Assignment #5, Bangoura

 

          President Pines begins his speech at the podium during the State of the Campus meeting.

Person smiles at President Pines before State of the Campus speech.

Union Workers walk out after President Pines concludes his speech.

Union workers hold up signs high during President Pines presentation.

Over the shoulder shot of President Pines speaking with a person.

Union workers carry signs during State of the campus meeting.

A reserved sign on a seat at State of the Campus meeting. 

Graduate student speaks at State of the Campus meeting.

Photo Assignment 5- Jones

For this assignment, I photographed my friends, the Curtis Family C-Notes. As seen on Season 16 of America's Got Talent, they are a family band from San Francisco, CA, who play 70s-80s style funk/soul music. They are on tour for the first time on the East Coast, and I met them in Lancaster, PA, for their 3rd stop of their tour. 

The Village, a nightclub in Downtown Lancaster on its closing night on February 28, 2026.

Zahara Curtis adjusts the sound for her electric guitar before her performance. 

 

The Curtis Family C-Notes are prepping their instruments before their performance. 

Zahara Curtis performing at The Village in Lancaster, PA.

Audience member admires the Curtis Family C-Notes performance. 

The Curtis Family C-Notes performing. 

Maestro Curtis (left) and Nola Curtis (right) dancing during their performance. 

Nola Curtis records her son, Nile, bass solo during their performance. 

Kiki Curtis admires her mom, Nola Curtis, as she gets emotional talking about her children. 

Isis Curtis (left) and Nola Curtis (right) greet the audience after their performance.

Photo Assignment #5 - Newton

For my photo story, I shot College Park-area mathgrind band Underserene practicing in the live room at WMUC. 

Lane (bass/vocals), Garrison (guitar) and Suchi (drums/vocals) pose.

Underserene practicing.

Suchi's equipment bag is from Market Basket.

Suchi raging.

The wall of the live room is decorated by the bands that visit.

Garrison carrying equipment.

Lane singing.

Garrison's guitar featuring stickers of local metal bands Goetia and Obliviator.

Assignment #5-Glaros

 

Capital News Service Washington Bureau Reporter Haley Parsley's Senate and House of Representatives press ID. 

CNS Reporter Ryan Bowie writes notes to prepare for an interview.

CNS Reporter Liam Bowman works on a story at the bureau office.

CNS Reporters Stephen Lotz (left) and Ellie Jornlin (on the phone in Lotz's hand) edit a story with Bureau Chief Christi Parsons. 

A CNS lanyard.

The CNS Washington Bureau Office.

CNS Reporter Haley Parsley does research on her computer.

CNS Reporter Ryan Bowie stands in front of the flight information at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Ryan Bowie records CNS Reporter Stella Garner's standup for her video on the partial government shutdown. 

Ryan Bowie records at the airport. 

Ryan Bowie takes photos at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Photo Assignment #5, Duncan

 

A woman sorting her clothes on March 4, 2026, at Wheaton Laundromat on Georgia Avenue, Wheaton, Md. 

A folded towel on a counter on March 4, 2026, at Wheaton Laundromat on Georgia Avenue, Wheaton, Md. 

People washing or drying their clothes on March 4, 2026, at Speedy Laundromat on Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, Md. 

An open washing machine on March 4, 2026, at Speedy Laundromat on Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, Md.

A child playing on her tablet while her mother washes clothes on March 4, 2026, at Speedy Laundromat on Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, Md.

People putting their clothes into the washing machines on March 4, 2026, at Speedy Laundromat on Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, Md.

Detergent sitting atop a washing machine on March 4, 2026, at Speedy Laundromat on Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, Md.

Clothes stacked in carts on March 4, 2026, at Speedy Laundromat on Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, Md.

A woman taking her clothes out of the washing machine on March 4, 2026, at Speedy Laundromat on Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, Md.

Washing machines on March 4, 2026, at Speedy Laundromat on Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, Md.

Assignment #5: Lawrence: Nathan Stevens, Production Professor for CNS

Nathan Stevens is a broadcast journalism professor for the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism. On top of teaching classes such as Advanced Studio Production and Virtual Production Using Unreal Engine, Stevens also dedicates his time to assisting a team of student volunteers in the behind-the-scenes production of CNS-TV, a UMD-centered student news show that airs every Tuesday and Thursday at 5:30pm. I visited Nathan to see the preparation for the CNS-TV broadcast during the Tuesday, March 3rd, news broadcast. The top news stories the night that I visited involved interviewing Iranian American students and further reporting on the international news of the war in Iran. When I visited Nathan for the Tuesday night broadcast, I observed him instructing students on how to use various tools in the studio such as the teleprompters, studio cameras, and audio equipment. The control room of CNS, AKA Stevens' stomping ground, is full of photographs of old production students, with the names of ten production teams scrawled in sharpie marker onto the studio's very walls. Describing Nathan's teaching style, I wouldn't necessarily say that he is the initator of his own lessons. Instead, the students come to him: Throughout the night, groups of students from reporters, producers, to even documentary filmmakers, were approaching Nathan looking for guidance on how to best execute their specific roles. Speaking of documentary filmmakers, Nathan is also working with a team of journalism students in creating a documentary on the history of Camden Yards, and was advising one of his students in editing one of the documentary’s interviews when I first arrived to meet with him. In speaking with Nathan’s students, it’s clear that they all admire the work that he does for UMD’s journalism program. The volunteer student director of CNS, Jan Lapira, said “I feel like Nathan is bringing production into the spotlight for UMD. He’s what got me to switch majors to journalism!”

Nathan Stevens shows a student CNS production volunteer how to use a smartphone vlogging rig in the hallway of the CNS-TV studios.

Student reporters, production volunteers, and producers prepare for a CNS-TV broadcast surrounded by studio cameras.

Nathan admires the photo collage wall inside the control room of CNS-TV.

A student presses a button on the Tricaster Switcher of the CNS-TV control room.

Nathan laughs while advising a CNS reporter on one of their video packages.

Nathan advises the teleprompter operator student volunteer on how to operate the telemprompting software

Nathan stands in front of the large green screen of CNS-TV's Studio B broadcast space.

Nathan and his production team prepare in the control room.