#LifeasaJStudent Blog

SOJC students showcase what it's like to be a student with personal stories about their experiential learning adventures in their own words, photos, and videos.

Damian Radcliffe talks trust in media at AAN conference
Editor's note: This post is the first in a series of two student blog posts about the 2017 Association of Alternative Newsmedia Digital Conference held in January in Portland, Oregon. For more information, read the second post in the series, "Kathryn Thier and Nicole Dahmen present on solutions journalism at AAN conference" by Caitlin Howard.Story by Kenny Jacoby
How to score an internship at GoDucks
Story by Gabby UrendaWhen I tell people that I hold my office hours inside of the Casanova Center at Autzen Stadium and at the Matthew Knight Arena, the first thing they ask me is, “Can I come?”  
Kenton Lead Blog
Featured Student Work: “The Kenton Lead Blob*” documentary
Multimedia Journalism Master’s students get to the bottom of a Forest Service map that shows Portland as a toxic-air hotspot.
Tweets of wisdom from the SOJC’s Creative Strategist course
Story by Margaret Connors Photos by Polly Irungu Graphics by Karly DeWees I vividly remember taking The Creative Strategist my first year as a declared advertising major. I’d heard so much about it from other students, but I still didn’t know quite what to expect. Everyone who had taken it seemed to have a different outlook, a different side to the story about the class. But all their perspectives had one thing in common: sheer excitement and fervency about taking their first steps into the intensive upper-division courses in the SOJC.
Argentine newspaper president Javier Borelli brings fight for freedom of the press to SOJC
Story by Christian Hartwell, with contributions from Nathan StevensPhotos courtesy of Javier Borelli
PageTurners: My one-of-a-kind close-reading experience with Jon Palfreman
Story and photos by Austin Hicks
Getting that all-important real-life experience at Artslandia magazine
Story by Carleigh OethPhoto by Karly DeWeesOne thing has really stuck with me from the beginning of my studies in the UO School of Journalism and Communication: I’ve been told repeatedly — and by multiple professors — that experience is what will get you far, at least farther than grades alone. This terrified me. But it also invigorated me, because like many students, I’ve always despised sitting in classrooms. The SOJC places an emphasis on spending time in the field to perfect your craft, and I was ready to live by this.
Saying yes to the unknown: What Science and Memory taught me
Story, video and photos by Ryan Lund If there is one thing I learned this summer, it’s that you need to take chances and follow your gut, whether it tells you to take a job, start a relationship or accept an invite out of the blue to go to Alaska. The prospect might be scary, but you’ll never know what’s on the other side if you don’t climb up.
The ambiguities of studying abroad in the Middle East
Story and photos by Aaron Weintraub“How was it?” Ever since I returned from studying in Jordan, I get irritated when someone asks me that question. My irritation is not with the person who asks the question — they’re just curious. It lies more with myself for not having the perfect adjectives and stories to describe living in the Middle East. I study journalism and I can’t describe a country to a friend?