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Volume 11, Issue 13
Lehigh University Campus Weekly
November 18,1997
Journalism students meet Wall Street Journal editor
Editorial staff members of
The Brown and White got to
meet a professional writer at
Wysocki
an informal luncheon Nov.
12 when Bernard Wysocki of
The Wall Street Journal and
the Martindale Center
Executive-in-Residence
spoke with journalism
students and professors in
the University Center.
Wysocki, who covers
major economic and business issues for the Journal,
spent the day visiting
classes, including a Money
and Banking class taught by
Richard Aronson, professor of economics.
"I thought it was interesting that his meeting with
journalism students came
right after his meeting with
economic students," said
Jack Lule, chairman and
associate professor of
journalism. "It's another
indication of the interdisciplinary experience that can
be offered by Lehigh."
Wysocki offered advice to
the budding journalists on
life after college.
"The most important
thing is to do what you
love," Wysocki offered. "You
have to, because somebody
else out there does. The
competition does."
Although Wysocki began
the lunch talking about his
responsibilities at The Wall
Street Journal as a news
editor, he also asked the
students about working on
The Brown and White. He
inquired about current
issues on campus, what kind
of news the student-run
paper covers and how big
the staff is.
"Mr. Wysocki behaved
like a true journalist," said
David Butler '98, managing editor of The Brown and
White and ajournalism/
science writing major. "He
posed enough questions to
stimulate the conversation,
and paid full attention to
our comments. Also, he was
quite candid in answering
our questions."
Wysocki said that although graduate school can
be beneficial to students
looking to further their
Patrick Doherty '98, Heidi Wachs '99, Toby Bonagura
during a luncheon with Bernie Wysocki, a news editor for The
Rob Upton
Spitz '98 listen intently
Vail Street Journal.
education, it is not a good
place to "hide because they
don't know what to do after
college."
"Mr. Wysocki offered his
two cents without trying to
sway our opinions or cater
to opinions already expressed," Butler added. "I
appreciate his integrity."
Wysocki also stressed the
importance of understanding American history and
geography in order to be a
good writer, and said some
basic skills are still needed.
"Writing articles is pretty
much like writing a term
paper," Wysocki said. He
added that being a good
journalist is more than
being able to write, and that
one must know how to
research a topic and apply
current knowledge to a
subject.
"It was great to be able to
speak with someone who
encourages a 'well-rounded'
background and is able to
apply it to his career,"
offered Toby Bonagura '98,
editorial page editor of The
Brown and White and an
accounting and journalism
double major. "His insight as
to the benefits of broadening
our college studies and not
having a narrow focus was
valuable."
"Mr. Wysocki confirmed
for the students that good,
basic skills in research,
writing, editing and organizing are still thd key to
success in journalism and
elsewhere," said Lule.
-Greg LaPlant '97
The 1997
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Turning
the other cheek
Alex Wiedorn has
her face painted
by Lolli the Clown
during Family
Homecoming Day
festivities on Nov. 8.
Friends Sarah and
Kelsey Miliman
look on.
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