The Dispatch IV / Car Raid

News - Dogs aid 'Dawgs with Mental Health

The article gives the reader an in-depth view of a trainer dog's purpose and how the owners view them. It also provides the perspective of the trainee of the dogs and explains their services.

1. Who was quoted in the story?
   Anna Smiley, Savannah Stoute, Ava Villalpando, Jill Gonzalez

2. What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
   "He's trained to pick up on my anxiety and nobody else's..."
   He will only focus on your well being no matter the many distractions around him all the time

3. Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
   Not if I didn't already know its context from the photo, very bland beginning sentence.

4. Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
   It was a quote.

Commentary -  Parking Plans Insufficient for Bowie

It explains the parking issues with the Bowie students for the up in coming years and how it will be affecting them. It's said that the parking garage will cause more crashes than before and will create more traffic because of the shuttles.

1. Who was quoted in the story?
Nobody

2. What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
N/A

3. Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
Yes, the traffic and parking issue in Bowie could definitely use some work and I would love to see another opinion on it.

4. Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
It was a statement.

Features - Pawesome Pup Eases Student's Anxiety

The article is about Anna Smiley's life with a service dog, how she goes through public places with anxiety and how her dog helps her. Service dogs may not work for everybody, but it is very beneficial to Smiley in reducing her anxiety and raising her confidence.

1. Who was quoted in the story?
Anna Smiley, Colin Smiley, Savannah Stoute, Nicole Villalpando, Ava Villalpando, Jennifer Smiley

2. What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
“He’s just very lovable, and honestly he’s just kind of a dumb dog when he isn’t in his service dog vest. Also his ears, I fell in love with his ears.” When her dog isn't on his job, he is just a normal loving, 'dumb' dog, it's very comforting that they aren't straight all the time.

3. Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
It is intriguing and does make me want to keep reading.

4. Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
It was a quote from Anna Smiley.

Sports - Senior Guard Assists Varsity to Victories

The story focuses on Vickie Benson, a key player on the varsity Bowie basketball team. She is impressed at Hailey Atwood's performance and believes she could make Varsity too.

1. Who was quoted in the story?
Hailey Atwood, Vickie Benson, Brooke Druebert, Sasha Sunga

2. What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
 “Although it was probably the hardest thing I have been through, it made me a lot stronger as a person, and with the support of my teammates, I was able to get through the rough time. Playing basketball definitely made things better and got my mind off of what was going on in my personal life.” She utilizes her love in sports as a healthy distraction from what is going on in her life and still go past her injuries.

3. Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
I'm not interested so much in sports, but the imagery and word choice is interesting. I would keep me reading.

4. Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
The conclusion is a quote.

Pages 8-9 (In-Depth) - Gov't Shutdown

The newest and fastest government shutdown occurred simply because congress had refused to pass the legislation with Donald trump's 5 billion dollar demand for "The Wall". Because of this, it had drawn more attention to the topic of Immigration and Trumps ideas on it.

1. Who was quoted in the story?
Taylor Bhuiyan, Stephen Achilles, Trey Campsmith, Ruth Narvaiz

2. What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
"There was and still is a sense of dehumanization toward immigrants when Trump speaks of immigrants. I think that is the hardest thing for me to swallow.."

3. Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
Absolutely, comparing the government to temporarily angry 5 year olds is a wonderful lead.

4. Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
It was a quote.

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Favorite photo and why?
I love the illustration of the Statue of Liberty in the "In-Depth" portion, the detail in the different colored shapes works so well with each other.

Least favorite photo and why?
The diving photo's

Which assignment would I have wanted to do for its issue?
I would have wanted to do the swimming/diving sports issue for its complexity of camera modifications and enjoyment.

How would I rate the photography in the issue, what were its strong/weak points?
The strong points were its photos, they were very well made and bright even with the newspaper type of paper. The weak points I found
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Car Raid

1. Subject?

Salvador Escobedo

2.When?

Weekend of spring break

3. 4-5 Questions

  a. When did you get your car? How old is it? Why did you choose it?

  b. What do you keep in your glove box?

  c. Do you regularly take care of your car?

  d. What is _____ doing in your car? What is its purpose?

4. What kind of details should you expect to write down to help advance the story line?

Color of the car, what year it is, what model, its technology, etc.