February 2012
Grad Seminar gets a visit from Curtis Mann
Here at Columbia, Fridays are always reserved for Graduate Seminar. Every Friday, all day long, for the first two years, the first and..
Flip Flops in the Windy City: Film Score Review — The Edge
Have you ever seen The Edge, with Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin? If you haven’t, go see it now. I don’t even care if you read thi..
Pitching
Now that I’m in full swing in putting together my project for this semester, a short film currently called “The Last Race,” I have my ..
Student Teaching – Elementary Week 3
Adviser Observation of a Lesson
As a part of student teaching, it is required to be observed by an adviser at least three different..
Hall Chat: Hall Chat
Hall Chat: This is the new term I am attaching to all of my posts. It is a term that the nine first year Nonfiction MFA students have ..
I Lost my Weekend, Have You Seen It?
On Sunday morning, I headed to Hinge Gallery to volunteer for the day. Holly Sabin, a recent graduate of the AEMM graduate program, has opened her own gallery in Ukrainian Village. After spending most of the day at Hinge, I had to hurry home and get ready for a Grammy’s viewing party at Lincoln Hall, which was hosted by The Recording Academy Chicago Chapter.
Bridging The Great Divide
I don’t know why, you don’t know why, very few people know why, and those people don’t talk so we might as well forget about them. For..
Profiles in Gradliness: Jessie Morrison
I’ve loved Jessie Morrison’s writing since the third week of class, when our teacher read our class a story she’d started two weeks be..
Springfield Trip: Alas, No Simpsons.
Springfield was a really interesting trip, even if we didn’t meet Homer or Bart. We (the journalism grad students) did get to meet sta..
This is for Class…Really!
The last establishment was a little further north. It had a little bit of charm and lots of mirrors. They were on the walls, the ceiling, and over the jacuzzi.