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VIDEO:

Game Theory & Giving

Morgan Spurlock: The Greatest Sellout Ever Sold

Cigar Box Guitars, from Appalachia to Hollywood (LAist)

Urban Farming, L.A. Style (NBC Los Angeles)

Parking Lots Into Gardens


WRITING:

Playgrounds, Green Space Grow in Inglewood (NBC Los Angeles)

Geolocation, Location, Location (Neon Tommy)

Coloring Outside the Lines (Intersections: The South L.A. Report)


OP-ED:

Silly 24-Year-Old-Kids, School Is for Kids (Neon Tommy)

A Specialization in Obscurity (BetterGrads.org)


PR + MARKETING:

Community College Team Wows Nation (Glendale College)

"I love this city" (San Francisco State University


WEB COPY:

OneWest Bank First-Time Home Buyer Guide (OneWest Bank)

What Do I Do if I'm Denied for a Loan Modification? (IndyMac Mortgage Services)

New Sharetivity Plug-In Eliminates Old Bookmarking Method (Sharetivity.com)

Web 2.0 Career Search for Students (NuResume.com)




More Published Work:

Commentary

Silly 24-Year-Olds, School is for Kids

Retro Tech: A New Take on Old Technology

Social Media Week: Geolocation, Location, Location

Social Media Week Hits Los Angeles: The Details

New Twitter: A Birdcage for Users?

Google Instant: Google Search Like Woah!

Craigslist Bans Sex Ads... But Not Demand for Them

Cell Phones Killed the Radio Star

Facebook Places: A Self-Policing Social Network?


News

Metro Hears Outpouring of Complaints

Hawthorne Residents Caught Off Guard by Metro Project

Inglewood Principal Takes Hands-On Approach to Education

Q&A With Hawthorne Police Lt. Steven Romero

Inglewood Pays Tribute to Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.


Blogging

BetterGrads.org

The Typical College Student

A Specialization in Obscurity

Inside U.S. News & World College Rankings

Ten Universities with the Highest Student Debt

Orientation Mania Hits College Campuses Everywhere

Fueled by Ramen

Comparing U.S. Education to Itself

Skillz

On Imagination

Forgiving Debt, and Your Checkbook

Did You Hear About…

Think Financial Aid Can Wait?

Education Marketing Machines

Springtime Spawns Senioritis

Academics Get Cronked

Van Wilders on the Rise

Accepted, Rejected or Worse… Wait-Listed

Why College?

Raising the Educational Bar

Pick Your Profs!

Community Colleges Part 3

Community Colleges Part 2

Community Colleges Part 1

Facing FAFSA?

How to raise cash for college

Digital Bookbags

“High School’s Last Test,” a response

Earning a College Degree, in High School

GEAR UP for College

Making College Affordable

Enriching Youth! …And Your Résumé

STEMming off in all directions

School Work. Two Words.

SAT: Study And Triumph!

Applying Yourself: The Essay Way

Health 101

Top 10 Questions High Schoolers Have About College

The Semester’s Started; Now Get to Work!


Corporate Blogging

IndyMac Mortgage Services

Tips for Getting a Loan Modification

What Do I Do if I’m Denied for a Modification?

Announcing the New Online Loan Modification Application

Short Sales: What, Why and How

Sharetivity.com

Social Search Next for Sharetivity

New Sharetivity Plug-In Eliminates Old Bookmarking Method

nuResume.com

Web 2.0 Career Search for Students

Write a Web 2.0 Resume: Why, How, Now!


Magazine:

SF State Magazine
Right of Way


Press Releases:

All press releases on BetterGrads.org

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF Today)

High School Internship Program Partners Teams with Scientists

Promoting Effective Communication in a Diverse Work Culture

Pilot Shadow Program Bolsters Interprofessional Education at UCSF

UCSF Introduces Leadership Development Initiative

UCSF Medical Center Receives Rebates for Going Green (article + photo credit)

UCSF to Host Spring Retreat to Launch CCTI


Glendale Community CollegeLanguage Arts Department

Glendale Community College Speech & Debate Team Wows Nation


San Francisco State UniversitySF State News

Aspiring filmmaker wins Student Oscar

Student Academy Award goes to aspiring SF State filmmaker (press release)

Campus alert system launched

Campus commitment to inclusive landscape garners national award (feature version)

Campus commitment to inclusive landscape garners national award (press release version)

SF State’s 107th Commencement this weekend (press release)

Telling truth through fiction

‘Criminal’ artistic intent

HERO saves the sustainable day

SF State honors distinguished faculty (press release)

Awards honor distinguished faculty

Campus neighborhood gets a farmer’s market

Orientation leaders win awards (article + photo credit)

Preparing for emergencies

Fourth Annual Yehudi Menuhin Chamber Music Seminar at SF State (press release)

Annual seminar mentors musicians

Campus welcomes veterans

Holiday gifts with a Gator connection

SF State students earn Presidential Management Fellowship (press release)

SF State entrepreneurs learn to succeed

Staffer wins CSU award for creating a ‘DIVA’ (article + photo credit)

Scholarships make study abroad a bigger bargain

Students take home first-place research awards

Professor sends books to Katrina-ravaged college (article + photo credit)

Gifts for the graduating Gator

Student wins national Truman Scholarship (press release)

Student wins national Truman Scholarship (article + photo credit)

The 1906 quake and fire: An untold story

A few minutes with social worker Carla Roberts (article + photo credit)

Michael Dukakis to discuss health care

A few minutes with music teacher Victor Sui (article + photo credit)

Traces of ancient Maya on exhibit

Prof, students help ancient culture live on

Student documentary helping Brazilians out of poverty

A few minutes with AmeriCorp volunteer Qiu Chen (article + photo credit)

One Act Festival, two student playwrights

Student filmmaker sees through ‘Eyes of a Child’

College of Business honors professors, staff

Husband, wife team wins international award for innovative product design (press release)

Husband-wife team wins design award

SFSU student wins Morris K. Udall scholarship for environmental work (press release)

Student wins scholarship for environmental work

Students win first place CSU research awards

Prof’s research reveals California to lose $2.1 billion

Environmental films sprout up on Green Screen

A few minutes with Miss SF Marissa Larsen

SFSU students earn Presidential Management Fellowship (press release)

Students leave classroom for executive branch

‘The Magic Flute’ plays more than just a tune

A few minutes with wrestling champ Pacifico Garcia

Another stellar year for softball

SFSU art student awarded prestigious Jacob K. Javits fellowship

Student artist wins prestigious fellowship

A few minutes with Raiderette Leah Gonzalez

Media Advisory: SFSU to host national debate tournament

SFSU hosts national debate tournament