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Putting a paper together is no easy task.

To say that I have a ritual in the morning is a bit of an understatement.

Wake up 6:34

Contacts 6:37

Boring? Yes. Consistent? Very.

Shower 6:40

Brush Teeth 6:55

Location is of no importance. I simply adjust and continue as normal.

Dry hair 6:58

Breakfast 7:25

Time frame is similar to location. Start earlier or later and continue on.

Get dressed 7:40

Make-up 7:52

Plain and simple.

Change clothes again 8:10

Four days remain for the AIJI class of 2007.

Four days? What...You're kidding right?

Oh, you're serious huh?

Really? This can't be good.

I must have misplaced time somewhere because it feels like I’ve been here about five days, not 17, and I don’t know about other students but I am not ready to leave.

By Jacquelyne Taurianen

Inspiration.

Motivation.

Will to succeed.

Nothing more than words, but oh how words can change the world.

By Jacquelyne Taurianen

Baseball is not a sport that necessarily draws me in; I usually am able sit through an inning or two before I find myself dozing off or people watching for the next seven. So when I heard we would be going to baseball game all day June 10, I admit I was a little less than thrilled. I boarded the bus at 7:30 a.m. en route to Des Moines, Iowa with nothing more than hesitation.

By Jacquelyne Taurianen

You are going to call Ann Coulter, the conservative columnist, said Chuck Baldwin, and my heart dropped. He continued to inform other classmates that they were also going to call Sinbad, the comedian and Fuzzy Zoeller, the golf pro, to get their comments about the their Wikipedia page.

By Jacquelyne Taurianen

John Seigenthaler visited the American Indian Journalism Institute for a lunch and dinner presentation to inspire the future of journalism on June 6 in Vermillion.

Starting the afternoon of with an impersonal talk, Seigenthaler discussed the role he and other media moguls played in the Civil Rights movement.

This is the first writing assignment for AIJI...
By Jacquelyne Taurianen

Charles Pulliam began his journey to Vermillion, totaling more than 2000 miles, similar to most students at the American Indian Journalism Institute. However there was one big difference, Pulliam was flying from Alaska.

“I thought about bringing my sled-dog team but due to illness of two dogs and a large storm I thought a plane would be more suitable,” Pulliam said laughingly.