City Lights

PHOTO CREDIT: MIG 

PHOTO CREDIT: MIG

      This past weekend the Gaylord College Magazine Interest Group (MIG) went to New York to learn about four different publications. They spent time at The Knot, Family Circle, Parents, and Good Housekeeping talking to assistant editors, managing editors, and a public relations manager.
Melissa Bach, the public relations manager at The Knot, spoke to the MIG about how hard it is to find an internship.
     “You have to start early, and work hard,” Bach said. “At this point in your life, nothing is going to be handed to you. You must fight for everything.”
     Bach also gave advice on basic tips such as what to wear for an interview and how to act.
     “Don’t be overdressed, and don’t come in acting like you know everything,” Bach said. “Remember to be humble.”
     MaCaulie White, a member of the MIG, said she really enjoyed the trip.
     “The tips they gave us were really helpful,” White said. “I’m trying to get an internship abroad, and I’m hoping to carry some of that knowledge with me overseas.”
     White also said she enjoyed being immersed in the heart of the industry.
     “It was great to be able to meet with some people who worked at the magazines and hear things from their perspective,” White said.
      The MIG spent four days in New York. The group meets on Tuesdays at 7:30 pm in Gaylord.

Should I stay or should I go?

Brittany Belli
JMC 3003 Student

Corey Still is a full blood Native American studying at the University of Oklahoma. Still is a junior at OU and is majoring in Native American Studies. He will be a senior next year, and must decide soon if he will be attending graduate school. Still is torn between staying in state for school or going farther away. He is a McNair Scholar, which opens many doors for him. He has the option of attending Harvard, but doesn’t know if he wants to go that far. Still is close to his family and native community back in his hometown of Cookson, OK. He goes home often in order to help out his tribe in any way he can. Graduate school will be an obstacle for him; he cannot help his tribe if he is preoccupied at school. However, if he receives his doctorate degree, he could open up many doors for the Cherokee Nation. He is faced with a moral decision: does he help out the tribe now, or later? Still understands the importance of education. He is part of the program Believing in Native Girls (BLING). BLING brings Native American girls to the OU campus and introduces them to college. The program also helps support native girls who plan on attending a university. BLING helps Still realize how much of an impact he could make if he went to graduate school. The program reminds him of how much he’s already done for the native community by being at OU already. Whether he returns home or decides to attend graduate school, Still always puts his tribe first. He will never stop working to make things better for his people.



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Head start on heading abroad

PHOTO CREDITED TO: Brittany Belli

            Freshmen at the University of Oklahoma are getting a head start on studying abroad.

Students received information on the topic last week in their Gateway to College Learning classes.

            Brooke Hammer, an Education Abroad advisor, talked about a new program designed specifically for freshmen.

            “We wanted to give presentations in the gateway classes,” Hammer said. “It was an ideal way to get the information out fast and early to the students.”

            Hammer said President Boren asked the Education Abroad department to expand to the classroom.

            “Right now, only one or two out of four students are going abroad,” Hammer said. “After giving these presentations, we hope that number will increase to three out of four.”

            Hammer said the presentation is only eight to ten minutes long, and gives the basics about studying abroad.

            “There’s an ideal trajectory,” Hammer said. “You start short term, like a four-to-six week long summer program, and then work your way up into either a semester long program or a year long program.”

             Freshman Beth Steves is a broadcast major at OU. She said she found the presentations helpful.

            “I had some doubts about studying abroad before,” Steves said. “But now I feel like it is more possible than ever.”

            Steves said she thought the summer programs were especially appealing.

            “I was worried that I wouldn’t have enough time to set aside an entire semester for going abroad,” Steves said. “The summer programs sound ideal because you can get a taste of studying in a new place, but at a more leisurely pace.”

            The presentations started last Thursday, Sep 22 and will continue through Nov 28 inside Lissa and Cy Wagner Hall.