Students at CSPA were interrupted at 10 pm on Tuesday at group discussion with breaking news. They had to attend press conferences, which were planned and conducted by instructors and counselors. “This sounds cruel but I love seeing the look on their faces when big news hits.” counselor James Harvey said. All the students...
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Try walking in the steps of a ghost who once mined Columbia, California during the Gold Rush. Though smoking is not allowed, guests say they could smell the odor of smoke and whisky from the saloon neighboring the Fallon hotel. There is also a homemade ice cream parlor with an old theater connected to...
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Jake Cohen is a seventeen year old who not only talks the talk; he walks the walk. Cohen says the word that describes him best is “Swag.” He is a water polo athlete and editor-in-chief of the newspaper at Taft High School in Los Angeles. Jake hopes to work at ESPN one day by...
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Three words: Hall of Fame. More specifically, Stan, Art, Larry, and Steve are the newest CSPA Hall of Famers. They each received a plaque at the 60th reunion celebration and were recognized for their accomplishments and legacy that have made here at the workshop. Passion cannot be taught only through words. It is taught...
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Two peas in a pod is the motto we live by at CalPoly with our buddy system (as well as no girls in the boys dorms). Sounds cute right? It’s a rule that requires you to walk around with your new “BFF” you have only known for two seconds. The buddy system alone could...
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PLEASE read out loud. Feel free to add on to the oath below. I, ______, a CSPA student, promise upon my life that I will carry the attitudes and lessons I have learned at CSPA for the rest of my life. I will respect the purpose of Journalism as a way to stand up...
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No need for steroids when you have journalism. That’s right. You get the powerful adrenaline rush and merely from the pressure of writing a story in a short amount of time. After a full day of interviewing a crazy mother and a sketchy mayor, CSPA students got a taste of how crazy people can...
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When you think BEAST you probably think of something large and scary, like a lion, tiger or bear. Girls may have Taylor Lautner’s werewolf character from Twilight come to mind. For the girls at CSPA, we wish that we had Taylor Lautner by our side to fight the beast that was on the attack...
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