Week 5: Looking back on a summer in Baltimore

I’m approaching the end of my internship at the Baltimore Sun. Actually, because of the All-Star break, Sunday was my last Orioles game. I have a couple of weeks left in the office, and that’s it.

Here are a couple samples of what I’ve written lately: http:

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Right now, I’m working on a longer feature on a player who defected from Cuba to play baseball in the United States.

As I mentioned in a couple of comments, it’s disappointing that Michigan doesn’t offer a journalism major outside of a broad Communications field. There are many things that you just have to pick up on the fly, like ethics and legal standing. That’s not exactly comforting when I could theoretically be sued for something I write. (In fact, an angry fan emailed me threatening a lawsuit because of something a player said. Still waiting for a call from my lawyer.)

With that said, I’ve received very positive feedback from my supervisors, and I’m sure a lot of that has to do with Michigan. At the Sun, I’ve had to handle a lot at once and be proficient in several different fields. And that’s the point of a liberal arts education, right? We’ll leave Michigan as more well-rounded people who can think analytically and write well.

In just a few weeks, I’ll be returning to Ann Arbor to start my final year at a university that I call home. Next year at this time, I know that I’ll wish I could still say that. And for that, I’m truly lucky.