Chapter 7

Emery walked to the courtyard where everyone hung out in between classes and found the Yale Daily on the stands. She grabbed the edition and he article was on the front cover. "Freshmen Party was a Trip on the Wild Side," by Emery Whitehall it said with a picture of a couple freshmen drinking martinis. Emery put the paper in her bag and grabbed her phone just as it was vibrating.

"Hey babe, did you see the Daily edition yet?" Grayson asked on the other line.

Emery answered with a smile and they discussed dinner plans to celebrate her accomplishment. With a little debate on the time, they agreed to have dinner at six that evening. Then as Emery hung up the phone she received an unexpected but welcome call.

"Emery Whitehall," she answered the unknown caller.

"Hello Emery, this is Jennifer Baldwin the editor of Yale Daily News. How are you?" Jennifer replied.

"I'm good. Thank you for the cover story!" Emery sat down on a bench.

"You deserved it. I wanted to see if you swing by for an interview at one today?" Jennifer asked.

"I would love too."

"Great! I'll see you then."

Emery was so excited she called her parents and told them everything except for the date with Grayson. Although, she did mention that she had met him and this made her mother very happy. She ate in the cafeteria for lunch since the paper's office wasn't far from it. Emery grabbed her lunch and looked around the room and saw Roman. She decided to be sociable and go have lunch with him.

Emery walked to the Yale Daily News office and was surprised to see how nice it was. She shouldn't have been shocked, but compared to her closet in High School it was a step up.

"Hi, I have an interview with Jennifer Baldwin," Emery told the girl at the front desk.

"Alright, I'll let her know. Please, have a seat while you are waiting."

"Emery, come right on in we were waiting for you." Jennifer smiled and Emery followed her into a large conference room where there were nine people seated.

"Board, Adviser this is Emery Whitehall."

"Good afternoon Emery. I am the faculty adviser and dean of students, Matthew Barteck, I believe congratulations are in order," The Dean of Students introduced himself and the rest of the students congratulated her.

"Thank you."

"Now to get down to business, we know your resume and your background, but tell us why you want to on the Daily."

"I have wanted to be a journalist since I was a little girl and writing for the Daily is just a step in that direction. I have been reading the Daily online for a couple years now and it is different from other school newspapers. It not only reports what it happening on campus, but what is going on in Afghanistan. It reflects Yale in a way that shows its unique diversity, rich history, and ethical responsibility. It would be an honor to chase down a spine thrilling story for such a prestigious paper. I want to be a staffer on the daily because I want to be reporter not a fashion columnist."

"What inspired you to become a journalist?" Matthew asked while the others took notes.

"My dad, he is a lawyer, and he always allowed me to be involved with his cases. I would sit on his lap and ask him who did what, how it happened, and what the conviction would be. Then I would go and tell my dolls the news. He always said I would be a lawyer or a reporter."

"Well, normally we would ask you to read one of your articles but since you made the front page today we are done. You'll be hearing from one of us by the end of the week! Thank you for coming in Miss Whitehall."


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