F eature
M arch 10, 2004
T he C lackamas P rint • 7
'Sin City' works magic on editor^
tography, editing, management tech
niques and many more.
The Print’s department secre
tary, Laur^f Vuylsteke, is anxious to
apply the Knowledge she gained at
one of the advertising seminars.
“We were instructed on how to
increase ad revenue with spec ads
and special ad sections. So keep an
eye on The Print and the new and
Cyndee Mady
improved advertising,” she said.
T he C lackamas P rint
Vuylsteke also managed to have
The popular expression “What some fun outside of the convention
happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,” activities.
“The highlight of the Vegas
does not necessarily apply to The
Clackamas Print’s extended week social scene was a private concert
end excursion to the city of lights celebrating the new ownership of
the Golden Nugget
where they just
Casino. We scored
attended.
the
some impossible tick
Associate
“The whole
ets for tbe Jewel and
Collegiate Press
experience
was
Tony Bennet event,”
National College
just surreal.
Vuylsteke said. “It
Newspaper
was incredible—the
Convention in its
The lights, the
voices, the seats, the
20th year.
buildings, the
audience full of play
The keynote
ers, the stories about
speakers during
money—like
Sinatra—1 couldn’t
the four-day con
nothing
Tve
believe I was there!”
ference
were
ever seen
Co
editor-in-
Chris Hedges—
chief Cory Price
award-winning
before.
attended numerous
New York Times
sessions including;
reporter
and
Karen Hill
varies design semi
author;
Don
The Clackamas Print
nars, 10 Ways to
B a r 11 e 11 i —
Improve your News
Pulitzer
Prize
Writing and Big
winning photog
rapher for the Los Angeles Times; Threats to your Press Freedom.
Though Price may have learned
Susan Mango Curtis—incoming
president of the Society for News a thing or two in the seminars, no
Design; and Harlan Cohen— instruction was necessary on the
nationally
syndicated
advice blackjack table, as he was able to
pay for all of his expenses on the
columnist.
There were also various seminars trip with his winnings. Price even
aspiring journalists could attend taught 21-year-old Katie Funk,
including elements of design, pho The Print’s copy editor, the fun-
The Clackamas
Print journeys to
Las Vegas for a
national newspaper
convention
THE BELLAGIO
damentals of the game.
“I learned to play blackjack and
actually won,” Funk exclaimed.
Feature editor Karen Hill attend
ed seminars suited to her position
and plans to share the information
she learned with next term’s writers.
“I really enjoyed the feature writ
ing clinics,” said Hill. “1 learned
some really useful techniques for
writing stories and interviewing that
I can take back to the paper.”
This was Hill’s first time in Las
Vegas and she wasn’t disappointed.
* ‘The whole experience was just
surreal. The lights, the buildings the
money—like nothing I’ve ever seen
before,” she said.
Journalism Adviser Linda Vogt
encouraged as many student editors
to attend the convention as possible,
as she knew it would be a valuable
experience.
“It’s always refreshing to go to a
national college newspaper confer
ence and see how
Clackamas
Print stacks up against other two
and four-year college papers,” said
Vogt. “Once again, I felt proud of
our program here and of the stu
dent editors who work so hard to
create a quality newspaper! The ses
sions were excellent and we all came
away inspired.
“And, of course ... it was a won
derful opportunity for all of us—
experiencing the wacky culture of
Las Vegas and getting to soak up
some Nevada sunshine.”
(LEFT)
Lauren
Vuisteke
and Cory
Price visit
with an
advisor
from
Edmonds
Community
College.
(RIGHT) The
staff arrives
at Alexis
Park Hotel,
where the
convention
was held.
LINDA VOGT C lackamas P rint
KATIE FUNK C lackamas P rint
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