Dan MacAlpine Gives Some Tips

WENHAM, MA— 

Gordon College's journalism class got to hear Dan MacAlpine's 9 steps to being a good journalist today. The Ipswich Chronicle editor was the guest speaker.

Broadcasting What's Right

When dogs and fire hoses are used to stop fellow human beings from doing what they believe is right, journalists know it is their duty to report and show the rest of the world what is going on. The Civil Rights Movement that started in the 1950s was a violent, sad part of American history. This was a movement of blacks protesting and marching for equality. The American people would not have known what was happening were it not for the faithful journalists that put themselves in the line of danger to bring the chaos to the peoples homes. TV's around first the U.S., and then the world saw what the American government was doing to those of different color. This era in America's history brought on new ways of reporting, and the fight for what's right brought a moment of peace.

Gordon Alum Offer Advice to Next Generation

By: Angela Rodriguez

WENHAM, MA— When alumni offer advice to new grads, it’s good to listen. Gordon College’s homecoming has brought old faces back to the campus, and they’ve been able to give advice to the students who are about to enter the real world.

“No story is too small.” Jon Phelps, graduate of Gordon College year 2008, said when he spoke with Professor Jo Kadlecek’s journalism class. He was a guest speaker giving advice to those wanting to become journalists. Phelps spoke on the challenge it was to become a reporter, and getting established. Phelps also said that despite the challenge of writing on deadline, or figuring out what is a good story, no story is too small to report for the viewers.

The journalism class also had Mariwyn Light, graduate of 2009, as a guest speaker. She spoke about her life as a grad student in El Paso, Texas. “How do we as Americans and Christians invest in our neighbors?” Light asked as she spoke on the immigration struggle that is an everyday occurrence in El Paso. She spoke on the need of not thinking about the question of whether or not to put up a fence to keep the immigrants out, but to think about their lives as neighbors. Besides this important advice, Light also told the class to embrace their Senior Seminar projects, because it will prepare them for future presentations throughout their lives.

“Learn about the Father’s love.” Said Russ Steponic, Gordon Alum of 1989, when he spoke at the College’s Convocation chapel on October 8^th. Steponic, along with a few other alumni, spoke at the Homecoming chapel about their current lives, and how Gordon has shaped them into the people they are today. Steponic is a teacher of math and computer science in Bahrain. He spoke of his time at Gordon, and how when he was a student, he was encouraged by professors and mentors on campus to seek after God. He spoke those same words to the students in chapel, and to embrace the wonder and beauty of God since it can be seen everywhere on campus.