Reporting II Work Report 2/14/14

        For the next story project, I've decided to focus on Animal Allies as my place/subject. As for the angle, I have an idea to talk about how the shelter has kept their animals healthy and exercised throughout this, one of the coldest winters on record in Duluth. I've already been in contact with Pat Castellano, the staff educator whom I bumped into at the city council debate last fall, and she's very excited to have me come in and talk to folks there. I've scheduled an initial visit for Monday afternoon, after which we'll see if I need to go back continually to get the full story that is there.

As for the other stories; I have ideas for all the other stories that I will be doing initial research on before picking an angle. My person is a UMD graduate named Drew Ley who has pursued a career in teaching, and after spending some time out in Montana has found a teaching position back in Duluth. My process will be about a local homebrewer named Sean Monroe. The article will cover not only his process on how he makes beer in his garage, but how he's pursuing his dream of being a brewer by studying the brewing craft and spending time with other master brewers in town. The event I have is a bit strange, but I know of a group of guys who have been getting together once a year since they started college to play Halo. There are about five or six core members who bring their friends for a total of sixteen at playing in a small house. I'd cover how they started and continued the annual ritual, even though they've all graduated and gone on into their careers, and despite the game being over ten years old.
That's all for now. I'd say I've got a lot planned and a lot more to do. I'm excited to see how this is all going to turn out with my impending graduation, Lakevoice, day-job, interning, and campus-group commitments all happening at the same time.