by Marielena Balouris | Jan 26, 2015 |
As most people know, I’m planning on pursuing a reporting job in television news upon graduation. I’m not sure where I’ll end up, but I could be anywhere from Maine to Florida and maybe even out west. It’s scary — not knowing when...
by Marielena Balouris | Jan 20, 2015
Over break, my family traveled to Ft. Lauderdale, where we spent a few days with some relatives before boarding the Liberty of the Seas, one of the ships in Royal Caribbean’s fleet. This was only the second cruise we’ve been on, and I was looking forward...
by Marielena Balouris | Dec 8, 2014
So I don’t mean to trivialize the discussion of racism that the seniors had in class today, but this quote from my favorite movie, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” does a pretty good job of illustrating how I personally view race relations. At this point...
by Marielena Balouris | Dec 5, 2014
Essay 3 Questions: How do you want others to describe you as a leader? What role does your personality play into this description? To answer the first part of this question, I figured I’d go to the best source of that information: people that I work with. So,...
by Marielena Balouris | Dec 1, 2014
I’ve always know that I am very lucky to have four grandparents still living, and living in the Pittsburgh area. My paternal grandmother is from Pittsburgh, my maternal grandmother is from St. Louis, and both of my grandfathers are from Greece. They all have...
by Marielena Balouris | Nov 14, 2014 |
“What role do ethics play in decision-making? What personal ethics do you consider when making a decision and how do you communicate this to external audiences?” As Gus Portokalos in the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding would say (in his thick Greek accent),...
by Marielena Balouris | Nov 10, 2014
As I blogged about in my last post, I am part of the Emmy-Award winning newscast, the Centre County Report. Through CCR, I’ve had the opportunity to cover many stories, once of them being last week’s midterm elections. Two weeks ago, my professor asked me...
by Marielena Balouris | Nov 3, 2014
As some of you know, I am currently in a class called the Centre County Report, which essentially is the capstone broadcast journalism class in the College of Communications. It’s a 6 credit course that meets Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays all at Innovation...
by Marielena Balouris | Oct 28, 2014 |
A few weeks ago, I was faced with the tough decision: spend my spring break in Puerto Rico with the PLA or go to Hong Kong through the International Reporting Class. I didn’t know what to do…I really wanted to spend my spring break in Puerto Rico with my...
by Marielena Balouris | Oct 24, 2014
What do you want your leadership legacy to be? How will this impact your life and career? During my interview for the homecoming court, I was asked what I wanted my legacy at Penn State to be. I don’t exactly remember what I said, but I know it was along the lines of...
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