Sustainable Food Community Meal - April 25, 2010

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Virginia Tech’s Sustainable Food Corps provides tips on living ‘eco-friendly’ and even free meals. The SFC, in conjunction with an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer, coordinated a free community meal on Sunday, April 25th at the Fieldstone Church in downtown Christiansburg.

Over ninety community members attended, and were treated with local and organic donated homemade dishes, as well as a live band. This was the third Community Meal sponsored by the group. Catch the clip to find out more.

Podcast: Ben Reid, Photography Blogger

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Ben Reid is a junior majoring in math at Virginia Tech. He started taking photographs for his blog, yim108wordpress.com, last spring and since then has gained a regular readership. Reid's hobby has been one of the many new things he has picked up in college.

Reid, an avid runner and dance instructor, has begun taking road trips in search of interesting photography subjects. This past weekend, he drove out to West Virginia to take pictures of abandoned farmland and countryside. A consistent theme in his work is the Virginia Tech campus.

Music - "Fading Photographs" by Richie Reinholdt

Salsatech Amateur Competition 2010

Photos by Phillip Murillas.

The Journey of Chubbles

Photos by Phillip Murillas

View full slideshow on Photobucket.

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The above is the result of happy circumstance. Initially, I was going to cover a meeting of the social justice organization, Oxfam at Virginia Tech. When those pictures turned out unusable, some creativity was required. Luckily, my friend introduced me to Chubbles and his traveling ways. The result was The Journey of Chubbles.

Medium Shot

The weather had unpredictable effects on the Virginia Tech campus infrastructure, evidenced by this tilted trash can. It is theorized that the Corps of Cadets was attempting an artistic interpretation of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Wide Shot

Ongoing construction near the Virginia Tech power plant was halted during this week's snowstorm, ensuring that the familiar "Road Closed" sign would stay up for a while longer.

Close-Up

Daniel Waidelich, 21, consumes a fast food breakfast sandwich, the only meal available within trudging distance of the snowed-in Virginia Tech campus.

Resume - Please Hire Me

Phillip Santiago Murillas

CONTACT

Local ------------------------ Blacksburg, VA 24060
Permanent --------------------- Fairfax, VA 22032
AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST – mobile
pmscribo@vt.edu phil.murillas@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE: An internship, temporary job, or permanent job in the southwestern Virginia area relating to newspaper journalism, broadcasting, multimedia, public relations, or blogging.

EDUCATION: B.A. in progress – Communication; minors: political science, English
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Graduation date: May 2011 Current GPA: 3.45 on a 4.0 scale

Relevant coursework: Media Writing, Visual Media, Digital Cinema Production, Creative Writing, Magazine Writing, Multimedia Journalism

EXPERIENCE

Oxfam America at Virginia Tech
August 2009 to Present
242 Main Campbell Hall, Virginia Tech

Communications Director

- maintained regular blog

- organized weekly meetings and present to audiences

- led steering committee in decision-making process

The Collegiate Times

September 2006 to August 2009

365 Squires Hall, Virginia Tech

Staff Writer, Mulitmedia Editor, and Managing Editor

- managed daily operations of weekly summer edition

- experience in reporting, writing, and editing stories for web and print

- multimedia experience including video and slideshow editing

BigLickU.com
August 2007 to December 2007
Blacksburg, VA / Roanoke, VA
Freelance reporter

The Connection Newspapers
May 2006 – August 2006

McLean, VA
Intern

SOFTWARE SKILLS - Microsoft Office, Windows XP/Vista/7, Mac OSX, iLife, iWork, iMovie 09, Adobe Creative Suite CS4, WordPress, CSS coding
LANGUAGES – English, Spanish, German

References available upon request