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John Quiñones recalls his life growing up in San Antonio and his career as a journalist on Wednesday evening. Thousands attended the event in the Union Ballroom.
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Quiñones From Page 1 talking about his journalism career and answering audience questions. During his speech, he talked about growing up as a Latino in America. At age six, he spoke no English, but said he learned it quickly. “English came rather easy to me and I loved writing essays and stories,” Quiñones said. Quiñones said he started working the news at 14 when he was approached by a
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Quiñones returned Thursday morning in 101 Olscamp for a question and answer session with students and faculty about his career as a broadcast journalist.
teacher who was impressed by his writing. As an early reporter, Quiñones was assigned stories he didn’t find interesting, such as one about otters at a Chicago zoo. “It was a little odd,” Quiñones said. “I didn’t even know what an otter was. It didn’t even do anything, it just sat there.” As Quiñones got more experience reporting, he did many stories in Latin America. However, he said over the years international stories have had a weaker presence in the media. Quiñones thinks one of the
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during the conference, which hasn’t been done in previous years. “We decided to make something that would commemorate all of the past conferences, as well as highlight some of the things that our multicultural students are doing this year,” Brown said. Students were also able to register for the Student Organization Fair that will also be part of the conference this year. The fair will con-
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reasons for this is that people aren’t as interested in sitting down and watching the news, “I think the American view is less informed,” he said. “People are no longer running home to watch the 6:30 news.” One of the things that directs Quiñones in what to cover is what he thinks is important and what people should know, while more entertaining stories may draw more viewers, Quiñones said. “What do you give the viewers? What they need, or what they want?” he said. Junior Sarah Sanchez
sist of 10 multicultural student organizations that will have tables at the conference showcasing the ins and outs of their organization. “We have some really good sessions this year,” Brown said. “They’re really student centered, covering a lot of student-based topics.” A faculty or staff member, a student organization and a student will be honored during the event as well. Freshman Krista Bowley has never been to the conference and thinks that it would be an interesting event. “It definitely sounds like something that I would want n
said Quiñones’ speech was inspiring to her as a journalism major. “I would love to go out into the world and make a difference,” Sanchez said. Junior Juan Pimiento, a member of the Latino Student Union, said he’s glad Quiñones spoke at the University because he helps represent Latinos in media. Pimiento said he and other members of LSU sympathize with Quiñones’ story because they have similar backgrounds. “We can actually relate to what he says,” Pimiento said.
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to go to,” Bowley said.” I live off campus so attending that kind of event would help me get more involved.” There will also be a mixer on Friday, Jan. 31 from 8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The mixer will include food, catered by a local caterer, a live band and a cash bar.
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