Spring Break
UCTV Holds Second Photo Contest
Sabrina Jara
Issue date: 3/6/08 Section: News
A photograph of five UConn students performing headstands in a dormitory study lounge captured first prize in the UCTV Photo Contest last fall. This spring, UConn students can once again vie for the opportunity to win a $250 giftcard to the venue of their choice from the student-run television station.
Photo entries will be accepted until Wednesday, April 16, 2008 and should be e-mailed to uctvmarketing@gmail.com, according to a press release. Furthermore, the winner will be invited to attend UCTV's Annual Spring Weekend special event on April 24 in the Student Union lobby.
Samantha Freda, an 8th-semester in journalism and communications double major, has been involved with UCTV since her freshman year. In her role as UCTV Marketing and Promotions Director, she led the committee - dubbed the "Street Team" - that organized the competition, the first of its kind, last fall.
In order to be eligible, photos must include a UCTV T-shirt. Students who have yet to come across a T-shirt can pick one up at the UCTV office while supplies last. Other than the T-shirt requirement and the aforementioned rules, contestants have free rein.
For example, using Photoshop is not exactly prohibited or sometimes even discernible, Freda said. She added as a suggestion to all who choose to enter, "[Entrants] have to be creative. We will pick the funniest one that strikes us the best." Ultimately, she and her staff will choose a favorite among the qualified candidates.
"I think that students who have original and unique ideas will have the best chance of winning the photo contest," said Thomas Murawski, a 6th-semester actuarial science major and the UCTV general manager.
The creative quintet that set the bar last semester recalls last fall's experience fondly. Shelley Plude, a 6th-semester civil engineering major, summed up the group's efforts.
"The craziness of the T-shirts lend themselves to doing a crazy photo, so we just played around taking pictures until we found something that worked."
Photo entries will be accepted until Wednesday, April 16, 2008 and should be e-mailed to uctvmarketing@gmail.com, according to a press release. Furthermore, the winner will be invited to attend UCTV's Annual Spring Weekend special event on April 24 in the Student Union lobby.
Samantha Freda, an 8th-semester in journalism and communications double major, has been involved with UCTV since her freshman year. In her role as UCTV Marketing and Promotions Director, she led the committee - dubbed the "Street Team" - that organized the competition, the first of its kind, last fall.
In order to be eligible, photos must include a UCTV T-shirt. Students who have yet to come across a T-shirt can pick one up at the UCTV office while supplies last. Other than the T-shirt requirement and the aforementioned rules, contestants have free rein.
For example, using Photoshop is not exactly prohibited or sometimes even discernible, Freda said. She added as a suggestion to all who choose to enter, "[Entrants] have to be creative. We will pick the funniest one that strikes us the best." Ultimately, she and her staff will choose a favorite among the qualified candidates.
"I think that students who have original and unique ideas will have the best chance of winning the photo contest," said Thomas Murawski, a 6th-semester actuarial science major and the UCTV general manager.
The creative quintet that set the bar last semester recalls last fall's experience fondly. Shelley Plude, a 6th-semester civil engineering major, summed up the group's efforts.
"The craziness of the T-shirts lend themselves to doing a crazy photo, so we just played around taking pictures until we found something that worked."
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