Obit quotes

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From Sebastion Lury, a former student:
"Dan knew that to really know a story you had to experience it whether it meant picking up a baseball bat or trying to use the same online program. When he began running simulated disasters I was sure that that would be the death of him, that he would try to actually experience it. This: I never saw this coming."

Brad Brooks, former CNN colleague:
"What he did to his family, there's just no understanding it. What he did to our community has brought shame on all of us. But for what he did to this country, he'll have to settle that account with the Devil himself."

Jeff Clouser, childhood friend:
"An intelegent and interesting violen, guitar and banjo-picking wino for his 53 years, Dan'l dedicated his life to teaching and writing about his love of homemade wine, Women & song. He had a fun life, now he's dead. He shall be missed by Vintners worldwide and drunken afficianados of string music everywhere."

Hannah Buchdahl, former CNN colleague:
"He was such a quiet guy, but so easy to work with, and always had a smile on his face - even when working weekends at CNN."

Amy Williams Jacoby, sister:
"Dan was a great big brother who never held a grudge. Oh, except for the incident of 1968 when while riding on his shoulders I threw up on his head. Yes, he went to the grave holding that grudge without forgiveness."

Aleksandar Zigic, former CNN colleague:
"They dont make journalists like that anymore. just like the movies the best ones were in the 80's."

Keith Whitcomb Jr., former Critic editor:
"The only thing I ever learned from him was the value of a cold martini." (Night on the town in Hartford, Connecticut, during a National Writers Workshop in 2007.)

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New 9/3: My sisters and our female cousins from my mother's side of the family got together in Carmel, Indiana, for the weekend, knocked back a drink or two, and wrote a few words for the obit:
"Dan, Dan, the garbage man! Wrote the news and away he ran, to Germany and back again, to CNN and Academe!"

First assignment: Due Sept. 8

Kill me off and write my obituary, based on biographical details I gave you on the first day of class. You may ask follow-up questions. Include a quote.
Due at the start of class on Wednesday, Sept. 8.
300 words minimum; submit the obit on the class server. The grade will be based almost entirely on accuracy.

100 Story Ideas

Okay, maybe 50:


Kelly Rossiter: He's back after a two-year (?) absence. Hugely popular Mountain Rec Management instructor.
Official Grand Opening of the Rock wall- Sept. 8 (Pres. Moore says she is climbing: PHOTO!)
Reaccreditation process beginning
Capital Campaign goes public. LSC trying to raise 10 million; Carhart donates 1 million for new advising center, named after the company.
New ARAMARK food service director
The entire campus is set up with new printers all over
Which restaurants deliver?
Which restaurants give LSC discounts?
Bus service (new routes): Rural Community Transportation
12,000 guest nights in 12 weeks: How much does LSC earn from summer events?
Drop fee dropped (this story is taken)
Colony collapse: no more bees? Is this an issue in Vermont?
Crime rates – are they going up or down at LSC?
New photocopier limits/Paper Cut login
Photocopier privacy: Can LSC “see” what you copy?
Hunter education class: when is the next one? Do LSC students hunt?
LSC now an NCAA Division III active member (this story is taken)
Integrated Library Database Searching
Burke Mtn Music Festival: Sept. 18
West Barnet Woodworks
Snowshoe Farm Alpacas (Peacham)
NEK Artisans Guild (St. J)
GRACE Old Firehouse Gallery (Hardwick)
Where to put the parents – good and bad hotels in the area
Salary negotiations -- faculty trying to negotiate a new contract
China recruitment – one student starts in the fall; more to come?
Capital campaign – how much is LSC trying to raise for 100th anniversary?
Parking permits – how to get one, what happens if you don’t.
Most popular car make/color – check Public Safety permit database.
Kingdom Trails new bike trail
Cool internships: Nick Barnets-CBS; Caleb Dudley-MSNBC; Aimee Lawton-campaign
Adventure Recreation program – Jamie Struck
Erin Rosetti promoted to director of Residence Life (married to Public Safety guy)
New RHDs and SGA/CAB advisers: Shannon Healy, Kayla Carlozzi
RHD Stephanie Tyler had a baby (is she still working at LSC?)
New Carhartt Advising Resource Center
Vermont Food Venture Center (Hardwick)
First Major Activity change – now freshmen do community service.
Summer construction
Summer office moves
New FERPA rule
Campaign sign law – certain number of feet from center of roadway – any violations?
New faculty 1: Ian Balcom, Chemistry
New faculty 2: Katie Bouley, Exercise Science
New faculty 3: Donna Cutting Smith, Electronic Journalism Arts
New faculty 4: Gregory Ledoux (from adjunct to full-time), Ex Science
New faculty 5: Ann Nygard, Business Administration, adjunct (also IWoW director)
Are insurance costs for students increasing?
Community work crew – spend a day with the convicts!
Spend night in jail
Dorm room decorating – best-looking room? Weirdest?
Off-campus vs on-campus – pros and cons of each.
Detoxification shelter http://bit.ly/bZAsWf #UVM -- should we have one?