These days, you can get all the quick takes and snap judgments you want. They seem easier to find than facts, partly because they're catnip to the algorithms and impulses that drive social media. Today’s guest is doing something different with opinions — something more difficult, in my book, and more useful, especially in the long run. Since fall 2022, Claire Schad has been writing opinion columns for the California Aggie, the student newspaper and news organization at the University of California, Davis.
Writing opinion columns will seem like an outdated, narrow pursuit — newspapers in any format have much less influence than they did — but a good column that hits its mark generates ideas, not just reactions. It can create room for nuance, for admitting and engaging different points of view. Writers learn about people and ideas, and how to make ideas useful. How to move them forward.
Claire is graduating in June, and we talk about her experiences today on Davisville.
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Mon, 05/27/2024 - 12:00am | md79922
Today, the News Cycle focuses on all kinds of friendships in the community, how they are made, sustained, and valued. We sat down with Holly Istas a psychology and government teacher at Davis High and discussed the psychology behind who you make friendships with and what it takes for healthy relationships. Then, Kristin Kay reported on students who were new to the school district and how they went about making new friends, and Natalie Neal investigated what adults do to be active in the community and still spend time with their friends.
Hosted by Alessandra Trask, Produced by Camile Reyes-Rojas. Music by Daniel Ruiz Jiminez. Packages by Kristen Kay and Natalie Neal.
PHOTO CREDIT: Kristen Kay
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The strange ol' all day happiness pants, the permanent chorus lozenge, and the trembling creature wash up
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A new instrumental from Daniel Grindstaff, an old instrumental from Bill Monroe & Doc Watson, and more instrumentals in between. Of course there are some great vocal tracks too. Another collection of Rocky Outcrop's favorite tunes. Enjoy.
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Misner and Smith release a new CD, "All Is Song." Listen to some cuts from that CD, as well as an Odd Fellows performance in 2011.
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