Poetry Club

Poetry Club members (left to right) Rebecca Winnett (front), Alex Baer, and Ari Smith play a game of “Rock-paper-scissors" to decide who gets to read their poem aloud to the group first. Poet laureate, Kel O’Callaghan (top left), keeps tabs on the score. The club assembles on Thursday's from 12-2pm.

Poetry Club members (left to right) Alex Baer and Ari Smith go over a poem Smith wrote in a creative writing class.

Poetry Club member Rebecca Winnett reads aloud to the group a comic poem she wrote called "Socks." The poem follows her experiences trying to get homework done while her fifteen year old cat constantly demands her attention.

Week 4

PORTRAIT SUBJECTS 

For my first choice for my portrait subject, I think I'll contact my younger sibling's elementary school principal. Her name is Barbi Riggs. She was my younger brother's 2nd grade teacher, and she became the principal of that school the next year. I would want to get a picture of her sitting in her office desk with her "Principal Riggs" name tag on the desk. I have her number and email, so I wouldn't have a problem contacting her.

For my second choice I would probably contact my old soccer coach named Ramiro Santana. Ideally I'd get pictures of him with his soccer coach sweater, maybe holding a soccer ball in the soccer field with the soccer nets in the background. I'm friends with him on Facebook, so I could contact him through that. 

Tips from the "Shooting Stars" video I could apply to this assignment:

- Figure out a place for the portrait subject beforehand, test the lighting, background, etc. 

-Make the subject comfortable. Have conversation, form a sort of personal relationship in the time you're taking their pictures. They will be more cooperative, and their face won't just "sit there."

Week 3

Topic 1

Shooting an event / activity

For my event/activity assignment, I went to the "Global Connections Hangouts" club on Wednesday, Oct. 16th. I was interested in the club because the day was convenient and I was interested in meeting new students. It was difficult for me to get a good overall shot of the club. I had a really fun time at the hangout. I stayed the whole time to finish a game of UNO, even after I was finished taking pictures. Ultimately if I had an opportunity to shoot this assignment again, I would try and get a better overall picture, and more information about the club members.

Topic 2

Self-critique

The best photo I've taken so far in this class was my picture of Jamie Alvarez for the first HUMANS OF LBCC assignment.

The worst photo I've taken for a class assignment was for the second HUMANS OF LBCC assignment. I was way too close to the subject and the lighting was awful. 

The skill I need to improve the most is to definitely get better with my camera. I need to learn more about the settings/lenses etc.

Global Connections Hangouts

When: Wednesdays 12:00-12:50pm

Where: LBCC T-119 & ELCI (on West Way near the tennis courts) 

Location varies

The first meeting of this year’s Global Connections Hangouts club was held in Takena 119 on Wednesday, October 16th. The students join in groups to chat and play games after enjoying lunch together.

In the Global Connections Hangouts club, you have the opportunity to meet LBCC students from around the world with unique cultural backgrounds, learn about other cultures, play games, and make new friends in a fun and welcoming environment! Lunch is provided, usually different ethnic cuisines each week. The club has had Vietnamese sandwiches, Indian food, and more. For their next meeting they plan on having Middle Eastern food. The club proves that LBCC is truly enriched by cultural diversity.

On November 20th at noon in Forum 104, the hangout will be having a big performance. “We didn’t have a good turn out the last two years. This year we’re actually trying to do events where we go to the campus community. We paid a lot of money for this performance. It’s called They Call Me Q. It’s a one person comedy skit about identity, and it has really great reviews. It’s going to be performed on a Wednesday instead of our hangouts. Hopefully we’ll have teachers that will encourage their students to come,” says Kim Sullivan, the International Student Advisor who organizes the club.

Students Keisuke Murasawa (Right) and Richard Ongosari (Left) laugh as Murasawa pulls more cards during his turn in a game of UNO.

Club member Tiare Tiana Tuimavave hesitantly goes in to draw a block playing the classic hardwood game Jenga. 

Week 2 Forum

Topic 1

Photographer of the Week

Pete Souza

Facts -

- Former Official Chief White House Photographer for U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama
- Several of his photography books are New York Times bestsellers
- He photographed a couple stories on assignment for National Geographic


I think what stands out the most is how authentic his photos are. He captured the most intimate moments of Reagan's and Obama's presidencies. For example: when he captured former President Obama's reaction to the news of the Sandy Hook shooting. You can see Obama is severely effected by the news, it showed that Obama genuinely cared as a president and as a father. I think his "Claim to Fame," was covering former President Barack Obama's rise and presidency. His book "Obama: An Intimate Portrait," is one of the best selling photography books of all time.

Topic 2

 Lynsey Addario

"It's What I Do"

I thought the book was exciting. What impressed me most was how badass Lynsey Addario is. She was afraid but still went through with her work. She had me a worried for her life at times, and it was just the prelude and first chapter of the book. I think at one point in the prelude she mentions how she was "in the line of fire," and I was incredibly impressed at just how truly dedicated she is to her work. She was willing to risk her life for the photo's and stories. I really, really admire her passion. I think the lessons you can apply to photojournalism based on her book are to: find your stories and take your photo's even when you're scared, and to capture all the photo's you can because they show the real story.

Humans of LBCC

Emily Thompson 

“I come from Eugene, Oregon. I chose LBCC because I was originally interested in animal sciences, and I knew Linn Benton had a really good animal science program. I plan on transferring to the University of Oregon. My major is currently biology. I’m hoping to stick with it . . . it’s like my third major. I love logic puzzles, reading science fiction, and baking. In my free time I lead a young adult Catholic group in Eugene. After I get my degree I want to work mostly in microbiotics, microbiology, and genetics. I really, really want to work with the gene editing tool CRISPR. They’re working on all sorts of different things right now. They’re working on making mosquitoes that are incapable of passing on malaria. Well they’ve actually made those but they’re still trying to work out the kinks. Ideally I’d like to work with mosquitoes or pigs. They’re trying to get pig organs that can be used in human transplants, but there’s some different parts of the pig genome that would need to be removed because there’s actually ancient viruses encoded in the pig’s genome now that would cause problems in humans, so I’d like to work on that.”

Levi Hernandez

“I’m from Sweet Home, Oregon, but my parents come from Oaxaca, Mexico. My major is political science. I chose it because I like politics and want to know more about our government. I like politics a lot. They’re fascinating and I want to learn more about where we’re headed in the future. My favorite classes are government and introduction to politics. I’d say we need to make it so not one person can hold so much power and abuse it. We need to make the world a better place. My hobbies are researching what’s going on in the world right now, and I really enjoy playing soccer. I was captain of my high school’s varsity soccer team. I work at my sister’s restaurant, Casa de Reyes, in Sweet Home right now. The most influential person in my life is my dad, because he traveled across the world to start a new life. What drives me to be successful is the thought of being unsuccessful. In ten years I want to be traveling and making a positive impact on the world, something political.”

Week 1

About Me

My name is Jacquelyn, and this is my first year in college. I’m a journalism major, that’s why I was placed in this class. I have very little experience in photography, but I’m really looking forward to this class.


Goals

My goals for this class:

To gain experience and knowledge in photography, and to get some of my photos published in the Commuter.

Humans of LBCC Photos

I was pretty nervous to approach people for the questions. I found out that it was much easier than I thought it would be, I was fine as soon as I started asking the questions I had written down. The people I interviewed were easy going and friendly. I honestly think my final project could’ve turned out better, but I’m okay with it for now. Next time I’ll get more photos, with different angles and poses. My favorite part of this assignment was learning about other students at LBCC and their stories.

Humans of LBCC 2

Johnny Lynn

“My major is applied computer science, I chose it because I’ve been interested in it and that’s a good way to exploit it. I rebuild computers in my free time. I’ve been at LBCC for two terms. I loved my sand volleyball class, it was good exercise and the people in it were really friendly. My hero is Mark Wahlberg because he sold drugs, went to prison, started his own band — Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch — and became an actor. The hardest part of college is paying for it; being middle class sucks. The most embarrassing moment I’ve had at LBCC was walking into a random class in the middle of a lecture, the doors I walked into had everyone facing me. College isn’t turning out how I thought it would, I have to pay for more than I thought and not a single hot girl has hit on me. In ten years I see myself on a yacht, hanging out with Mark Wahlberg.”

Humans of LBCC 1

Jamie Alvarez

“This is my first term at LBCC, I’ve been here for about a week. I would say the best part about LBCC is all the resources they offer to help you succeed in college. My favorite place to study would probably be the Math Cafe because there’s teachers there to offer help, and there’s coffee. I guess you could say my greatest accomplishment was graduating high school on time when all odds were against me, and also continuing to pursue my education by going to college. I always strive to reach my own expectations and not fail. I’ve been working in the Courtyard Cafe for about two weeks now. I like it a lot because their main priority is school, and they genuinely care about whether or not you’re doing well in school.”