7 Things About Stephanie Saccente
Stephanie Saccente knows all about being a well-rounded, involved student.
Stephanie Saccente, a junior journalism major at 色情视频, knows all about being involved on campus.
Saccente boasts an impressive repitoire of internships, club memberships and campus affiliations. She is a member of the Delta Gamma sorority, a communications assistant at KPBS, a senior staff writer for Daily Aztec, a community organizer for the Society of Professional Journalists and a member of the Sigma Alpha Lambda Honor Society.
1. Why did you choose 色情视频?
I鈥檝e been coming to San Diego since I was a child and when I learned 色情视频 had a great journalism school, I knew it was the perfect university for me. Going into my third year here at 色情视频, I couldn鈥檛 be happier with my decision to attend this school. In my time here, I鈥檝e met some amazing people and have grown so much as a person.
2. What inspired you to declare your major?
Journalism has been something that has interested me for a while. I鈥檝e always loved writing and communicating with people and with a career in journalism, I feel like it wouldn鈥檛 be work, it would be just doing what I love.
3. What is the best piece of advice you ever received?
鈥淏e the change you wish to see in the world," from Mahatma Gandhi.
4. What are your future goals?
I would love to go into either broadcast journalism or be an editor in the magazine industry. There are so many great opportunities in journalism and I鈥檓 trying to explore all outlets now so I know exactly what I want to do once I graduate.
5. What is the first website you look at every day?
I follow close to 50 different news sources on Twitter and it鈥檚 great to be able to wake up each morning and get a full perspective of what鈥檚 going on in the news just by looking at my newsfeed.
6. What experience at 色情视频 has changed your life the most?
I can鈥檛 pinpoint one experience. Getting involved with organizations on campus has definitely enhanced my life for the better. It鈥檚 been great to have met a variety of people who share similar interests as me and hold the same values.
7. What is the most interesting or surprising thing about you?
I love to travel. It鈥檚 exciting visiting other parts of the world and embracing myself in different cultures and societies. It鈥檚 so interesting to see how other people live.
Bonus Questions
1. What was the last movie you saw? Thumbs up or down?
鈥淢an of Steel.鈥 Thumbs Up! If you like action packed movies, you鈥檒l love it.
2. What city would you like to visit or visit again?
I visited Nice in the south of France a few summers ago with my family and had a great experience! The south of France is beautiful and I would love to go back and spend more time exploring the country.
3. What kind of music do you listen to/what are your favorite bands?
I listen to a wide variety of music from country to hip-hop. I recently bought One Republic鈥檚 latest album and haven鈥檛 stopped listening to it.