Think of this forum as an online editorial meeting. Put your pitches here and provide feedback to your peers. The competition is not in this room or on this Zoom — it's in the library and on professional news sites.
Remember that writing for the media is like having a multi-dimensional passport.
- sexual assault on college campuses—stories of students who reported and didn’t get the Justice or support they sought
- a different take on voting during covid—how are people, specifically college students, choosing to vote during the pandemic? In person, absentee, voting at all?, etc.
- seat at the table diversity and inclusion discussions
- theater productions during a pandemic—current monologues/ plans for next semester
- increase in violence against women due to covid
- small school covid policies vs. state school covid policies
- new Birmingham Planned Parenthood location—is it more accessible to patients/ more private for patients due to hidden parking lot from protesters
- large amount of engagements/weddings during covid. What’s it like to get engaged/ have a wedding during a pandemic?
- black lives matter on bsc’s campus. displays of support: mural, white boards in norton, BLM post-its on pierce windows
- study “abroad” during a pandemic
- BLM at BSC
- Theatre productions in the time of COVID
- Seat at the Table
- Study "abroad" in a pandemic
I think the BLM story could be a great idea. Who put up the white boards? Is C3 behind the different yard signs of victims of police violence? How many students on campus sympathize with BLM? I also found it funny that the two post-it phrases on Pierce windows were "BLM" and "WAP." Like pick an issue.
As college aged students, we probably all know someone who is engaged or who was engaged during the past few months. What has that been like for couples? Have those couples had postpone weddings? Are more people getting engaged? Is quarantine bringing couples closer together?