expected to be in the high 70s with the clouds giving way to mostly sunny skies by Friday afternoon. “It looks like all the concerns about the weather are behind us,” Stoltz said. “Now we can concentrate completely on football for the rest of the week.”
The 1-1 Titans’ kick-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Sheboygan against the 0-2 Muskies in a final tune-up before starting conference play Sept. 23 against the Whitewater Warhawks.
After a stretch of unusually cool weather the past couple of weeks, Oshkosh experienced overcast conditions with fair amounts of rain Monday and Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service in Green Bay, Tuesday’s high temperature was 61 degrees with .18 inches of rain on a cloudy day. Monday’s weather was even gloomier than Tuesday’s with a high of only 56 degrees and .42 inches of precipitation.
The poor weather did little to change the practice plans of the Titan football team at Titan Stadium early in the week. “The weather didn’t really affect our practice that much,” 21-year-old junior wide receiver Steve Stoltz said. “We shortened practice to avoid the rain on Tuesday, but it was only by five minutes. Overall the weather really did little to change our routine.”
Generally football practices are not affected by rain or cold temperatures, but the coaches were prepared to alter their plans if a heavy rainstorm that was in the area were to hit. “On Tuesday there was a chance of a torrential downpour to come our way during practice time,” junior wide receiver Kyle Nakatsuji, 21, said. “The heavy rains missed us, but if it would have hit the coaches were ready to move our practice indoors.”
The National Weather Service’s forecast for Oshkosh for the rest of the week was promising for the team as it prepared to avenge last week’s loss to Minnesota State when they travel to Lakeland College Saturday afternoon. Highs are expected to be in the high 70s with the clouds giving way to mostly sunny skies by Friday afternoon. “It looks like all the concerns about the weather are behind us,” Stoltz said. “Now we can concentrate completely on football for the rest of the week.”
The 1-1 Titans’ kick-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Sheboygan against the 0-2 Muskies in a final tune-up before starting conference play Sept. 23 against the Whitewater Warhawks.
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Russ Plummer's Final Weather Article
Russ Plummer
9-18-06
Weather Article
Gusty winds, cooler air and rain came to campus Friday driving UW-Oshkosh students indoors to trade their tank tops for jackets.
Student opinions were mixed when asked about the sudden change in temperature before and after Friday afternoon.
Junior Sadie Offenstein, 21, and her roommate, senior Megan McCube, 21, were among the 26 students studying, reading and talking outside of Halsey Science Center on Friday. Both were wearing tank tops and shorts while lying on top of the dry and prickly grass.
“I love being outside so it is really nice to be able to study outside,” Offenstein said. “So much of the year it is cold and you can not be outside, but I don’t like the bees.”
Offenstein’s roommate also enjoyed the weather, but thinks pleasing weather conditions can be a little distracting.
“I find it distracting to be outside, because in your dorm room you are either by yourself or with your roommate,” McCube said. “Outside you can see a whole bunch of people you know. I am a senior and I have a bunch of friends on campus who distract me. I have been sitting here for 20 minutes and, I have done nothing.”
Friday afternoon brought with it gusty winds, cooler air and rain forcing Oshkosh students to put away their summer wear and don warmer clothing. Numerous umbrellas could be seen in the glistening hands of students coming out of Reeve Memorial Union.
The lower temperatures and rainy conditions continued through out the weekend. Students returned to class on Monday with another day of cloudy conditions and scattered rain.
Monday evening at Reeve Memorial Union, students expressed their opinions about the sudden change in weather and the current 58 degree forecast, according to the National Weather Service.
“When it is raining so hard and you get wet, it is really hard to concentrate in class when you are soaked for four hours,” senior Rachel Scott, 21, said.
“When it is nice outside, I do stuff outside and never study,” sophomore Tom Holyoke, 20, said. “When it is not nice out I study.”
The morale of students concerned about weather conditions may rise soon with the NWS predicting a forecast for the next six days being partly-to-mostly cloudy with temperatures in the low-to-upper 70s.
9-18-06
Weather Article
Gusty winds, cooler air and rain came to campus Friday driving UW-Oshkosh students indoors to trade their tank tops for jackets.
Student opinions were mixed when asked about the sudden change in temperature before and after Friday afternoon.
Junior Sadie Offenstein, 21, and her roommate, senior Megan McCube, 21, were among the 26 students studying, reading and talking outside of Halsey Science Center on Friday. Both were wearing tank tops and shorts while lying on top of the dry and prickly grass.
“I love being outside so it is really nice to be able to study outside,” Offenstein said. “So much of the year it is cold and you can not be outside, but I don’t like the bees.”
Offenstein’s roommate also enjoyed the weather, but thinks pleasing weather conditions can be a little distracting.
“I find it distracting to be outside, because in your dorm room you are either by yourself or with your roommate,” McCube said. “Outside you can see a whole bunch of people you know. I am a senior and I have a bunch of friends on campus who distract me. I have been sitting here for 20 minutes and, I have done nothing.”
Friday afternoon brought with it gusty winds, cooler air and rain forcing Oshkosh students to put away their summer wear and don warmer clothing. Numerous umbrellas could be seen in the glistening hands of students coming out of Reeve Memorial Union.
The lower temperatures and rainy conditions continued through out the weekend. Students returned to class on Monday with another day of cloudy conditions and scattered rain.
Monday evening at Reeve Memorial Union, students expressed their opinions about the sudden change in weather and the current 58 degree forecast, according to the National Weather Service.
“When it is raining so hard and you get wet, it is really hard to concentrate in class when you are soaked for four hours,” senior Rachel Scott, 21, said.
“When it is nice outside, I do stuff outside and never study,” sophomore Tom Holyoke, 20, said. “When it is not nice out I study.”
The morale of students concerned about weather conditions may rise soon with the NWS predicting a forecast for the next six days being partly-to-mostly cloudy with temperatures in the low-to-upper 70s.
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
UW-Oshkosh Feelings about Weather
UW-Oshkosh students were enjoying the sun and took their studies outside on the morning of Friday Sept. 8, however, those students now are combating a cold and dreary Mother Nature.
Junior Sadie Offenstein, 21, and her roommate, senior Megan McCube, 21, were among the 26 students sitting outside of Halsey Science Center on Friday. Both wearing tank tops and shorts while reading their own respective textbooks.
“I love being outside so it is really nice to be able to study outside,” Offenstein said. “So much of the year it is cold and you can not be outside, but I do not like the bees.”
Offenstein’s roommate also enjoyed the weather, but thinks pleasing weather conditions can be a little distracting.
“I find it distracting to be outside, because in your dorm room you are either by yourself or with your roommate.” McCube said. “Outside you can see a whole bunch of people you know. I am a senior and I have a bunch of friends on campus who distract me. I have been sitting here for 20 minutes and I have done nothing.”
Friday afternoon brought with it gustier winds, cooler air and rain. Oshkosh students had to put away their summer wear and adorn warmer clothing and numerous umbrellas could be seen at anytime outside on campus.
The lower temperatures and rainy conditions continued through the weekend. Students returned to class on Monday with another day of cloudy conditions and scattered rain.
Monday evening at Reeve Memorial Union, students expressed their opinions about the sudden change in weather and the current 58 degree Fahrenheit forecast.
“I usually study in my dorm,” senior Amanda Emery, 21, said. “I do not study outside, so it is not affecting me at all.”
“I do not really study outside either, but when it is raining so hard and you get wet it is really hard to concentrate in class when you are soaked for four hours,” senior Rachel Scott, 21, said.
“When it is nice outside, I do stuff outside and never study,” sophomore Tom Holyoke, 20, said. “When it is not nice out I study.”
Student morale may rise soon with a predicted forecast of the next six days being partly to mostly cloudy with temperatures in the low to upper 70s.
Junior Sadie Offenstein, 21, and her roommate, senior Megan McCube, 21, were among the 26 students sitting outside of Halsey Science Center on Friday. Both wearing tank tops and shorts while reading their own respective textbooks.
“I love being outside so it is really nice to be able to study outside,” Offenstein said. “So much of the year it is cold and you can not be outside, but I do not like the bees.”
Offenstein’s roommate also enjoyed the weather, but thinks pleasing weather conditions can be a little distracting.
“I find it distracting to be outside, because in your dorm room you are either by yourself or with your roommate.” McCube said. “Outside you can see a whole bunch of people you know. I am a senior and I have a bunch of friends on campus who distract me. I have been sitting here for 20 minutes and I have done nothing.”
Friday afternoon brought with it gustier winds, cooler air and rain. Oshkosh students had to put away their summer wear and adorn warmer clothing and numerous umbrellas could be seen at anytime outside on campus.
The lower temperatures and rainy conditions continued through the weekend. Students returned to class on Monday with another day of cloudy conditions and scattered rain.
Monday evening at Reeve Memorial Union, students expressed their opinions about the sudden change in weather and the current 58 degree Fahrenheit forecast.
“I usually study in my dorm,” senior Amanda Emery, 21, said. “I do not study outside, so it is not affecting me at all.”
“I do not really study outside either, but when it is raining so hard and you get wet it is really hard to concentrate in class when you are soaked for four hours,” senior Rachel Scott, 21, said.
“When it is nice outside, I do stuff outside and never study,” sophomore Tom Holyoke, 20, said. “When it is not nice out I study.”
Student morale may rise soon with a predicted forecast of the next six days being partly to mostly cloudy with temperatures in the low to upper 70s.
Weather Article
Oshkosh students returning to school for the fall semester may have to add a poncho or umbrella to there list of school supplies as cold temperatures and rain cover the area.
"It makes me depressed" said UW Oshkosh student Derek Kolb, 21. "With winter coming I would like to be outside more and take advantage of the time that we have."
Normally this time of year is a time in which students walk to class in shorts and t-shirts and girls can be seen tanning outside of the Scotts. But with the recent changes in the weather kids are walking to class with coats on their backs and unbrellas over there heads.
Fot the month of September, the Oshkosh area has already seen an increase of 1.82 inches over last year and temperatures have decreased significantly as well. Last year on September, 12th temperatures, on average, were 18 degrees warmer then they currently stand.
With the arrival of the cooler temperatures comes the question of whether or not winter is here to stay.
"I would say no." UW Oshkosh student Kyle Kallenberg, 21, states. "I just think it's a little cold. It's Wisconsin weather, it's a little unpredictable."
There are upsides to the weather however, as some students are using the cold temperatures as an excuse to do other activites.
"I get to play more videogames and drink more beer." says UW Oshkosh student Shawn Mees, 21.
Despite the cold and gloomy weather, people should keep their heads up. The seven-day forecast calls for warmer temperatures throughout the week with temperatures reaching into the 80's for the weekend.
"It makes me depressed" said UW Oshkosh student Derek Kolb, 21. "With winter coming I would like to be outside more and take advantage of the time that we have."
Normally this time of year is a time in which students walk to class in shorts and t-shirts and girls can be seen tanning outside of the Scotts. But with the recent changes in the weather kids are walking to class with coats on their backs and unbrellas over there heads.
Fot the month of September, the Oshkosh area has already seen an increase of 1.82 inches over last year and temperatures have decreased significantly as well. Last year on September, 12th temperatures, on average, were 18 degrees warmer then they currently stand.
With the arrival of the cooler temperatures comes the question of whether or not winter is here to stay.
"I would say no." UW Oshkosh student Kyle Kallenberg, 21, states. "I just think it's a little cold. It's Wisconsin weather, it's a little unpredictable."
There are upsides to the weather however, as some students are using the cold temperatures as an excuse to do other activites.
"I get to play more videogames and drink more beer." says UW Oshkosh student Shawn Mees, 21.
Despite the cold and gloomy weather, people should keep their heads up. The seven-day forecast calls for warmer temperatures throughout the week with temperatures reaching into the 80's for the weekend.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Early Weather Article (Beer Gardens)
By Andrew Pantzlaff
As the first week of classes wrapped up at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, many local college students were hoping to bid farewell to their summer in much the same way they had ushered it in: partying at Beer Gardens. Beer Gardens, a no-cover-charge tent party located directly across the college campus at Kelly’s Bar, has, for some, become an annually attended tradition. However, as clouds loomed overhead, this year’s garden party was dampened by weather showing little or no resemblance to the summer it laid to rest.
Students initially returned to campus with sunny skies and comfortable temperatures. However, temperatures dropped quickly from the high of 80 degrees on Wednesday, the first day of classes, to a chilly average of 56 degrees on Saturday. Unfortunately for Kelly’s Bar, not only did temperatures drop, so did attendance for their annual tent event. One bartender working at Kelly’s, Brandan Hish, 25, thought there were significantly less people at Beer Gardens this year as opposed to last spring’s end-of-the-year version. Predictably, the poor weather was blamed for the unwelcome change. “Friday wasn’t that bad,” Hish said. “The weather didn’t kick in till later. I mean, Saturday and Sunday were pretty crappy out. It discouraged people from being in the tent by the band.”
“Discouraged” may be a good word for it. Ryan Steffel, a 22-year-old senior at UW-Oshkosh, said that he had been looking forward to a stop at Beer Gardens since he moved back in late August. However, when the weather cooled off, so did his excitement for making the trip to the tent Kelly’s Bar had set up on Wisconsin Street. “I wanted to go, but after it started pouring out, I decided just to find a party indoors,” Steffel said. “I like a cold beer as much as the next guy, but I don’t want to go swimming just to get my hands on one.”
The cold air and heavy rain didn’t discourage everyone who wanted to attend, however; as many Beer Gardens faithful still huddled under the tent with their beers in hand. Michelle Laabs, 21, said “it wasn’t that big of a deal because we were under a tent.” “There was still quite a few people there; enough to make it fun,” Laabs said.
Regardless of student attendance being affected by the weather, safety has always been priority at events like Beer Gardens. However, Lieutenant Dennis Nasci reported that the University Police made no changes to the way they had originally planned on monitoring the event. “Weather is a guess,” Nasci said. “We didn’t add anything more or less.” Nasci then explained that the wet conditions didn’t have much affect at all on the night from a law enforcement point of view, saying only that it might have helped deter people from running around on the street.
Despite the unpredictable weather of late, Winger’s Bar at 120 Wisconsin Ave. will be throwing a fall Beer Garden party of its own on Saturday, September 16. In addition, Kelly’s Bar, the self-proclaimed “home of the original Beer Gardens,” will once again be having their end-of-the-year version of Beer Gardens despite this year’s cold, rainy and forgettable celebration of the end the summer.
***
As the first week of classes wrapped up at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, many local college students were hoping to bid farewell to their summer in much the same way they had ushered it in: partying at Beer Gardens. Beer Gardens, a no-cover-charge tent party located directly across the college campus at Kelly’s Bar, has, for some, become an annually attended tradition. However, as clouds loomed overhead, this year’s garden party was dampened by weather showing little or no resemblance to the summer it laid to rest.
Students initially returned to campus with sunny skies and comfortable temperatures. However, temperatures dropped quickly from the high of 80 degrees on Wednesday, the first day of classes, to a chilly average of 56 degrees on Saturday. Unfortunately for Kelly’s Bar, not only did temperatures drop, so did attendance for their annual tent event. One bartender working at Kelly’s, Brandan Hish, 25, thought there were significantly less people at Beer Gardens this year as opposed to last spring’s end-of-the-year version. Predictably, the poor weather was blamed for the unwelcome change. “Friday wasn’t that bad,” Hish said. “The weather didn’t kick in till later. I mean, Saturday and Sunday were pretty crappy out. It discouraged people from being in the tent by the band.”
“Discouraged” may be a good word for it. Ryan Steffel, a 22-year-old senior at UW-Oshkosh, said that he had been looking forward to a stop at Beer Gardens since he moved back in late August. However, when the weather cooled off, so did his excitement for making the trip to the tent Kelly’s Bar had set up on Wisconsin Street. “I wanted to go, but after it started pouring out, I decided just to find a party indoors,” Steffel said. “I like a cold beer as much as the next guy, but I don’t want to go swimming just to get my hands on one.”
The cold air and heavy rain didn’t discourage everyone who wanted to attend, however; as many Beer Gardens faithful still huddled under the tent with their beers in hand. Michelle Laabs, 21, said “it wasn’t that big of a deal because we were under a tent.” “There was still quite a few people there; enough to make it fun,” Laabs said.
Regardless of student attendance being affected by the weather, safety has always been priority at events like Beer Gardens. However, Lieutenant Dennis Nasci reported that the University Police made no changes to the way they had originally planned on monitoring the event. “Weather is a guess,” Nasci said. “We didn’t add anything more or less.” Nasci then explained that the wet conditions didn’t have much affect at all on the night from a law enforcement point of view, saying only that it might have helped deter people from running around on the street.
Despite the unpredictable weather of late, Winger’s Bar at 120 Wisconsin Ave. will be throwing a fall Beer Garden party of its own on Saturday, September 16. In addition, Kelly’s Bar, the self-proclaimed “home of the original Beer Gardens,” will once again be having their end-of-the-year version of Beer Gardens despite this year’s cold, rainy and forgettable celebration of the end the summer.
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Weather article
The Oshkosh Titans football team has not missed a beat this week during practice despite in climate weather.
After a stretch of unusually cool weather in the past couple of weeks, Oshkosh experienced a fair amount of rain Monday and Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service in Green Bay, Tuesday’s high temperature was 61 degrees with .18 inches of rain on a cloudy day. Monday’s weather was even worse than Tuesday with a high of only 56 degrees and .42 inches of precipitation.
The poor weather did little to change the practice plans of the Titans at Titan Stadium early in the week. “The weather didn’t really affect our practice that much,” junior wide receiver Steve Stoltz said. “We shortened practice but it was only by five minutes, so the weather really did little to change our routine.”
Generally practices are not affected by rain or cold temperatures, but the coaches were ready to alter their plans if a nearby heavy rainstorm were to hit the area. “On Tuesday there was a chance of a torrential downpour to come our way during practice time,” junior wide receiver Kyle Nakatsuji said. “The heavy rain missed us, but if it would have hit we were prepared to move our practice indoors.”
The National Weather Service’s forecast for Oshkosh for the rest of the week looks promising for the football team as it prepares to avenge last week’s loss to Minnesota State when they travel to Lakeland College Saturday afternoon. Highs are expected to be in the high 70s with the clouds giving way to mostly sunny skies by Friday afternoon. “It looks like all the concerns about the weather are behind us. Now we can concentrate completely on football for the rest of the week,” Stoltz said.
The 1-1 Titans’ kick-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Sheboygan against the 0-2 Muskies before starting conference play Sept. 23 against the Whitewater Warhawks.
After a stretch of unusually cool weather in the past couple of weeks, Oshkosh experienced a fair amount of rain Monday and Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service in Green Bay, Tuesday’s high temperature was 61 degrees with .18 inches of rain on a cloudy day. Monday’s weather was even worse than Tuesday with a high of only 56 degrees and .42 inches of precipitation.
The poor weather did little to change the practice plans of the Titans at Titan Stadium early in the week. “The weather didn’t really affect our practice that much,” junior wide receiver Steve Stoltz said. “We shortened practice but it was only by five minutes, so the weather really did little to change our routine.”
Generally practices are not affected by rain or cold temperatures, but the coaches were ready to alter their plans if a nearby heavy rainstorm were to hit the area. “On Tuesday there was a chance of a torrential downpour to come our way during practice time,” junior wide receiver Kyle Nakatsuji said. “The heavy rain missed us, but if it would have hit we were prepared to move our practice indoors.”
The National Weather Service’s forecast for Oshkosh for the rest of the week looks promising for the football team as it prepares to avenge last week’s loss to Minnesota State when they travel to Lakeland College Saturday afternoon. Highs are expected to be in the high 70s with the clouds giving way to mostly sunny skies by Friday afternoon. “It looks like all the concerns about the weather are behind us. Now we can concentrate completely on football for the rest of the week,” Stoltz said.
The 1-1 Titans’ kick-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Sheboygan against the 0-2 Muskies before starting conference play Sept. 23 against the Whitewater Warhawks.
Monday, September 11, 2006
X-Ray Reading (Couric)
1. (First two full paragraphs) But for the past three months, Mr. Horner has been working on what he says is one of the biggest challenges of his career: Writing a 10-second clip of music that will introduce Katie Couric each weeknight on the “CBS Evening News.”
2. To me, this seems like a feature lead. It isn’t really introducing or bridging to a series of facts. Instead, it is setting the foundation for a story about the many different opinions and elements that the composer had to deal with in making the score for Katie Couric.
3. Yes, I do agree. I felt that it did a good job of introducing the background of James Horner (Titanic, 100 movies, etc.), and I also felt that it did a good job of outlining the difficulty he faced with the expectations of CBS. Basically, it was light enough, yet compelling enough, to make me want to read the entire article.
5. For this feature lead, I felt the phrase “The process has been strenuous, in large part because Ms. Couric and CBS brass wanted him to pour an ocean of imagery into a musical teacup.” This analogy made me, the reader, interested in the struggle and curious as to the composer’s ability to succeed with this challenge.
6. - Introducing the composer and his resume
- Explaining his task (making the 10 second sound clip)
- Outlining the various expectations from everyone involved in project.
- Adding to difficulty by explaining Horner’s unfamiliarity with tv.
- Explaining that song needed to be flexible.
- Horner’s acceptance of job and the way he approached completing piece.
- The verdict from CBS and Couric in regard to his work.
- Final explanation of subtle changes and brush-up to the song.
- Horner’s reaction to his completed work.
7. CBS liked the finished product so much that it asked Mr. Beckerman to weave it into news programming across the network. “I’m just thankful that CBS really meant it when they said they wanted me to break the mold.” Mr. Horner says. “Most often when people say that, they hear it and then say, “Um, we didn’t mean that broken.”
8. I feel the ending both closes the story and adds some humor to the closing. In a way, it ends, in a way, with saying that you can’t please everyone. Which, I feel, is a good way to finish up this piece.
9. “Just be blunt, I’m used to great abuse.” - Horner
10. I thought Horner’s initial comments about not watching TV much and not being familiar with Couric could have been shortened.
11. I thought the most visual detail was the account of all the CBS news executives standing in a huddle around a cheap CD player on the desk.
12. I learned that there is a tremendous amount of money, thought and importance going into every aspect of Katie Couric’s debut.
2. To me, this seems like a feature lead. It isn’t really introducing or bridging to a series of facts. Instead, it is setting the foundation for a story about the many different opinions and elements that the composer had to deal with in making the score for Katie Couric.
3. Yes, I do agree. I felt that it did a good job of introducing the background of James Horner (Titanic, 100 movies, etc.), and I also felt that it did a good job of outlining the difficulty he faced with the expectations of CBS. Basically, it was light enough, yet compelling enough, to make me want to read the entire article.
5. For this feature lead, I felt the phrase “The process has been strenuous, in large part because Ms. Couric and CBS brass wanted him to pour an ocean of imagery into a musical teacup.” This analogy made me, the reader, interested in the struggle and curious as to the composer’s ability to succeed with this challenge.
6. - Introducing the composer and his resume
- Explaining his task (making the 10 second sound clip)
- Outlining the various expectations from everyone involved in project.
- Adding to difficulty by explaining Horner’s unfamiliarity with tv.
- Explaining that song needed to be flexible.
- Horner’s acceptance of job and the way he approached completing piece.
- The verdict from CBS and Couric in regard to his work.
- Final explanation of subtle changes and brush-up to the song.
- Horner’s reaction to his completed work.
7. CBS liked the finished product so much that it asked Mr. Beckerman to weave it into news programming across the network. “I’m just thankful that CBS really meant it when they said they wanted me to break the mold.” Mr. Horner says. “Most often when people say that, they hear it and then say, “Um, we didn’t mean that broken.”
8. I feel the ending both closes the story and adds some humor to the closing. In a way, it ends, in a way, with saying that you can’t please everyone. Which, I feel, is a good way to finish up this piece.
9. “Just be blunt, I’m used to great abuse.” - Horner
10. I thought Horner’s initial comments about not watching TV much and not being familiar with Couric could have been shortened.
11. I thought the most visual detail was the account of all the CBS news executives standing in a huddle around a cheap CD player on the desk.
12. I learned that there is a tremendous amount of money, thought and importance going into every aspect of Katie Couric’s debut.
X ray Reading
1) James Horner is an acedemy award winning composer who has written scores and songs fore more than 100 movies, including "Titanic"- one of the best selling soundtracks in history.
2)feature
3)Yes he tries to connect with people and grab there attention by mentioning his work which arguably is one of the biggest movies in the history of cinema.
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5)The mentioning of Horner's accolades or his work on the movie "Titanic"
6)Confusion, uncertainty, nervousness
7) CBS liked the finished product so much that it asked Mr. Beckerman to weave it into news programming across the network. "I'm just thankful that CBS really meant it when they said they wanted me to break the mold,' Mr. Horner says. Most often when people say that, they hear it and then say , Um, we didn't mean that broken.' "
8) I think it has a memorable quote because his quote makes me want to know how a news intro can break barriers or molds. I want to listen to it to hear how it differentiates itself from other news intros.
9)"It's the ham-sandwhich rule, when somebody leaves the room to get a snack, you need to remind them to come back to the TV."
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11)The part of the article that describs the first time Couric and other CBS big wigs listened to Horner's new theme is very visual to me. The writer describes the the warm afternoon as "sticky" and describes Horner's recollection of the situation.
12) I learned that major news companies take even the smallest details extremly serious even if it's just a ten second music clip.
2)feature
3)Yes he tries to connect with people and grab there attention by mentioning his work which arguably is one of the biggest movies in the history of cinema.
4)
5)The mentioning of Horner's accolades or his work on the movie "Titanic"
6)Confusion, uncertainty, nervousness
7) CBS liked the finished product so much that it asked Mr. Beckerman to weave it into news programming across the network. "I'm just thankful that CBS really meant it when they said they wanted me to break the mold,' Mr. Horner says. Most often when people say that, they hear it and then say , Um, we didn't mean that broken.' "
8) I think it has a memorable quote because his quote makes me want to know how a news intro can break barriers or molds. I want to listen to it to hear how it differentiates itself from other news intros.
9)"It's the ham-sandwhich rule, when somebody leaves the room to get a snack, you need to remind them to come back to the TV."
10)
11)The part of the article that describs the first time Couric and other CBS big wigs listened to Horner's new theme is very visual to me. The writer describes the the warm afternoon as "sticky" and describes Horner's recollection of the situation.
12) I learned that major news companies take even the smallest details extremly serious even if it's just a ten second music clip.
X-Ray reading
1.. James Horner is an Academy Award winning composer who has written scores and songs for more than 100 movies, including "titanic" -- one of the best selling soundtracks in history.
2 Feature
3. yes, this isn't a hard hitting news story, it is simply a feature on a composer who was hired to write theme music for a television show.
5. I think the hook is the fact that he is a very accomplished composer for movie soundtracks and that we have probably heard some of his work before. I liked the use of Titanic as an example as most of us have seen the movie, which will draw us into reading the article to learn more about the man and what he has done.
6. a.) Horner is an accomplished composer
b.) He is tackling one of his most challenging jobs to date, with the CBS Evening News show
c.) CBS is trying to seperate themselves from the field by having a different sounding introduction
d.) CBS is hoping their new image, with help from Katie Couric and new theme songs, will inspire a new, younger audience.
e.) The process of how Horner was selected and decided to take a job
f.) The article shows Horner was on the right track with his first rough draft cd, when Couric and CBS execs said "we love it."
g.) The project was a success.
7. CBS like the finished product so much that it asked Mr. Beckerman to weave it into news programming acrosss the network. "I'm just thankful that CBS really meant it when they said they wanted me to break the mold," Mr. Horner says. "Mst often when people say that, they hear it and then say 'Um, we didn't mean that broken."
8. The ending doesn't close the story, in fact it leaves it very much open. I think it leaves the door open for more of television news and other related elements of news to be reinvented and revitalized. The quote of Horner breaking the mold left a good lasting impression on me, I think it fit perfectly with what the writer was trying to get across throughout the story.
9. "katie told me she wanted something that reminded her of wheat fields blowing rather than Manhattan skyline." After reading that quote you can almost hear the music that CBS had envisioned.
10. I don't think there are any quotes that I think could have been paraphrased, except maybe the aforementioned quote. I like it and it gives me a good picture of what they were trying to get at, but I guess it could be paraphrased. However, I wouldn't change any of the quotes.
11. The most visual detail is the quoe from #9.
12.
2 Feature
3. yes, this isn't a hard hitting news story, it is simply a feature on a composer who was hired to write theme music for a television show.
5. I think the hook is the fact that he is a very accomplished composer for movie soundtracks and that we have probably heard some of his work before. I liked the use of Titanic as an example as most of us have seen the movie, which will draw us into reading the article to learn more about the man and what he has done.
6. a.) Horner is an accomplished composer
b.) He is tackling one of his most challenging jobs to date, with the CBS Evening News show
c.) CBS is trying to seperate themselves from the field by having a different sounding introduction
d.) CBS is hoping their new image, with help from Katie Couric and new theme songs, will inspire a new, younger audience.
e.) The process of how Horner was selected and decided to take a job
f.) The article shows Horner was on the right track with his first rough draft cd, when Couric and CBS execs said "we love it."
g.) The project was a success.
7. CBS like the finished product so much that it asked Mr. Beckerman to weave it into news programming acrosss the network. "I'm just thankful that CBS really meant it when they said they wanted me to break the mold," Mr. Horner says. "Mst often when people say that, they hear it and then say 'Um, we didn't mean that broken."
8. The ending doesn't close the story, in fact it leaves it very much open. I think it leaves the door open for more of television news and other related elements of news to be reinvented and revitalized. The quote of Horner breaking the mold left a good lasting impression on me, I think it fit perfectly with what the writer was trying to get across throughout the story.
9. "katie told me she wanted something that reminded her of wheat fields blowing rather than Manhattan skyline." After reading that quote you can almost hear the music that CBS had envisioned.
10. I don't think there are any quotes that I think could have been paraphrased, except maybe the aforementioned quote. I like it and it gives me a good picture of what they were trying to get at, but I guess it could be paraphrased. However, I wouldn't change any of the quotes.
11. The most visual detail is the quoe from #9.
12.
Weather Article
The article I chose was entitled "Calif. vintner uses aloe vera on grapes." I found this article to be pretty interesting and unique.
First of all, the story was about a California grape grower that sprayed a compost tea that included small amounts of aloe vera on his grapes. The reason for doing so was to try to keep the grapes from getting too much of the unusually hot California sun this summer. As far as the lead goes, I thought it did a good job of introducing the concept of the article by using subtle humor and not giving too much information away. This compelled me to continue reading the article.
Another thing that I enjoyed was that it gave a little background into the origins of this practice. For example, it cited an Australian philosopher for coming up with the idea.
The thing, besides the unusual concept of spraying grapes with aloe vera, that struck me most in this article, was the fact that it was written in a very easy to understand way. Some of the things that were being done to combat the summer sun sounded like it was pretty technical. However, things were presented in a fairly elementary way as not to confuse or lose the reader. A good example of this would be the following sentence: "Pott uses about two to three ounces of yucca per acre and about four to five ounces of aloe vera gel per acre, each mixed in with a compost spray. Because the spray is so diluted, by the time grapes are picked there's no residue."
One thing I didn't like is that they used several quotes from different people in the article. However, they didn't use a single quote from the very farmer that the article was really about. I think they could have at least incorporated one small quote from him to give it a more personal feel.
Overall, it was a pretty entertaining article and a unique way to incorporate the hot summer sun into a news topic. The closing was a good way to end things. It used a quote that compared humans getting enough water when it's hot out to plants needing water when it's hot out, too.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2006-09-11-grape-sunscreen_x.htm
First of all, the story was about a California grape grower that sprayed a compost tea that included small amounts of aloe vera on his grapes. The reason for doing so was to try to keep the grapes from getting too much of the unusually hot California sun this summer. As far as the lead goes, I thought it did a good job of introducing the concept of the article by using subtle humor and not giving too much information away. This compelled me to continue reading the article.
Another thing that I enjoyed was that it gave a little background into the origins of this practice. For example, it cited an Australian philosopher for coming up with the idea.
The thing, besides the unusual concept of spraying grapes with aloe vera, that struck me most in this article, was the fact that it was written in a very easy to understand way. Some of the things that were being done to combat the summer sun sounded like it was pretty technical. However, things were presented in a fairly elementary way as not to confuse or lose the reader. A good example of this would be the following sentence: "Pott uses about two to three ounces of yucca per acre and about four to five ounces of aloe vera gel per acre, each mixed in with a compost spray. Because the spray is so diluted, by the time grapes are picked there's no residue."
One thing I didn't like is that they used several quotes from different people in the article. However, they didn't use a single quote from the very farmer that the article was really about. I think they could have at least incorporated one small quote from him to give it a more personal feel.
Overall, it was a pretty entertaining article and a unique way to incorporate the hot summer sun into a news topic. The closing was a good way to end things. It used a quote that compared humans getting enough water when it's hot out to plants needing water when it's hot out, too.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2006-09-11-grape-sunscreen_x.htm
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Published Weather Example from Russ Plummer
When I originally read the title I thought the article would be uplifting. However, the majority of the article was filled with statistics about the amount of destruction. The lead was solid and informative and the use of the quote was good towards the beginning.
However, the article contains way too much information. The article covers fires within four states and has statistics all over the place. After casually reading it, I do not remember any of the stats. I would have broken the story apart and just focused on the good news in Nevada. I would have sought out more quotes from officials. I would have also gotten quotes from families who have lost their homes and those families who homes are going to be saved by the efforts of the firefighters.
I understand the goal of the article was to shock the reader by informing them about the mass destruction in America, but I think the average reader would become bored with all of the numbers.
Since it is an internet news source, the article could be divided up and the reader could read about a state or location that may affect them.
However, the article contains way too much information. The article covers fires within four states and has statistics all over the place. After casually reading it, I do not remember any of the stats. I would have broken the story apart and just focused on the good news in Nevada. I would have sought out more quotes from officials. I would have also gotten quotes from families who have lost their homes and those families who homes are going to be saved by the efforts of the firefighters.
I understand the goal of the article was to shock the reader by informing them about the mass destruction in America, but I think the average reader would become bored with all of the numbers.
Since it is an internet news source, the article could be divided up and the reader could read about a state or location that may affect them.
Weather article
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/09/10/bermuda.tropical.ap/index.html
-I liked the last sentence in the first paragraph, I think it gave me a clear picture of how people were readying themselves for the approaching hurricane.
-One thing that I didn't like was the explanation of the sign on a flower shop's window. It read "We've gone away to chase away Florence. Back Tuesday." It confused me a little bit. There is no doubt that is what the sign said, but I had to read it about six times to understand what was meant by it. I think they could have used a better example, or something that is clearer.
-I liked the depth which they described the storm with. It said the size, its speed distance away from land and other things of importance that helped me understand the size and intensity of the storm.
-Another thing I liked about the article was the writer obtaining a quote from an educated source on how the storm could affect the united states. "Those waves will affect a good portion of the U.S. East Coast from basically Florida all the way up to the Cape Cod area" starting Sunday through the early part of next week, hurricane specialist Stacy Stewart said. It answered the questions I had about what the storm's impact would be on us. The quote helped answer questions that I believe most people had.
-In the second last paragraph I liked the brief history of hurricanes this season and what Ernesto had done to the US and how many fatalaties there were. It helps give a sesne of the severity of a hurricane, regardless of how "weak" the storm may be.
-I liked the last sentence in the first paragraph, I think it gave me a clear picture of how people were readying themselves for the approaching hurricane.
-One thing that I didn't like was the explanation of the sign on a flower shop's window. It read "We've gone away to chase away Florence. Back Tuesday." It confused me a little bit. There is no doubt that is what the sign said, but I had to read it about six times to understand what was meant by it. I think they could have used a better example, or something that is clearer.
-I liked the depth which they described the storm with. It said the size, its speed distance away from land and other things of importance that helped me understand the size and intensity of the storm.
-Another thing I liked about the article was the writer obtaining a quote from an educated source on how the storm could affect the united states. "Those waves will affect a good portion of the U.S. East Coast from basically Florida all the way up to the Cape Cod area" starting Sunday through the early part of next week, hurricane specialist Stacy Stewart said. It answered the questions I had about what the storm's impact would be on us. The quote helped answer questions that I believe most people had.
-In the second last paragraph I liked the brief history of hurricanes this season and what Ernesto had done to the US and how many fatalaties there were. It helps give a sesne of the severity of a hurricane, regardless of how "weak" the storm may be.
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Welcome to Reporting!
We will use this blog for several things. It will be the place where students post draft and final versions of their articles (while also making sure to hand in a hard copy of their finished work).
It will also be the place where students identify and comment on professional versions of the article assignments for this class.
As described in the syllabus, for each module you will be expected to find a professional article and comment on it. You should use online versions and include a hyperlink in your post.
You should also make at least five specific evaluative observations about the article.
You can use this checklist as a guide for the kinds of things to look at.
Your observations need to be evaluative, meaning that they should include an explanation for your thinking.
Don't write, "The article had good quotes."
Do write, "The quote in the second paragraph worked really well. I liked the use of the phrase 'surge and emerge' because it gave me a clear idea of what was happening."
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