I've spent four wonderful years at Florida State University, not only immersed in academics, working my way toward a dual degree in Communications and Sports Management, but also totally involved with all the various sports activities and the corresponding reporting venues that support them.

I've been very lucky.  FSU offers state-of-the-art communications facilities, along with a top-tier faculty and exceptional sports programs and coaching staffs. CBS Sports (and the National Association of College Directors of Athletics - NACDA) voted FSU the "Best College in Sports for 2016-17." Located in Florida's capital, we also find ourselves constantly at the center of various social events and mainstream political demonstrations. Each week seems to overflow with news swirling around our sports programs or our government officials - offering us a great opportunity to collect, analyze and disseminate stories through "regular" reporting channels as well as the new digital world's social media outlets.

In reporting these issues we have found ourselves, on occasion, facing real life formative issues that have instantly exploded onto the national scene. And at times during our four years the university itself has even become national news.