Story Pitches

Dear Editor,

Summer is upon us and with this season comes the time to relax more than any other time of the year. With the free time many students are looking for things to preoccupy their time with. One of the things that one could do with that time would be to read books for leisure. I have recently become interested in Bruised Books, the used book store located in Downtown Pullman. They offer a large array of books in different categories as well as allow customers to trade in books for credit or cash, which I think would beneficial for students that are strapped for cash.

This story would be intended for print as possibly a feature. I would interview the owner of the bookstore, Bruce as well as a customer that was shopping at the bookstore.




Dear Editor,

Doing volunteer work is a great way for a student to gain experience in the workplace as well as good for their resume. Their has been a decline in volunteers at such organizations as the Women's Transit and The Pullman Humane Society. I think it would be beneficial to students to shed light on the organizations where they can volunteer at over the summer and also the things that they can gain from it.

I think that I would interview the people that run the places that are being featured in the article as places to interview. This would be meant for a newspaper.




Dear Editor,

Many people have a hard time speaking in front of an audience. WSU has a chapter of Toastmaster International called Cougar Communicators Toastmasters. Toastmasters is a non-profit educational organization that is devoted to helping people become better public speakers. I think that students would find this helpful for the future within the working world. They meet once and week and I believe it would be important to shed light on this organization.

I would interview Sue Semler, who is the main contact for CCT as well as a member of the organization for a newspaper article.