- Main Topic (Social Networking, Binge Drinking, Student Debt, etc)
- A potential lead (you don't have to write it out in full, but state what you hope it will include)
- A potential nutgraph (same as above)
- FACTS! THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT. Write a list of facts from credible sources (newspaper
articles, academic journals, quotes, etc)
- List of potential stories and why they would make a good source.
Outlines are super helpful in organizing your ideas. Take it kind of seriously. It will only help you in the long run.
Topic: Social Networking specially how it affects all types of relationships (friendships/romantic/family)
ReplyDeletelead: something about how different things are with today's technology than in the past
nutgraph: explaining how social media dictates how we interact with others
Facts: 500 million people use twitter, 1 billion use facebook, 280 million use skype.
potential stories: relationship stories, incidents with parents/siblings
Main topic: Binge Drinking in college… a problem
ReplyDeleteLead: How binging is affecting students in and outside the classroom
Nutgraph: How binging is affecting the health, studying habits and general well being of students
Facts: 1.The proportion of binge drinkers is highest in the 18-20 year old age group (51%)
2.About 90% of drinks consumed by under 21s in the United States is in the form of binge drinking
3.About 75% of drinks consumed by adults in the U.S is in the form of binge drinking
4.The prevalence of binge drinking in men is higher than the prevalence among women
5.Although college students normally binge drink, 70% of episodes involve adults age 26yrs and older
Sources:(kidshealth.org &CDC.gov)
Stories: Students tales of their binge drinking experiences or with binge drinkers. As well as their thoughts on the matter. Is it a problem? Do you even know what binge drinking is?
Topic: Student Debt
ReplyDeleteLead: Scene Setter about a student or alumni's current situation
Nutgraph: Explain how easy it is to get caught up in student debt. Also state precautions students take in order to avoid debt.
Internet Facts:
-nearly 20 million Americans attend college each year. 12 million (60%) borrow annually to help cover costs [Chronicle of Higher Learning]
-of the 37 million Americans with outstanding debt (unpaid debt that may include accrued interest) 40% of borrowers are under age 30, nearly 42% between ages 30-50, 17% older than 50 [Federal Reserve Bank of New York]
-In state expenses for the 2011 - 2012 academic year at SUNY New Paltz is $16,408. Out of state expenses are $25,458 [SUNY New Paltz]
-In state graduate tuition per semester is $4,685; $5,565 for an MBA. Out of state is $8,340; $9,160 for an MBA [SUNY New Paltz]
Potential Sources:
Undergrad student paying school out of pocket
Senior student working multiple jobs, not sure if she has anywhere to live after graduation
In state grad student
Out of state undergrad
Financial Aid at SUNY New Paltz
Employers for work study jobs
Good, Scarlett! One thing: your lead sounds more like an anecdotal than a scene setter, no?
ReplyDeleteTopic: Budget Cuts at SUNY New Paltz
ReplyDeleteLede:
New Paltz, NY- Recently, rapidly increasing budget cuts have negatively affected the teachers, students, and faculty members of SUNY New Paltz.
Nut Graph: The basics of what budget cuts are doing to the college.
Facts to Work With:
• My own personal experience with trouble scheduling
• Full classes-students cannot register for the classes they need
• Cannot get general education and prerequisite classes out of the way
• Harder to graduate on time (4 years)
• Bigger classes
• Less personal instruction
• Fewer teachers
• Teachers are assigned more classes
• Have less office hours
• Can not grade assignments as efficiently
• Programs cut
• Less majors/minors
• Less variety of classes available in majors/minors
• Harder to graduate on time (4 years)
• Budget cuts means higher tuition and fees for students
• Increased student debt
• Less students can afford to get a college degree: limits students access to higher education
• Sports
• Less funding
• Clubs/Organizations/Extra curricular activities
• Less funding
Potential Interview Subjects:
• The college’s Budget Employees
• Enrolled students
• Students who have graduated
Potential Internet Sources:
http://budget.newpaltz.edu/
http://budget.newpaltz.edu/2011/04/college-announces-2011-12-budget-reduction-plan
http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/state-u-budget-cuts-and-how-they-affect-students/29348
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/14/la-youth_n_1277182.html
http://712educators.about.com/od/issuesineducation/tp/teaching_budget_cuts.htm
http://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/SUNY-budget-cuts-come-at-a-steep-price-717610.php
http://online.wsj.com/article/APf6aaf05fc11c46e7a78621d594e11cb1.html
Hi Emily,
DeleteGood start. Great facts and preliminary research. However, be careful with your lede. This story is going to have more of a feature angle than hard news. Remember: anecdotal, scene setter, round up or, witheld information are the four we discussed so far
Topic: Binge Drinking
ReplyDeleteLead:Drinking is a large part of the college social scene but can have serious consequences
Nut graph:Students often partake in activities involving alcohol to relax and unwind. To a certain extent drinking can be considered a leisure activity. In excess drinking can lead to injury, physical and mental health problems, and suffering in academics.
Facts:
-most binge drinkers are between 18-22 years old
-It is seen that binge drinkers do not consume alcohol everyday. The frequency of drinking among binge drinkers is twice a week. An interesting fact about these drinkers is that they may not be suffering from a binge drinking addiction.
-The health problems associated with this habit are binge drinking alcohol poisoning, high blood pressure, liver disease, neurological damage, intentional or unintentional injuries, fetal alcohol syndrome, etc. The effects of fetal alcohol syndrome are harmful since the brain structure of the fetus is affected due to this syndrome.
Potential: Stories of students binge drinking
Topic: Student Debt
ReplyDeleteRound-Up w/figures of individual debt, major, and current employment.
NutGraph: Need for reform. Only way to avoid bubble.
Student debt is 8x total credit card debt.
The average college student graduates with 28k in debt. That doesn't even factor in those that accrue debt and fail to graduate. Figures on that still pending.
Topic: Student Debt
ReplyDeleteLead: Scene setter telling the situation of recent graduate struggling with finding a job and also paying student loans
Nutgraph: structure of student loans must be changed given recent state of the economy. If this does not happen then major economic crisis is likely as loans default.
Facts: 1.based on estimates by federal reserve, student debt is greater than credit card debt in America for the first time ever.
2.most graduates that do secure jobs only receive entry level pay and are not able to pay for living expenses along with loan payments.
3. the average student graduates with $27,000 of debt
4.9% of graduates default on loans within 2 years, and 13% within 3 years
Main topic: Construction on campus
ReplyDeleteLead: How the campus will affect the student body or certain facilities
Nutgraph: The loss of spaces used for recreation by students are being demolished and replaced with buildings.
Facts: Construct new science building, Elting Gym upgrade/Swimming Pool Renovation, Site renovation-Rt. 32 parking lot, Sojourner Truth Library renovation, and Wooster Science Building renovation.
Sources: Project Manager, Students, Faculty
Main Topic: Student Debt
ReplyDeleteLead: How will students be affected by the debt they acquire throuhout their college years?
Nutgraph: The burden of debt is something that can deter potential students from going to college as well as something that can lead to students dropping out.
Facts: 94% of students receiving bachelors degrees are in debt. The price of tuition has increased 72% in the past ten years.
Source: thinkprocess.org
Main Topic: Social Networking and how it has begun to effect social interactions.
ReplyDeleteLead: Scene setter with a quote or example from current student on their altered ways of communication.
Nutgraph: The positives and negatives that social networking can bring about in college students daily life.
Facts:
1. According to a recent poll, 22% of teenagers log on to their favorite social media site more than 10 times a day, and more than half of adolescents log on to a social media site more than once a day.
2. Seventy-five percent of teenagers now own cell phones, and 25% use them for social media, 54% use them for texting, and 24% use them for instant messaging.
3. As with offline depression, preadolescents and adolescents who suffer from Facebook depression are at risk for social isolation and sometimes turn to risky Internet sites and blogs for “help” that may promote substance abuse, unsafe sexual practices, or aggressive or self-destructive behaviors.
4. Certain studies associate internet use with negative social outcomes including less time spent with family and friends, less total social involvement, and more loneliness and depression.
5. Certain studies found that the internet was rated worse for maintaining relationships, and better for getting schoolwork done and exchanging information
Internet Sources:
http://nms.sagepub.com/content/6/3/299.full.pdf+html, http://jar.sagepub.com/content/22/6/575.full.pdf+html, http://nms.sagepub.com/content/10/3/393.full.pdf+html
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/127/4/800.full
http://nms.sagepub.com/content/8/1/73.full.pdf+html
Main Topic: Unsuccessful teaching strategies and its effect on students
ReplyDeleteLead: Scene setter with description of a personal experience
Nutgraph: The negative results of students who sit unengaged in these classrooms
Facts:
Every year more than 380,000 students fail out of college in the United States
In order to fire a tenured professor, the college or university must be able to show a valid reason for the termination, one which will stand up in court if a lawsuit is filed.
http://www.joebaugher.com/Tenure.htm
- Main Topic: Social Networking
ReplyDelete- A potential lead- how Social Networking affects the education of students.
- A potential nutgraph- Most students are often using the social media more often than reading a book or doing homework causing the students to decrease their grades
- FACTS! THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT.
• Social networks keep kids connected to friends and provide a space for self-expression
• Many students rely on the accessibility of information on social media specifically and the web in general to provide answers. That means a reduced focus on learning and retaining information.
• Students who attempt to multi-task, checking social media sites while studying, show reduced academic performance. Their ability to concentrate on the task at hand is significantly reduced by the distractions that are brought about by YouTube, stumbleupon, Facebook or Twitter
• The more time students spend on social sites, the less time they spend socializing in person. Because of the lack of body signals and other nonverbal cues, like tone and inflection, social networking sites are not an adequate replacement for face-to-face communication. Students who spend a great deal of time on social networking are less able to effectively communicate in person.
• The popularity of social media, and the speed at which information is published, has created a lax attitude towards proper spelling and grammar. The reduces a student’s ability to effectively write without relying on a computer’s spell check feature.
- List of potential stories and why they would make a good source.
• (http://edudemic.com/2011/07/social-media-education/)
Topic: Social Networking
ReplyDeleteEffects on:
Productivity
Distracts from doing that you need to do (work, homework, taking care of yourself)
Connects People (find high school friends, stay in contact with people you usually would not have, communicate with coworkers)
Psychology
Can lead to depression and obsession (seeing others having fun on the internet through pictures etc.)
Can serve as an outlet for people with social disabilities.
Relationships
Can harm communication in real life because you get used to communicating through a screen.
Helps you build relationships with people by constantly seeing what they are up to (learn more about them).
Facts:
15% of Americans have never checked their social networking privacy and security account settings. (National Cyber Security Alliane (NCSA)-MacAfee Online Safety Study, 2011)
69% of social media-using teens think that peers are mostly kind to each other on social networking sites, however, 88% of teens have seen someone be mean or curel to another person on a social networking site. (Pew Research Center, FOSI, Cable in the Classroom, 2011)
12% of teens say they witnessed cruel behavior "frequently" on social networking sites. (Pew Research Center, FOSI, Cable in the Classroom, 2011)
15% of social media-using teens say they have been the target of online meanness. (Pew Research Center, FOSI, Cable in the Classroom, 2011)
65% of social media-using teens have had an experience on a social networking site that made them feel good about themselves. (Pew Research Center, FOSI, Cable in the Classroom, 2011)
58% of social media-using teens have felt closer to another person because of an experience on a social networking site. (Pew Research Center, FOSI, Cable in the Classroom, 2011)
41% of social media-using teens have experienced at least one negative outcome as a result of using a social networking site. (Pew Research Center, FOSI, Cable in the Classroom, 2011)
25% have had an experience that led to a face-to-face argument or confrontation.
22% have had an experience that ended their friendship with someone.
13% have had an experience that caused a problem with their parents.
8% have gotten into a physical fight with someone else because of something that happened on a social networking site.
6% have gotten in trouble at school because of an experience on a social networking site.
29% of Internet sex crime relationships were initiated on a social networking site. (Journal of Adolescent Health 27, 2010)
In 26% of online sex crimes against minors, offenders disseminated information and/or pictures of the victim through the victim's personal social networking site. (Journal of Adolescent Health 47, 2010)
Talk to: students, professors, representatives from social networking websites.
Main Topic: Student Debt
ReplyDeleteLead: How are individuals’ way of life affected by an immense amount of student loan debt that follows them throughout most of their life? Hindu cultures predominant in India receive ostracism due to the caste system, is student loan debt Americas form of ostracism?
Nutgraph: In American society the importance of an education is emphasized as the only way to get a job that allows a survivable income, but what happens when survival is attested due to an immense amount of student loan debt that hinders alumni’s way of living?
Potential Stories: I hope to find a handful of people who are employed and college educated that are struggling to survive due to paying off student loan debt.
Facts:
-94% of students receiving bachelor’s degrees are in debt. The price of tuition has increased 72% in the past ten years
-of the 37 million Americans with outstanding debt (unpaid debt that may include accrued interest) 40% of borrowers are under age 30, nearly 42% between ages 30-50, 17% older than 50 [Federal Reserve Bank of New York]
-In state expenses for the 2011 - 2012 academic year at SUNY New Paltz is $16,408. Out of state expenses are $25,458 [SUNY New Paltz]
-In state graduate tuition per semester is $4,685; $5,565 for an MBA. Out of state is $8,340; $9,160 for an MBA [SUNY New Paltz]
Sources: thinkprocess.org, Undergrad student paying school out of pocket, Senior student working multiple jobs, In state undergrad student, out of state undergrad, alumni currently effected by student debt, undergrad students unaware of interest accumulating while in college from student debt, Financial Aid at SUNY New Paltz
Topic: Binge Drinking
ReplyDeleteLede: People stumble over each other, as they try to get through the crowded living room. A girl dressed as a bumble bee tosses her empty beer can with one hand and grabs the next with the other. Superman is pounding his chest, preparing himself for the three shots of tequila in front of him.
Nutgraph: The line between drinking and binge drinking has gotten thinner over the years as college students consume more and more alcohol. The term itself might not even be applicable anymore because binge drinking has become a normal part of the college experience. Simply put, students drink to get drunk.
Facts:
1.About 90% of the alcohol consumed by youth under the age of 21 in the United States is in the form of binge drinks.
2.One in six U.S. adults binge drinks about four times a month, consuming about eight drinks per binge.
3.Most people under 18 years old (87.8%) had never drunk alcohol; however, over 20% of those who had drunk were drinking at least weekly.
4.Alcohol is the third leading cause of death in the 15-24 age group
5.1 in every 5 binge drinkers in colleges drinks alcohol on a weekly basis
Sources: http://www.cdc.gov, http://www.the-alcoholism-guide.org, http://www.druginfo.adf.org.au, http://www.centurycouncil.org