Extra Credit 3

1. A) Over the course of dinner, my friends and I talked about the Chicago Cubs and how they are getting ready for their season.

B) I could turn this story into a piece on the Fighting Illini baseball team and find out how they are getting ready for the season, and possibly ask them about their expectations for the team this year. I would talk to members of the baseball team and the coaching staff.

C) If you've been waiting for a chance to see the new and improved Fighting Illini team, you're in luck. (Direct Address Lede)

D.)The Fighting Illini have worked rigorously for the past month in hopes of being a stronger team this season. The players have been tough on themselves as they set out to win a Big Ten Title. Although it will be tough, the players are confident they have what it takes. They had muh praise for the coaching staff, and felt they were well prepared for for the long road ahead.

2. A)The national news story I read was an article talking about the car brand Hummer. It is being shutting down, after a deal to sell the company fell through in China.
http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/24/news/companies/hummer_chinese/index.htm?source=cnn_bin&hpt=Sbin

B) I would talk to many people around the campus, preferably those who are very interested in environmental issues. I would then write a story on how people are happy Hummer is being shut down as its absence will be beneficial to the environment.

C.) The door is locked for those trying to get in a Hummer.

D.) Environmentalists around the country are ecstatic. The gas-guzzling Hummer brand is being laid to rest. After a deal which would have sent the car to China fell through, the struggling GM has no other options but to shut down the company. Sales of Hummers tanked after gas prices increased over the past year. It was inevitable.