Journalism

The Linn-Benton men’s and women’s basketbal l teams and coaches have been itching to get back on the court due to Covid limitations. The Northwest Athletic Conference has created a phased approach that breaks down the amount of practicing, workouts, and competition the players are allowed to do to make sure they are taking proper health precautions. The coaches have also put players in their own pods to eliminate contact with each other. In a normal year or regular season, the teams would have started open gyms by Sept. 28. However, due to Linn County being in the high/extreme risk category for covid, that did not happen. Since Linn County is in the high/extreme category the teams are restricted in the amount of time they can practice and strength train. The teams cannot practice outside their basketball/weight training class. This means that they are only practicing three hours total a week and only have one and a half hours of weight training a week. As long as Linn County stays in...

  Hello everyone! My name is Sydney Greene and I am excited to share my first blog post with you. Rob Priewe, my academic advisor and current Journalism/News Reporting teacher, encouraged me to enroll in JN216 and I am very happy he did. I have been thinking about majoring in Journalism for the past year due to my love for writing. One concept that I am interested in learning about through taking this class is how to interview someone. Even though I do spend quite a few hours doing homework and college related tasks, I am passionate about a few things outside of college. I am a huge Oregon Duck fan and I love watching the Oregon Duck Women's basketball team. I enjoy doing activities outside like hiking, swimming, golfing, and bike riding. This is my first time taking a Journalism class so I am coming into this with an open mind and am ready to learn all the tricks and whistles to succeed. I have three goals for this term which are learning how to interview someone well, write some ...