Liv Love Art

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Dedicated to

my beloved mother,Debra I. Gonzalez


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This item was drawn on a tabloid sizedocument. This is the standard for the

assignment, and I attempted to ll the

entire page with the item to the best of

my ability. The brush swatches are setto a certain color so its easier for the

viewers to understand the 3D shape

that the item makes. The item has a

different amount of white, grey or dark

grey simply because the shadows and

value appeared differently on each.

The darker areas on the images are

there to represent the shadows that

were casted onto them while I was

completing each drawing. Looking at

this piece I would like you to see the

overall item rst, then detect how I rep -

resented the shadow, and this will allow

viewers to understand the 3D shape.

The software used to create this valuedrawing is Adobe Illustrator. I opened a

tabloid sized document. I then went into

brushes and chose the third one from

the right, and then I went into swatches

and picked a medium gray color. At this

time I made sure I selected the brush

tool located on the tool bar to the left of

the screen. After this I set my stroke to

3 points. Once I had all these settings

complete for the item, I sat the item next

to my monitor studied it for a little and

rst begin to make the top of the item.

To draw the item out, I used the bamboopad and pencil which is provided in the

mac lab. It was easier to make a 3D

shape if I started to make the item from

the top rather then the bottom. I crafted

the entire item with the initial grey color

that I picked, and after this I changed my

swatches to different colors to represent

the value and shadow present in the

item.

Desk Pale...I would like you to see the overall item frst, then detect how

I represented the shadows...


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The image was created using Adobe Photo-shop, a bamboo tablet, and pen.This image

was drawn on an 8.5 x 11 inch document. I

placed this item to the left of the computer

monitor, and began rendering the item from

the top and worked my way down. To draw

the item, I used the pen on the brush setting

in Illustrator. Once I created the base of the

item, I then decided to pick different shades

of the swatches to represent value. I added

additional swatches until I felt comfortable that

the image rendered the item as closely as I

could make it.The initial compositional decision I made wasto placethe item in the middle of the docu-ment. With this approach the audience cannotmistake anything else as the main subject.The hues I chose to create the image,wereselected because I thought they would bepleasing to viewers eyes without being tooloud, or blinding. Some of the darker areasthat are present on the image either representvalue, or helped to rendersome of the de-signs that created the external appearance ofsome of the image. I would like viewers to rstsee the outer shape of theimage to under-stand what they are looking at then secondlyI would like them to focus on the detail, the

representation of value, and the hues chosento render the particular item.

...I would like them to focus on the detail, the representation ofvalue, and the hues chosen to render the particular item..

French Press


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Coffee Pot

This drawing is dedicated to my love forcoffee

The image above was created using Ado-be Photoshop, a bamboo tablet, and pen.

This image pictured to the left was cre-

ated on an 8.5 x 11 inch document. I used

several different swatches and brushes

in the construction of this drawing. Being

that this is a lined image, it was composed

rather quickly. This drawing is composed

of solely horizontal lines. I placed the item

next to my monitor and studied it for a bit

before attempting to render it. To draw the

item, I used the pen on the brush setting in

Illustrator. Once I created the base of the

item, I then decided to pick different shades

of the swatches to represent value. I added

additional swatches until I felt comfortable

that the image rendered the item as closelyas I could make it.

For this work, I would like the overallimage to be focused upon rst. Once

viewers dene the object that is being

rendered based off of their rst glance,

I would then like focus to be directed

towards the representation of value.

The various hues of blue that I used

are to create a 3D effect. The smaller

details that are included in the coffee

pot are to be seen by the viewers last,

this also helps to create the overall

shape of the item.

The lined drawing is of acoffee pot that I have in

my home. I also decided

to focus on drawing this

item because I have a

slight addiction to coffee,

and what else is better to

draw then something you

love. Ive combined the

best of both worlds in my

eyes.

Ihave a slight addiction to coffee, andwhat else is better to draw then somethingyou love...


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Liv, Love, Art papage 10 Liv, Love, Art

Line

Vessel

Drawings

Exploring the use of lines to create masterpieces.

I created all three of these vessels by simply usinglines. Two are created with vertical lines, and the third

drawing was composed of horizontal lines. Using

adobe Illustrator, a bamboo tablet, and the correlating

pin, I simply sketched these drawings on 11 x 17 inch

documents. The idea is to never recreate a line, if a

mistake is made; you simply make other lines to create

the shape you desire. In doing this, I sketched over

100 lines. I set my stroke, which is the thickness of theline, to about 2, which as viewers can see produces

thin lines. I made all three of these images on the same

document in order to gain practice drawing with simple

lines.

When looking at these line drawings, I would like viewers to focus on their construction. Each of the

drawings has a unique method in which they were

made, which creates an interesting visual compos

tion. Instead of the traditional drawing that contain

no white, these are created in a way to look like a

rough draft of a drawing. I would like viewers to looat the drawings from top to bottom, to understand

how important the construction of the top was for t

shape of the overall bottles. Every line is important

to each drawing, and I would like viewers to make

sense of why when studying each item. I chose a

black swatch for two of the bottles because they w

the rst drawings I created simply with lines, whenbecame comfortable with the function and constru

tion of line drawings I decided to change my swatc

to a more eye grabbing color.

Every line is important to each draw-

ing, and I would like viewers to make

sense of why when studying each item.

These three drawings are an exploration of the funtion of line drawings. I obtained all three subjects

from my classroom. Many of my peers have the sa

drawings, and they are all a bit different, based on

how each one of us went about executing the bottl

recreations.


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TextureDrawings

These images were created using Adobe Illustrator,a bamboo tablet, and pen. They were each created

on an 8.5 x 11 inch documents. The two images were

made with different swatches, and different brush sizes.

In order to create the background I chose a symbol to

use. Once I picked a symbol or a gure, I chose a color,

and I went into the color option in Illustrator to change

the hues of the color to make darker and lighter ver-

sions. For this specic project I chose the number 8 asmy symbol. First before I began rendering the objects,

I covered the background of both documents with the

number 8 in various forms, whether it was changing the

stroke, or changing the hue. Once I felt that the docu-

ment was completely saturated, I began to work on the

item, but instead of using horizontal or vertical lines to

render the objects I chose to use the symbol 8 to create

the images. I began rendering each item from the top

and worked down. I made sure to choose two hues so

the background and the item would not be the same

color.

For these textured drawings I chose thesymbol 8 because it was such a uid gure,

and I think that it would help to make rendering

items easier. Some of the darker areas that are

present on the items either represent value,

or helped to render some of the designs that

created the external appearance of some of

my selected items. For these drawings I want

the viewers to take in the piece as a whole,

which is why both the background and item

are so heavily saturated. Of course I would

like the rst view to focus on the actual item in

the middle, which would give the viewers the

opportunity to gure out what I attempted to

render. Second I would like them to look closely

at the texture to see what made it that way,

and hopefully studying it for a couple minutes

would allow them to gure out that the texture

is created from the number eight. Finally, to

take in the image as a whole, I would like them

to relate how well the two hues that I chose

compliment one another.

The rst drawing is a perfume bottle in my dormroom that I thought would be interesting to render.

The curves in the bottle posed a challenge that I fe

I wanted to take on with the texture drawing metho

The second drawing is a simple wine bottle that my

peers and I studied while learning the techniques o

texture drawing in class.

I would like them to relate how wthe two hues that I chose complimone another...


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A Taste ofChicago

I was focused on capturing things that represented Chicago.

I captured these photographs using a canon rebelcamera. In order to transform these photos to

black and white, I used Adobe Photoshop. Once

I opened each one of the photos in Photoshop I

simply applied the black and white setting that is

available in the adjustments window. I masked

these photos, and chose one object that I wanted

to be colored, and carefully colored it in using a

small brush size in order to stay within the shape

of the gure.

In the image involving the lights, the original imagewas lled with bright colors. I wanted to make itmore interesting, and while I was out taking the

photo, I was focused on capturing things that rep-

resented Chicago. So I knew, to make this image

a bit more dramatic and to catch my viewers eyes

I could highlight Chicago while making the rest

black and white. Within this particular image the

rest of the photo in black and white is moved from

focus and importance, and my decision to make

Chicago pop with color shows its signicance,

and makes it the subject of the photo.

The photo of the horse is simple and straightfor-

ward. We see the background is dull and in black

and white, and the main subject is the horse. By

choosing to give the horse color I feel that it makes

the horse somewhat pop out of the frame. Ofcourse, I want my viewers to focus on the horse,

look at the veins present popping under its skin.

By using color for this item, detail is inevitably

increased.

Although I dont agree with the idea of horse drawn carriages, I was

able to connect with the horse long enough for this beautiful photo.

The image of the Chicago Theater is signicant tome because I stood on State St. for about fteen

minutes to capture the perfect shot. The photo of

the horse has to be my all time favorite, not onlybecause its a beautiful animal, but also because

everything else in the background was a blur. I

was lucky to obtain this photo. It was a cold windy

day in the downtown area, so each picture was

captured with a different degree of struggle.


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To create these images Iused Adobe Illustrator and

a Bamboo drawing pad and

pen. I decided to choose 5 dif-

ferent items in my dorm room

that I knew could be created

using lines, and brought them

in. I placed each item in front

of me, and studied the shapeand allowed my pen to go to

work. Each item was carefully

drawn using only 100 lines

either vertical or horizontal, at

times I lost count because I

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wanted to perfect some of the

lines, and this caused me to

restart some of the images. I

set my stroke at about 3 points

because I didnt want the lines

too thin being that I only had

100 lines to create in some

cases fairly large objects/con-

tainers. This was also a good

point because they werent too

thick, if the line had been toothick I would have created the

image using way less then 100

lines.

With each different image, Idecided which would be an easier

starting point, deciding between

either the top or the bottom. In all

cases it was easier for me to begin

each piece starting at the top. The

top shape of each item allowed

me to form a general idea of each

pieces general shape, and this

helped me to create a lined image

that would result to look very similar

to the subject. I chose to use black

because it would be easier on the

eyes of my viewers, and being that

the images are so abstract no loud

or attention getting colors needed

to be used. The images are to be

focused on because of their shapenot their color. I began sketching

each image in the middle of the tab-

loid size page in order to let viewers

know that the item in the middle is

the main subject. The pieces are

simple, and I believe that the posi-

tioning makes it clear that the lined

images are whats important to my

audience.

The point of the 5 images areto recreate them as similar to

the real items as possible. This

had to be done with a limitation,

using only 100 lines, which cre-

ate and interesting and chal-

lenging task. The rst drawing

is of a Malta bottle, which is a

hispanic malted beverage. The

next drawing is of a white out

container. The next drawing is a

replication of a loose tea steep-er. The next image is a drawing

of a elmers glue bottle. Finally,

the last drawing is of a liquid lip

gloss container. I believe the as-

signment allowed one to under-

stand that lines make up almosteverything, as simplistic as

lines seem they are everywhere

around us.

Lines make the world go round.


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Louboutin World

Shape Drawing


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First I outlined the item that the shoe is sitting on,and then began completing the background corner. Af-ter creating these two items using my pen tool, I used

the eye dropper tool to get the closest color possible.

Once this was completed, I began to render the shad-

ows that the shoe casted onto the item it was resting

on with my pen tool, and again used the eye dropper

tool in order to mimic the color of the shadows. I then

made the actual photo layer invisible so I could ll in

any missing spots that I may have missed when trac-

ing. Now I moved onto the heel, this was the smallest

part of the overall image, and I wanted to be sure I

rendered it as accurately as possible. Before beginning

to trace the heel, I made a new layer, and I did this soit would be easier to make changes later, and it helps

with organization. I rst began with the basic outline of

the heel, which was made all black, and then began

to trace the signature part of this designer shoe, which

is the infamous red bottom. As I trace with my pen

tool, this actual item becomes more then one or two

shapes, but about 10. Next, I created a new layer and

I traced the shape of the entire shoe with the pen tool,

and made this the darkest black that was representedon the photo. From here, I then turned off certain

layers within this layer in order to render the indi-

vidual shades, and values that were represented on

the shoe. Once I completed this section, I moved

onto the inside of the shoe, where the foot slides in.

I created a new layer again, and traced the largest

area, and colored this entire section beige/tan. Once

this was completed, I moved to the rim of the interi-

or. This was black, but in the original photo its shiny

in some areas and dull in others which distinguishes

it from the rest of the shoe. Finally, the last area

I render, is the bottom lining of the shoe located

right above the sole. There was a rope design that

needed to be rendered in order to distinguish it from

the rest of the shoe, again with my pen tool, andeye dropper tool I created this aspect as best as I

could. When I felt I completed all of the surface area

of the shoe, I turned off the photo layer, and used

my quick selection tool to relocate some lines so no

white was showing from the background document.At this time, I also used the convert anchor point tool

to round some of my pointy edges, so the shadows,

and parts of the shoe are rounded appropriately.

The shoe is in the center of the page, because that is howthe original photograph appeared. I think that keeping the

background the original color, which were quiet and calm

grays, also helped to allow viewers to focus solely on the

shoe instead of its surroundings. I wanted my viewers to

see the main shape of the overall shoe, rst, and then pay

attention to the heel, and how I rendered that as accurately

to the real item as possible. Next I wanted viewers to focus

on the details, and nally become aware of its surrounding,

and realize its in the corner of a room.

I was trying to successfully render a Christian Louboutinbootie that I found using the google search engine. The

shape drawing is a recreation of a designer heel, and these

heels are very trendy at the moment. I also have a high

interest in this shoe, and the signature red bottom design,

which is why I decided to focus on this particular shoe for my

shape drawing assignment.

...these heels are verytrendy at the moment.


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Catching the Eye

To create this image rst I selected apicture, the picture was taken of a heart

made of coffee that I placed on a pink

plate. I knew that I wanted to cut the

heart off of the plate as accurately as

possible so rst I unlocked the layer so

that I was sure to make the background

transparent. I rst used the marquee

selection tool because I found that this

method would be the easiest to get

most of the background removed. I

also used the lasso tool to get rid of thelarger areas of the unwanted back-

ground as well. With some of the edges

I decided to use the eraser tool to

obtain a clean edge, and I also used the

magic wand tool because it captured

most of the pink that was released from

the space the plate occupied. Now that I

had the image cut out as well as

This collage shows my love for coffee,which is represented by the shape of

the item, and also because the entire

page is covered with the hearts to show

how much it appears in my life.

This collage shows mylove for coffee..

I could, I started to copy them to cre-

ate my collage. Instead of using the

same size of hearts I decided to enlarge

some. To enlarge some of the hearts

without distorting their sizes, I pressed

shift while selecting the outside diagonal

arrows, and pulled up or down. In total

I had ve hearts. I moved the heartsaround using the selection tool. I moved

the hearts around to make sure all the

white background of the document was

covered. I then decided that I wanted to

make one of the hearts stand out so I

decided to change its hue. I went up to

the image menu, and selected adjust-

ments, I then selected the hue/satura-

tion option. I played with the value and

made it lighter. I then played with the

hue a little towards a shade of yellow

and was satised.

I decided to catch the viewers eye bymaking one of the hearts noticeably

brighter.


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Patterned Bridge

There is nothing better then the perfect natural lighting when a photographer is outside taking photos.

This photo was taken with a canon rebelcamera. I was simply walking down the

street, my friend and I came to this bridge

and I thought the pattern was awesome. I

took various shots, and was nally satised

with the one featured. To create the black

and white image, I opened the photograph

in Lightroom. In Lightroom I accessed the

developer tab in the software, and changed

the treatment setting to black and white. I ad-

justed the ll light, and recovered the photo.I also improved the clarity by increasing it a

couple levels.

I would like viewers to focus on the patternon the bridge. I thought how it connected was

very unique, and I would like my audience

to focus on that aspect. Because I shot this

photo in the middle of the afternoon the sun

played a large role in making the photo a bit

more interesting. The way the light is shining

on the bridge produced a beautifully natural

lit photo, and this is also something I would

like my viewers to focus on. I was hoping that

these photos would interest viewers in going

downtown to nd this bridge.

I was downtown for an entire day tak-ing photos of different patterns. When

I came across this bridge, I knew this

was the perfect shot. There is nothing

better then the perfect natural lighting

when a photographer is outside taking

photos. Although the specic pattern is

present because of the architectures

idea on constructing a safe bridge, I

viewed the simple construction as a

work of art.


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It Was Always HerDream...

To create this image, I took my mothersanniversary ring that she received from

my father to one of the instrument practice

rooms on my universitys campus. I rear-

ranged the ring numerous times, but nally

settled on placing it in the center of thepiano, and captured the photo with a canonrebel camera.

I composed the photo in this way to senda message. I want others to look at the

ring, and come up with reasons why its in

the middle of the piano. There are several

interpretations that can come from this

photo, and I would like all my viewers totake a moment and attempt to understand

the signicance of the two items I have

decided to couple together.

I composed and captured this photo inmemory of my mother who passed away

in October of the year 2006. It was my

sophomore year of high school, and soon

after she passed, I began to remember all

the things she wanted me to do while she

was alive, specically playing the piano.

She always told me my ngers were long,

and I would be a great pianist, but I was

too focused on getting As in school, and I

told her I didnt want my attention directed

anywhere but on my academics. Now,

almost 6 years later, I nd myself ponder-

ing, why didnt I just try for her? Ive put

piano lessons on my list of things to do in

life, and I know when I nally learn shellbe smiling in Heaven.

I know when I finally learn shell be smilingin Heaven.

Dedicated toDebra I. Gonzalez

February 6, 1958-October 9, 2006


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A Splash of Color

I captured this picture of my co-RA Jordanwith a canon rebel camera. He just nished a

game of paintball, and was thirsty. I was lucky

and captured this pose with just one attempt.

I wanted to extract one color from the photothat popped, and it was his bright blue vest. I

opened this photo in Photoshop, adjusted it to

black and white. I then created a mask over

my layers, and carefully brushed over the vest,

which caused the blue hue to separate from the

black and white. The original photo is displayed

below.

This photo is signicant to me because it wastaken at one of my rst programs I hosted

being a rst year Resident Assistant. I worked

with several other RAs to propose this idea,

and it was shot down many times by oursupervisor. We all worked together to make

this event possible, and the turn out was less

then we expected. It was a learning experience

personally, and in regards to my new leader-

ship position. It taught me that no matter how

hard you work to construct a cool program,

some students are simply not interested, but

you must keep the ideas owing for those who

enjoy participating.

I wanted to extract one color from the photo that popped, and it was his bright blue vest.


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Meet Edgar...

This is my vivacious resident, who plays over 5 differentinstruments. He always tends to brighten my day with small

talk about our shared experiences with Puerto Rican culture.

While taking photos for one of my digital photography classes,

he was my most exible model, which is evident through the

images displayed. His personality is represented through each

photo I took of him, its fun, goofy, and uplifting.

Thisismyvivaciousres

healwaystendstobrighte

day.


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So Live a little...

Introducing Brandon Gentry

These photos are a result of my rst photoshootthat I took part in for a digital photography class.

My previous instructor, Professor Gerlach, took

my camera, told me to live a little, and suggested

I ask my classmate to take his shirt off. I was veryopposed to the idea until I took the rst photo

displayed on the left. These photos are the produ

of a very successful, surprising photoshoot. I was

proud because I started a trend, and several of m

peers started to think outside the box. Taking part

in this photoshoot changed my idea and perceptio

on photography. I look at it as learning for life, you

never know what you like until you experiment wit

it. Ive broaden my horizons, and nd myself takin

more photos now then I ever have before.

I look at it as learning for

life, you never know what

you like until you experiment

with it.


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Living Through Music

Marvin Fourte is a resident in my assigned resident but of course more then a resident. Hes a musician

plays the harmonica better then Ive ever heard. Wal

ing through the hallway when his door is open is alwa

a joy, because you feel as though your walking throu

a musical time capsule. He spends a majority of his f

time learning new songs to play on his harmonica. H

also a teacher; he openly plays different genres of m

to purposely pull people into his room. He wants his

peers to explore more then the popular music. Marvi

also educates his peers on older voices, everyone is

accustomed to the Beyonces and Lady Gagas, but h

knows there is more to music then them, and he wanto help his peers understand. Theres a reason they a

where they are, but people arent aware because the

are so obsessed with the present, they completely fo

about the past.

Learning Through

Music


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Encourage, uplift, &

love

She has a unique eye for fashion

Sydney Bennett, is one of the most encouragingpeople I have yet to meet on Saint Xaviers campus.

Often times Ive mentioned to her that shes a bless-

ing in disguise to most people, including myself. We

are both currently studying in the same eld, and I

think having her in several of my classes has helped

me in mysterious ways. She uplifts with simple

words, or looks. Shes always offering to help others

in the community. Meeting her my freshman year

was Gods way of showing me that anything that

attempts to hinder me can and would get conquered,

and shes a living testimony to this. We laugh, we

joke, we may not be close, but our relationship has

lasted, and I have an idea that it will last a lifetime.

Syd loves hard, in several different ways, but she

loves, and I know her future is worth a thousand

words.


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BeautifullyPink

...as I was gazing upon it I began to hear wedding bells.

Its very predictable to picture the ower in the

middle of your shot when taking a photo, but Icouldnt help but fall victim because of its vibrant

color. I couldnt believe anything this bold and

beautiful was on campus, I was also surprised

because Im not fond of pink. I captured this photo

not only because of its beauty but as I was gazingupon it I began to hear wedding bells. From that

point the ower took me on a journey to nd a nice

photo, to daydreaming about a fairytale wedding.

I promised myself that when the time came

I would nd these owers, and it would

always be a reminder of my college life.


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My Love StoryUnlike, many love stories I can only faintly remem-

ber the rst day I laid eyes on him. He tells me the

story over and over about the rst time he met me

in the quad during a program we attended, and

every time he tells it I enjoy watching his face light

up. The impressions he made on me for the rest

of the Fall semester, however, I will never forget.

I think we took a ride on a thin line between love

and hate because we were terribly mean to eachother within the rst few months of our acquain -

tance. I remember walking past his room while

on duty, and holding a straight face attempting to

maintain my composure and give him little atten-

tion. Soon I knew that I would eventually have togive up the act and eventually act on my emotions.

He was probably the most pleasant person Ive

met that was interested in dating me, he made my

eyes twinkle, he tickled my stomach, and he made

me feel fuzzy and warm. When we nally identi -

ed our attraction for one another he made sure

to keep me smiling, he made me smile so much

my jaws hurt from time to time. Hes brought out a

different side of me that hasnt been able to come

out in any of my undergrad years. No matter where

life takes us, God had a plan to connect us to one

another, we come from the same hometown, but

never met until we crossed paths at Saint Xavier.

College has become a foundation for a lastingrelationship, and I think were both ready for the

journey ahead.

Meet Raheem...

I think we took a ride on a thin line betweenlove and hate...

est. November 4, 2011


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Im Olivia Gonzalez, I hope you

enjoyed my artwork. I am from the

North Eastern part of Illinois, and

I decided to attend Saint Xavier

University to have a home away

from home that was still close. Im

currently a second semester Junior

studying Mass Communications,

and minoring in art. The journey to

my current institution was not easily

decided because I aspired to go toschool in New York, but my father

did not want me that far away from

home.

Currently, I am on the Deans list

at Saint Xavier, and I will be sure

to continue to work appropriately to

About the Author

maintain this academic standing.

I am also a resident assistant in

Regina Hall, which is one of the rst

year halls, and this is now my sec-

ond semester holding this position.

Specically, I am studying Mass

Communications at SXU to later

work in the Broadcast Journalism

industry. As my experiences are

growing here at my institution my

interests in computer graphics andphotography are as well, but for

now I am dedicated to establishing

a career in Broadcast Journalism

with the hopes of working with ABC

7 Chicago, or CNN.

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