Day Trip To Boston

On Friday I traveled to Boston, Mass. to visit the New England School of Law, which is one of the four that I have been accepted to. The school is located at 145 Stuart St and is only a block away from the Boston Commons in the heart of the city.

New England is one of the smaller law schools in the Boston area, which is the main thing that made me apply it. After my visit, which included a class visit and a tour, I can definitely say that I am highly impressed with the school and that it is one of my top choices.

Currently, my second top choice school is the Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, NH. While both schools are equally matched, I am having hard time deciding where I want to live. I know I would have a lot of fun if I lived and studied in Boston, but it would be a lot more expensive than living in New Hampshire.

Either way, I need to make a decision soon, which means I have a lot think about over the next few weeks.

Also, speaking of Boston, I am counting down the days until the World Champion Red Sox home opener on Tuesday, April 8.

Interview With Professor Bob Blackburn

Professor Bob Blackburn is a member of the philosophy department at Roger Williams University. Blackburn has been a professor at Roger Williams for just over 40 years, he joined the university in 1968 after finishing graduate school at Brown University. He attended Brown for his undergraduate work as well.

Blackburn said he was attracted to teaching by the professors he had while in college. He said that while he had some great teachers as a student, he also had some bad ones. Blackburn said he was attracted to teaching by the ineffective teachers, because he felt that he could teach the material better than they could. Reaching this goal has been Blackburn's primary objective over his 40-year teaching career at Roger Williams.

Blackburn said his favorite part of teaching is how the classes are always different, even if he is teaching the same material he has already taught to hundreds of students over the years. He said he greatly enjoys the challenges presented by having different students every semester.

In this video, Blackburn discusses why he was attracted to Roger Williams after graduating from Brown University and he explains why he has remained a member of the faculty for so long.

Interview With My Mom

The assignment this time was to to do a short 90 second interview with someone over the President's Day Weekend. Since I was at home for the long weekend I decided to interview my mom and ask her about her horse. So the video below is a short video of my mom talking about her horse. I tried to film some background video of her riding on Sunday, but because it is winter she is riding inside and the lighting is terrible. Therefore, the video that I used as background footage is from last summer. However, I think it still ads a lot to the video. Overall, I am very pleased with how this piece turned out.

My First Video Post

I am posting this video for my new media class. This is the first time I have ever posted a video online, it is also my first experience with a blog. The objective of this video was to create a short show and tell piece, so I decided to film my grandfather's house near the water and my sailboat. I am fairly pleased with how this piece came out, but I definitely regret not writing out a full script before filming because I feel like I am rambling in my standup. I also wish I had stood closer to the camera, it is kind of awkward how far back I am. Otherwise, I enjoyed using Final Cut Pro again, this project is the first time I have used the software in a while. I learned how to use it last year in my broadcast news class, but have not done much with it since.

Show and Tell

First Post

Hi my name is Shaun, my new media professor wants me to post my first entry on this blog, which is for class. I am a senior at Roger Williams with a major in Communications and a concentration in journalism.