Filed under: About Us | Tags: Bryan Dykman, English, Kansas, Senator Anthony Hensley, Topeka, University of Kansas, vegetarian
Good evening,
For some reason, typing a description/about me online always makes me think I’m applying to some date finding web site: My name is Bryan; I have brown hair; Pisces.
But seriously, my name is Bryan. I’ve been studying English at KU for three years now and actually think I can finish my undergrad in four. If all goes well, I’ll be the first in my extended family to do so. I’m interested in English mainly because I love writing and talking about writing. After graduation, I’d like to apply for Teach for America or a similar program and help children all over abandon the ideas that essays are five paragraphs and topic sentences are the all mighty guardians of said paragraphs.
I became interested in the environment and especially food when I made the switch from omnivore to herbivore almost 6 years ago. Being a vegetarian naturally extended my thoughts into the environmental realm and after reading Peter Singer and listening to Paul McCartney, I’ve started to actually form my own thoughts and ideas about the connection between diets and the environment. Oh what a tangled web!
Sorry, that was kind of heavy.
Aside from that, I’ve previously spent the last five semesters on The Kansan but retired this semester and am currently interning for Senator Hensley at the statehouse in Topeka, researching and writing about the Senate Judiciary and Education committiees — talk about heavy!
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My name is Amanda Thompson. I’m 20 years old and a junior at KU, majoring in Journalism and Environmental Studies. I studied abroad in Bonn, Germany for a semester last year, but unfortunately do not have time with two majors to finish my German minor. A wasted semester in terms of credits, but the best experience of my life by far. If you haven’t stayed out until sunrise at a techno-fabulous German night club, you haven’t lived!
I’m a reporter for the Kansan this semester for the “Planet Health” beat. I’m also designing for the Kansan. I’ve always been interested in doing environmental writing, setting such lofty goals for myself as working for National Geographic someday. My sister has made that goal seem a little closer, as she is interning with National Geographic Traveler magazine. Thanks to her, I was able to get a photo (about the size of your thumb nail, but oh well!) in the magazine because of one of the articles she wrote. It’s the little things that count…
What else to say…I’m an avid animal lover. I frequent the Lawrence Humane Society as a volunteer, and have a few critters of my own. Unfortunately, I’m allergic to almost everything I touch, including most animals. My allergist even told me I was allergic to celery… Life is cruel sometimes.
I’m excited to meet you all and get started in the class!
