Fall 2016 final work

Recapping our efforts

Seth Prince
JMC 3023: Feature Writing
3 min readSep 17, 2016

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Essay

Generous orthodoxy | Ethan Barton
In my life | Meghan Barton
What I’m still learning about my grandpa | Dana Branham
Football, a love story | McKinzie Burton
How I learned to love the bike | Shane Byler
Dear New York City: Thank you | Mia Chism
Rediscovering myself | Darian Dugger
Friends and strangers | Amber Friend
Going with the flow | Bryce McElhaney
Remembering the man you didn’t know | Derek Peterson
Shuffling along | Jesse Pound
Loving the lost boys | Dustyn Rappe
When reality hits | Austin Robinson
A new perspective | Kelli Stacy
Military brat | Clara Wilson

Story behind the story

Kate Davidson, The Wall Street Journal | Kathryn Lynn Amonett
Mack Burke, The Norman Transcript| Ethan Barton
Josh Rushing, Al Jazeera | Meghan Barton
Erika Schultz, The Seattle Times | Dana Branham
Travis M. Andrews, The Washington Post | McKinzie Burton
Arvind Dilawar, freelancer for Narrative.ly | Shane Byler
Casey Parks, The Oregonian | Mia Chism
Shelby Ivey Christie, Vogue | Darian Dugger
Jason Zinoman, The New York Times | Amber Friend
Lucas Dunn, freelancer for Edible OKC | Bryce McElhaney
Emma Keith, OU Daily | Derek Peterson
Brian Phillips, MTV News | Jesse Pound
Adrian Higgins, The Washington Post | Dustyn Rappe
Berry Tramel, The Oklahoman | Austin Robinson
Brody Miller, Indiana Daily Student | Kelli Stacy
Greg Horton, 405 Magazine | Clara Wilson

Q&A

Dana Branham | Kathryn Lynn Amonett
Seth Prince | Meghan Barton
Kathryn Lynn Amonett | Dana Branham
Amber Friend | McKinzie Burton
Austin Robinson | Shane Byler
Dustyn Rappe | Mia Chism
Clara Wilson| Darian Dugger
Mckinzie Burton | Amber Friend
Ethan Barton | Bryce McElhaney
Seth Prince | Derek Peterson
Kelli Stacy | Jesse Pound
Mia Chism | Dustyn Rappe
Shane Byler | Austin Robinson
Jesse Pound | Kelli Stacy
Darian Dugger | Clara Wilson

Profile

Rusty Hart, Campus Corner fixture | Meghan Barton
XVALA, artist| McKinzie Burton
Nate Billings, photojournalist | Shane Byler
Melissa Lujan, immigration attorney | Mia Chism
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, civil rights icon | Darian Dugger
Sarah Adams-Cornell, activist | Bryce McElhaney
Jordan Woodard, guard | Derek Peterson
Lesli Blazer, director of DHS child care services | Dustyn Rappe
Steven Paul Judd, artist | Austin Robinson
Erick Wren, walk-on lineman| Kelli Stacy

Human interest

A light in the darkness | Meghan Barton
The driving force behind campus activism | Dana Branham
Coming home a hero | McKinzie Burton
A middle schooler’s enterprise | Shane Byler
The arms that wrap Norman’s hungry, homeless | Mia Chism
Homesickness in college | Darian Dugger
Local nonprofit offers students free grief support groups | Amber Friend
Polk’s Plek | Bryce McElhaney
Being the ‘smart guy’ | Derek Peterson
Post-SAE, Sooners visit stadium named for racial martyr | Jesse Pound
The importance of memories | Dustyn Rappe
Black and blue | Austin Robinson
Ruf/Nek’s guns | Kelli Stacy

Trend

Harambe, king of the meme and why we can’t let him go| Meghan Barton
Senior fundraises for mom’s travel from Costa Rica to graduation| Dana Branham
What is trap music?| McKinzie Burton
Prepping for prejudice’s fatality| Shane Byler
Carrying the weight of one less school day| Mia Chism
Food service apps at OU| Darian Dugger
When graduates find work outside their degrees| Amber Friend
Chickens gone wild| Bryce McElhaney
Rape and college football| Derek Peterson
College football players open arms to former players| Jesse Pound
Turning gray at 21| Dustyn Rappe
Netflix and the new era of distribution| Austin Robinson
Evolution of Heisman campaigns| Kelli Stacy

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Seth Prince
JMC 3023: Feature Writing

University of Oklahoma Student Media digital/design adviser and Sooner yearbook editorial adviser. Previously, 14 years at The Oregonian.