Posts Tagged ‘Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication’

A most unusual internship

Anna Gunderson, Caley Goldblatt and Christina Cummings with a very happy Mr. Katt.

I’m quite sure our three summer interns will never have a professional experience quite like this one. We had just two perfectly average days. Then, early on the morning on Tuesday June 12, they got a message from their boss: “Our office is flooded. Not necessary to come in today but if you do, wear [...]

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“Tipping the Scales” – an award-winning look at childhood obesity

I was at ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Friday morning to be interviewed for a video presentation that I probably shouldn’t describe — I think it’s a surprise for the person I was there to talk about. At the end of the interview, I learned that the young woman asking the questions, [...]

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A blend of Irish and Mexican roots

Linda Torres, Arsenia Torres, MariaLinda Torres Miles, Arizona, immigrants, culture

Erlinda “Linda” C. Torres, founding board president of the Arizona Latino Arts & Cultural Center in downtown Phoenix, can count six generations of family members who have called Arizona home. Her maternal great-great-grandfather, Christopher Baine, was born in Ireland in 1841 but sailed to the U.S. with his brother from Dublin in 1870, moving first [...]

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A summer birthday party at Kiwanis Wave Pool

Make your next birthday party a real splash by holding it at Kiwanis Recreation Center’s indoor wave pool and water slide! What could be better than three-foot waves and a double-spiral water slide? We’re giving away a Splash Bash Birthday Party valued at $175. It includes: 16 people, birthday child is free two-hour hosted public [...]

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Tickets to “Despicable Me 2″ sneak preview

This summer, those lovable yellow minions assemble and return to theaters when “Despicable Me 2″ opens July 3. We are sending five families (four tickets each) to a special, reserved-seating advance screening at 7pm on Thursday, June 27 at the AMC Deer Valley 30. The screening will be in Real D 3D. The film features [...]

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