Work Sample #5: "Fans don't have to head to San Antonio for the game"

This article was written in 10-15 minutes right after KU won the 2008 NCAA Championship.
San Antonio may have been a little too far away for some Kansas enthusiasts.
Fans filed into Allen Fieldhouse for a free watch party to watch Kansas beat Memphis 75-68.Doors opened at 7:30 p.m. and the rush to find seats was reminiscent of a home game. Fans took their seats and waited an hour for tipoff.
Lenexa residents Cody Fothergill and Boyd Bauman said they wanted to be one step closer than they were during the 1988 championship game.

Work Sample #4: "Summer renovations slated for Jayhawker Towers"

Jayhawker Tower A will be renovated, starting this summer. It will be closed for the 2008-2009 school year.
The renovation, which was scheduled to happen after GSP Hall, was moved up a year.

Work Sample #3: "Women calls hospital, saves husbands life"

Barbara Bornstein noticed something about her husband Jack Bornstein one morning while she made their bed.
She said his right arm seemed funny, and he continued to blink his right eye. And then he fell onto the bed.
Jack has Parkinson’s disease, so Barbara thought it might be something related to that. Jack told her not to worry about him, but just to be safe, she called 911.
And that call saved his life.

Photo Sample #1-Mini Operas at the University of Kansas

I took these for a photo essay on a series of short operas written and performed by KU students.

Katie Bieber, right, as the character Kate, plots against her sister Bianca as Michael Austin as Baptista looks on. Bieber and Austin are in the operatic adaptation of Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew," composed by Andrew Trites.

Anna Hoard, left, sings to a spirit puppet created and operated by Spencer Lott. Hoard is in the opera "Bamboo Cutter," composed by Juseph Eidson.

Ben Cleveland, left, listens to an explanation from Josh Lawler during a strange carriage ride in the wilderness in the opera "Deukino Road," composed by Dan Musselman.

Work Sample #2- "Downtown celebration results in hours of cleanup"

It was the morning after.
The smell of beer wafted, and a loud roar echoed up and down Massachusetts Street after the Jayhawks beat the Tarheels 84-66 in Saturday’s Final Four game. But the smell came from beer that was spilled all over the street and the loud roar came from a street sweeper.

Work Sample #1-"Dewd, where's my house?"

I'll be featuring some of my work (photo and writing) here from time to time.
Dewd, where’s my house?
Group of 10 friends formed ‘Mountain Dewds’ and bought house together after a 2003 roadtrip
By Caleb Sommerville
Monday, March 31, 2008

Kieran McBride, Lawrence senior, knew it was destiny when he found an 11th Street sign post in his backyard. He was considering moving into the Mountain Dewd house and knew after he found the sign that he was meant to live there. Four years later, he has one more year at the University and can’t imagine living anywhere else.

Job Hunt Stats

Yes, I've been at this for a year now, so the numbers have started piling up. I've done most of my applying online, through Careerbuilder.com and "cold-emailing" media companies, so here are the stats on that.