Reading Logs 3/31-4/2

Tuesday 3/31
My top three articles:

Great article about how those who can pay for college are more likely to get in. I'm surprised as many colleges that did were willing to admit this. I mean, it's mildly obvious, but seems it would remain unspoken.

Southern Korean bullfighting- Awesome article. Didn't have a clue that this sport exists, and its totally different from what we normally think of when we think of bullfighting.

Newspapers in Detroit. Well, we'll (read the past 2 words and realize what a difference an apostrophe makes...) see how this experiment works. Maybe they can figure out a way to make the papers profitable. Certainly interesting, and better than the paper shutting down completely.





Wednesday 4/1
Solid paper. Going to try something different and just comment on a few photos.

A1- Picture of abandoned sailboat. Very well composed photo. Your eye is first drawn to the boat, but then follows the mast to view the rest of the picture. Please the colors seem to blend very well. I really like the layer of brown grass/aquatic plants.

A17- Picture of mother and daughter in room covered with Jonas Brothers posters- I think it's hilarious that the subjects look so sad, especially the mother. It's not that you lost your job, or found out you got cancer- IT'S JUST YOU DIDN'T GET TICKETS TO THE JONAS BROTHERS! This is not the end of the world, guys. The facial expression on the mother feels like it should be part of the injured workers article. Oh, and the room disturbs me.
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B11- Aron Ralston. Please cut the hair and shave the beard. You looked sooooo much better on the front cover of your book (which I read). And trust me, I'm the kind of guy who romanticizes and idolizes the "mountain man," but having seen you both ways you definitely looked better before.

D1- The biggest picture in the paper is of..................a goat. Ummm, okay. That's cool. I like goats.


Thursday 4/2
Didn't find a ton that interested me in the front section, perhaps because I tend more towards feature-type stories and there seemed to be less than usual. In fact, probably spent less time reading the overall paper than normal. There were a wealth of sections, but not necessarily geared toward the my interests (Thursday Styles and Home were joined by a special section on retirement). Interestingly though, it was the retirement section that I read the most of of those three, as it had articles about the peace corps and travel. I'd definitely consider joining the Peace Corps after college (after hiking the AT of course), so enjoy reading about it. Interesting article about the downfall of professional video game leagues in sports. All in all, an okay paper, nothing I'd rave about though.