by Rose Thorn
Every once and awhile you come along a story that doesn’t feel like work, even if it is. And, such was the case with this story: Pumpkinfest 2015. I really enjoyed writing about this festival for The Milford Times. It was my first paid opportunity, something I put my heart and soul into and a pleasure to write. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Note: The format is supposed to be a booklet, with several stories. […]
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by Rose Thorn
I originally wrote this story as an assignment for class. I had to write a story involving my local city council, and got extra credit for publication. In an attempt to get the extra credit, I contacted The Milford Times and worked closely with senior reporter Aileen Wingblad to write the story. This story was featured in the Milford Times on November 22, 2012.
Categories: Print, The Milford Times
by Rose Thorn
In 2014, I interned at Orion Area Chamber of Commerce (OACC). I was assigned to write advertorials for the “What’s the BIZ?” section of The Lake Orion Review. Most of my articles were achieved, but this one was published. It was probably the crowning achievement of my internship: a two page spread with a photo, only lightly edited. This story was featured in The Lake Orion Review on December 3, 2014.
Categories: Print, The Lake Orion Review • Tags: Buffalo Wild Wings, OACC, Roberto Vecchi, The Lake Orion Review
by Rose Thorn
The box was stuffed in a corner and covered in plastic, with her lunch box thrown on top of it. It just sat there by her feet, waiting to be recognized. Then, Paige Biggs-Vanzo, the marketing communications director for Meadow Brook Theatre, took the small, cardboard box out and uncovered it. Inside, there were a bunch of glasses and eyeglass cases, two things which Meadow Brook Theatre is currently collecting for their collection drive for New Eyes for the […]
Categories: Online, Print, The Oakland Post • Tags: Meadowbrook Theatre, Oakland University, Paige Biggs-Vanzo, The Oakland Post
by Rose Thorn
Green thumbs will leave their fingerprints on Oakland University March 27, when the Oakland Center will temporarily be made into a hoop house. Student Organic Farmers, a student organization that supports organic food production in the community, is hosting an interactive organic farming experience in the Oakland Center to show students how to transplant seedlings. These seeds will then be grown and harvested by SOF during the upcoming growing season. “When I first started (at SOF), the idea of organic […]
Categories: Online, The Oakland Post • Tags: Oakland University, Student Organic Farm, The Oakland Post
by Rose Thorn
If there’s one event I love at Oakland University, it’s Chinese New Year. And, while I was a staff intern at The Oakland Post, I got a chance to write about it. The result was a photo story featuring the event. I myself did not take the photos, but I did write the story. This story was featured in The Oakland Post on January 25, 2012. A version of this story appeared on the Post’s website on January 24, […]
Categories: Online, Print, The Oakland Post • Tags: Chinese New Year, Oakland University, photo story, The Oakland Post
by Rose Thorn
For the first time in over a decade Oakland University’s Department of Music, Theatre and Dance performed an opera. The lapse ended this weekend with the departments’ rendition of Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte. Italian for “All Women are Like That,” or “The School for Lovers,” the show was chosen by its director, Dr. Drake Danzler, for its unique ability to appeal to general audiences. “It’s fun to watch people enjoying opera because they never really expect themselves to,” said Constantine […]
Categories: Online, The Oakland Post
by Rose Thorn
I think this was the story that taught me how to report. It was writing this story that got me thinking about my reporting style and my role as a journalist. This story was published in The Oakland Post on January 18, 2012. A version of this story appeared online on the Post’s website on January 17, 2012 at: http://www.oaklandpostonline.com/life/article_6c13b1dc-8042-5061-9c37-67add5f0d2f0.html.
Categories: Online, Print, The Oakland Post • Tags: Forever Adventure, Michael Morris, Oakland University
by Rose Thorn
According to Sergeant Nicole Thompson of the Oakland University Police Department, there were less traffic accidents on campus during this fall semester than last year. “Last year from Sept. 1, 2010 to Nov. 19, 2010 we took 83 accident reports including parking lot accidents and this year from Sept. 1, 2011 to Nov. 19, 2011 we took 68 accident reports, including parking lot accidents,” Thompson said. Nevertheless, while instances of accidents involving OU students on campus have declined, the impact […]
Categories: Online, The Oakland Post • Tags: accidents, driving, Oakland University
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