Anyway, today I'm out of my intro to journalism class way early, because we're getting a little break after the craziness of the past two weeks, with the Tom Wolfe article and the election article. I got an A- on the Wolfe article and an A on the election article. I was totally psyched, because before he passed out the Wolfe article, Professor Loop kind of issued a disclaimer. "Okay, it's a little rough, but don't just drop the major because of one grade."
Well, I guess I don't have to. Our next assignment is due December 18th, and it's a 1200 word "investigative profile" written in the Wall Street Journal style. We're pitching ideas Wednesday, and I'm thinking I may want to go after Ithaca's absurd non-compliance with Title IX. I want to be able to ask some not-so-nice questions. Or maybe I'll look into how terrible our facilities are. I was writing up my final field hockey article yesterday, in which I was kind of digging into reasons why the team was 1-8 on the road. In my research, I discovered that Ithaca and Elmira are the only two Empire 8 teams that play on natural turf. The single road game that Ithaca won? At Elmira. It's a tough adjustment from natural to synthetic turf.
This week should be busy, but I've just got to manage my time with getting a bunch of reading done. Obviously, I'm off to a great start because I'm doing this instead of reading. The last two weeks have been crazy, but Thursday will be amazing, because I will have TWO bylines in this week's Ithacan. If they give me a feature assignment this weekend, I may want to kill my editor. But at the same time, I'm so happy to make the switch to mens swimming and diving totally. They've got quite a few characters on that team, and I'm hoping I won't be at a loss for topics to look into. But I want a break. Just a little one. Long enough for me to finish reading about kinship for cultural anthropology.
How is it November 10th already?
OH and by the way it took a lot of maturity (and time) for me to make myself go to the walk-in flu shot clinic today like a big girl would. And then they were out of stock. WHYYYYY? WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN TO ME?! Now I have to make a special appointment for later. Hopefully they will get more.
