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The Seen: SJI alumni in Orlando
Check out our SJI alumni who were in Orlando for the Eastern Conference Finals last week.
Class of 2010 is complete
The Sports Journalism Institute's Class of 2010 is now complete with the selection of Malik Smith and Aaron Hilton of Hampton. Those students will receive grants provided to APSE by the Scripps Howard Foundation and will receive training for their summer internships along with the rest of the SJI class at the institute's annual "boot camp" the [...]
The Class of 2010
The Class of 2010 Student/School/Internship (Pictured clockwise from the top left): Aaron Hilton, Hampton University, Sacramento Bee Kyle Goon, Maryland, Salt Lake Tribune Aaron Martinez, UTEP, Houston Chronicle Amelia Rayno, Emerson, Star Tribune in Minneapolis Cheng Sio, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Gazette Malik [...]
Running barefoot kicks up mixed emotions
By Anica Wong Class of 2009 The pavement begins to warm under the summer Colorado sun as Michael Sandler jogs up Flagstaff Road near Boulder. Normally, this shouldn't concern a runner. Sandler, however, is jogging barefoot. "When you are barefoot, you are forced to run the way ancient man ran, which is a soft dance," Sandler said. "Even [...]
Former Oklahoma State receiver still hopes to play in the NFL
By David Ubben Class of 2009 SKIATOOK — Prentiss Elliott’s legs belong in the NFL. Wherever his legs are, a defender is usually far behind or below them, cursing at the prospect of giving up another reception. His hands, strong and reliable, extend from below his forearms, bulging biceps and broad shoulders that should belong to a man [...]
‘Tijuana Tornado’ aims to be city’s idol
By Ivan Orozco Class of 2005 MONTEBELLO — He won't forget it. Tattooed in Antonio Margarito's mind is the moment he received the devastating news. It was October 1999, on the eve of his bout against Buck Smith, when Margarito was summoned to take a phone call at the front desk of a Holiday Inn in Fort Worth, Texas. His older brother, [...]
Yankees righty muffles Astros, wins 260th game
By Carlos M. Silva Jr. Class of 2008 The first inning was an aberration for New York Yankees veteran Mike Mussina. After allowing a three-run homer to Carlos Lee, Mussina silenced the sixth sellout crowd (43,409) at Minute Maid Park this season by holding the Astros scoreless in his last five innings. "He was outstanding tonight," [...]
Black male teachers absent from America’s classrooms — TheGrio.com
By Todd Johnson Class of 2007 Sometimes, it takes a student to school the teacher. And this is what happened to sixth-grade teacher Robbie Curry last week. " was like, well it's not that often that you see a black male being a teacher," Curry recalls of the conversation. "It's quite often that working part-time jobs." Curry said he [...]
A hostage to concussions — NJ.com
By Jackie Friedman Class of 2008 As her former teammates huddle around their coach, Niki Popyer stands several arm’s lengths away, just out of earshot. "No matter how close I am," she says, "I’m on the outside." She shields her pain behind a full grin until a haze sets in. She glances past her teammates to the basketball hoop 60 feet [...]
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