DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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The WashingTon Journalism SemesTer . . . simply one of The mosT exciTing experiences ThaT l have ever had. The opporTuniTy To live aT American UniversiTy, a School ThaT I would call a broadening change from DePauw, was really fascinaTing. I became acquainTed wiTh noT only The American UniversiTy sTudenTs, buT many sTudenTs from all over The UniTed STaTes who were parTicipaTing in The same program as I. My semesTer consisTed of parTicipaTion in seminars held by professionals in The field of journalism. However, The inTeresTing parT abouT my program was ThaT The seminars were held on locaTion, Ge, The WashingTon PosT, New York Times, Newsweek, The WhiTe House, The PenTagon, STaTe DepT., eTcJ. Along wiTh The seminars, I was involved in an inTernship ThaT I had To seek ouT and arrange afTer my arrival. I was lucky enough To work aT a major neTwork news operaTion, Cable News NeTwork. l became more involved and aware of The various faceTs of broadcasT journalism. BuT believe me, along wiTh This fun, There was even more fun. The endless hours of sighTseeing, shopping, and nigthife in GeorgeTown, all IefT my free Time To a minimum. This program was Truly an ouTsTanding experience, as I was able To sTudy specifically in my area of inTeresT in The news capiTal of The world. I feel Thai The benefiTs were greaT ones and will reflecT in The years To come. eSarah GoldsmiTh The Philadelpha CenTer is a semesTer long program which is sponsored by The GreaT Lakes College AssociaTion. The program offers The chance To work, sTudy, and live in one of our counTry's oldesT and largesT ciTies. The experience gained Through This program is invaluable, and The enjoymenT of living on your own in a large ciTy is Tremendous. The Three componenTs menTioned above are The essenTial parTs of whaT could prove To be your besT semesTer of your collegiaTe career. The firsT sTep is, perhaps, The mosT imporTanT sTep of all, and This sTep is The process of landing an inTernship. The Phil. CenTer has over 500 possible placemenTs on file. Therefore, anyone can find an inTeresTing and enjoyable inTernship. These jobs range from working for a radio sTaTion To working for a company such as ARCO Chemical Company. And, They have had people aTTend The program wiTh majors varying from compuTer science To geology. The Philadelphia CenTer has someThing for everyone. Each sTudenT who aTTends This program is required To Take Two courses which are TaughT by GLC'A professors. One course is a ciTy seminar, which is designed To Teach you abouT Philadelphia. And, The oTher course is an elecTive which can vary from Economics To JusTice. The courses TaughT are in a seminar-like aTmosphere, and They are quiTe inTeresTing and exciTing. Professors definiTer consider The inTernship work when making assignmenTs. The CiTy of Philadelphia has a greaT deal To offer, also. EveryThing you could ever Think of doing seems To be righT around The corner from your aparTmenT. Philadelphia is a ciTy ThaT is rich wiTh cuITure and full of exciTemenT. One can visiT The ArT Museum in The morning. caTch a baseball game in The afTernoonl and waTch a play aT nighT. WhaTever a person could wanT, iT can be found in Philly. The nigthlubs and The small pubs can Turn a boring nighT inTo someThing ThaT will never be forgoTTen. The people of Philadelphia can Turn a Terrible morning mm a beauTiful afTernoon. The Philadelphia CenTer is a growing experience, and an experience ThaT should be had by all. One more Thing, The Philadelphia CheesesTeaks and Hoagies are Tremendous. -Kevin Sweeney 29

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Urban STudy NchPhIYIwaC The icing on The cake for me was being included in The filming of an M- TV video for Chrisfmas, and subsequenfly appearing on M- TV several Times. Growing up in a small Town in Indiana for 24 years, I never imagined I would one day find myself living in New York CiTy for four monThs. If you had Told me I'd be working for The naTion's number one cable neTwork e MTV - while I was in New York, I would have really laughed. BUT, Thanks To The GLCA New Yorks ArTs Program, I was able To do boTh of These Things. Before going To MTV, I had worked for a concerT promoTion firm in Indianapolis and had some limiTed experience wiTh radio aT WGRE. Beyond ThaT, my only involvemenT wiTh The music indusTry was my purchase of albums, concerT TlckeTs, and T-shirTs. MTV changed all ThaT. This experience was invaluable. l was able To meeT several arTisTs, including: 28 Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon, John Anderson of Yes. Billy Squirer, and Michael HuTchence and Tim Farris of INXS. Besides meeTing These people, I was able To aTTend The 2nd Annual MTV Video Music Awards and was a guesT aT The world premier of STing's movie, Bring On The Nighl. Perhaps The icing on The cake for me was being included in The filming of an MTV video for ChrisTmas, and subsequenfly appearing on MTV several Times. MTV, I discovered, was noT all fun and games. There really was a loT of work To be done and a IoT To learn. Living in one of The world's mosT exciTing clTies was an experience I'll never forgeT. BUT working aT MTV was an experience of a IifeTime. eCaThy Shoemaker M. '95.-

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WlhTer Term Off-Campus TlWorklng in London was a very rewarding experience for me. NOT only was l in a counTry I had never before been To, buT I was also working There as a businessman. IT was hard for me To believe ThaT Cable News NeTwork would puT The TrusT in me ThaT They did. For The lasT Two weeks of my lnTernship wiTh Them, all of my work was puT on The air. During The firsT Two weeks, ljusT basically learned my way around The place and HS basic operaTion. I had never worked in The Television indusTry anywhere or even in an indusTry relaTed To my major, so This was a ToTally new experience. The work I did for The firsT Two weeks was noT real exciTing, buT iT gave me Time To look around The place and learn abouT The differenT areas. AT The beginning of The inTernship, l waTohed sporTlng evehTs and Took noTes on The highlighTs in Them. This makes The ediTors' job more efficienT. l was able To sTroll around The sTudlo in beTween games and meeT many differenT people, buT The seT oaughT The majoriTy of my aTTenTion. IT Took The firsT Two weeks jusT for me To geT accusTomed To such an inTimidaTing environmenT. During my final Two weeks aT CNN, l was a video eleor for The morning sporTs cuT-ins. l was responsible for all of The video highlighTs ThaT were used during These 5-minuTe shows, which are seen all over The world. This seemed like a greaT deal of responsibiliTy for an inTern aTTer Two weeks of work. This responsibiliTy was The cause for some raTher Tense momehTs. Dealing wiTh deadlines and demanding anchormen was somewhaT nerve racking aT Times. AfTer learning all ThaT I did and meeTihg so many differenT people, I would say my inTernship wiTh Cable News NeTwork was a very valuable experience. -PaT Keller John STefany working wiTh Jim STewarT of The Wall STreeT Journal 30