My Potential Stories

1. Their have been quite a few assaults on campus already this year. I personally know of two, and we have all heard of the "alerts" the University delivered a few weeks ago. I believe that this topic is one that many students want to hear about because it includes them and their safety. I would plan on talking to a Pullman police officer as well as a WSU police officer or school official. This story would be written for the Daily Evergreen

2. I believe that a big issue here at WSU is that of students having trouble understanding teachers who's second language is English and can have strong accents. I personally have experienced several teachers like this and have heard many students complain that they cannot understand their teachers. I would interview a student who has a teacher who's second language is English as well as a teacher with English as their second language. This story would apeal to many students because a lot of students deal with this situation daily. This is a story that could easily become offensive so I would have to be very careful with my word choice. This story would appear in the Daily Evergreen.

3. A currently highly debated topic among Fraternities is that of the new recruitment system. I have first hand experience dealing with and hearing from other Fraternities that they are unhappy with the new system and that they find it unfair and difficult signing and moving incoming freshman into their houses because of the system, which has changed twice over the past two years. This story may not interest all students at WSU but it is a large deal in the Greek community and I believe many students want to hear if the school plans to make any changes. I personally know the ASWSU President and the Chairman for Greek Affairs for the University and would plan on interviewing both of them as well as Samantha Armstrong the Assistant Director for Fraternity and Sorority Life. This would be published in the Daily Evergreen.