Emily Kern - Summer 2000
Emily Kern plans to graduate from Louisiana State University in December 2000 with a bachelor’s degree from the Manship School of Mass Communication.
She began her journalism career as a staff writer for the student newspaper, The Reveille, and served as editor of the paper during the 1999-2000 school year.
She has also worked as a freelance writer and news aide for The Advocate in Baton Rouge.
After graduation, Kern plans to either pursue a career in journalism or apply to law school at LSU.
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Marine Band celebrates 100 years in Washington
Submitted on August 11, 2000 - 12:00am. Emily Kern - Summer 2000WASHINGTON _ Col. Timothy Foley said his hectic schedule as director of the Marine Band is as natural to him as breathing.The band performs more than 700 times a year, including 300 performances at the White House—anything from bill signings to the arrival ceremonies of foreign dignitaries. The ..
Dave Matthews Band refuses to let rain dampen spirits
Submitted on July 21, 2000 - 12:00am. Emily Kern - Summer 2000Dave Matthews seemed like he was beckoning fans at RFK Stadium Wednesday to forget about the rain drops falling on their heads and enjoy the music pouring forth from the stage."Why won't you run in the rain and play," Dave Matthews sang from "#41," a hit from his 1996 Crash album. "Let the ..
Natalie Merchant tugs at the soul with her music
Submitted on July 11, 2000 - 12:00am. Emily Kern - Summer 2000Natalie Merchant's sometimes spiritual, sometimes sensual attitude proved the perfect blend as she performed before an intimate crowd Monday night.Merchant's clear, crisp voice matched perfectly with the woody surroundings of the Wolf Trap Filene Center, a wooden pavilion with open sides ..
From tall ships to oil gushers, U.S. gears up for Fourth of July festivities
Submitted on June 29, 2000 - 12:00am. Emily Kern - Summer 2000WASHINGTON _ Imagine 150 tall ships sailing through New York Harbor, so close together a person could walk from Manhattan to New Jersey without touching the water.This celebration, New York City's Parade of Sail, exemplifies the most regal of Fourth of July festivities. President Clinton will ..
Rockwell paintings gaining acceptance as true art
Submitted on June 23, 2000 - 12:00am. Emily Kern - Summer 2000WASHINGTON _ Norman Rockwell often would shove his pipe into his mouth when he saw someone approaching that he didn't want to talk to. His paintings reflect this habit. Rockwell poses, pipe in mouth, as a commuter racing to catch a train in his Saturday Evening Post cover, "Crestwood Commuter ..
