I was born on the East Coast of Texas, the end of spring '86. I've since lived all around Texas. When I was five and learned how to write, I wrote my first short story, which I revered as a novel. 'My Little Flower' was the start of a long list of short stories, poems, and aspirations to becoming a writer. That life-long dream led me to seek a career as a journalist. I soon discovered the very big difference between creative writing and journalistic writing. After growing accustomed to the rigid rules, I found I depended on them and knew exactly why they were in place. I soon realized the duty that I and every journalist have to the public: to be honest, balanced, and accurate. That is what I wrote my essay on in my application to Texas A & M. I love journalism and practicing it because I understand what a responsibility it is. I will not allow my bias to influence the public because it is my duty to present the facts so that readers may form their own opinions. That is what I know to be true and that is what I will follow throughout my career.
HOMETOWN: Ovilla, Texas
EDUCATION/CAREER TRACK: AA Journalism, AA Broadcast Media. Aquiring BA Communications, Minor Journalism.
MOST UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE ON THE JOB: My interview with Operation Santa Claus organizer Jerry Spurbeck at Fort Bliss. It was a long one but so interesting; it was hard to end. I learned alot and that story turned out to be my best to date; my editor told me so.
SOMETHING PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME: I donate plasma to save lives every week, twice a week.
IF I HAD TWO SPARE HOURS, I WOULD: Read a book.
WHY I AM WORKING FOR THE BATTALION: To expand my experience and help to make The Battalion the best student newspaper in the nation.
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