Library Surprises

Bet You Didn't See That One Coming

A library can transport a child from a dreary rainy day to a magical kingdom. It can be a place of focus for a hard working student or relaxation for someone trying to escape a busy life. With 2 of every 3 Americans owning and using library cards regularly, libraries must be doing something right.

The United States has an estimated 122,101 libraries. With such a large amount of libraries, one might wonder what interesting stories have unfolded inside of libraries.

The Fargo Public Library in Wisconsin once reported an unusual customer who believed she was a vampire and wanted to “suck the blood” of a library assistant. Although Ole Miss’ J.D. Williams Library has not reported any vampires, it has experienced its fair share of the unexpected.

“I think it’s normal on a day to day basis, but weird things happen everywhere,” says college student Kenna Collums. She could not be closer to the truth.

Local Police Officer, John Spence, spoke about interesting challenges the University Police Department encountered over the years.

“People just leave their property,” Spence said. “Towards the end of the semester, people walk off to take a test and expect their books and computers to be right where they left them,” he explained.

Not surprisingly, the University Police Department receives an increased amount of reports of stolen items during the ends of semesters.

Spence recalled a night of patrolling the library when he discovered a backpack. He walked the backpack up to the front desk’s lost and found when its owner returned to claim it. The gentlemen had been on a cigarette break and left his belongings entirely unattended. The student then proceeded to put the backpack down and walk away once more to complete another errand.

Officer Spence shook his head in memory of such behavior, but nothing seemed to faze him as much as his next story.

“We once had a guy using the internet on one of the library computers to watch porn with his pants down,” recalled Spence. While indecently exposed, a female custodial worker stumbled upon him as she was making her nightly cleaning rounds. Disturbed and taken by surprise, she reported the gentlemen immediately but chose against pressing charges.

“I don’t think she wanted to see anymore of him,” said Spence with a chuckle. Filing charges for a misdemeanor like indecent exposure would have required the custodial worker to encounter the fellow again. However, she preferred to keep her distance. Although the movie fanatic was never criminally charged, he was permanently banned from the J.D. Williams Library.

Ole Miss J.D. Williams Library Provided by the University of Mississippi's Virtual Tours

This is My Headline

This is the subhead for my story


This is the beginning of my story. She didn't want to believe the truth


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Scuba- Britni Riley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu_wYlRJ-BQ

Is The Square Student Spending Friendly?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwwwZbdCB_E

Out of State Student Project

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKfS_rwWQ1M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIfr-Fw8H4c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hZsPYaMlpk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKjGsNNJ_Jc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG_EA-sbFrU

Ole Miss Defense Up to Par?

Legacy Gift Campaign

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K5Tpe4m1qY

Gun Control.. By Bradley Boleware

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Y8G1Z95Yk

Script:
Scrolling shot of guns/13 seconds - Its normal for a household in Mississippi to have at least one gun.

Grove Area/12 seconds - How do the students at Ole Miss feel about current gun controls laws. Do they protect us or leave us defenseless?

Interviews/1 minute 4 seconds - No Talking

Ole Miss Street Traffic/10 seconds - Some states are looking to arm the students and faculty of its college campuses. But Ole Miss students have mixed emotions about guns on campus.

Interviews/1 minute 32 seconds - No Talking

Video Assignment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gx1VyaDzI0

Rebel the Black Bear

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAyeUGML-TE

SCRIPT:

Ole Miss celebrates the birth of someone new to the Rebel family. His name? Rebel, of course. The Department of Athletics presented Rebel the Black Bear this past week to the entire world at Blair E. Batson Hospital in Jackson. He started his tour by entertaining the children in the waiting room and eventually visiting children's rooms. Donica Phifer believes the new mascot unveiling had just the right taste.

((Roll SOT))

Chancellor Dan Jones says he is proud of the way the students have handled the new mascot.

((Roll SOT))

Rebel made his was to Memphis the following day, visiting LeBonheur's Children Hospital. Here he met up with other local sports mascots, such as Memphis Redbird's Rocky the Redbird. Rebel brought smiles to the sick children's faces, uplifting them into a great morning. Along with the friendly face, Rebel brought each kid their very own baseball and baseball bat.

Most individuals are accepting the way Athletics has introduced the new mascot, while others are not so sure. James Luckett says he's not the only one that thinks the Athletics did the wrong thing.


((Roll SOT))

Rebel has yet to be revealed to the Ole Miss Campus. Athletic officials have not disclosed on the time-span on when the new mascot will be revealed. Although rumors have spread saying Rebel will be unveiled to the Ole Miss students this weekend at either the Kentucky baseball game or the annual Grove Bowl.

((Out Cue))
Reporting, I'm Stewart Pirani.

Ole Miss Parking--Ariel Ladner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3PHL2u0fgI

This Video includes footage and concerns from students about the parking at Ole Miss in the fall when the upcoming Freshmen class arrives.

Ole Miss Housing - Matt Sigler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxldGBNIqi4

This video contains students opinions on the changes made in housing and also about the living situation next year.

Ole Miss Parking

Link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuXv9nFseHo

Script

Video shot of Welcome to Ole Miss and students walking and cars. (Wide)

Me: On the University of Mississippi campus, students should expect a culture change starting next fall because of the increase of incoming freshman.

Crowded Student Union

Me: Not only in the delays of the student union, late classes but where to park will become a major issue for both freshman and upperclassmen.

Interview with someone in parking lot about parking issue already: their experience

License plate close up

Me: Students from all over the country plan to attend the Ole Miss campus, and with dormortories becoming all freshman, parking will be tough for not only freshman but upperclass men who have to commute.

Interview with someone in car who is a commuter, out of state

Me: All campus commuter parking lots are already full this semester and the University has no plan to build more commuter parking lots which means, more tickets and money for the students at the University.

Interview with someone who has received a lot of tickets

Parking lot (on ground)

Me: Although it doesn’t seem fair to continue to give tickets, parking spaces are limited for students and getting a ticket is about the only way to find a parking spot. So why keep giving tickets when next year the amount of tickets will be worse?

Interview with parking official

Cars driving trying to find a parking spot

Me: Problems of parking that already exist are not being addressed and without an increase of resources the campus should expect drastic problems.

Ticket

Me: Tickets do not solve everything in the world of parking and will definitely not change a thing next fall when parking spots available for everyone do not exist.

Cars passing and parking

Me: The conflict of expanding the University of Mississippi body before building more parking lots will make more issues than Ole Miss employees are ready for.

Interview of someone ready to take action and become upset.

Whirlpool Trails - Ole Miss - John Houston

Whirlpool Trails on the Ole Miss campus

Journalism News Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMupUh8bIQ4 (my video link)

Journalism News Feed SCRIPT

Me: There are many wonderful things about coming to Ole Miss. But there is nothing more exciting than to watch the Ole Miss Rebels play basketball.

Me: Everyone has heard about the UCONN Huskies winning the NCAA tournament this year, VCU going to their very 1^st Final Four, and even Kentucky, a team we beat, making it within one game of the championship.

Me: However, here at Ole Miss we are worried about our success we will have next year now that our star player, Chris Warren will be graduating. Will we have a new recruit that can hopefully fill his shoes and lead us to the tournament for the first time in a few years?

Matt Weaver: Basketball is one of my favorite sports to watch and I love getting to go to the games and cheer on our Rebs but Chris Warren leaving is going to hurt us. We will still have some good players like Reginald Buckner and Trevor Gaskins that can hopefully pull something off. We came in last place for the upcoming season in the recruiting list but we got Ladarius White that is supposed to be a pretty good ball player.

Me: This year we have already signed 4 players for the upcoming season but none are as promising as Warren was.

Kyle Ishman: Yeah we going to be hurting after losing Warren cause he is a good all-around player. He can handle the ball, shoot, and make the players around him look better. If he ends up going to the NBA it’ll be fun to see what he can do. As for next season though we just got to practice and show these other teams that we can hang with them.

Me: Losing Chris Warren and the other seniors will hurt the team this upcoming 2011-2012 season, but you never know how good you’ll be until you leave it all out on the floor and show conference rivals like Kentucky and Tennessee that you mean business.

J. Blake Barnes You Tube Article

I disliked the article very much, it was seemed to be a scapegoat for his lack of not being famous enough to get his work noticed at a more higher up echelon level. I agree that youtube is a great way to get more hits on videos and bigger exposure, however if you look at what youtube is mostly noted for it's not for it's ground breaking broadcast journalism but more for slap-stick videos.

it's short and to the point of just the voice of Ted Williams but wheres the story? Ted Williams has a nice voice no doubt, but the real story is that he got himself into a homeless situation from his own life choices but now he's getting praised over his amazing voice, he's not the first bum to have a nice voice and won't be the last. 

I was over the story 2 minutes into it's 15 minutes.

J. Blake Barnes

Ariel Ladner-YouTube

I personally agree with the author of the article. Journalism is constantly taking new directions in the way things are delivered. People demand the here and now and aren't patiently waiting for the news anymore. Journalists are now not the only one's putting the news out for the world to see. Youtube has made an example of how anyone can be famous by putting a video out on the internet and exposing themselves for the world to see. I think the author kind of surveyed the world today especially that of the internet and realized that things are changing and just by a click of the button on the internet everything can change. But, with that being said, I don't believe that youtube is necessarily a news source. Sure, it helped make Justin Bieber famous, but only because Usher helped. It's a great way to help people get recognized, but it isn't everything and I think Journalists, true journalists, are still needed today.

Youtube Article

The main theme that I got from the article is that the field we are bout to enter is ever changing. As journalists we have to be able to adapt to that change at all times. The article discussed how now more than ever people are impatient when it comes to the news. They don't need flashy well produced videos or articles to get their news, they just want straight forward news. Youtube has definitely helped change how we view videos. It can catalyst people into the spotlight and help champion things that people normally wouldn't pay attention too. For example Ted Williams or Susan Boyle. I personally loved the suggestion that the author gave at the end of possibly having that straight forward video that appeals to that youtube crowd, and then one that goes more in depth and actually pursues that story within a story.

Candace Coleman-Youtube Response

I agree with the Chicago Tribune article. From my understanding, the author would like for photojournalists to concentrate less on their colleagues and more on the mass when composing a story. Everyday people do not notice the work put into editing pieces and therefore do not appreciate the hours spent on perfecting camera angles and transitions. Instead, they view pieces for content. The quicker the journalists can relay the message, the more successful they are. We are living in a fast-pace society, and everything must be easily accessible, understandable and shareable. Photojournalists must create a relationship with the audience that won't make them think much on a subject, and trust that what the journalist is saying is necessary.

I found this article useful in reminding me that the profession of journalism is a service to the mass. In order to be successful in the field, one must put the interests of the audience first. That's how I see it at least.

YouTube Response

I disagreed with the article, “YouTube Doesn’t Care About Your Beginning, Middle, End” because I feel like that just because a video does not get straight to the point right away it will not be important. There are many videos on YouTube and other stories that have been done that give full details. Although many videos are quickly posted on YouTube, that does not necessarily mean that YouTube does not care about everyone’s beginning, middle and end. This article went on to examine that a certain video that was shot poorly and not informative had many viewers. This may be true, however YouTube has viewers because of stories itself. This video could have had many viewers because of who it was about, a celebrity who is homeless, or because it was a different take on some one famous. This article reaches accusations just because of a certain YouTube and immediately eliminating that other well done videos are not of importance, especially with details. This article not only was confusing because of how it jumped around from Ted Williams, to flip cams, to the photojournalist, to pros and cons of the video but it also did not have one main focus. Although the article mentioned how YouTube does not care about Beginning, Middle and Endings, it didn’t fully explain why that assumption has been made off of one video. I did not like this article because of how poor it was written as well as I disagreed with everything that was mentioned.

Britni Riley- You Tube article

After reading this article I do agree with the author. Journalists are no longer the only ones that convey news to the public and youtube is a perfect example of that. I think the general public still appreciates professional news stories but I think people enjoy being able to see stories that are barely edited and still seem real. I could not tell if the author appreciated how youtube can get stories out to the masses or was offended but I think we can all agree that today many more people watch countless youtube videos than read articles in newspapers and news broadcasts.

Britni Riley

YouTube Response

I have different feelings towards YouTube. I believe YouTube is a great place to put music videos or funny videos, but I do not think it gives news stories enough support. YouTube is mainly used for music and therefore that is what it is best at. Funny videos are popular and many people can spend hours watching them. News stories that are published on YouTube are not very informative and can be useless. I never watch news stories from YouTube because it is easier and you can be more informed if you go to a news website.

YouTube Article

This article was very interesting to me. I saw the point the author is making and I do agree with it, somewhat. It is true that sometimes all you need is a shaky flip cam and then the world starts talking about the video. But like Glenna said, to many this is just the beginning. People who watch your 30 second shaky clip will then in turn try to find out more information on that video. They find articles or other longer videos about the clip. People want to be informed, whether the realize it or not. YouTube lets you start somewhere (the beginning), but its the news world that takes you places (the middle). You, of course control the end.

- Stewart Pirani

Matt Sigler- Youtube Doesn't Care

After reading this article it really dawned on me that it is true, it is all about the content of the video. I find myself browsing youtube quite frequently looking for a laugh, and I could care less about how great the video is made an edited, just as long as I laugh. This article highlights to me the importance of content and message behind the video. It doesn't take much to become a youtube wonder. So, when doing some sort of project for youtube for example, make your point clear and evident. Browsers will not sit through a three minute introduction no matter how amazingly edited it is. Make your point up front an personal, relate to the audience, and prove why it is important to them. If all that is done, in my opinion you'll have a successful youtube video. By the way, it wouldn't hurt to make the viewer laugh either.

Glenna Lusk - Youtube "beginning, middle, end

Reading this article, I felt it was very biased. The author seems genuinely upset and a little biased towards the hard work he puts into his projects in order to get the views. I have to say that I did enjoy watching the video about Ted Williams on You tube, but then i found myself searching the internet for videos of the news reports on him. I looked for stories on his background, where he lives, his new job opportunities, his reuniting with his mom etc... So I think even thought the video got almost 20 million hits, people are stilll watching the news and looking for the facts, just like the author says. Youtube is not a competitor for the news, i think it just benefits the news. The news runs on facts, you tube runs on short snippets that get to the point quickly. It's almost like youtube is the leade and the news is the story on it..