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Computational Design in 3D Printing for Mass-Customization
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Senior goes old-school
A convergent media student is learning old-school animation at Morehead State. Jacob Buttry, a 22-year-old senior at MSU, enrolled in an animation production class at the start of the semester. The class, taught by professor Jeffrey Hill, aimed to give beginning learners knowledge of traditional animation techniques. “I’m not an artist, but Jeffrey Hill very much stressed that you don’t have to be an artist to take his class,” said Buttry.
Morehead Film Challenge makes post-COVID comeback
Students showcased their filmmaking skills in the Morehead Film Challenge last weekend. The challenge, which took place on Morehead State’s campus, featured students working in groups to produce a film within 48 hours. This year’s event was comprised of eight student teams and several MSU faculty volunteered to judge and host the event. “We started the film challenge back in 2005, and had the premiere screenings back in 2006,” said Jeffrey Hill, professor of mass communication at MSU.
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Students view films in Button Auditorium in Morehead, Ky. April 17, 2023. Photo by Nik Lee | The Trail Blazer
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Students viewing a film at the Morehead Film Challenge in Morehead, Ky. April 17, 2023. Photo by Nik Lee | The Trail Blazer
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Jacob Buttry running lines with Syria Hines in Morehead, Ky. April 15, 2023. Photo by Nik Lee | The Trail Blazer
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Kailee Mayenshein filming a scene with Jacob Buttry in Morehead, Ky. April 15, 2023. Photo by Nik Lee | The Trail Blazer
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A crew member of Racing Cat Productions setting up lighting in Morehead, Ky. April 15, 2023. Photo by Nik Lee | The Trail Blazer
Lowe awarded Best in Show
One rising senior at Morehead State has gained recognition for her art. Macie Lowe, a 27-year-old art major at MSU, was recently awarded “Best in Show” at a university-sponsored exhibition. The annual senior juried art exhibition opened in the Golding-Yang Art Gallery on March 29 and featured pieces from categories like painting, photography and printmaking. “It’s more of just like we had a reception, and you know, we wanted to give awards out and things like that,” said Lowe, a senior at MSU.
Marching in March: women's history month
A women’s march was held at Morehead State University on Wednesday to close outwomen’s history month. The event started at the Little Bell Tower and was sponsored by the Eagle Diversity Education Center as a part of MSU's diversity & inclusion initiative. The initiative strives to ensure that campus is a diverse, inclusive place where every student can succeed.
Opinion: The Eastern Kentucky flood is not over
We are still here. There are still leftovers from the flood that hit eastern Kentucky on July 28. I still cross the railroad tracks in Colson and see piles of mud with lost possessions caked inside. A little ways from my house, an empty shed sits on deserted land, far from its original home. Reminders of the flood are constant, because reminders of the flood are everywhere. Being confronted with reminders only adds to the trauma we experienced as Appalachians.
Art day is back
High School Art Day returned to Morehead State University for the first time since 2020. The event brought students from counties far and wide on Wednesday to participate in a day of sculpting, viewing and competing. Michael Bowen, the director of the Golding-Yang Art Gallery, said that he expected to see hundreds of students from over 38 counties at the event. “We’re really excited to host it and bring it back and have it in person again,” said Bowen.
Spring 2023 career fair
Students met with over a hundred organizations at Morehead State’s semi-annual career fair. Employers, organizations and MSU students gathered to converse on the third floor of ADUC on Wednesday. “Mainly we're just here to have that one-on-one conversation with people and help them try to plan their post college life, because that's really when life starts,” said Officer Rachel Kennedy of the Lexington Police Academy.
Student filmmaker on the rise
A Morehead student is on the road to success in her filmmaking career. Madison Buchanan, a 22-year-old filmmaker from Whitesburg, KY, assisted in the production of a brand-new documentary, “A Player’s Quest,” this summer. “A Player’s Quest” called attention to the issues present in gaming culture and how overcoming those issues can bring everyone together as a community.
Anti-oppression training at MSU
An anti-oppression training session was held at Morehead State. Student organizations including the Kentucky People’s Union, the Kentucky Student Environmental Coalition and MSU’s Evergreen hosted a training on how to better understand topics like prejudice, privilege and oppression at the Camden-Carroll Library on Wednesday. “Oppression is very prevalent still today,” said Jane Delaney of the KPU.
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An anti-oppression training session was held at Morehead State.
The Morehead Writing Project
The Morehead Writing Project has provided writing students and teachers with educational opportunities since its founding in 1986. The MWP is a federally funded professional development program that offers outreach programs and training in Eastern Kentucky schools. Its invitational Summer Institute is led by professors including MSU’s Deanna Mascle and Alison Hruby.
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