Inauguration on Campus

On January 20th, 2009 my NMC 301 class met in the MU lounge to prepare ourselves for an eventful night. It was our job to go out onto campus and talk to people that we wouldn't normally talk to and get their response to the Presidential Inauguration that took place that morning. Right of the bat I was excited, because it’s not very often you are given the excuse to go talk to random people, especially during class. I loved getting this opportunity because I enjoy meeting and talking to new people. After preparation I teamed up with Diego and Ryan because they were the guys sitting next to me and they were the first people I talked to. Surprisingly, Diego and I had actually met once before and didn’t realize it until we got to talking. Once the group was assembled we were off.

The first attempt at approaching someone was probably the hardest one, I wasn’t too sure how everything was going to play out so I was a little nervous at first but once I shook his hand all my jitters went away. After walking away I remember Ryan saying “looks like we got a social person on our team! Justin you are our interview person,” ha ha thank you Ryan. I didn’t actually interview everyone we ran into, and overall our group did a great job acquiring a good amount of responses. The people that gave input seemed to be either shy or willing to share what they experienced. Many of the responses were that it was a very moving day or they didn’t watch it in the first place. We ran into one student in the MU who was really excited on the subject he was shouting “it’s a great day to be in America!” he even had an Obama t-shirt on. It was great being able to find someone with such great enthusiasm. We also met a bunch of people at the library, making sure not to disturb them of course. That was where we found the republican who wasn’t very happy about the whole Inauguration and said “it was probably one of the worst days ever.” I actually got a Facebook friend request from one of the people we met, little scary but none the less I felt pretty cool! It’s crazy to think about how many people are willing to talk if they are actually talked to in the first place. This was a great experience and I look forward for more to come.

NMC 301 Introduces Justin Molter

Hello, my name is Justin Molter I am from Sherwood Oregon and a junior in New Media Communication. I have been involved with technology sense I was a little one playing the old Nintendo with my dad. In high school I was interested in computer software, computer hardware, web design, and computer networking. I graduated with a Certificate of Advanced Mastery in the computer hardware field. When first coming to OSU I was interested in the Electrical and Computer Engineering major because of my interest in computers. I soon realized that it wasn’t the major for me and decided to explore some other options. That was when I ran into the New Media option offered here at Oregon State, I saw it roughly defined like technology meets communication. I am now involved at KBVR as the producer for the OSU Dating Game show. I am also in a college fraternity, Chi Phi, and hold two leadership positions, the social chairmen as well as the historian.

Over the course of my college career I have become very interested in the media. This last year I have been reading the Daily Barometer or going to KATU to get my news. I also visit gossip sites like Maxim and Rolling Stone to get information on new music that comes out or any drama that could be happening in the media. Then of course I look at different sports sites to follow up on my different sports teams.

To make sure that I am staying in contact with all my friends I have a Facebook, Myspace, and more recently a Lymabean account. I enjoy being able to reconnect with friends that I haven’t talked to in a while and also finding out what they have been up to.

I was first interested in New Media when one of my friends needed help with a video project he was doing for a class. The project was just a short movie trailer but I thought I was awesome he was doing it for a class. Then I began taking classes in New Media and never left. Through this course I hope to learn how to make my work more professional and get more of an idea of what people in the market are looking for.