Final Project Link

http://www.photosnack.com/dclark1694/my-time-at-lyndon.html

Final Project Accompanying Story

College is said to be one of the greatest experiences in a young person’s life.

I can personally attest to this statement, as I have had some of the most fun in my life in only 3 short semesters here at Lyndon.

The friendships that were made here, are probably some of the strongest bonds that I have come across in my life.  And it is easy to realize that most of us will remain friends long after our college years are over.

It’s unfortunate that all of these friendships and bonds made over time come at a price.  We come to college with the expectation that we are getting a quality education, which will better our lives in the future.  It’s just a bonus that the friendships come along with it.

More than just friendships made though, experiences, playing college baseball, parties, no matter how big or small were always the best parts of the weekends. 

These 4 years, 5 for a lot of the students that attend Lyndon; are the stories that your children will be told.  These are where their expectations come from, where their excitement to further their education comes from.  From being involved in the entire student section getting thrown out of the hockey game, to just sitting in the room watching the game with the squad, these are the memories that future stories will consist of.

Remembrance is a great thing, but the story here at Lyndon isn’t finished. Two and a half years remain here with the boys, and plenty of more memories are to be made.  The exciting part is that not knowing what will happen next, what the next occurrence will be that will cause me to fall to my knees due to laughter.  But that is that best part about college, and my time here at Lyndon. 

Final Project Outline

For this Final Project, I will be working by myself.  The idea behind this project is to convey the friendships made over my time her at Lyndon, through video, picture, an accompanying story, and possibly another form.  The idea behind this is just a fun idea, with this possibly being my last semester here, I wanted to be able to have something to look back on my time here that also could be a possibility for a good project.

Video Project Proposal

For this Video Project Assignment, I was thinking that I would go back to my high school, and record the practices of a few teams at the school, then when I came back to Lyndon, I would do the same thing for the sports teams here.  The purpose behind this idea is to show the jump in competition between high school and division 3.  Working on this project, I think that I will do a little natural sound of the practices, but also see who would be available for interviews.  Working on this assignment is me myself and I.

Video in Newspapers

For this assignment, I looked at the Los Angeles Times Newspaper.

To start off with, it was hard to find an online newspaper that offered video along side it's print stories.

The online paper is set up with a tab on the side of the site that allows the viewer to click on a video tab, and you will be connected to another page offering a multitude of videos. The page starts with a section labeled "Mini Documentaries" which you can scroll through to find a video that looks appealing to you.

These stories aren't major stories, and don't look as if they have much content in them usable for the front page of the times. But if you scroll down a little farther, you have the option to click on more videos that look as if they were written with a little more professional writing and diction in mind.

The entire section is littered with a mix of news worthy videos, or miscellaneous and fun videos for anyone that may be interested. The videos tend to be shorter than the average length of a news segment on television, averaging around 50 seconds to about a minute in length. The subjects could be considered interesting depending on who is viewing them and what exactly you are looking for.

It seems compared to iReport, that the offerings on LA Times are a bit more fun than what you might find on iReport.  There are videos related to movie and tv reviews, it could be because California is a major film and television destination, but the mixture of news and entertainment is nice compared to iReport.

ireport Post

This site in a way reminds of the way BBC News has their website set up.  The obvious reason being the colors they use for the site itself.  Aside from the front page stories that catch my eye, my attention is averted due to the in your face advertisements mentioning the new "Fire Phone" which can be bought on Amazon.  What I liked about the website is right above the Headline Story, is a scroll bar called "Editors Choice" which gives you mini headlines which show a certain subject, and if you click on the link, it will take you to a particular story about the headline.  I guess what I dislike about ireport is the fact that I don't understand its purpose, its not clear to me.  I can't judge on whether or not it is a good idea until I get a better grasp on what the purpose of it is.

Jeff Williams arrived at Lyndon in the Spring Semester of 2014.

He was recruited by Head Coach Tom White out of the University of Southern Maine as a highly sought after transfer.

It wasn’t long before Williams became a hit amongst the guys on the team, as well as against the opposition in the NAC (North Atlantic Conference).  Williams put in the work both at Southern Maine, making it to the last day of cuts as a freshman and upon arrival here at Lyndon State.

Not only is his hard work displayed in the weight room and on the playing field, Williams is also a standout as a student.  Posting a mid-three’s GPA, and being awarded on the Dean’s List his first Semester at Lyndon.  An Exercise Science major, Jeff would like to see his education take him on to Graduate School, where he hopes to earn another degree, and end up at a Division One institution as the head trainer.

Despite where his education can take him, Williams has the highest of hopes of playing baseball after his eligibility is up at Lyndon and the College ranks.  And why not the highest of hopes, his hard work and determination have is above anyone else’s.  This past summer with the tutelage of Coach White, Williams made his presence felt in with the Medford Starz of the Atlantic Baseball Confederation. 

It was here that Williams put up some big numbers, remember still just nineteen years of age.  This league of the same competition if not better than that of what Lyndon faces while playing in the NAC, Williams made 14 appearances.  Pitching in 32 1/3 innings, on top of what he pitched for Lyndon a few months earlier, he posted 3.90 ERA, with 26 strikeouts, while allowing 20 walks, uncharacteristic of Williams.  Nonetheless these numbers for someone not used to pitching nearly this much, at such a young age are impressive.

The Hornets are headed in the right direction, and it is with Jeff Williams at the head of what should be a very good pitching staff.  Williams’s hard work and determination will surely take him places in the sport that he loves so much.  The only thing that’s left to do is continue to get a little better every day.

Photos: Taken by Dylan Clark, thanks to Jeff Williams

Audio: Thanks to Jeff Williams, taken by Dylan Clark

Soundslides editing: Dylan Clark

Text: Dylan Clark

Accompanying Story: Dylan Clark, Information provided by Jeff Williams