Vicious weather can’t ruin Buffalo’s outlook for 2009

It’s about this time, when the snow is no longer simply a complimentary addition to Christmas, that Buffalonians begin to question why in the world they live here. It’s funny, isn’t it? How people who live in a city like Buffalo can complain so much about such a defining aspect of the community. Do they forget where they live? What do they expect?

Now, I wouldn’t classify myself as a particular fan of cold weather, but it’s part of the Buffalo package. I don’t ski or snowboard. I don’t snowmobile, ice skate, or snowshoe. My favorite winter activity is staying warm, which normally means hanging out indoors – preferably with blankets and hot chocolate. But that doesn’t mean I don’t accept winter for what it is. When I look beyond the below-freezing temperatures and the hazardous driving conditions, I can actually focus on how pretty the snow is when it first falls and no one has trudged through it yet.

Watching Flight 1549 take a dive in the sky

US Airways Flight 1549 made plenty of headlines when it crash-landed into the Hudson River Thursday January 15. Chances are you might have watched the footage, saw the 155 passengers safely rescued from the floating airplane. But you were probably comfortable, on your couch at home or at a friend’s house. Perspective Calendar Editor Brianna Broad, on the other hand, watched from her seat on Jet Blue Flight 8.

After a four-day vacation in New York City, Broad and her family went to John F. Kennedy International Airport where they boarded Flight 8 to return to Buffalo. It was on that airplane that Broad stumbled across the news on Channel 2 and saw the image of Flight 1549, floating in the Hudson River. “I’ve never experienced anything like that,” said Broad. “To be so close to that when it actually happened was really frightening.”

Perspective

Look for the newest edition of the Perspective, this Monday, February 9!

Student success shared by advisor

Three months ago, the fall semester was just beginning. For some reason, that feels like yesterday. Suddenly, it’s December. I should expect it, but it’s always a surprise to me. When schedules get hectic, the semester flies by. Now, I’m preparing for spring semester.

Of course, I can’t do it alone. At the end of every semester, students meet with their academic advisors to plan for the following one. I consider myself very lucky, because my advisor, Deb McLoughlin, has been a tremendous help to me from day one of my Medaille experience.

Perspective

Look for the newest edition of the Perspective, this Friday, December 5!

Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who made tonight’s launch party a huge success! Thanks to the staff, for preparing for the event; to Murph, for always finding a way to make things work; and to the students, staff, family, and friends who showed up to support us. It means a lot!

We hope that you love the new edition – and that you’re looking forward to the next one. We are!

INcite Magazine

Perspective Productions is proud to present the INcite magazine fall launch party, Monday December 1. Join us as we release our second edition, and be the first to see what we’ve been working on! Hors d’ouevres will be served, and all guests will be registered to win an iPod Shuffle. The party begins at 4:00 p.m. at the Perspective Productions office, located at 73 Humboldt (next to Public Safety). All are welcome!

Media Day Experience

The second annual Medaille Media Day was a great opportunity for all communications students to learn from successful professionals in the field. The first session that I attended was Production/Web Development (which was held in the beautifully renovated television studio). The panel for this session included Jim Diavestes, Channel 4; Todd Broady, Entercom Communications; Heather Harwood, Entercom Communications; John Mombrea, Channel 4; Scott McDowell, Channel 7; and Bob Dingwall, Channel 7.

Greater cause drives club

Daniel Biljanoski, of Auburn NY, has a lot to be thankful for this year. At twelve years old, he is one of only two children in the United States to be diagnosed with atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT), a rare, high grade brain tumor. But after five months of treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Daniel has returned home, and is currently cancer free. 

Children like Daniel and the work done at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital are the reason behind a new club on campus, Up Til Dawn. According to the St. Jude website, Up Til Dawn is “a student-led, student-run fundraiser hosted by more than 180 campuses nationwide.” Through letter-writing campaigns and other fundraising activities, the club exists to raise money for St. Jude and concludes with an event called “Up Til Dawn,” which celebrates a year’s worth of fundraising efforts.

Spears heading in right direction

Oops, she did it again.

It may have taken almost ten years, but Britney Spears has finally produced another #1 single. “Womanizer,” the first single off her upcoming album, Circus, recently jumped from #96 to #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, setting the record for the biggest move to #1 on the Hot 100 chart. Not only that, but the single also debuted at #1 on Hot Digital Songs, pulling in 286,000 paid downloads, and setting another new record for the biggest first week sales by a female artist.