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March 2007 EOP Newsletter
- YOUR BEST FOOT
- PEER TUTORING SERVICES
- EOP AND FAMLY: STUDENT PERSPECTIVES
- EDUCATION FOR WOMEN IN THE PROGRESSIVE ERA
- STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
- WHILE I’M AWAY BY: ANTHONY LAVAUGHN ORPHE
- FINANCIAL AID NEWS
WHILE I’M AWAY BY: ANTHONY LAVAUGHN ORPHE
It’s now 2007, and the spring semester has begun. For all of you in Brockport it is back to normalcy; you know, going to class, going to Harrison or Brockway, hanging out with your friends, and for some working out. Me, I’m far from the ordinary this semester. I chose to spend my time in Washington, D.C. working for Senator John F. Kerry. I know many of you were wondering why you haven’t seen me around, well there you go… it’s simply because I’m not there. So far, my experience has been a unique one. On my first day I saw Hilary Clinton and she looked me straight in the eyes… now I’m not the one to assume, but I got the feeling that she thought I was hot, but hey who am I… really?
As an administrative intern in a senator’s office I do a lot of mail, but don’t laugh… lol… we get a lot of mail. In addition to mail, I answer phones; this is one of the most interesting jobs an intern could have. When answering phones you have the privilege of speaking to a jillion psychos. People call all the time explaining how they have solutions to the war, how they hate or love democrats, how they despise President Bush, and a variety of other opinions. The mail and answering phones are the two jobs that an intern does regularly. Depending on how competent the intern coordinator believes you are, you may also get special jobs to do. My first project was to design an award of appreciation that Senator Kerry presented to an organization in Massachusetts. After doing a great job on the award I was able to get more assignments. One of my jobs has been to train all the new interns who come to our office, and this is only my second week! The most important job that I have now is going over the Senator’s daily schedule every morning and seeing which events he actually will be attending and also determining if its open to interns or not.
That’s it for me so far. I have learned more about politics during my first two weeks in D.C. than I have in three years at Brockport. It’s truly better to get out and do it, rather than listen to someone else tell you about it. I encourage everyone to get into a similar program in your field of interest, and experience what it’s like to live your dream.
