by Lanz Christian Bañes
I bought my first smartphone one week before I started my Chips Quinn Scholar experience in 2009 — and I’ve never regretted either.
I was naive back then, using my new phone to mess around with Facebook and play online chess, never realizing the potential journalism tool I had in my hand. But [...]

by Markeshia Ricks
Q: Describe a lasting memory of your internship experience at your CQS paper.
A: My most lasting memory was how much I came to care about the community I was covering. In 2002 CQS sent me to Tuscaloosa, Ala., a city I had never heard much about because it is often eclipsed by Birmingham, [...]

Dogs, Owners And The Park

Golden Golfer

E-Junk

Humane Walk

Athens Of The South

Behind The Bongo Beans

Vandy Blood Drive

Still Fighting At 60

Green Delivery

Capoeira and Yoga

Color Of Art

Cheekwood’s Tiny Artists

Personal Farmer

Life With Guitars

First Trip To The Zoo

Off The Track

How About A Shoe Shine?

Las Paletas, Frozen Goodness

“Blame It On The Rain”
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By Darryl Smith, CQS ‘08

I woke up later that morning than I intended. Quickly getting ready, I was downstairs and out the door in less than 30 minutes.
I was on my way to a hotel near the Nashville, Tenn., airport, assigned to cover a family conference being held on Cockayne syndrome (CS). I’d never [...]