Web Biography Proposal

I would like to focus my biography on Alex Truman. He is a former Slippery Rock student. He previously won Mr. SRU and holds world records in the IPA for bench and deadlift. He was also well respected around the Slippery Rock Campus. He worked out for hours everyday while taking classes, and working 40 hours a week at a juvenile detention center. There are not many college students who live that type of life. He graduated in 2013. He has then since retired from weightlifting/powerlifting and pursued another career. I think he would be a good choice because it shows how hard some individuals work to achieve goals they want, and how hard he worked in general. Most students only work part-time during college. Yet, Truman worked just as much as the average adult and managed to graduate in four years while breaking world records in powerlifting. To also be named Mr. SRU in that time period is a world of achievements.

SRU Orchestra

On Sunday November 22nd, The Slippery Rock Orchestra performed in Swope Music Hall. It was an excellent show and I really enjoyed it. I am not that into this sort of music, however it opened my eyes to a different style that I have not heard since middle school. This is a video that shows the entire group performing, as well as interviews from some of the participants. The Maestro is featured along with information about Slippery Rock's Orchestra, and also links to Pittsburgh's Symphony if this video grasps your attention as much as it did mine.



**My pictures would not show up in the thinglink captions. Therefore I put most of my pictures in the read more section. The other links are in the caption and need to be right clicked on to open them in a new window. This was my only struggle throughout the project.

Information Tagged Video Proposal

On Friday November 20th, it is the annual tradition of light up night in Pittsburgh. Everyone thinks it is just a night in Pittsburgh where the whole city turns lights on. However there is a lot more to it. Lights start setting up right after eleven in the morning, mostly on city Monuments, like the Courthouse and the City-County Building. The famous christmas tree at PPG plaza will be lighting up around 5:00 p.m. Not only are there lights, but all sorts of varieties of bands will be there performing live. Bruce Springstein, Jeff Jimerson, and Bill Toms will al be there. At the end of the night, there will be fireworks. I think this event has a lot of newsworthiness, considering it is one of the biggest nights in Pittsburgh. I plan to get there in the afternoon and stay there until the fireworks are over. I would like to get footage of a lot of bands performing, as well as the more prominent Christmas lights that are showing. I think it will be a fun event to cover and it should give me a lot of video and information to use.

A Change of the Game

Almost everyday a group of people can get together and play football, basketball, baseball, etc. However Sunday night, at the Morrow Field House in Slippery Rock students had the chance to try a variety of sports that a lot of people are unfamiliar with. Pickle Ball, badminton and other unique sports were among them. (Crocket was supposed to be played, but it was not there). 

Some kids are turned off from sports because they are not big enough or do not enjoy them. They need to realize there are a lot of other sports out there that they can enjoy. That is why Sports Night on Sunday was such an important event. Anyone who wanted to try something new could have attended. It was also a big night for students who already take part in these hobbies.

Here is the gym right before 9:00 p.m. Badminton, pickle ball, and basketball were all held in this section. It was slow at the beginning, but a flow of people came in right at 9:00. 

Students playing Pickle Ball. A sport that is played like tennis, except a paddle and whiffle ball are involved.

This is the table tennis setup. It was very popular and probably received the most attention.

          

This is another part of the Morrow Field House where soccer was being played. Not that many people participated in this event. 

   

          

Two table tennis players showing off their skills in a little competition. 

Overall, the event went well. I was a little disappointed because I did not see anyone playing crocket or some of the other events mentioned. The doors also closed around 10:00, when it was scheduled until 11:00 p.m. I think it would have been a lot better if this event was more advertised around campus.