Graduate Work

At the Columbia School of Journalism, I wrote numerous stories on a variety of subjects. I was assigned the south Bronx as my beat for the core fall reporting and writing course (earning honors in this course), covering police, courts, community, business, race, religion and education. In the spring, I focused on sports writing and also dabbled in reviews, profiles, editorials, analysis, opinion and first-person writing under the tutelage of Prof. Judith Crist in her "Personal and Professional Style" course. I was awarding with honors in this course as well. The most comprehensive piece of work I did during the year was the Master's Project. Under the guidance of Prof. Sylvia Nasar I researched, reported and wrote about the Bronx Zoo and its international conservation efforts. The result is "The Evolution of Zoos - A Century of Conservation," a 6,500-word study of the changing roles of zoos at the beginning of the 21st Century.

Selected Projects

• The Evolution of Zoos (Master’s Project) (May 15, 2004)
• Barbara and Sue Altman – a tale of Title IX (May 05, 2004)
• The face of politics: Who gets on the money? (May 03, 2004)
• The maligned mustache now looks a hair dated (May 03, 2004)
• The works of J.D. Salinger: a critique (April 20, 2004)
• American College Students Succumb to Hypnotist’s Powers (April 05, 2004)
• Moon lots with a nice view of earth: Lunar real estate sales take off (March 15, 2004)
• Jay Butler lead lady Lions (March 03, 2004)
• Cryonics: Bodies in deep freeze in Arizona (March 01, 2004)
• Playboy Magazine: a critique (February 24, 2004)
• Chara powers Senators past Rangers 4-1 (February 18, 2004)
• WNBC legend Gabe Pressman turns 80 (February 17, 2004)
• Nielsen raters operate in stealth (February 16, 2004)
• Stevenson steals show at Millrose Games (February 11, 2004)
• Sammy’s Story – homeless and addicted in the Bronx (December 15, 2003)