This past semester, I've learned how to cover stories of many different varieties. When I was reporting on the police reports, I learned that any and all incidents have and will occur at Cal U. I enjoyed reporting on the interesting things in the police reports such as a dispute over pizza. Whenever I got the chance to cover the school board meeting and the city council meeting, I got to see the inner workings of a school board and it was surprising how fast the meeting went. I was thinking it was going to take 3 hours to complete and it was only about 50 minutes long. In covering courts, I learned that the court room is not always what you might think it is. Especially the one we reported on. I thoroughly enjoyed reporting on the court session and I'd definitely do it again. This semester in general I've learned a great deal about reporting and deadlines. I had a story a week for one class while having a story every few weeks in another. At the same time, I also was in the process of writing a 16 page ethnography. This whole semester of writing made me crackdown on procrastination so I could turn in all of my materials on time. For any future students who wish to take this Newspaper Reporting class, make sure you don't overload yourself with more work than you can handle. It WILL get the best of you if you do not keep tabs on your workload. Especially if you are writing multiple stories/essays at one time. If you can do that, then you will find success reflected in your grades and a boost in your self-confidence that can never be duplicated.