Lonestar Dispatch Issue #4

Writing

Science fair rules on campus

The students talk about the science fair, how they prepared for it, and the work they did for their projects. Students explained about how and why they were nervous about their projects. Students shared their opinions about the science fair and the experience. Lastly, the students talked about what they thought about the entire thing.

Who? Students that participated in the science fair.
What? The science fair at Bowie.
Where? Bowie High School.
When? January 12, 2017
Why? To display students science projects/ experiments in hopes to advance to region.
How? Presenting and explaining their projects to the judges.
Who was quoted in the story? Matthew Musat, Alex Paulson, Trace Hurd,and Emily Morales.
What quote was the strongest in your opinion and where did it appear in the story? "It's a little bit stressful having to present in front of people that you may or may not know... I've worked pretty hard on this project and you want  good results..." Said Matthew Musat. This quote appeared near the end of the story.
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? No because there was nothing about it that made me interested in the story.


High schoolers can fall in love

In the article, it talks about how love at a young age can actually happen. The author explains in the article the scientific background to love and how it can be proven that love does exist for some high schoolers. The author also lets the reader know that technically your love can be defined by whatever your definition of love is and weather you think you've felt it or not.

Who? Austyn Keelty (the author).
What? Love in the ages of high schoolers.
Where? High school.
When? High school ages.
Why? To prove that love can exist no  matter the age.
How? Providing evidence from the science behind love.
Who was quoted in the story? Nobody.
What quote was the strongest in your opinion and where did that quote appear in the story? There were no quotes in this story.
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? No, but only because I think the topic overrated. I do think that love can happen at a young age but I also think some teenage couples do not truly understand any definition of love.

Women's rights are human rights

This article talks about how women express to the government how they feel about there rights. Recently there have been several marches in downtown Austin to support women's rights and how their gender should not affect how people view them, nor take away their rights. Many protesters made signs that they carried during their march to support the rights and equality of women.

Who? Supporters of women's rights in Austin.
What? The support/encouragement that women are treated the same as men and as humans beings.
Where? The main location was Austin, even though marches like these are happening worldwide.
When? January 21, 2017.
Why? Because of the lack of equality between men and women.
How? By making signs to protest downtown in front of the capitol.
Who was quoted in the story? Katie Holmes, Bella Lufschanowski, Melissa Fiero, Ellie Couston, Grace Winder, and Jake Anderson.
What quote was the strongest in your opinion and where did that quote appear in the story? "...It is still important to recognize that our government is first and foremost of the people, by the people, and for the people, granting us the right to challenge ideas we don't agree with." Said Grace Winder. This quot is located near the end of the article.
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? Not really because of course I support women's rights but since Trump was elected president, it seems that the topic is all anyone ever talks about so nothing in this article was new to me.


Photography

Squad Goals

I think that the photo is a little dark but doesn't effect the picture too much. I also think that it is good that the picture is in the article but it does not necessarily contribute to the story.

What rule of composition do you see in the photo? Rule of thirds.
What or who is the main subject? Jordan Haschke.
Is the photo exposed properly? Yes.
Do you see evidence of a shallow or deep depth of field? Deep depth of the field.


Close connection

I think that the lighting could be better because it looks a little odd. Other than that, I like the photo and I think it looks nice as an addition to the article.

What rule of composition do you see in the photo? Balancing elements.
What or who is the main subject? Celeste Hermes and her horse.
Is the photo exposed properly? Yes.
Do you see evidence of a shallow or deep depth of field? Shallow depth of the field.

Sugar Baby

There is very good lighting in this picture, in my opinion. I also think that the picture goes well with they article.

What rule of composition do you see in the photo? Rule of thirds.

What or who is the main subject? Justin Whited.

Is the photo exposed properly? Yes.

Do you see evidence of a shallow or deep depth of field? Shallow depth of the field. 

On The Beam

I like the lighting in this picture but I think that the background is very distracting. I like picture but I think that it needs to stand out more attention can be drawn to it.

What rule of composition do you see in the photo? Balancing elements.

What or who is the main subject? Kate Stubbs.

Is the photo exposed properly? Yes.

Do you see evidence of a shallow or deep depth of field? Deep depth of the field.

 Liberty and Justice

This photo goes very well with the article. I like this photo a lot and I think it is very moving. 

What rule of composition do you see in the photo? Leading lines.

What or who is the main subject? A sign.

Is the photo exposed properly? Yes.

Do you see evidence of a shallow or deep depth of field? Deep depth of field.

What is your favorite photo in the entire paper? Sugar Baby.

Why is this your favorite? I like this photo because it is cute in my opinion, and I thought the photo had good quality.

What rules of photo composition are evident? Background and rule of thirds.

What is your least favorite photo in the entire paper? Squad Goals.

Why is this your least favorite? I don't think this picture added much to the story and I think that the lighting is a little dark. 

If I was a photographer on staff, even though I didn't write anything about the musical in my blog, I still think it would be fun to photograph because it seemed like there was a lot of energy put into the musical and I would've liked to capture that.

I think that I would give the photography an 8/10. I though this issue had some very good and interesting pictures. I also thought that even with all the good photos, the photography still could have improved the lighting and for some pictures I thought that the background was somewhat obnoxious. Overall, I really admired the photography.