Comm 2320
Basic Reporting for the School of Communication at ECU

When 21-year-old Shawn Thomas nausea caused by acid reflux was at its worst, the only thing that would relieve his pain was smoking marijuana. Unfortunately, North Carolina is not a state that allows the use of medicinal marijuana.
Marijuana is known to help illnesses such as: hypertension, multiple sclerosis, hepatitis C, tourettes syndrome, sleep apnea, glaucoma [...]

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Tess Martin, a 20-year-old year in school instead of ‘student’ from Raleigh, is registering to vote.
Not in her local election, but in the Greenville City Council elections.
“I am registering to vote in Greenville this year because I live in a house in downtown Greenville,” Martin said.
David P. Davis, deputy director of the Pitt County Board [...]

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This is a web publication from December 2007 by Bernard Timberg, Erick Yates Green, and Hsaio Chu.
http://flowtv.org/?p=979

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A short video about the renovation of the theater in Washington, NC, produced by Kenny Simpson, Ryan Query, and Kyle Barbehenn.

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American Splendor depicts the ordinary life of Harvey Pekar, a depressed hospital clerk, self-proclaimed jazz guru, and underground comic strip writer. The finished product lacked Hollywood appeal that made this film as genuine as the gloomy, antiquated city of Cleveland itself. But what it lacked in Hollywood glitz, it gained in authenticity. [...]

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President of the Lambda Mu Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc, Ms. Charla Hodges, speaks of her experiences with the organization. These include the various service events that they have. One of particular importance is the March of Dimes
March of Dimes - MP3 Media Download

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At the recent Humorfest panel “Political Satire in Cartoons” many different topics arose like the topics of what happens when cartoonists portray a presidential administration wrong, how comedians portray different presidents, and who’s included in the cartoons.
Chris Lamb and Mark Long talked about “Drawing Fire: The Bush Administration vs. Editorial Cartoonists”. They talked about how [...]

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Kyle turned his chair slowly towards me, looked dead at me and said “I do not want to do this assignment.”
I immediately got the feeling that Kyle was unmotivated however, very funny without even trying. Although Kyle may think differently, describing himself as crazy and claiming that he “does a lot of stupid [...]

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When the name Harvey Pekar is mentioned in a crowd of people, it is safe to assume that there is a good chance that no one will know who he is, what he has done or what he is currently doing.
This could be due much in part to the fact that the splendor comics [...]

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An excerpt from “An Actor’s American Splendor”
In the film, the real Pekar pops on screen and becomes the narrator. There is a major comparison the real Pekar and Giamatti’s portrayal of him. Pekar went through a grumpy, depressed time in his life which is clearly present in this movie.
The role of the frumpy, miserable, unhappy [...]

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Newspapers and Broadcast news give regularly-updated updates on the world. Some people would consider it important to stay current on the events in the news, but are young people necessarily keeping up?
According to a survey, only 30% of college students at ECU polled regularly read the newspaper or watch broadcast news. [...]

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Rarely does a movie arrive that transcends the norms of video production and dares to experiment. Such a movie is “American Splendor”, a biopic about the life of Harvey Pekar, and the impact of having a comic book had on his life
The movie, from the point of being experimental, breaks down many conventional film [...]

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One thing I learned quickly is that Heather Dinwiddie is a very interesting girl who has a passion for print journalism.
Dinwiddie realized she liked to write her sophomore year in high school when she worked for a literary magazine and newspaper for one year, later she became editor.
This summer Dinwiddie worked at the “Henderson Daily [...]

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Ten years from now, when you think of the name Ryan DesRoches, you’ll probably be thinking of a famous Sports Anchor who is doing amazingly in the sports journalism.
Working with professional teams ranging from soccer to football, DesRoches aspires to be the Greg Gumbel of the new era.
DesRoches is currently a student at East Carolina [...]

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Mid-Currituck Bridge Project ECU and North Carolina Turnpike Authority connect Currituck County mainland to Currituck County Outer Banks.
Currituck Bridge - PowerPoint File

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This is a presentation on the benefits that Social Fraternities and Sororities do for the community.
Social Fraternities and Sororities - PowerPoint File

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East Carolina University hosted a HumorFest Conference last week. This unusual cultural event consisted of a variety of panels and shows, which began on November 1st and lasted for three days.
One event that occurred during the conference was a viewing of three funny short-films that were chosen to be shown. The event was [...]

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This slideshow is about ethnic fraternities and sororities, the Native American and African American fraternities and sororities. Elisha Kirkman did the work on the African American fraternities and sororities.
Epsilon Chi Nu Native Fraternity - PowerPoint 2003 File
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This article describes the Native American Fraternities and Sororities
For twelve years, Joey Crutchfield has been elder chief of [...]

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East Carolina University held its first ever “HumorFest” that included many keynote speakers such as Andrei Codrescu, Kinky Friedman, and Jill McCorkle.
HumorFest was a weekend long event that had entertainment from an old-fashioned pie toss with students to sessions that included professors from all over the country. Each professor had something interesting and humorous to [...]

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For five years, Georgia Childs, the advisor for Healthy Pirates, an organization that facilitates health programs at East Carolina University, has been fighting the battle against cancer for one particular person . . . her mother.
“My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003 and will be five years cancer free this January. She’s my [...]

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East Carolina University’s student union Mendenhall will undergo a $38 million renovation starting in May 2008.
Mendenhall, which was first built in 1974, will be completely remodeled to provide students with a more up to date student union. The university is trying to expand to help students learn and grow in an advanced environment.
Builders hope to [...]

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As a community news project Andrew Callahan, Kyle Barbehenn, and Issac Thomas prepared a presentation about the North Campus Recreation Facility that East Carolina University
North Campus Recreation Center - PowerPoint File

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Martha Bass is a beautiful brunette with Betty Boop’s lips and a timeless sense of style. That was the first thing I thought when I met this soft spoken, southern woman from Edenton North Carolina. Her parents had met and married at a young age there in Edenton and believed in a strong family environment [...]

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