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If it’s local, it mattersBy Donellyn MendozaThe third largest publicly tradedcable operator in the United States –Charter Communications – has givenCal State San Bernardino students theopportunity to gain hands-on experiencebroadcasting in the studio. Thisnew partnership has made it possiblefor CSUSB students to develop a fourminutenews segment every half hour,24 hours a day, seven days a week,called “Local Matters.”The program is broadcast to CharterCommunications customers throughoutSan Bernardino and Riverside countieson CNN Headline News. CSUSB studentsfrom the communication studiesdepartment manage and operate allcomponents of the “Local Matters” program.These students write the scripts,handle cameras and other equipment,report news on-air and edit the segments.●Primary ColorsThe word had just come in. ABC News was projectingJohn McCain as the Republican winner ofthe California primary, and the bulldog of broadcastnews, Sam Dondaldson, pitched a relativesoft one to 22-year-old Jen Lehmkuhl (secondfrom left), a psychology major at CSUSB. “What doyou make of those apples, as we used to say?” heasked.Lehmkuhl, who just happened to be a McCainsuppporter, was laughing at the timeliness of thisnews. “Well, I’m definitely excited now,” she said. Lehmkuhlwas one of four Cal State San Bernardinostudents who joined collegians from seven universitiesaround the country to talk politics on SuperTuesday, Feb. 5, for an ABC News webcast. Appearingwith her were (from left to right) Jordan Arnswald,a biology major; Shantal Anderson, a masscommunications student; and political sciencestudent Colin Hale. Donaldson interviewed thestudents with fellow reporter Laura Marquez. ●Editor’s note:Most stories in this StudentScapes section were written bystudents from Cal State San Bernardino’sAdvanced EntertainmentMarketing 555 class. Thispast year, the class roster wasparticularly diverse with studentsfrom Canada, India, Germany,Mexico, Vietnam, Thailandand, of course the U.S.Their interests include pursuingcareers in the broadcast media,entertainment marketing, publicrelations and special events.Screencapture from ABC News web sitecsusb magazine | 27