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Emily Kaplan: To think that at age 20 that Ill be going to London and covering the
Olympics is pretty unfathomable, um, I dont think theres any other school in the
country where students that are currently students, studying at the school are covering
the Olympics. Its for the United Stated Olympic Committee and its gonna be for their
newsletter and also for their website. Jeff Lowe: Ill be working with Team USA at
the Olympic Games in London. I cant even sum up what Im looking forward to most, I mean
from just the opening of the Games to seeing all the different events and seeing all the
athletes Emily Kaplan: Im extremely excited, it doesnt
feel real and I dont think itll feel real until I actually step off the plane into
London. Jeff Lowe: Its unbelievable if you think about
the fact that Ill be there and Ill have the access to go to really any event
that I want to is quite amazing I mean, beach volleyball is being played on the Parade Grounds
by Buckingham Palace, Wimbledon is where tennis is going to be, so its gonnanot just
see, you know, events but see venues thats gonna be pretty outstanding.
Emily Kaplan: I think were gonna cover a little bit of everything which, I like to joke
that Im gonna be the handball expert, but I think its good though because well get a
little taste of maybe swimming, a little taste of gymnastics
Jeff Lowe: Malcolm Moran, the professor that runs the sports journalism school, you
know, saw the work that Ive done and he knew that I had a passion for the Olympic Games
and it was a goal of mine coming into school here that I wanted to work the Olympics
between my junior and senior year. Emily Kaplan: I think Im looking forward to
covering the Olympics but Im also looking forward to be around the best sports writers
in the country and kind of see how they work and absorbing what an event of that magnitude
is like Jeff Lowe: We actually are technically a part
of the Olympic team, were just reporters Im not gonna be running any relays or, you
know, lifting any weights or playing basketball, but were getting all the gear,
Ive had to sign, like, anti-doping forms and competition forms so its the real deal, you
have to do everything the athletes have to do up until the games.