{"id":7676,"date":"2025-05-29T11:16:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T15:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?p=7676"},"modified":"2025-05-29T11:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T15:57:12","slug":"students-unhinged-over-new-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?p=7676","title":{"rendered":"Students unhinged over new door"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1st Place, News Brief<\/strong><br>2024-25, Division 4, News Writing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Ryan Zhu<\/strong><br>The Crane-Clarion<br>Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students returning from spring break discovered a set of black double doors outside of Kingswood\u2019s art studios. The installation was a part of the Security and Safety department\u2019s ongoing effort to install swipe access on all major doors.<br><br>The historic nature of the original door prevented the modification for embedding the digital lock, and the solution was a second entrance. However, the installation has found critics among the student body.<br><br>\u201cThe new door slows down traffic in and out of the building a lot and it becomes an issue during passing time,\u201d sophomore Andrew Liu said.<br><br>Students said that the slowdown was partially caused by a reportedly less-effective swipe pad, compared to previous installations.<br><br>\u201cI need to take my ID out of my sling bag to scan because the pad doesn\u2019t pick up the signal,\u201d sophomore Jay Lee said. \u201cAnd that isn\u2019t the case for all of the other doors around campus.\u201d<br><br>Yet, Lee recognizes that the door is here to stay and is willing to compromise looks for safety.<br><br>\u201cThe location and the placement of the door don\u2019t make a lot of sense to me and the door itself is quite ugly,\u201d he said. \u201cBut if it\u2019s here for security reasons, I suppose I can understand that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>NW-04. News Brief<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">News briefs should be <strong>150-200 word stories<\/strong> that report on events and issues that have news value and timeliness to the publication\u2019s readers. Coverage should include quotes or other attributed information from at least one human source. Submit a PDF of the print page(s) on which the news brief was published or the URL to the story on an online news site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>JUDGING CRITERIA<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meets word count limit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does not sacrifice accuracy for the sake of timeliness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sharp, attention-getting lead that underscores news story importance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uses inverted pyramid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sentences are carefully constructed to be as concise as possible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emphasizes news elements, i.e. timeliness, nearness, impact, and prominence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uses direct quotes or attributed information from at least one source<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1st Place, News Brief2024-25, Division 4, News Writing By Ryan ZhuThe Crane-ClarionCranbrook Kingswood Upper School Students returning from spring break discovered a set of black double doors outside of Kingswood\u2019s art studios. The installation was a part of the Security and Safety department\u2019s ongoing effort to install swipe access on all major doors. 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