I'll assume* that you've immersed yourself in news about the global financial crisis. From the Dow Jones industrial average plummeting almost 800 points before an eleventh hour rally on Monday, to Parliament announcing plans to partially nationalize banks in the UK, governments around the globe are exhausting taxpayer money with hopes of kick-starting stalled money markets.

As news director at KRLX, Carleton's student-run radio station, it's my job to break down this monstrosity of a story into news that gets to the core of the issue. My conundrum is fashioning a way to accomplish this. My friends, the process has become a work-in-progress. With hopes of going beyond classic broadcast news catch phrases such as "from Wall Street to Main Street," it has become my challenge to break down how OUR global money emergency impacts college students... along with submitting my comps** proposal on time, of course.

Here's my attempt--attached is an interview with John Harris '85, editor-in-chief of the Politico. The Politico is arguably Washington's most thorough political news source. Last week, KRLX News began a special partnership with the award-winning news organization.

Listen to the Interview

Listen to the interview (MP3).

*I'll never forget the day my seventh grade English teacher lectured my class on why we shouldn't make assumptions. I'm sure you've heard of the aphorism: "To assume is to make an..." Need I say more? There I sat confused among the confused, knowing not what Mrs. Ragas meant, but vowing never to make an assumption again. Well, shortly after making that vow I'm sure I broke it, and for the sake of this story I've broken it again.

**Comps = a capstone project in the senior year, required of every Carleton student for graduation.