http://blog.hunterword.com/archives/10 News, Commentaries, Observations, Opinions [No Rants Here] Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:20:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://blog.hunterword.com/archives/10#comment-38 Daniel Allen Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:09:26 +0000 http://blog.hunterword.com/archives/10#comment-38 Glad to see this online. The recommendations are sober and, as far as I can tell from taking at least fifteen credits of journalism courses, doable. While I definitely agree with a journalism track within the major, but I just can't envision Hunter F&M being progressive enough to offer tuition remission for editors. (NYU has an endowment large enough to make things like this happen.) The report does not mention, however, the attitude of certain professors towards their students. I have encountered professors in the F&M department who A) Treated teaching as a chore and students as a burden B) Scolded students for asking for a crash course in Final Cut Pro instead of offering constructive advice C) Relied excessively on T.A.s to teach their class. But for every bad experience, I've had 100 positive ones. The hope for the department lies in the hands of those professors and staff members who really love their job and stay loyal to students. I graduate next semester, so any transitions will have to be left to the next generation of students. Two nights ago, I covered an event where noses were turned up when we were outed as Hunter J-students. Three Columbia J-students, however, got everything they asked for. Perhaps if the department acknowledged the need to improve, maybe it would have been the Hunter students who scooped the competition. Glad to see this online. The recommendations are sober and, as far as I can tell from taking at least fifteen credits of journalism courses, doable. While I definitely agree with a journalism track within the major, but I just can’t envision Hunter F&M being progressive enough to offer tuition remission for editors. (NYU has an endowment large enough to make things like this happen.) The report does not mention, however, the attitude of certain professors towards their students. I have encountered professors in the F&M department who A) Treated teaching as a chore and students as a burden B) Scolded students for asking for a crash course in Final Cut Pro instead of offering constructive advice C) Relied excessively on T.A.s to teach their class. But for every bad experience, I’ve had 100 positive ones. The hope for the department lies in the hands of those professors and staff members who really love their job and stay loyal to students. I graduate next semester, so any transitions will have to be left to the next generation of students. Two nights ago, I covered an event where noses were turned up when we were outed as Hunter J-students. Three Columbia J-students, however, got everything they asked for. Perhaps if the department acknowledged the need to improve, maybe it would have been the Hunter students who scooped the competition.

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