Dwight Lowery entering the 2008 NFL Draft

Who: Dwight Lowery, Jared McNulty, Brett Norris

What: I will be writing a story about Dwight Lowery. He is a former student and football standout at SJSU and is also someone that I know. He is from my hometown of Santa Cruz and was the roomate of one of my good friends. Dwight will be entering the 2008 NFL Draft in April and is currently working hard in order to get drafted in the first few rounds.

Where: Santa Cruz and San Jose State University

When: April 26, 2008

Why: I feel that this is a significant story, especially for readers of the Spartan Daily because Dwight is an alumni of San Jose State. He is entering the draft because he wants to take his game to the next level and compete against the best.

How: I will hopefully be able to get a few interviews with Dwight and I will also interview a couple other people who are in similar positions to him.

I will be interviewing different types of people to get different aspects of the story. Some of the people I will interview include a local college football player, students at SJSU, Dwight's former roomate, and Dwight himself.

Car Accident and Pipe Fitter leads

Pipe Fitter Lead

Immediate Lead

  Duane La Chance, 55, of Springfield suffered third-degree burns and was listed as in serious condition in Springfield Hospital's intensive care unit Wednesday, according to Henry Rosen, project manager of Gross Engineers.

Delayed Lead

  While installing new pipes on the roof of Springfield Municipal Power Plant, Duane La Chance accidentally touched a power line carrying 15,000 volts with a piece of iron angle, resulting in third-degree burns and him being placed in intensive care.

Car Accident Lead

Immediate Lead

  James W. Cunning, 20, is in satisfactory condition after being in a car accident on U.S. 63 when a vehicle driven by Wayne Clay, 19, crossed over the center line and struck Cunning's vehicle, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department.

Delayed Lead

  While driving South on U.S. 63, Wayne Clay, 19, crossed over the center line and struck a vehicle being driven by James W. Cunning, 20, yesterday. Cunning is now in what is listed as satisfactory condition at Springfield Hospital.

Fairy Tale Leads

Direct Lead for Shrek

Princess Fiona finally looked past the big green body and impolite manners when she realized she was in love with Shrek yesterday.

Delayed Lead for Shrek

With the guidance of a loud mouthed donkey and a sword fighting cat, Shrek finally built up the courage to confess his love to Princess Fiona.

A.P. Style

These are four wierd rules in the A.P. Styles book.
1.) Compared to, Compared with
-Use "compared to" when the intent is to assert, without the need for elaboration, that two or more items are similar. Use "compared with" when juxtaposing two or more items to illustrate similarities and/or differences.

2.) Flautist
- The prefered word is flutist.

3.) Korean names
-North Korean names are generally three seperate words, each starting with a capial letter. South Korean names are three words with the second two names hyphenated and a lowercase lettr after the hyphen. (VERY CONFUSING)

4.) Mishap
- A minor misfortune. People are not killed in mishaps.

Missing Boy

A 7-year-old boy, missing for three years, was found Monday night in Brick Township, N.J.

A neighbor recognized the child's picture when it was shown after a movie and called the police.

Police arrested the boy's mother, Ellen Lynn Conner, 27, who faces charges of kidnapping and interference with a custody warrant.

Smoking Wheels

Forty passengers were evacuated from Municipal Airport in LaCrosse, Wisconsin Wednesday, follwing a flight from Minneapolis.

This occured after a landing tower employee spotted Northwest Airlines jet, Flight 428 with smoke near the wheels.

Chevy Chase

Actor and comedian Chevy Chase was appointed to the board of trustees yesterday in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. at Bard College, where he is a famous alumnus.

Air Crash

All 131 passengers were killed yesterday in the worst air crash disaster in the past three years, after a U.S. plane tragically crashed outside of Pittsburgh.