Feature Writing class online project follows 6 active participants in life of WU

By KEITH CANNON
Special to The Weekly Triangle

A Wingate University journalism class is preparing an online look at a few days in the life of the University.

A series of stories written by members of the COMM 435 Feature Writing class will appear on The Weekly Triangle's website beginning May 3.

The online-only series will consist of six parts and each will profile a faculty member, staff member or student. Each student journalist picked a subject to follow over a period of days. The "slice-of-life" series will include some video segments.

Student writers and their subjects will be:

Amanda Murree, writing about senior Jen Bossi, an athletic training major from Bristol, Conn. "We were the only ones left on the weekends when we first roomed together, so we got to know each other really well," Murree said. "I picked her because she does so much on campus and her time management is really incredible."

Lindsey Woodruff, writing about graduate assistant and 2009 Wingate graduate Katie Mower. "She's a great people person that I got to know when we were neighbors last year," Woodruff said. "I never realized education majors had so much work. She's still very involved and has close relationships with the students."

Megan McVicker, writing about Courtney Sandler, Director of Campus Life. "She works really hard to offer things for students to do," McVicker said. "I went on the Alternate Spring Break trip. She took it with us and would stay up till 2 in the morning talking about what we wanted on campus and listening to our concerns."

Samantha Schipman, writing about Dr. Heather McDivitt, religion faculty. "She's good at presenting both sides of an issue and letting students decide," said Schipman. "She's lives on campus so she really seems to embrace being here. She's open and accessible to students and her classes fill up like crazy."


Rhonda Naylor, writing about Lex Youngman, art professor: "There's a lot of stuff to get done in his photography classes, but he'll help you," Naylor said. "He's always willing to loan out a tripod or a lens and he's always encouraging. He's hands-on and he will talk to students."

Anna Croom, writing about junior Emma Schuman. "She's a friend and when I think of her I think about the ribbons she wears and her just bopping around everywhere," Croom said. "She's involved in so much on campus and has so much energy. I thought she would make an interesting subject."