The end of the regular season and the trade deadline are both coming up fast on the Pittsburgh Penguins. Things are beginning to look up for the Pens, after a disappointing January they came through with a record of 7-4-1 in February. A big story in the NHL is how Sidney Crosby is having the…
Eliminate the Presumptions – Be an Organ Donor: Guest Editorial by Ben Knoebel
How would you feel if you were told that your organs would be harvested unless you took the time to fill out a form? According to associate professor of surgery Dorry L. Segev at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, that is the dangerous perception that could follow with a presumed-consent organ donation system. A…
Mattress Factory Artist Visits Galleries Project Participants
John Pena is a Pittsburgh based artist that came to talk to the Mattress Factory galleries group on Tuesday February 24. Pena has a new perspective on what art is. He has created projects and installations such as racing with clouds, creating a pirate radio station that plays extinct bird sounds, and sending a letter…
Avonworth Makes A Splash at WPIALS
In the negative degrees, with ice frosting the grass, the Avonworth swim team was left without a bus, and without a way home. Luckily, Brentwood, another school competing in WPIALS let the frozen swimmers get warm on their bus while waiting for another. This unfortunate mishap on Friday afternoon did not stop the team, however,…
Fashion Beat Reporting
Staring at other people’s outfits is something I’ve always done and really enjoyed doing, and I’m unashamed to admit that. That’s why I’m going to college to study fashion in the fall, and that’s also why when I was given the assignment to report on a single beat in Avonworth for a week, my obvious…
Death Is Inevitable: A Final Reflection on the “I’m So Done” Beat
During my week of beat reporting, I came to realize several harsh truths. Firstly, no one actually wants to be on record bitching about their problems. Secondly, everyone typically bitches about the same thing after while. Thirdly, you will often end up the butt of your joke! Lastly, death, my friends, is inevitable. People will complain until…
What’s The Deal with Beat Reporting? Final Reflection on the Hallway Beat
A beat, in reporting, is a journalistic feature that focuses on in-depth on a specific topic- sports are common- but there are many kinds of beats, really. The Journalism 2 students were asked to select a beat to report on for a week. Here’s my personal thoughts on beat reporting. It was definitely a challenge,…
Keeping Up With the Kast: A Final Reflection
Okay, don’t get me wrong but I love writing. But writing about the same topic every day and get a little annoying, tiresome, or just plan boring. For the past week I would come into my Journalism two class with a total of six kids in it and we would all get in our seats…
Crazy-D Beat Recap
Beat reporting for Crazy-D was a new experience as a journalist and writer. It was cool to talk to Andrew and learn a little bit more about him. Looking back through some old vines he had posted for a good laugh was also great fun. Admittedly it was difficult coming up with something to write…
Being the Beat Master: Final Reflection on the Perfect Distraction Beat
Today I will be telling you what it was like being a Beat reporter and the hardships and tragedies that came with it. To start it was actual challenging and a bit difficult at times to find information, but overall it was easier then I expected. With a normal deadline of 2:00 each day I…