Hello! My name is Michael Sicoli. I am a 3+1 Journalism student from Commack, New York, out on Long Island. I currently have an undeclared minor, and I plan to pursue a master’s degree Sports Journalism.
Sports have always been a passion of mine. I played competitive soccer for most of my life. I have been as far as Colorado for tournaments as I was originally planning to play college soccer like my older brother. My priorities became clearer as I got older, and I decided to not to play.
I do love to write. I joined the Quinnipiac Chronicle when I first came to college, and I fell in love immediately. My first article was an Opinion piece about the sudden Andrew Luck retirement, and since then I have not looked back. I have written several pieces for Opinion as well as a movie review of “El Camino” for the Arts and Life section. My most recent piece in Opinion, “Welcome to the ’20s” is a good read about myself if you wanted to check it out. It goes through some personal revelations and challenges I went through as a senior in high school. I am now the associate opinion editor for the paper as I enter my second semester.
I also love doing intramural sports on campus. This past fall I played both flag football and soccer. Playing flag football with my closest friends on campus was definitely a highlight of the semester, despite us losing every game besides a forfeit and a shock playoff win.
I aspire to be a writer for a sports news organization like ESPN or Bleacher Report. I would also love to cover a team in a beat reporter-like role. I am a huge NFL fan, so ideally this would be my career path.
I am taking this course, partially because it is a requirement for the major, but also because I have no experience with cameras or video production. It is a skill I should have, although I fear I may struggle with it.
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