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New Palestine high school Senior, Mason Oglesby (11), celebrates after getting a touchdown in the IMG Academy at New Palestine game on Friday, October 9, 2026 in New Palestine, Ind. For the assignment to job shadow a professional photojournalist, I chose to shadow Grace Smith at the IndyStar. She graduated in 2024 from the University of Iowa with a B.A. in journalism and cinema arts. At the University of Iowa, Smith was managing editor, photo editor, and photojournalist at t

Emily Cannon listens as another ROTC member explains what went wrong during her field exercise at Veits woods in Mount Pleasant, Michigan on Thursday, October 1, 2026. Emily Cannon practices what to do under fire during field exercises in Veits woods in Mount Pleasant, Michigan on Thursday, October 1, 2026. Emily Cannon shoots the cannon, "Genny's Own," during Central Michigan University's Homecoming game after the third touchdown at Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Mi

I like that LaBelle mentioned that good features are anywhere that there are people. This is something that I feel like I tend to forget that there can be good picture opportunities to be found anywhere if you’re willing to look for them a little bit. I think that I never consider taking my camera everywhere with me because I have thoughts in my head of what I should be taking photos of or want to take photos of and feel like those aren’t things that I could find while walkin

I thought it was interesting that LaBelle put eavesdropping down as an important information gathering tactic. I think that a lot of people see eavesdropping as rude, but he sees it as “people watching in audio form” which I thought was a really cool way of thinking about something differently like that. It has been kind of intriguing to me the ways that he sees things differently than your average person would and the ways that he can take things that most see as something n

The importance that is placed on making your photos different and stand out so early on in this section of the reading really stood out to me. I have always known that I need to make my photos different from other peoples and make them stand out, but I don’t think that I could confidently say that I have been successful in doing so. I want to try to use some of the things that he mentioned to make my photos unique. I think that, specifically, I want to try to incorporate humo

Some of the stories LaBelle gave us about things that he had done as a curious child were kind of disgusting. I almost don’t believe it. I definitely believe the story about him licking a frog because I have had a kid at work do that before but I’m not sure that I believe that he swallowed a living anchovy. Just the thought of it makes me gag a little. But I think it was nice that he added in these stories to help explain a healthy curiosity. I thought it was real

After reading LaBelle talking about how he keeps a notebook everywhere and just writes down every idea he has, it made me think about how many ideas I have had and just forgotten because I didn’t write them down somewhere. I think that maybe I should start writing down ideas that I have so that they can actually become something instead of letting them float off into the abyss. I have thought about keeping a notebook or even just a pen on me at all times and just fail to do s

On April 16, 2026, Daryl and the Beans reunited for another exciting performance at Central Michigan University, celebrating the release of their album Hunk Alert. Over the last 14 years, Daryl and the Beans have performed for many students, exhilarated to see their favorite teachers perform their music on stage. From left: Juice Legend, Jeffrey Bean, Darrin Doyle, and Robert Fanning stand on stage after their concert in the Anspach Hall 161 on the campus of Central Michigan

Central Michigan University students hosted a Multimedia Sale in the North Arts Studio on campus from April 24 through the 26. There was a wide range of works, spanning from jewelry to pottery. The sale was hosted by the Ceramics Society Event Coordinator, Trynity Green. Students got the opportunity to price and sell their works over this weekend which gave them a better idea of how their future of selling will work as well as a chance to work with their community. They all w

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In the United States, there are more than 342 million people, 28.7% of which live their lives with a disability. This includes a wide range of disabilities including issues with cognitive skills, lack of mobility, difficulty hearing, and many more. Out of these, people with cognitive disabilities is the largest group, accounting for 13.9% of all U.S. adults. Source: cdc.gov To accommodate the large number of adults in the United States that have disabilities, the Department o

Michigan State Universtiy has a thriving hockey fandom, stretching from those that like to sit and watch to those that want to play on their own team. Justin Ultes, a sophomore at MSU put together an intramural hockey team with some of his friends. They made it to the Championship games, losing in the second 5-1.

Two members of the Central Michigan University Equestrian Team share their experience with the sport. Specifically, they answer three questions about how they got into Equestrian, what their favorite part of the sport is, and what the most difficult part of the sport for them is. Both Jenna Hubert and Samantha Snider have been riding for at least 15 years. They enjoy having the opportunity to ride so many different horses during their competitions. In the program here at CMU,

Isabella Ocasio and Rosie Camp get flowers together to sell to students as their sorority raises money for breast cancer awareness outside the Bovee University Center on the campus of Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Isabella Ocasio arranges flowers for a student at her sorority's flower sale outside the Bovee University Center on the campus of Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan on Wednesday, March 25, 2026

The Baja S.A.E. Racing club is an on campus club at Central Michigan University that builds and races off roading vehicles against other college teams. Ethan Williams is the President of the section at CMU, he talks about what they do in the club. He also shares some issues they’ve had in the past year, whether that be during a competition or during the building process. The team came together and solved every issue quickly and was able to continue competing or working despit

For this assignment, Clayton and I went to the Biosciences building because we wanted to use some of the greenery they have in there. We also wanted to have a good variety of options for our background of the photos. I tried a few time to get the greenery to blur in the background but my aperture wouldnt Igo low enough for that. I used my Canon 80D to get these photos. This is the camera I use for almost all of my photo assignments. I also have a Canon T7, but the 80D is my g

Joshua Weger shares his experience and roles within the Baja SAE Racing Club at Central Michigan university. He also shares how he got into cars and how he would go about certain things differently.

Charlize Brochu is a Fashion Design major at Central Michigan University. She has been interested in fashion her whole life, whether it was wigs, outfits, hairstyles, or makeup. In her youth, Brochu went to schools that required her to wear uniforms. But, once she got into high school and beyond, she was able to wear whatever she liked. This led to Brochu finding a love for the 60s and 70s style clothing. She complains that her closet and dressers at school are not nearly lar

Central Michigan University sophomore, Ethan Wallace, shared his favorite hobby of writing in this classmate interview on Thursday, February 12, 2026.

On Thursday, February 12, 2026, I got to practice my interview skills with Ethan Wallace. We talked about his favorite hobby, which is writing.