homecoming on the hill

Yesterday, I attended some of the homecoming events at school. Not only for fun, but to get quotes for my News Writing class. I brought my best friend along with me to check out campus, because I want her to transfer to Seton Hill next year. She was really impressed with the changes on campus, especially the McKenna center. It was fun to show off our school.

I'm always nervous when I have to interview people, something I've been working on overcoming. I didn't really know who I wanted to interview- students, parents, faculty...? The lantern tour of campus was really fun (good exercise!) and I learned interesting facts about SHU. The group on the tour was really friendly and talkitave. I was surprised that there was a mix of students and parents a like. I wound up getting more quotes from the adults than the students, which I wasn't expecting. So I was able to find an angle for my article that was different from the one I was expecting to have.

Overall, I think my article will be successful. I was able to have a lot of fun and not stress so much about getting quotes. I just wrote things down as they came to me. Sometimes the best things come to you without having to search for them.