Category Archives: Feature Writing Fall 2010

Community Assist for Phys-Ed

Posted on November 23, 2010 by jcunneen

With over 1,600 schools and over one million students, New York City lays claim to having the largest public schooling system in the nation. It boasts a $21 billion annual budget and a robust workforce of 80,000 teachers. Yet with … Continue reading →

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Response to ‘Names in the News’

Posted on November 23, 2010 by jcunneen

Journalists constantly find themselves in ethical/moral conundrums. They have to balance reporting accurate information with protecting sources and, in this instance, potential targets. It is understandable that the New York Times wanted to add as much detail as possible to … Continue reading →

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Youth Threatened By Media

Posted on November 22, 2010 by joseph.jackson

In a terrible incident where a woman, 87, was knocked down and injured by two young children of the ages 4 and 5, they were put in the spotlight. After the elderly woman passed away three months later of unrelated … Continue reading →

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In A Room of People Can You Spot Richard Price?

Posted on November 22, 2010 by juella.gumbs

He looks like the average Joe: grey t-shirt layered with an unbuttoned, yellow flannel shirt, dark denim jeans and black shoes, matching yellow socks peeking below the hem of his pants. Eyes are locked on to him, ears perked in … Continue reading →

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Richard Price: The Writer With a Story

Posted on November 22, 2010 by joseph.jackson

The carpeted room with blue and white patterned Baruch symbols resonated with laughter and applause. The large crowd—students, faculty, professors and fans took interest in the reading and quirky remarks of author Richard Price as he stood at the podium … Continue reading →

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The Naming of Children in the Media

Posted on November 22, 2010 by dko

The standards for reporting a child’s name would be to usually omit the name if the kid is involved in a shocking or violent crime or incident, and would be named if the kid did something extraordinary, like shooting a … Continue reading →

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Children Facing Lawsuit

Posted on November 21, 2010 by dhe

The case generated as much attention and controversy as it did primarily because of the children’s young age. Although it was legal for The Times to publish the children’s names it still should not have been done. The story, once … Continue reading →

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Only in New York: The Words and Tales of Richard Price

Posted on November 21, 2010 by dhe

Richard Price could not have looked any more like the humble, urban characters that are so typically featured in his works even if he had tried. Everything from the author’s tousled graying hair to his yellow-checkered shirt and jeans suggested … Continue reading →

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Naming Names

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Aaron Monteabaro

Both sides presented in the article represent some interesting issues, and both certainly have credible supporting arguments behind them. In the end, however, it seems that printing the children’s names was unnecessary. The possibility that the children could experience some … Continue reading →

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Children Named in Times Article

Posted on November 19, 2010 by laddeo

A young girl and boy, ages 4 and 5, were riding their bicycles on a quiet street in their East Side neighborhood, when they knocked down an 87 year old woman. The woman suffered some injuries and was taken to … Continue reading →

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Richard Price Brings Out the LOL’s

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Christine Liu

Richard Price, American novelist and screenwriter, sits in the first row of the gritty amethyst shaded seats, tapping his feet against the grimy black and burgundy checkered carpet in the Newman Conference Center at Baruch College. His salt and pepper … Continue reading →

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A New Final Resting Place for Foodstuffs

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Aaron Monteabaro

On a chilly Saturday morning in late October, bicycles complete with wire basket over the handlebars make trips to and from the Sunnyside Greenmarket to drop off little black bags. Three banana peels, five orange rinds, the leaves from the … Continue reading →

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Public Scrutiny of Children

Posted on November 16, 2010 by alexandra.torres

After a four year old and five year old, while on their bicycles,  accidentally ran into and knocked down a 87-year-old woman who died months later for unrelated causes, the children and their parents were sued. After the The New … Continue reading →

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Spoken Like A True New Yorker: A Night With Richard Price

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Simona Taver

Richard Price is not your standard coffee shop novelist– thank God. The author and screenwriter carries himself like a rumpled middle-aged man and barks out slick lingo straight from the New York City jungle. Soft-spoken, he is not. Price’s speech … Continue reading →

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Intelligent, Witty, ‘Price’-less

Posted on November 8, 2010 by jcunneen

The air was thick and the rows tightly packed. The chairs, with slightly tilted seats, beckoned their occupants to lean toward the man onstage. In a crowded seventh floor room of the William & Anita Newman Library, Richard Price stood … Continue reading →

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Casual New Professor Teaches Fiction with less Friction

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Aaron Monteabaro

Richard Price, award-winning novelist, screenplay writer and all around casual guy, took the stage of the William and Anita Newman Conference Center at Baruch College to talk about and read passages from his work. He arrived wearing a plaid button-down … Continue reading →

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Was Chelsea Ever Straight?

Posted on November 4, 2010 by daniel.collins

             Coming out of the closet is never an easy feat for the Gay population. Living a life that truly embodies your genuine essence and self-realization from the former Straight lifestyle is an enormous achievement.  But … Continue reading →

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Al’s Shoe Repair Battles a Disposable Culture

Posted on November 3, 2010 by alofters

On the outside, there is nothing to distinguish Al’s Shoe Repair from the Cards Unlimited store next to it, or the Thai Station Restaurant and Elena Bridal Couture directly across Merrick Avenue in Merrick, Long Island, all of which have … Continue reading →

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50 Years Strong: Hell’s Kitchen’s Favorite Pizza Joint

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Kacey Herlihy

With only a few feet between the counter and the wall, you may have to squeeze by a small family to get a seat in the back. However, as local residents proclaim, the effort is worth the reward; this pizza is … Continue reading →

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Manhattan’s Own Wonderland

Posted on November 3, 2010 by laddeo

Wonderland: an imaginary land of marvels, and strange beauty. The grinning Cheshire cat, the crazy Mad Hatter, and the overbearing Queen of Hearts; children and adults all over the world can rarely forget the story of Alice in Wonderland. From … Continue reading →

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