Here we are, almost finished with the first five weeks! How did that happen?! Communications students did good first projects having to do with political communication throughout the past 100 years. They discussed who was in office, who was reporting, what technology was used, and what the issues were. It was nice to see the evolution of interaction between politicians and the public. We are wrapping up this unit by watching All The President's Men, the story of Watergate and the journalists who uncovered it. Novel and Film is loving reading "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption." I bet you didn't know that was the full name of the story! There are parts that are graphic and possibly uncomfortable but in the long run, it is a fabulous story of hope. Part of what we have talked about is the right to feel uncomfortable and the freedom of speech. We have begun to discuss why authors write the things they do and how sometimes it can be graphic or offensive. I pr