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important and incredibly

beneficial to those inter-

ested in the Communica-

tion program.

“It allows students to

experience what they

might want to be in-volved in if they were to

enter the program. They

see a glimpse of what

they would learn inclasses and what they

might take into the work

world after school,”Adam Wallberg, Presi-

dent and General Man-

ager of Cable 8 said.

See “News Cast” Pg 5

By Kaitlin O’Connor

High school future cou-

gars filled Studio A on

Sept. 11th to take part inthe mock news broadcast

hosted by Cable 8. A

campus-wide event at

WSU Future Cougar

Day is dedicated to edu-

cating current and pro-

spective students on eve-

rything the school has to

offer.

“Future cougar day is

really beneficial to us,”

said Raquel Marcelo,

CFO and Personnel

Manager of Cable 8.

“It really shows off the

College of Communica-

tion and all it has to of-

fer. It also starts engag-ing students in thinkingabout their future and

opportunities,” Marcelo

said.

This kind of exposure is

By: Prashant Verma

For the first time intwenty-four years of ex-

istence, Cable 8 will be

doing a live game showwith a live studio audi-

ence for the entire com-

munity to participate in.

Cable 8’s first live gameshow Get Lucky in Pull-

man allows the commu-nity to participate in their

favorite past and present

game shows, such as: Price is Right, Family

Feud and Minute to Win It .

“We are going to targetdifferent audiences,

reaching out to fraterni-ties and sororities, and

getting them to come and

support the Greek sys-tem, Choir members and

See “Game Show” Pg 4

Raquel Marcelo instructs

Future Cougs in Studio A.

Cable 8 Hosts Mock News Cast for Future Coug

F A L L 2 0 1 0

S H O W S

Mock News

Cast

1

Get Lucky in

Pullman

1

Surface 3

Controlled

Chaos

3

Lab Rats 4

Senior Spot-

light

2

A Chance to Get Lucky in Pullman

The P.L.U.G.E.S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 0 W A S H I N G T O N S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y

S P E C I A LP O I N T S O F I N -

T E R E S T :

Staff Barbe-

que Septem-

ber 19th

KOMO 4 Tour

September

24th



P A G E 2

“This position is

personally

rewarding,

because the

projects we do

can really help

the community.”

Senior Spotlight: Courtney RamseyBy: Taylor Brooks

Courtney Ramsey, news

broadcasting major, firstgot involved with Cable

8 as a freshman to gain

experience in her field.

“I was mostly interested

in talent,” she recalls,

“but wanted to be knowl-edgeable in supporting

areas as well,” said Ram-

sey.

With that in mind she

engaged herself in a vari-

ety of positions as a crewmember, producer, and

talent on The Mix.

“I am excited about my

new position, I feel it fits

my interests best,” Ram-

sey said.

This year, as the Execu-

tive Producer of SpecialProjects, Ramsey will be

working closely with the

director and technical

producer to plan and co-

ordinate campus events.

“My job is to essentially

brainstorm ideas for

events and decide which

projects to do,” Ramseysaid.

She will then work to

finalize times, locations,

and resources and serveas the main contact per-

son.

Already in a similar po-

sition on the PahellenicCouncil, Ramsey knows

she will enjoy working

with groups and bring-

ing people together.

“This position is per-

sonally rewarding, be-cause the projects we do

can really help the com-

munity,” Ramsey said.

One of the first ap-

proved projects this

year is the HomecomingLip Sync, with many

other events to follow.

Ramsey would love to be involved in sports broadcasting as a as a

reporter. However, she

recognizes that it may

not happen right awayand looks forward to

working elsewhere di-

rectly after graduation.

“A lot of people come

to Cable 8 thinking theywant to do one specificthing, like talent, so

they ignore other areas

like crew. But it is

good to get involved in

any area to gain experi-

ence even if it is notyour first choice.”

Courtney believes that

involvement is the best

way to get your foot-in-the door somewhere

and can end up leading

you to bigger and bet-

ter things.

“You never know if

you will like somethinguntil you try it and

every situation is an

opportunity to learnand to grow,” Ramsey

said.

Ramsey certainly em- bodies the motto of

living life to the fullest

and taking advantage

of the opportunitiesthat come her way

T H E P . L . U . G . E .



Cable 8 Introduces New Adventure Show

P A G E 3 W A S H I N G T O N S T A T E

Are you ready to explore

the Pacific Northwest

through the eyes of a wildroad trip produced on Ca-

ble 8’s new show Surface?Surface is a new show for Cable 8 premiering on

Sept. 27th.

It’s an investigative showthat scours the Pacific

Northwest looking for the

weird and the entertaining.

Alex Usinger, the director

of Surface, describes thenew show as,

“An adventurous show that

explores the peoples and

places you would never expect.”

This inventive program takes itsviewers to festivals, extreme

sporting events, and anywhere

else in the Northwest Usinger and his small team decides to

go.

“The team likes to keep thingssimple. much can change on the

road,” Usinger said.

See “Surface” Pg 6

Controlled Chaos took the

plunge this summer as

Bonser and Peat began

working side-by-side pre- paring quite the list of

practical jokes that cur-

rently await daily broad-cast segments this semes-

ter on Channel 8 from 9

p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

“If our viewers are going

to have half as much fun

watching the show as wedo making it, then it’s well

worth it,” said Peat, head

of productions.

In addition, Bonser and

Peat have set up “how-to”videos to replace tradi-

tional commercial seg-

ments and give viewers the

chance to witness anony-

mous crew members of Controlled Chaos as they prepare and assemble each

prank.

“Anonymity makes it bet-

ter,” said Peat. “It keeps

them intrigued.”

Expect a random appear-

ance by Cable 8’s anony-

mous prankster as heroams WSU’s campus as a

mascot and promoter of Controlled Chaos, said

Peat.

You could be next on thechaos list.

By Jordana King

April Fools’ Day is the

only day of the year desig-nated to ruthless prank-

pulling. Cable 8’s new

comedy show, Controlled

Chaos, will attempt to pull

commercial-free pranks

365 days a year.

Controlled Chaos is Cable

8’s version of MTV Punk’d

including the director andcreator Brady Bonser as

WSU’s Ashton Kutcher,

assisted by producer,David Peat who prank

crew members and WSU

students such as the celeb-rity victims on MTV .

Don’t Let Chaos Catch You

“If our

viewers are

going to

have half as

much fun

watching the

show as we

do making it,

then it’s well

worth it”



P A G E 4

WSU students

gathered around the

Get Lucky in Pullman

table on the Terell

Mall to participate in

preview games for the

show such as Minute

to Win It. Students

competed for Cable 8

promotional items.

Game Show Brings Live AudienceContinued from Page

1

freshmen students justto name a few,” pro-

ducer Jamie Renbergsaid.

So, what’s in it for

students? Sure, itwill be a lot of fun

being live on TV,

but like every game

show there will be

prizes that studentscan look forward to.

With the help from lo-

cal businesses and stu-

dent organizations atWSU, there will be

promotional give away

packages and gift cards

donated from these businesses and organi-

zations awarded tocontestants on the

show that participateand win the games.

“We have ideas on prizes, we are talking

to all local business,

and we want prizes that

appeal to students. Wedon’t want to give any-

thing small and dinky

so that students don’twant to come back

next time around. We

would like somethingthat would interest

them, like in entertain-

ment, something that

they could enjoy,” said

Renberg.

The creator of the

show Michael DeTerra

along with producer Jamie Renberg and

crew members have

been working on thisidea throughout the

summer.

Doing a live gameshow at campus atmos-

phere is quite a chal-lenge, and since it’s the

first one ever at Cable

8, there is a greater

chance of complica-

tions. That is why this

season is important for

the show, and if allgoes well for Renberg

and crew, the showcould become a fan

favorite in no time

and the same suc-

cess will carry onnext semester and

forward.

The premiere is Fri-

day, Sept. 24th, at 8P.M. The live game

show takes place inMurrow West, Studio

A, as the participants

of the show will be lin-ing up right outside the

door.

“It will be a lot of fun;it’s always fun to

watch people make afool of themselves

while participating inthese crazy competi-

tions,” Renberg said.

Instead of watching

these shows on your

TV come participate

for prizes on Fridaynight.

T H E P . L . U . G . E .



Not Your Normal Science Lab

P A G E 5V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

By Courtney Goss

The transition from highschool to college can be an

awkward, scary, intimidat-ing point in any col-

lege student’s life.

You’re in a new place,with new people and

have a plethora of new

responsibilities.

Whether you can re-

member those days, or

you’re experiencingthem now, imagine

entering your first col-

lege science lab class.It’s three dreadful

hours long, just a few

students and your

teacher is a TA.

This point in every stu-dent’s college career is

what Director J.R. Board-man and Producer SabinArditty wanted to reenact

in a television show.

Lab Rats, as Arditty states,

“is a mockumentary that

follows a group of newlyadmitted college freshman

in their biology 101 class.

It is a comedyfeaturing an over-

bearing TA that

addresses how to

deal with balanc-ing life and aca-

demics.”

Boardman contin-ued, “ I wanted a

way to tie college

students in. Thisshow relates to

every students

experiences andresembles the for-

mat of the The Office,

which is a popular comedy

that most people love.”

The purpose of Lab Rats isto turn a scary and some-

what boring situation into

a comedy. Just like in The

Office, where the idea of

working in a cubicle and

selling paper isn’t the veryappealing, Lab Rats turns

a daunting freshman year

classroom into a comedy.

This will be the first sea-

son of Lab Rats ever pro-

duced, and Boardman andArditty are excited to see

the characters come to life

and interact.

To find out

more infor-

mation about Lab Rats visit

their Face-

book at, Lab

Rats on Cable

8, or simply

tune in to

channel 8 to watch!

“It is a

mockumentary

that follows a

group of newly

admitted

college

freshman in

their biology

101 class.”

ALUMNI: WE WOULD LOVE

TO HEAR FROM YOU! Send

entries of your experience work-ing with Cable 8 to Lizzy Teitzel.

Cable 8 Productions is a student-

run television station where

team members write, produce,

and direct original program-

ming.

Lizzy Teitzel

Edward R. Murrow College of

CommunicationWashington State University

Pullman, WA 99164-2520

Phone: (509) 335-5219

Fax: (509) 335-1555

E-mail:

[email protected]

http://cable8.org

http://www.cable8productions.blogspot.com



Surface Premiers First Season

P A G E 6V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

Continued from Page 3

The show is packed withadventures, and to accom-

plish this degree of sponta-

neity, the team packs lighton the road.

“We left with a team of

four and only a few cam-eras, we like to keep things

simple and our schedule

open,” Usinger explains.

Simple doesn’t do the ac-

tion packed show justice.

One weekend, the cast and

crew Filmed DaveMathews at the gorge. The

action didn’t stop there;

they also travelled to Bum- bershoot in Seattle and met

another Dave, the owner

of “Dave’s Killer Bread”.

The team continued their

adventure with Bumber-

shoot hip-hop musicians.

While filming various Se-attle hip-hop musicians

they got a shot of Bob Dy-

lan performing.

The future couldn’t look

brighter for the new showSurface. Usinger and hiscrew are well on their way

to finding the most intrigu-

ingly bizarre people and

places.

Tune in to channel 8 at

9:45 to watch these adven-

tures take place.

recording equipment,”

Marcelo said.

Wallberg finished off the

mock news cast with ashort speech thanking the

audience, educators, and

participants for their vari-ous roles in the presenta-

tion. As our very own Ed-

ward R. Murrow once

quoted, “We cannot make

good news out of bad practice.”

Cable 8 is dedicated to practicing and perfecting

broadcasting, beginning in

the very simplest stages

here with our future Cou-

gars.

This event was a huge suc-

cess helping to pave the

academic pathways of

those new to the Univer-

sity.

Continued from Page 1

During the students wereseparated into two sections

according to their inter-

ests; an on-camera crew,and a supportive (off-

camera) crew.

“The students learn the parts of Technical director,

Floor director, anchors,

how to use the camera and

the audio, lighting, and

News Cast Draws Students to Studio



Lizzy Teitzel

Edward R. Murrow College of Communication

Washington State University

Pullman, WA 99164-2520

Phone: (509) 335-5219

Fax: (509) 335-1555

E-mail: [email protected]

ALUMNI: WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR

FROM YOU! Send entries of your experience

working with Cable 8 to Lizzy Teitzel.

Cable 8 Productions is a student-run television

station where team members write, produce,

and direct original programming. It was

founded in 1986 to equip Washington State

University broadcasting students with practical

television experience on a local cable station

serving the Pullman and Moscow communities.

Cable 8 Productions

http://cable8.org

http://www.cable8productions.blogspot.com

ALUMNI: WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR

FROM YOU! Send entries of your experience

working with Cable 8 to Lizzy Teitzel.

Cable 8 Productions is a student-run television

station where team members write, produce,

and direct original programming. It was

founded in 1986 to equip Washington State

University broadcasting students with practical

television experience on a local cable station

serving the Pullman and Moscow communities.

Phone: (509) 335-5219

Fax: (509) 335-1555

E-mail: [email protected]

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