The Great Newspaper Kickoff!

Hello all!

Halfway through the second week of school and my schedule is starting to pick up. I've been working at my internship for a few days but right now my boss is on a business trip to Brazil. 80 degree weather sure beats all the ice we've been battling. Luckily our great groundskeepers have been able to pretty much stay on top of all the icy sidewalks.

The first issue of our school newspaper, The Triangle, is due out next Friday, meaning articles are due today! As exciting as this is, it just doubles my workload. Since we haven't yet chosen some students to start copy editing articles, it is my job as editor-in-chief to edit every article. Then I have to edit and crop any photos. After that, I have to do layout, which consists of choosing what articles go where, making sure they fit in the columns, placing pictures, making headlines, and putting captions on all the pictures. Then I have to make sure all the content lines line up. It takes hours. But it is enjoyable while I'm doing it. I'm a bit of a control freak so being able to make sure all the lines are equal is really fun.

Anyway, we just opened up our annual call out to the campus, looking for new staff writers from all over campus. The great thing about the paper is that we are open to any student. We don't care what year or major you are.

The newspaper can also be a work study job. It doesn't pay a ton but every little bit is great in college. As long as you are work study qualified, you can get the opportunity to write articles, sell ads, or take pictures for a little money.

Personally, I am not work study eligible because my parents make too much money. Unfortunately, my parents think I will value my education more and work harder if I pay my own way... so I never have money... :)  It's kind of fun though. You learn how little you need to buy and it's a great lesson as to the difference between needs and wants. You need protein, you want soda...

It has been a truly eye-opening experience and I know I will be a more successful woman because of it, though I do wish the lesson didn't come with student loans. At least Trine is great about giving out grants and scholarships. I was able to get more money here as an out-of-state student than anywhere else.

This weekend I am going to a Red Wings game. I am so excited!!!!! It's something that I have wanted to do since I was about 8 but never had the chance. Surely I'll be like an 8-year-old going Disney World for the first time. I'll make sure I take lots of pictures and post them up here when I get back.


~Til next time

Sarah