Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Brockport Through Twitter

Tragedies and miracles are not the only stories worth telling. Everyone has a story worth telling, a story that rests primarily on the surface waiting to be seen. Through the driving force of a Twitter scavenger hunt these Brockport stories were found and told in 140 characters, providing a lens for what unites individual people.

 First we looked for a person that was revealing school spirit. Dan Conley made the cut while sporting both a Brockport T-Shirt and lanyard. Even the walls behind him represent the school colors.
We see Dan again at his favorite eating spot on campus. He asks, "Can I get bacon on that?" as he works on designing his version of the perfect sub from the on-campus Subway.
Professors are in as big a hurry as students most of the time. Sometimes students forget that they have to travel too, they don't magically show up.
There is a stereotype against the younger generations that they are responsible for the downfall of traditional news because of an obsession with social media. This isn't the case for freshman Allan Frei.
Brockport is well on track to become a school that puts great focus into its service learning ventures. The Mini Camp Abilities helps students like Nicholas Faulds prepare to work closely with children with disabilities.
Although there are many beautiful spots to visit on campus, the beautiful artwork covering the walls of this walkway makes this my favorite spot on campus. It is a must see when visiting Brockport.
Being a photographer means admiring light that can make almost any picture look professional. The few minutes right before golden hour always give the best light to me.
Seventh, we set out to discover a little know fact about Brockport, even to those who go to school here. According to Warren Kozlowski (Koz), "McFarlane Hall was the last all girl dormitory on campus in 1978-1979.
There are many sports at Brockport that do not always receive the most attention from the media. We set out to find someone who goes beyond appreciating these under-appreciated sports.
There are many great places on campus, but few rival the graffiti brilliance of the tunnel that goes underneath the tracks.
Finally, we found one of the strongest examples of great extracurricular clubs on campus. The Arts for Children club put on a Disney Miscast concert for local children on Sunday and earned a standing ovation reflective of every song.
Many of the others in our class also had great examples of finding great stories of students and faculty on campus. Here are a few of our favorites: Aidan Verbeke's out-of-towner,
The open area James Arnold finds breathtaking,
Jadon Ceravolo and the dogs,
James Egan's spot of serenity,
And Talon's "Epic dunk scene."
The problems with the scavenger hunt seemed to center around making sure that we were able to coordinate who exactly was finding what. We wanted to make sure we didn't overlap, and in that process ended up missing one until the last minute. However, throughout it all we were able to approach and observe the Brockport campus by new means, telling the stories people who do things everyday that make life exciting for them. That was the most important part of this project, the stories we told that wouldn't have been told otherwise.
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