First Article Idea

I plan on writing my article on a speech being given by Doris Kearns Goodwin at SIU February 5th. I have tickets to the event and an invite to a special pre-speech interview with Mrs. Goodwin via my HIST 400 class. I hope to interview Mrs. Goodwin herself before the speech, students attending the event, and administration hosting the event. Mrs. Goodwin is a Pulitzer Prize winning author, New York Times bestseller, and esteemed orator, it should be a good show!

In Class Assignment: 1.26.09

An SIU-Edwardsville student is being treated at Anderson Hospital today after what police believe was a two to ten story fall down a trash chute in a university dormitory. The student, Thomas Schwanke, an 18-year-old freshman, was found at 7:40 A.M. this morning.

Witnesses who recall seeing Schwanke that night say he had been drinking prior to the fall which police believe occurred around 2:00 A.M. this morning. Mary Rouse, the university's Dean of Students, worries that the incident once again raises concerns about alcohol abuse on the campus.

Hospital officials refused to elaborate on Schwanke's condition or the injuries he suffered.

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