Pillar Receives Recognition

The results from the College Media Association's Best of Collegiate Design 20 have been announced and Pillar 2011/2012 got more than a few recognitions. I have to give the majority of the credit to Editor-in-Chief Dylan Dejong, but as Assistant Editor, I'm pretty proud as well.

Here is what we were awarded:

Organizational Spread - 1st Place
Individual Spread - 1st Place
Sports Spread - 1st Place
Academic Spread - 2nd Place
Yearbook Division Spread - 1st Place
Yearbook Cover - 2nd Place

Thanks Kirk Anderson for the documentation photos!

Fall Films

I can't tell you how much I missed art this semester. Political science courses just don't fulfil me the way a good studio class can, and I've found myself searching for new outlets to satisfy my creative urges. One of these was film making. I'm not too fancy, using the record setting on my DSLR, piecing together the clips on iMovie, and adding filters on Photoshop, but I'm happy with the results and the stories I was able to communicate.

Paris: Clips I salvaged from my travel study to Paris (and London) two summer's ago.
Ottawa: An introduction to the Laurentian Leadership Centre and the people there.
Montreal: Documentation of a whirlwind road trip.
Gatineau: An update on life in the mansion at Thanksgiving time.

Alistair

Less than one week ago, a new occupant came to live in the mansion with us. Baby Allistair came a bit early, but he's so precious that we really don't mind. Today I took photos of him with his family in the mansions sun room.I'm really happy with how the photos turned out and excited to share a few of them!

Graeme + Christie

Graeme and Christie are married TWU alumni who now live and work in Ottawa. They live in the most amazing downtown apartment with old hardwood floors, antique glass doorknobs, and a wonky floor plan. They're really a great couple, not to mention excellent dinner hosts.