Obama or McCain? Who is G. State going to vote for?

A walk through the quad at one of its busiest hours to talk about the political leanings of G.State students would make for an interesting feature. It would be cool to get the finger on the pulse of the students.

Boy is decapitated by Batman ride at Six Flags over Georgia

This one is macabre. A feature story on the family springs from this tragedy naturally. Who do they blame? Work in what happened as well. Is there going to be a lawsuit? How are they dealing with it? Would make for a good story.

Story Idea: Flood Safety

With all of the massive flooding in Missouri, I’m just curious what Georgia has in place in case the Chattahoochee River floods?  And, if we have levees, how long since they were last checked (though you think after Hurricane Katrina, all the levees in the nation would have been checked)?  I know Georgia doesn’t get [...]

Story Idea: Amusement Parks (Dangers and Fun)

Ironically, the last time I went to Six Flags (about a month ago) with my friends, I remarked to one of them after seeing the warning signs, “What kind of an idiot would really try to walk through with those coasters riding around?”
Sadly, my question was answered.  It’s really tragic when just one careless mistake [...]

Story Idea: Georgia Education

I know there has been a lot of reporting done on education lately (and that my previous story idea was about education as well), but this issue really concerns me as I have a younger brother still in high school.
As many may know, a large amount of students failed the CRCT tests this year (some [...]

Story Idea: Assestment Testing in College?

After talking to Dr. Morris, I found out that colleges are going to give out assestment tests for its majors.  The idea really disturbs me, since it only adds stress onto the students, and it forces professors to cater towards a test rather than fully teaching the students the topic.
I’d like to know how they [...]

Story Idea: Gay Marriage in Georgia?

With the California Supreme Court overturning the law banning gay marriage, I wonder if a gay rights group (or just an individual) is going to challenge Georgia’s ban as well.
There are many gay rights groups located in Atlanta, which would hopefully provide information as to this question.  In addition, it may be possible to interview [...]

Local Atlantan has troubles following her “green”lifestyle

Eileen Gohr, 28, of Atlanta has always done everything in her power to reduce her carbon footprint, but upon punishment of driving under the influence, her electric vehicle is having troubles keeping up.

Deadline change

Hi, folks, I’m changing the due date for story 2 to July 15. We’ll talk about ideas for this story in class today, along with some other things.