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From the Editorial Intern
Opening a new chapter
1. Frankfort Aldi reopens with expanded
produce section
2. Police reports: Chicago man charged
after multiple alleged liquor thefts
3. Aldi to debut remodeled store in
Frankfort
4. News from your Neighbors: Man
charged with sexual assaulting minor,
new beer at Tribes and more
5. Home of the Week: 10422 Penny
Court North in Frankfort
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Carly Styka
Editorial Intern
I
always get a weird
and excited feeling
when starting a new
job. Weird because I don’t
know what to expect, and
excited because I’m starting
a new chapter in my
life. This new chapter for
me is an intern position
at The Frankfort Station.
I am eager to put my
journalism training into
practice.
Speaking of my journalism
training, I am in
my final year at Lewis
University. When I first
started college, I wasn’t
entirely sure what I wanted
to study. Ever since I
was little, I liked reading
and writing, but I also had
an interest in psychology
and music. After taking a
few psychology courses
at Joliet Junior College,
I realized that I probably
wouldn’t make a good
therapist. I also didn’t
want to spend eight years
in college.
I transferred to Lewis
during my junior year and
decided to pursue journalism.
This decision was
mostly motivated by my
love of writing. I enjoy articulating
my perspective
through words. Words are
powerful and should be
chosen carefully. They can
make a simple statement
10 times more impactful.
The challenge of selecting
the right words is something
I embrace.
Besides the journalism
program, what initially
attracted me to Lewis
was its location and small
class sizes. I grew up in
Lemont and I’ve lived in
the suburbs my whole life,
so I wanted to stay in this
region. The small class
sizes meant I would be
able to really get to know
my professors and receive
better help. Lewis has a
very close-knit feeling
because of this.
I love that journalism
allows me to be outspoken
on topics I care about. I’m
currently putting this into
practice as the opinions
editor of The Flyer, the
student newspaper at
Lewis. When two of
my professors asked if I
wanted to join the paper,
I knew I couldn’t say no.
This position allowed me
to hone my writing and
journalism skills, but more
importantly, it introduced
me to a great group of
students and professors.
The Flyer staff is one big
family that I’m glad to be
a part of.
My end goal is to write
for a major newspaper or
magazine. I’m very passionate
about music and
movies and would love to
review them for a living.
I try to attend as many
concerts as I can.
One thing I have been
trying to do more of is
travelling. I love seeing
new places and being inspired
by seeing what the
rest of the world is like.
Working part time and being
in school doesn’t lend
me much free time, but I
would love to travel outside
the country someday.
I hope this internship allows
me to have a positive
effect on the communities
I’m reporting for. I look
forward to meeting new
people and being put in
different environments.
“Please feel to stop by our memorial which
contains a piece of the World Trade Center.
If you cannot, please devote some time out
of your day to reflect on what occurred 18
years ago and how the World has since
been changed. Please bring along those
that may have been too young to have
experienced the events that day in order to
help explain the sacrifices that were made
by everyone on 9/11. ‘Never Forget’”
— Frankfort Fire Protection District from
Sept. 11
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“Big win for Girls Tennis over Bradley 6-1.
Congrats girls!”
— @LWEastAthletics from Sept. 11
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nfyn
From Page 16
dent and self-published
author Donna Malacina
has become a semifinalist
in the Soon to Be Famous
Illinois Authors Project
with her book “Twisted
Secrets.”
Malacina is one of 10
semi-finalists in the Adult
Fiction category to gain
recognition through the
project. “Twisted Secrets”
is her third in a series of
adult fiction novels. The
winner has not yet been
announced for the competition,
but Malacina is
hopeful.
“I was so surprised to
hear the news,” Malacina
said. “It felt great! If I do
end up winning, which
would be really nice, I’ll
fly back up to Illinois.”
Though Malacina has
now taken up residence
in Naples, Florida, to focus
on writing, her home
library is still listed as
Lockport. Even though
one of the requirements of
the competition is to be an
Illinois resident, Malacina
still qualifies, as she was a
resident when she submitted
her work.
Should Malacina win
the competition, she will
be awarded a cash prize,
increased recognition, the
opportunity to compete
in the national Indie Author
Project competition
and more opportunities to
work with traditional publishers.
In addition, participating
libraries would
give her the opportunity
to promote her book and
dispense print copies.
Reporting by Derek Swanson,
Editorial Intern. For more,
visit LockportLegend.com.
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