Story Proposal: Friday, January 27th

Two-sentence explanation: With the inauguration of Donald Trump as president the WSU campus has become a fertile ground for students' to share their opinion, if they so choose. Seeing as there are only six political student-run organizations on campus I wanted to dive deeper and examine how students can get involved without fear of being oppressed or harmed.

Evidence: On WSU's orgsync website there are only six political clubs listed: College Republicans, Crimson Group, Young Progressives @ WSU, Students for Rand, Washington Policy Center Young Professionals @ WSU and Young American's for Liberty. Through social media WSU students speak out every day but walking on campus not much is being said or protested. While protests aren't always the best way seeing the small amount of groups and a large amount of concern expressed through social media the evidence is there that students have an opinion, and want to get involved.

Why now: Trump is the newly inaugurated President and having singed several executive orders that have drawn public and political criticism, now is the best time to examine how students feel about expressing their opinion on the WSU Pullman campus and reasons for why they feel safe and why some may not. Also, with the College Republican's president getting involved in an altercation in Washington D.C. around inauguration day, all the way across the country, it speaks to a larger society discussion as well.

Sources: Sarah Whitley, a WSU sociology instructor who also works with several student groups on campus, is my main source for the story. Also, the story is aimed at students so getting perspectives from students who do feel safe as well as those who don't are also sources.

Two Story's Related To Student Involvement

My first story related to student involvement, my semester long topic, is from TheDailyTrojan regarding 200 students protesting the inauguration of Donald Trump.

The second story is a research study in combination with the impact of Chabad on several college campus' and how more college students are getting involved in religious campus'.

The first story could be easily tied to WSU and women who participated in the Women's March in Spokane over the weekend. While it's not a club specific group of women each come from their own background and it involves students getting involved off campus to make a positive impact.

Trump Emphasizes Unity For American's During Inauguration Speech

Donald J. Trump used words not often uttered during his campaign speeches to address the Nation during his inauguration speech to become the 45^th president of the United States on Friday.

“So, to all American’s . . . from ocean to ocean hear these words: You will never be ignored again,” Trump said to conclude is inauguration speech.

Two Beat Ideas

I am considering two beats this semester: student involvement and social issues.

Response To Didion's "Sermon in the Suicide"

Joan Didion referenced several times the different in context when trying to understand life. Is someone doing this or did they truly mean that instead. Didion acknowledges one clear truth: we tell stories to live.

In our daily life as people and even more so as journalist there is always a story to be told. Depending on our field stories might be viewed through one spectrum or another, but the intent of telling a story and conveying it as true or twisted reality is something that is up to the individual storyteller. The unique thing about journalists' is not twisting the reality but still being able to convey what message needs to be delivered.