Good lord, these are good.
A system lays off 3000 adjunct faculty members, "y'all" ain't stupid and foster families deal with the pandemic.
Hey y’all! Welcome back to another issue of the newsletter. I really hope that you’re staying safe (wherever you are) and that you take some time off this weekend to check out some amazing work from student journalists, nationwide.
News
PSC-CUNY sues Chancellor Matos over adjunct layoffs
Sidd Malviya, The Knight News, Queens College
Malviya covers issues stemming from the allocation of money CUNY received from the CARES Act. He also covers opinions on how the funds could have saved approximately 3000 adjunct faculty members laid off during the pandemic.
Multiple sexual assault cases shed light on importance of safety resources and prevention measures
Marcos Guadarrama, The Arbiter, Boise State University
Guadarrama’s article discusses the efforts Boise State University is taking to mitigate "The Red Zone”, which refers to the period of time where “high numbers of sexual assault cases tend to happen on college campuses.”
Features/A&E
Something in the water: UGA researchers track COVID-19 by testing Athens wastewater
Henry Queen, The Red&Black, University of Georgia
Queen follows a team of Ph.D. students at UGA who are testing wastewater to detect clusters of the coronavirus on campus. An interesting aspect of Queen’s article is the inclusion of trends as the city of Athens reopened and instituted a mask mandate.
A journey of self-acceptance
Brianna Finnegan, Blot Magazine, University of Idaho
In this heart-wrenching piece, Finnegan writes about the reality of growing up transgender in a rural area. Finnegan cites recent legislation and shows the effects it has had on members of the LGBTQIA+ community in Idaho.
Sports
Clemson starters dominate Wake Forest in season opener
Justin Robertson, The Tiger, Clemson University
Robertson shares the highlights of each quarter and analyzes the top plays of the game. Robertson also addresses the impact of the coronavirus on the season and fans’ attendance.
Tyson Miller makes MLB debut
Adit Wratsangka, The Banner, California Baptist University
Wratsangka covers an alumnus of California Baptist University’s baseball team’s success and growth since their time in college.
Opinions
‘You’re so polite’
Jireh Deng, The Daily Forty-Niner, Cal State Long Beach
Deng’s piece on a stereotype about Asian-Americans evolves into a passionate essay that includes personal events from her childhood and historic accounts of the Asian experience in America.
“Y’all” ain’t all: Stop using a southern accent when you mean a stupid person
Dakota Collins, The Sewanee Purple, Sewanee: University of the South
Collins attacks the idea of conflating the slick drawl with ignorance and a lack of wit. Collins’ defense of the southern accent is extremely personal to them, which is apparent through the use of their mother as an example of an “educated hillbilly.”
Audio
Engine Failure on the Economic Airplane
Cormac O’Harrow, WSUM 91.7 FM, University of Wisconsin, Madison
O’Harrow speaks to Dr. Mark Copelovitch, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, about the early economic impacts of the coronavirus and what could’ve been done to mitigate it.
Old Gold & Busy at Home
Editorial Staff, Old Gold & Black, Wake Forest University
In this series, members of the Old Gold & Black’s editorial team talk about an international student’s perspective on the pandemic, the intersection of sports and activism, confederate statues, and other issues that students at Wake Forest are personally involved in.
Broadcast
UCF Protestors, Kaitlin Bennett Both Criticize UCFPD Response
Megan Turner & Andrew Carson, Knight News, University of Central Florida
In these three video interviews, Carson interviews Kaitlin Bennett and two protestors that protested her event on campus. Turner and Carson offer multiple perspectives on the situation, all which lead to one critical conclusion.
Foster Families Aim to Protect Today’s Youth
Ashlyn Brothers, UATV, University of Arkansas
In this three-minute clip, Brothers covers the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on foster children and foster parents attempting to navigate certification.
TK: How the journalism industry’s elitism locks out folks from underrepresented backgrounds
If you’re on college journalist Twitter, you’ve probably already seen this incredible piece by Omar Rashad. You should read it, especially if you’re interested in diversifying the perspectives of those who work in newsrooms nationwide. Which, by now, should be a top priority for those in the industry.
Thank you so much for reading! I truly hope you enjoyed the work of these student journalists; I leave every newsletter crafting session inspired. If you have any campus media you’d like to pitch to me, feel free to drop a hello in my DMs. They’re always open.
Signing off,
Alex