University of Rhode Island - Renaissance / Grist Yearbook (Kingston, RI)

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Anatomy of a Journalism Major DRESS: Rumpled sweatshirt, blue Jeans with small notepad in back pocket, Bogart- type hat, tape recorder packed in jacket pocket, camera hanging around neck, port-a-pack harnessed on back, newspaper in hand, dark glasses complete the outfit so potential interviewees don’t recognize the J-major. HANGOUTS: The Good 50 Cigar, The Great Swamp Gazette, Renaissance, WRIU, SVC or the Journalism office. (If they aren’t here they may possibly be in class.) HABITS: Always late to class because of late night deadlines, frequent headaches due to VDT (Visual Display Terminal) eyestrain, avid reader of The Providence Journal and Newsweek magazine (because of Journalism assignments) , and viewer of at least three news shows per day. WORKING Offices cluttered with ENVIRONMENT: newspapers, books, crumpled papers, half- empty cups of coffee and ashtrays filled with cigarette butts. EXPRESSIONS: “My whole copy was erased by this@ $ VDT!”, “Who’s doing layouts?”, “Did the copy go to press?”, “What do you mean there’s no footage?”, “My tape ran out and I lost the best part of the Senate meeting!” Dawn Mirone 24 Journalism Major

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Perfect Places to Study? If you are on the URI campus with the intention of studying, you have no excuse for not doing so. If you look hard enough, you are bound to find a study spot made exclusively for you. Here is just a sampling of the popular places to study on campus. The infamous University Library is the place for the “serious studier.” You probably went there many times with high hopes of leaving within the hour, but never actually seeing the light of day again. Finals are always a fun time at the library. You get there at 8:30 in the morning all psyched to study, and end up stu- dying on the stairs. Such is the life of the “serious studiers.” The commuter lounge is another place you might try to study. But there are three words which have often curbed people’s studying habits in the com- muter lounge: BIG SCREEN T.V. Need I say more? The Ram’s Den is the ideal studying spot for those students who love to eat while studying. People claim they go there to study, but everyone knows their true intentions are gossiping with friends, of course. All in all, an excellent place to avoid studying. After failing miserably in the Ram’s Den, students often escape to the Browsing Room. A perfect place to study (on the surface anyway.) It is quiet and comfortable. But comfort is the main problem. After sitting on the soft cushions for a few minutes, students end up catching a few winks of sleep. So you see, studying can be a problem at URI. All spots have their advantages, but these advantages are not necessarily academic. As in the case with most students, you probably end up back where you started from — YOUR OWN ROOM! Karen Golick and Chris Aleixo 26 Studying