For me personally, not a lot had happened in regards to my beat this week. Much of my time was spent doing a story on the University Program Council, where I talked to David Nawrocki, Kindal Konechne, and Ria Vigil about the UPC, their roles in the organization, and the work going into organizing the Boys Like Girls concert on April 11.
Some of the stuff I couldn’t cover included the Off-Campus Housing Fair on Wednesday. I wasn’t even aware of it until I made a quick visit to the UC and some chick handed me a cup full of Mexican bubblegum and taffy. Later on, a friend told me earlier in the day they were giving out beach balls. What that has to do with off-campus housing I have no idea, but the woman's opening line was, "Hi, do you plan to live off-campus?" (I already do.)
There was also a guest speaker Monday morning that sounded pretty interesting. The UPC had Gabriel Bol Deng at the UC ballrooms, talking about his experience escaping south Sudan to Ethiopia. Alas, I was working on my own UPC story so I couldn’t attend.
Monday also had an Open Mic night, which I wasn’t aware of until I interviewed Nawrocki. (He told me it was his idea.) It would make a great story to do in the class, and sounds like a lot of fun. Who knows, I might just go check it out on March 22, maybe contribute something to it.
