Brandon Walker's Blog :: Carleton College

A brick wall

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:17:20 -0600

Greetings gang,

Okay. I'm officially stressed. I've hit a brick wall in my research and don't know what to do.

Compsing between job interviews while completing homework in the Big Apple... WHEW!

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:47:20 -0600

Greetings gang, long time no see. Well, I'm writing you from a coffee shop in New York City where I'm scheduled for a few interviews for life post-Carleton.

On the job hunt

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:12:24 -0600

Greetings gang,

Now that fall term is over, it's time for me to fill out those job apps for life post-Carleton.

What do hip-hop culture, ethnic/racial tension and France have in common?

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:06:33 -0600

Greetings gang,

Can you answer the question presented in the subject line? If so...

For once in my life

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:27:25 -0600

Greetings gang,

Tears of joy. Tears of accomplishment. Tears of hope. Friends, words escape me this week as I attempt to muster up a few for this post.

Your Choice 2008... IT'S CRUNCH TIME!

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:45:26 -0500

I'm pulling what little hair I have left in my head planning KRLX's news coverage for election night. Yikes! KRLX first produced an election special in the fall of 2006, my sophomore year. Although I know much more about news production some two years later, I'm still quite scared of the challenge before me...

Reflecting on why I do what I do

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:12:36 -0500

Greetings gang,

This week's post serves as an opportunity to reflect on my new campus job with the Office of Intercultural Life. The office's mission is to provide programming that fosters intercultural dialogue in the service of greater cross-cultural awareness, empathy, mutual respect, tolerance, and recognition of students from different ethnic, racial, cultural, and class backgrounds. Enjoy.

A long night ahead...

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:12:12 -0500

Greetings gang,

I write you from one of the many computer labs on campus where I'm surrounded by a fort of books on the Newark and Detroit Race Riots of 1967, and complementary texts outlining the history of the African American press throughout the Civil Rights Movement. Can you guess which monumental journey on which I'm preparing to embark...

Money, news, and assumptions

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:19:30 -0500

I'll assume that you've immersed yourself in news about the global financial crisis. As news director at KRLX, Carleton's student-run radio station, it's my job to break down this monstrosity of a story into news that gets to the core of the issue.