I once read a quote by Albert Einstein that said, “I have no special talent, I am only passionately curious.” I relate to Einstein in this way because all that I am certain of is my endless curiosity. When I entered Slippery Rock as a freshman just a year ago, I never chose journalism as a future path or major, it simply came to me and I have never looked back. I am the inquisitive friend, the one who asks multiple questions and interrupts one’s stories just to learn the little details that, in reality, aren’t important. To me, however, they matter. I think that words shake the world because what one says and how they say it matters. I hope that what I write matters to at least some of you, the same way that some writers have changed viewpoints for me. Over the years, I have been blessed with opportunities to write for local and regional newspapers which have allowed my horizons to grow in ways that I cannot explain. I love taking risks with my writing and am always pushing myself to take my pieces one step further. This is how I found myself applying for the position as the Assistant Campus Life Editor for The Rocket. At first the thought of throwing myself out there petrified me, but then I realized I absolutely had to try it. I began to love the idea of walking up to someone that I’d never met before and asking them to help me create a story out of our combined knowledge. I think that teamwork is essential in order to generate something great and I am so excited to see what amazing new ideas The Rocket can create this year.
