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TPO 15 Conversation 1
Narrator:
Listen to a conversation between a student and the faculty advisor of the campus newspaper .
Student
Hi! I talked to someone on the phone a couple of weeks ago, Anna , I think it was?
Advisor
I'm Anna, the faculty advisor .
Student
Oh, great! I'm Peter Murphy. You probably don't r e member me, but …
Advisor
No! No! I remember you . You're interested in working for the paper.
Student
Yeah, as a reporter .
Advisor
That's right. You're taking a jo urnalism class and you ' ve done some reporting before in high school, right?
Student
Wow, you have a good memory.
Advisor
Well we haven ' t had many students applying lately so … so anyway, you still want to do some reporting for us?
Student
Yeah, if you have room for me on the staff .
Advisor
Well we always need more reporters, but you know, we don't pay anything, right?
Student
Yeah, I know, but I huh.. . I'd like the experience. It would look good on my resume .
Advisor
Absolutely! Let's see . I think I told you that we ask prospective reporters to turn in some outlines for possible articles .
Student
Yeah, I sent them in about a week ago, but I haven't heard anything back yet, so, so I thought I'd stop by and see, but I guess you haven't looked at them yet .
Advisor
Oh, Max, the news editor. He looks a t all the submissions .
Student
Oh , so he hasn't made any decision about me yet?
Advisor
Well I just got here a few minutes ago... haven't been in for a couple of days. Just give me a second to check my e-mail. Uh … here is a message from Max. Let ' s see. Well it seems you ' ve really impressed him. He says it would be wonderful if you could join our staff.
Student
Oh, great! When can I start?
Advisor
WeII, you turned in an outline on something to do with the physics department?
Student
Yeah, they're trying to come up with ways to get more students to take their introductory courses.
Advisor
Right, well , apparently, nobody else is covering that story , so he wants you to follow up on it.
Student
OK. Uh … wha t the other outline I sent in, about the proposed increase in tuition fees?
Advisor
Oh, it lo oks like we've got that covered .
Student
So I am starting with an article about the physics department. I guess I'd better get to work. Do you have any advice on how I should cover the story?
Advisor
Well, Max will want to talk to you but I am sure he will tell you to find out things like why the physics department's worried about enrollment. Has the number of students been getting smaller in recent years? By how much? What kinds of plans are they considering to address this problem?
Student
Right, some of those issues are already in what I proposed .
Advisor
And you'll want to do some interviews, you know, what do the professors think of the plans , what do the students think you get the idea but …
Student
But w ai t till I talk to Max before proceeding.
Advisor
Right, he'll cover everything you need to know to be a report e r for us . Can you come back this afternoon? He will be here until 5 o'clock .
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