Allison: First off, I just have to say wow, it really looks like you put a lot of effort into this project. Each slide was packed with tons of interesting information, and I loved how you organized it all. Basing it all around the two couples and the stages of separation is a brilliant idea. One thing I always enjoy about projects like this is when I can see that someone is absolutely in love with their topic, and I really got that impression from your presentation. Your passion for the topic made it all the more fascinating. I've never been in a long distance relationship (come to think of it, I've only ever been in one local relationship, and that ended two years ago), so I think I learned a lot. I'm sorry that I can't come up with any helpful suggestions.

Joey: Great topic, important topic, and it's great that you're using your talents as a reporter to do something a little different for this project, but I really need to see more of the finished product before I can give any constructive criticism. I am curious, though, what was your original topic? I'm sure there's a good reason it didn't pan out.

Andrea: You know, in the early planning stages of this project, I seriously considered doing this same topic. I've always been fascinated by mental illness, and I have had several family members with such afflictions. But as for your project, I love that you're doing a journal. My favorite projects so far are the ones that closely resemble something that a person in the group you're examining would actually create (like Emily's). One thing you need to make sure of, though, is that you keep it realistic. You don't want your patient to turn into an offensive caricature.

Scotty and Darrin: Oh my god, weren't these guys amazing? Their project was so masterfully put together with such brilliant writing and narration that I don't think I'm worthy of criticizing them. Beautiful job, gentlemen.

Kyle, Matt, and Colin: You guys have a great topic, and I admire your clever method for embedding a Youtube video into your Powerpoint. It's just a shame we couldn't watch them. Right now, it looks like you're hitting all the marks pretty nicely. I think the aspect of your project that you should focus the most on, however, is the motivations of these gang members. I'm definitely not saying you neglect this idea, I just think it's the most important thing to look at with a topic like this. Other than that, the Powerpoint looked great, and I'm sure it would be even better if we got to see it how it's supposed to be seen.

Kayla, Rob, Ashley, and Kelsey: Rob, how did you end up in this group again? All kidding aside, I thought you guys did a fantastic job with your film. I know how much work goes into making something like that, even one as short as yours. That being said, I think I'm still heavily prejudiced against people in fraternities/sororities. It's strange because such intense and unflinching prejudice goes against basically every single principle I stand for. You see, I rarely hear people in fraternities deny the stereotypes that films like Animal House and Old School reinforce. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure plenty of studying gets done in those houses and I'm sure most frat brothers aren't date rape fans, and I'm definitely sure some good comes out of fraternities, it just seems like if the stereotypes were, in fact, false, I wouldn't hear so many frat brothers talk about something besides sex and drinking (and no, I'm not making this claim based solely on what I hear in the media, there are plenty of conversations I've overheard in various location on campus that support this). It seems like, more than anything, frats project that image of themselves out to the public, and the media just enhances it. I do always love to be proven wrong, though, so go for it.

Thanks for your input you guys! Darrin, no worries, I'm really happy with the way it turned out! Thanks!