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Fast forward four years: I headed to the University of Michigan to escape the scorching Arizona heat and experience life in the Midwest. Unsatisfied with the opportunities (or lack thereof) to study journalism, I transferred to the University of Southern California and graduated with a B.A. in Print Journalism and a minor in Marketing. I graduated as the Annenberg School of Journalism's Outstanding Print Journalism Student. I studied under leading newspaper, magazine, broadcast and online journalists and took away the ability to write, edit, shoot, photograph, tweet, post and blog just about anything.
While at USC, I interned for Richman Media Group and TEEN Magazine where I reported and photographed press junkets and red carpet events. From there, I was employed as a columnist for Campus Circle, a weekly newspaper publication in Los Angeles. Most recently, I interned at <i>Los Angeles</i> magazine where I contributed to their website, social media strategy and blogs.
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Kiewit Pacific Co. to be charged approximately $6,000 for every 10 minutes it exceeds the deadline for opening the freeway after the July 15-18 closure.
Kiewit Pacific Co. to be charged approximately $6,000 for every 10 minutes it exceeds the deadline for reopening the freeway after the July 15-18 closure.
Kiewit Pacific Co. will be charged approximately $6,000 for every 10 minutes it exceeds the deadline for reopening the freeway after the July 15-18 closure.
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