Journalism 133: Prof. Craig: Working on Leads
WORKING ON LEADS
Here are summaries of stories from a Spartan Daily edition of 10 years ago. Let's come up with some ideas for good leads for them.
- Billy Nguyen, a kinesiology major and second-year SJSU student, drowned recently during a backcountry backpacking and camping trip at Eagle Lake in Sequoia National Park. He was on a trip with SJSU's Outdoor Adventures Recreation Program on Sept. 17 when rangers received a distress call from Eagle Lake of a possible drowning. It took park workers until the next day to locate his body, more than 24 hours after his disappearance. Loved ones said he was a thrill seeker with a passion for the outdoors. They said he loved group activities and wanted to inspire others to join in and be active. Grief counselors met with the traveling party when their bus returned Sunday evening, and are available to any students who need them.
- Manish Chandra is founder and CEO of Poshmark, the largest fashion marketplace in the world. He spoke at the Martin Luther King Jr. Library Monday night. His event was titled, "The Road to Poshmark: Lessons of a Serial Entrepreneur." It was the second Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship (SVCE) event of the fall semester. He told about starting Poshmark by recruiting a team of nine business partners. They each committed to getting this new business going by taking no salary for the first six months. Experts believed he had little chance for success. He had previously worked at Intel and Sybase.
- Fire on the Fountain is an annual event created in 2006 as a way to bring new life and school spirit into San José State University's Homecoming Week. It began as a simple pep rally but has evolved into the university's signature fall event. It brings out the SJSU football team, coaches, cheer squads, and marching band to fire up the crowd right before the Homecoming game. It also serves as the official stage where the university introduces and crowns its annual Homecoming Royalty. Over time, the festival developed a grand finale involving choreographed fire twirling, breathing, and dancing routines. Noted SJSU alumnus Krazy George attended and led the crowd with cheering and chanting and beating a drum.
- Campus Movie Fest is recognized as the world's largest student film festival. It was originally founded in 2001 by four students at Emory University. More than 30 colleges and universities participate annually. San Jose State's Department of Film, Theatre, and Dance hosted SJSU's edition of the festival Wednesday night. SJSU has held this event locally since 2005, usually during Homecoming week. Students must produce a film of five minutes or less and have only one week to complete all writing, filming, production, and editing. They cannot use copyrighted images, video clips, logos, trademarks, or unauthorized/popular music. This year's event had a wide array of genres including action, comedy, thriller and science fiction. Winners will compete in the national grand finale in June in Los Angeles.