n~ill Lif~ ["POSH'O Internships offer hands-on experience in NYC S ellio r communic.1.rion majo rsAmber Brown, Brian Hall and Jordan Dyniewski inrerned in New York City during rhe summer of2006 at MSNBC, the headquarters of New York Sen . Hillary Rhodam Clinwn and T he Signature Theater Company, respcccively. Hall began his incernship on June 1 as a p ub lic relations intern in the office of Senator Clinton. His duties included wrici ng, editing and disuibucing press releases to local, state and national media, assisting in press conferences and releasing media alerts to various media ourlets. "[The environment] was t'lsr paced," H all said. "Ir required you (0 pay special anemian to detail, think fast on your feet and maintain a highly organi zed agenda." Only a few streets away, sen io r broadcast jo urn alism major Amber Brown interned for eight weeks at MSNBC. "Once I got called back, I sent the usual: a cover letter, my application, my resume," Brown said. "MSNBC later wanted me to come fo r an interview, and as things (urned a lit, my interview trip turned our to be my spring break tri p." Brown said once at MSNBC, her responsibilities changed every two weeks. While Brown commuted from Westchester N.Y., a communiry outside the Bronx, to the offices in MSNBC, located in the tip that connects NYC co New Jersey, senior Jordan Dyniewski, a theater major and public relations minor, rode the subway for fifteen m inutes from Queens to Times Square and the n walked two b locks toT he Signature T heater Company. Along with five other interns, Dyniewski said the learning process was endless, considering the assignmems given (Q him. ''At first, I didn't feel like I was being directly taught," Dyniewski said. "But eventually I stan ed learn ing, just paying anention (Q the way others were do ing ir." Despite the hectic wo rkJoad and th t challenges of being an intern in New York Ciry, all three agreed the experience was worth the effort. "Economically, NYC was a struggle," Brown said. "The people are harsh, the ciry is intense and the view overwhelm ing. However, as I recognized how hard my struggles were, I knew that there was always a way out, and that ultimately I was living the dream many teenagers in my field crave to live. Those though ts alone, got me through the day." Even though aU three admitted (Q being caught up in the fast-paced dynamics of the city, they said they never got bored of it. "Sometimes I walked through Central Park and (here was a concert o r skater lcids having fun ," Dyniewski said. "Sure, it is fast pace, but o nce you are [here, you understand that New York is beautiful in its own way." -Daniel Caceres Scrunching herface, junior Sarah Shipp prepares to apply lines on her face which will enhance her features du ring her advanced makeup class Sept. 18. "I've been waiting four years to take this class ... you get to see yourself in 40 yea rs or see how you would look with a really big nose," senio r Brandt Roberts said. -Chelsea Roberson __.L7,0 academics Focusing on the cameras, junior Daniel Leathers and freshman Karol Figueroa help produce TV-16's "live at Five," Harding's evening news broadcast Sept. 20 in the Reynolds Center's television studio for TV Prac ticum. " It's kind of nice because you get thrown in and use [all the eqUipment] from the get go; it's fast paced and hectic because everything is live," Leathers said. -Jon Byron
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