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...House Association volunteer or a Crimson Key comper when their hard work must come to an end for academia’s sake. University President Drew G. Faust will sit on the committee to select a replacement for Orleans. We hope that she and the selection committee will urge Orlean??s replacement to lift the ban on the football playoffs in the name of equality. The possibility of a playoff berth will inspire and motivate our already-strong football team. In addition, it could increase student spirit and involvement beyond merely The Game. Though we admire and appreciate...
...Orlean??s work as a reporter consists of picking a topic, be it a person or a place, and then learning about it. “There’s nothing I love more than discovering a subculture that is thriving without my even knowing it,” she said...
...Orlean??s work occupies a place that lies somewhere between newsreporting, the personal essay and sociological ethnography. If she does not fit easily into a prefabricated category of writer, it’s because she’s carved out this niche for herself. “One of the things that’s so hard about wanting to be a writer is that you don’t apply for a job as a narrative nonfiction essayist,” Orlean said, laughing...
...Orlean??s willingness to engage with new worlds is contagious to readers. The humor, vivacity and fair-mindedness of her writing lead readers into worlds where they never thought they’d find themselves. According to Orlean, “The greatest compliment is when someone says, ‘I didn’t think I’d be interested in this but I ended up reading this essay...
...Orlean??s brand of writing, then, springs from both a natural personal interest in the unfamiliar and a desire to open new worlds for readers. “As a writer, you’re always making choices, and the very first choice you make is what you deem worth writing about,” Orlean commented...