Kerry's COMM 303 Blog

1.) Use of numerals. Example: Strasburg struck out ten and walked none. The sentence needs 10 instead of ten. 2.) Passive voice. Example: It was posted on their personal website by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. The sentence needs Trey Parker and Matt Stone posted on their personal website. 3.) Capitalization of certain words. Example: […]

1. Master Swimmers Blog- A Swimming Blog Written by a U.S. Master Swimmer (This could be a good blog because it would encourage young or inexperienced swimmers to get lessons) 2. Swim Life (This is a blog that gives advice and tips for swimmers. It would make sense to have a listing of places to […]

I chose a story that was covered on WTOP radio about a band playing a gig at an Alexandria detention center. This was a story that immediately jumped out at me. The story, covered by Michelle Basch, is appropriately called “Inmates Rock Out”. The story relied heavily on background noises. The  first thing I noticed […]

When I looked on the front page of washingtonpost.com, I found a story on a shooting that happened in Southeast D.C. The story includes a picture gallery, a map of where the crime took place, video clips, links, and a comment box for others to put their thoughts. I thought the map was informative especially […]

An 83-year-old woman defended herself against a pair of men who attempted to rob her at gunpoint outside of a Fairfax McDonald’s yesterday afternoon. D’ Andre Shields, sergeant of the Fairfax County Police Department, said Delia Moss swung her purse and knocked the gun into the bushes. Police arrested one suspect, Josh Auerbach, of Annandale. […]

On an early Sunday morning, three students from Alpha Beta Zeta fraternity were admitted to the hospital due to alcohol poisoning. The three students are Press Martin, from Shetar, New Hampshire; Al Amalek, from Nashville, TN; Rob Smith, from here in town.  Martin and Smith were released Monday morning while Amalek is still there and […]

I found an interesting story on WTOP.com about a new addition to the National Zoo. The story is about a giant Pacific octopus that was brought to the zoo in January. This story is interesting because it’s not about a panda or a lion. A story about octopus would be expected in a story about […]

Over this past weekend, three students from Alpha Beta Zeta fraternity, diagnosed with alcohol poisoning, were admitted to the hospital. University PR office said there had been an ABZ party. The three students are Press Martin, junior in engineering; from Shetar, New Hampshire; Al Amalek, freshman majoring in liberal arts, from Nashville, TN; Rob Smith, […]

Straight News- ‘Family Ties’ actor Bonsall arrested_again BOULDER, Colo. — Former “Family Ties” actor Brian Bonsall has been arrested again in Colorado, this time on a charge of using marijuana in violation of the terms of his release. Anecdotal– U.S. stuns Canada in Olympic men’s hockey VANCOUVER, B.C. –When U.S. Olympic hockey player Jamie Langenbrunner […]

PROTEST A group of citizens, led by pastor Wilbur Straking of Ever-Faithful Church of the Living Water, are angry because a University biology class is teaching evolution. Straking: “I plan to lead a group of dedicated Christians to the state capital next Monday to speak with the legislators about this problem. We believe that teaching […]