Graduation Issue 2022 People often ask me, “Where did you do your JR?” At Northwestern, Medill School of Journalism students spend a quarter doing their Journalism Residency at a newsroom or company of their interest. I’m often tempted to say something funny and pretentious like, “Oh, the New York Times, what about you?” But usually,.
Graduation Issue 2021 My journey at The Daily got off to a rocky start. I walked into the tiny Daily Northwestern newsroom for the first time freshman year for an open house, and my heart was beating out of my chest. My best friend Marissa Martinez strode with confidence into the room and immediately introduced.
For four and a half years, Mark Murphy was at the helm of Northwestern sports. As athletic director from 2003 to 2007, Murphy saw the Wildcats achieve success across the board, with lacrosse winning three consecutive NCAA championships, softball reaching the College World Series twice, and football playing in two bowl games. Murphy also promoted Pat Fitzgerald to head coach in 2006.
But before he became a Wildcat, Murphy was an athlete. A baseball, basketball and football player at Colgate, Murphy graduated with a degree in economics in 1977 and then spent eight years as a safety with the franchise now called the Washington Football Team. After getting an M.B.A. and law degree from American and Georgetown, respectively, Murphy returned to Colgate to lead the athletic department from 1992 to 2003.