Next Up, Lab Ten
Spring break is a time for hitting the beach with friends, having late nights partying and having way too much food. Spring break is not about doing a news story for your MMC2100 class. Unfortunately, that is exactly what I’ll be doing this spring break.
Instead of looking up all the best parties in town, I’ll be looking up environmental issues. Once again, the disadvantages of having Tuesday lab.
My story is going to be about the new streetlight system that’s going to be implemented throughout Weston. The city is going to install voltage regulators in the streetlights to reduce the amount of electricity used, cut carbon dioxide emissions and save money. The story idea is great, but I’m worried about the three sources I need to get. I have no idea where to start.
I obviously need to talk to someone who is involved in the project. Problem is, how do I find this information? My plan is to go to city hall, ask some people there and keep my fingers crossed. If city hall doesn’t lead me to anyone, I don’t know what step to take next. So many things can go wrong that I’m beginning to get really worried. I just got home a few hours ago and I’m already freaking out about the story. This is going to be a stressful week.
I was also planning on asking the AP Environmental Science teacher at my old high school. I figured she would be a good second source, and I could get a lot of the science behind the new system. My third source is going to be a Weston resident. This will give me the opinion of someone who is not involved in the project, and I can know the local’s perspective on how their tax dollars are being implemented.
In theory, I have lab ten pretty well planned out. As long as nothing goes wrong, it could turn out to be a very easy story to do. But the chances of nothing going wrong, as always, are very slim. I’m keeping my fingers crossed all week.
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