tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82543885114921316142024-02-20T02:49:43.102-06:00AClarkCornerNews for DePaul University StudentsAlly Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056426092446686804noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254388511492131614.post-56800916294852439412011-03-14T22:47:00.003-05:002011-03-14T23:24:08.096-05:00Spring Break: Road Trip, Baby!In my final year of grad school, I realized something important...this is the last year that I will ever be able to have a spring break.Unlike most of my friends in college and high school, I never got to have the fun trip to Cancun or to the Bahamas. Don’t feel too bad for me, going home to Los Angeles was always nice, but this time around I wanted a trip. Not just any trip though, a road Ally Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056426092446686804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254388511492131614.post-60541767718541068082009-09-26T19:29:00.003-05:002009-09-26T19:39:49.176-05:00Friends of the Poor WalkSociety of St. Vincent DePaul Chicago President, Michael Harrington joined students this morning for the second annual Friends of the poor walk. Here's my report on how this year's was different than last year's.Friends of the Poor Walk is just one in a series of events held at DePaul to celebrate St. Vincent's Week. Tomorrow is the last day in the series with Sunday Mass followed by an ice creamAlly Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056426092446686804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254388511492131614.post-79100654551694173032009-09-07T10:42:00.003-05:002009-09-07T11:34:09.842-05:00A New BeginningWhere to begin? It has been a long time since I posted! Yet I see that I have managed to build a very small audience! Thank you for subscribing and I apologize for the lack of posts. Initially when I began this blog it was only for class and to gain credit. Since the conclusion of that class back in March and an internship with the Chicago Tribune, I have gone back and forth on whether or not to Ally Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056426092446686804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254388511492131614.post-20143063418129655632009-03-17T13:22:00.002-05:002009-03-17T13:28:14.688-05:00Final CritiqueThis is the final critique of the online news source I chose to evaluate for an Online Journalism at DePaul University. It was intended for educational purposes and the views expressed are my own.I filmed this on my own in my bedroom where I knew it would be quite. The lighting is not the best and the auto focus was not cooperating. Other than those two issues, I would love to hear your Ally Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056426092446686804noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254388511492131614.post-49164025708385281552009-03-03T17:00:00.004-06:002009-03-03T17:21:22.956-06:00UPDATE: Flipped Car, Sheffeild Ave. & Fullerton AveHere’s an update about the car flipped over on Sheffield last Friday that Liza covered(http://tinyurl.com/crmogt). I interviewed two DePaul Students who witnessed the accident and helped the person out of the flipped car. Louis McGill and Jeremy Applebaum (both seniors) were driving north on Sheffield and were stopped at the light on Fullerton when the accident happened.Here is what they saw: Ally Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056426092446686804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254388511492131614.post-11008969060878950542009-03-01T02:28:00.008-06:002009-03-01T02:37:25.475-06:00DePaul Homecoming: My First FormalThis photo essay is dedicated to Ching Wen Hsiao and her friends from Taiwan. DePaul Homecoming was the first and only formal they have ever attended. I was happy to be able to capture Ching Wen's process of getting ready to her sheer pleasure of being at the dance. Ching Wen lays out her dress in her bedroom to begin getting ready. She had her dress altered to fit her perfectly and spent the Ally Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056426092446686804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254388511492131614.post-54264792396924783832009-02-23T20:37:00.001-06:002009-02-23T20:37:54.822-06:00Wonderland on StageThis weekend I took in the DePaul Theater School production of “Alice in Wonderland.” Being a fan of the famous Lewis Carroll books, I was curious to see it would translate on stage…I was not disappointed. The production even managed to effectively pull off scenes where Alice is falling through the rabbit hole and when she shrinks to fit into the door. This adaptation of Lewis’ work followed Ally Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056426092446686804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254388511492131614.post-37188132754283598052009-02-18T13:41:00.005-06:002009-02-18T14:35:22.980-06:00Code:57This morning many De Paul students using the CTA were puzzled as the EL turn styles rejected their U-Passes. The CTA accidentally deactivated U-passes for a number of students. DePaul issued an e-mail explaining the mess and says the CTA will have the problem fixed by midnight tonight. However, that doesn't help those students who had to pay to get to their classes early this morning because of "Ally Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056426092446686804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254388511492131614.post-10408456213345760652009-02-17T23:16:00.004-06:002009-02-18T12:39:52.870-06:00Homecoming Court raises money for charitiesTickets for homecoming went on sale Monday at both campuses. As you pass by the promo table over the next two weeks, pay close attention to the five brightly colored jugs decorated with pictures (featured below). Not only are these pictures of the 2009 Homecoming Court, but the jugs are your way to help one of these five students win the title of Mr. or Ms. DePaul. Each member of the court chose Ally Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056426092446686804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254388511492131614.post-36556020475906454892009-02-17T17:55:00.001-06:002009-02-17T17:56:55.702-06:00Analysis of Drudgereport.com (lengthy)The first thing that stood out on drudgereport.com is how it differs in layout, appearance, and content from other sites the class has critiqued.The layout utilizes a good deal of white space with no links or menu bar at the top for news beat sections. In fact, they have don’t have them at all. Instead, they have a single advertisement followed by a few stories and a small picture then a Ally Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056426092446686804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254388511492131614.post-80942249844979340112009-02-11T15:46:00.004-06:002009-02-12T21:36:14.269-06:00Tickets for Homecoming 2009Here’s an update on Homecoming 2009. I had a chance to sit down with homecoming chair, Caitlyn Menconi to get more information about the event. Menconi is excited about the event however, like the first interview, it's hard to get her to divulge information she wants to keep a surprise. She did give some very essential and vital information about ticket sales.Tickets go on sale February 16 in Ally Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056426092446686804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254388511492131614.post-72620128251170917742009-02-11T15:16:00.005-06:002009-02-16T00:36:32.532-06:00Analysis of huffingtonpost.comOverall, I didn’t like Huffingtonpost.com. It’s extremely overwhelming in content. The FrontPage picture of a newspaper layout did not work at all for the site. Not only were the pictures too big but the giant headline links did not fit the stories. In addition, some of the ‘headline front page picture links’ were broken up into multiple links but made to look like a single link. The giant fonts Ally Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056426092446686804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254388511492131614.post-89303860174770503382009-02-05T00:55:00.002-06:002009-02-12T21:50:52.375-06:00Open Mic Night!Tuesday night I stopped by Brownstones in the Student Center for another Open Mic Night. I spent a little time actually talking to some of the performers this time. One of the acts of the night was two lively and easygoing brothers. As I talked with them, I found out Alex (Left) and James (Right) Cruz have been playing together for 6-7 years. Being an active part of a sibling rivalry in my own Ally Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056426092446686804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254388511492131614.post-31342281761587814312009-01-28T13:51:00.001-06:002009-02-12T21:57:37.137-06:00Game Show Night @ DePaulCalling all 90’s pop culture experts! You missed out on a great chance to win cash prizes and a trip down memory lane last night.DAB hosted its quarterly Game Show Night in the Student Center MPR room…aka Student Center 120. The name of the game was “Do you remember being a 5th grader?” and contestants had the opportunity to win up to $100!!! Even more incredible was that audience members had theAlly Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056426092446686804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254388511492131614.post-35066623020470862742009-01-28T12:50:00.000-06:002009-01-28T13:10:12.169-06:00Inside Game Show Night @ DePaulFreshmen Nick Hawley (left), Emily King (center), and Nick Pinto (right) were some of the many students who showed up in the Student Center last night hoping to be contestants on the show. None of them knew what they were in for but they were very excited about the possibility of winning $100.Nick Hawley made it onto the panel of “5th graders” selected from the audience to help contestants when Ally Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056426092446686804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254388511492131614.post-62759092307437568582009-01-27T23:15:00.001-06:002009-02-12T22:02:49.476-06:00GET READY FOR HOMECOMING!DAB hosted a big even tonight in the Student Center to announce the theme and location for Homecoming this year. The homecoming chair, Caitlin Menconi (pictured), has been planning this event since September. It's tradition for the theme and the location to be kept a secret until a month before. This year was no exception. Music was played to hype up the crowd and refreshments were offered to Ally Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056426092446686804noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254388511492131614.post-27434508241715065262009-01-25T22:49:00.001-06:002009-02-12T22:45:18.140-06:00Analysis of Chicagobreakingnews.comChicagobreakingnews.com is a very straight forward news website. Like its web address states, the site has all the breaking news across Chicago. The articles are listed chronologically with the most recent at the top. Multimedia of some sort is included in each article such as a news feed or a location map.I really liked how the front page opened up to a map of the city of Chicago with pin pointsAlly Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056426092446686804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254388511492131614.post-71267752738651947052009-01-21T21:27:00.004-06:002009-02-12T22:43:23.806-06:00Where's the Audience?Comedians from The Edge Comedy Club came out to perform their best (and worst) jokes for a shockingly empty auditorium. DAB, also known as the DePaul Activities Board, hosted a Comedy Showcase with a brave face despite the poor turn out. Only about 15 students actually showed up. The four comedians who performed capitalized on the situation and managed to work it into their routines in a way thatAlly Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056426092446686804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254388511492131614.post-70686361592865026682009-01-21T21:27:00.003-06:002009-02-12T22:41:16.917-06:00Students Show Off Their Talent!After I went to the comedy show last night I headed across the Student Center for DAB’s Open Mic Night. Once again food and drinks were provided. Although this time it was coffee, vegetable patters, and an assortment of pastries. Unlike the Comedy Showcase, which was almost empty, Open Mic Night was packed with students waiting to perform.Open Mic Night is pretty much self-explanatory. It’s an Ally Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056426092446686804noreply@blogger.com0