Volume86Issue2

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Vol. 86 Issue 2

september 4, 2019

JOURNALISM

Freshmen are first to experience new journalism curriculum, upperclassmen unaffected The new journalism curriculum is now in action with plans to ensure future students will be able to explore more areas of journalism without elective credit hour restrictions or the application process. LAUREN HINES

University News Reporter The MU School of Journalism received an update to keep in touch with modern times. With the new journalism curriculum taking effect this year, freshmen hit the ground running while current sophomores and upperclassmen are stuck with the old curriculum. Stacey Woelfel, chair of the curriculum committee, said he felt like “we had a mid-20thcentury model” when the committee sat down to discuss redesigning the curriculum back in 2016. “I think it approaches teaching students in a way that more closely reflects what the journalism or [strategic communication] world works in.” This year, freshmen are taking skill-building classes that they would have been taking their

sophomore year. Former freshman course, J1010: Career Explorations in Journalism, has been scrapped, while three new hands-on courses have been added: J1200: Fundamentals of Visual Journalism and Strategic Communication, J1300: Fundamentals of Written Journalism and Strategic Communication and J1400: Applied Projects for Journalism and Strategic Communication. In addition, J1100: Principles of American Journalism has been revised and renamed as J1100: Principles of Journalism in Democracy. The previous curriculum had freshmen starting out with theory classes and progressing to skill-building classes sophomore year. “You’re not really doing any actual journalistic writing,” sophomore Abby Werner, journalism peer learning assistant said. “You’re just talking about journalism as a concept, which isn’t a bad thing. I still think you need to go over these things, but I was ready to jump in. I am grateful that this new curriculum will allow my freshmen and future

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The MU School of Journalism has added a plethora of new classes for incoming freshmen as the curriculum changes. | PHOTO BY SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER BECCA NEWTON

STUDENT LIFE

Unions Entrepreneurial Program helps students launch their businesses Housey Designs, Max Fix and Yes Girl were selected as this year’s businesses for the Unions Entrepreneurial Program. ALEX FULTON

Reporter

Housey Designs, Max Fix and Yes Girl were given year-long 300 square foot spaces in the Student Center to house their startups for the school year as part of the Unions Entrepreneurial Program. The program allows students to operate their businesses in one of the three spaces in the Student Center, along with teaching them entrepreneurship skills like pitching a business proposal and marketing. “[The program gives] students an opportunity to try out their business ideas in a fairly risk free environment,” Heath Immel, associate director of Missouri Student Unions said. “We don’t charge rent, we don’t charge utilities, they get a scholarship from U.S. Bank, so they get a lot of financial support and facility support. So hopefully they can try out their idea and see how

Yes Girl is a student run business located in the Student Center that was awarded store space and a $2,000 scholarship to launch their business by the Unions Entrepreneurial Program. | PHOTO BY PHOTOGRAPHER ANDREW MOORE

successful it is.” H o u s e y Designs specializes in custom artwork through physical and digital designs specific to each customer. Max Fix repairs various electronics including replacing LCD monitors, batteries,

speakers and other parts. Yes Girl aims to connect women with budget friendly clothing and apparel. Over the summer, junior Emily Housey, CEO of

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