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Freshman journalism major Emily Bennett began writing for The Globe in her first semester on campus. Now, in her second semester, she is the co-copy desk chief.
Why did you join The Globe?
For as long as I can remember, my dream job has been to spend my Monday nights hunched over an AP Stylebook in a room with Icelandic temperatures.
How did you hear about The Globe?
I came here on a visit my senior year of high school and was given a copy by an anonymous professor that I have yet to see again since I enrolled here. The only reasonable explanation I have for this occurrence involves an extensive, journalism-based, transcendent Angels in the Outfield theory.
Why did you choose Point Park?
The cow to person ratio in my hometown (which doesn’t really qualify as a town so much as a small stretch of road 15 miles away from the closest post office and gas station) is probably 2:1. As much as I loved growing up in the mountains in West Virginia, I always knew that I was going to live in a city. So I thought, why not do college in Pittsburgh? I heard about this tiny, liberal arts college from a musician friend who had gone here for film. However, we all know my actual reason is because I couldn’t afford Pitt.
What do you like most about journalism?
I like getting permission to roast people in the most honest way possible. I also really like finding out the truth. I’ve kind of always been obsessed with social movements and activism; and journalism, if handled with care, is sort of inherently about bringing justice. I think what I appreciate the most is the purpose of the major, the ideology behind why it exists. It’s rooted in truth.
In three words, Pittsburgh is:
Death by pigeons.
If you could sing one song on American Idol, what would it be?
Going the Distance by Cake. I can air-drum the whole thing.