Losing One of Their Own

My thoughts go out to the Associated Press and the victim's family as they mourn the death of AP staffer, Jim Gaines, following the derailment of Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 188 Tuesday night.

Updated Letter to the Editor

The following is an updated version of my previous letter to the editor draft.  The updated version includes more facts and figures to back up the statements made.

Letter to the Editor Draft

My second draft is a letter to the editor. It is written to U.S. News and World Report Online in response to the "College Compass" page.

Marist Diversity Promotional Video Draft

Here is the first of two drafts I am posting for feedback.  My second draft will be a letter to the editor.  For my visual contribution, I decided to do a promotional video rather than a commercial due to the time constraints of a commercial.  For promotional videos, viewers expect to watch for approximately two or three minutes.

Thank you for taking the time to view this and give feedback! 

We know you have many choices when applying to college.  Here at Marist College, we want our students to feel welcome and at home, despite being away from home.  The following promotional video will give you a small glimpse into the Marist College student body, each unique, but all one.  #OneMarist #WelcomeAtMarist 

Keeping Diversity Positive

  In addition to a letter to the editor, I am planning to create a commercial using iMovie to add to my team's portfolio.  I have been throwing around ideas, and I think I will use photos from the school Web site

   

and magazine in addition to short video clips of my friends/coworkers acting as Marist students. (I will be sure to note in the commercial that they are actors and credit the photographers.) What is throwing me is what to have as a voiceover and/or written text on the commercial without having a negative spin.

Some ideas I would like to incorporate are:
*Diversity matters
*Everyone is welcome
*Comfort at Marist
*Education about cultures
*Learn about each other
*Show us who you are



  I want to applaud and encourage diversity without focusing on the negative aspects of our differences!  Now the question is 

"How?"

Letter to the Editor Mindset

Though this does not tell how to write a letter to the editor using Associated Press style, it still gives the gist of what mindset to keep as one writes!