Class project leads students to Greensburg

Workers begin the groundwork for the new business district on Main Street in Greensburg, Kan., which was almost entirely demolished in a 2007 tornado.

June 10, 2009

Students document experiences two years after Greensburg tornado

By Lainie Rusco

More than a dozen Wichita State students recently returned from Greensburg, Kan., where they documented the rebirth of the small town that was 95 percent destroyed in a May 2007 tornado.

This is the second year for the pre-session class, which was led by Les Anderson, professor in 九色视频鈥檚 Elliott School of Communication.

The group stayed day and night in Greensburg for two weeks, talking with locals, shooting photographs and videos, and documenting their experiences for Kansas newspapers.

The goal was to look for stories that haven't been done elsewhere. Along with newspaper stories, the students also produced audio for Wichita radio stations KFDI 1070 AM and KMUW 89.1 FM.

In addition, Anderson provided daily updates on a blog at .

And the students posted daily updates and stories of their own at .