Studium

Gary Podesto is a twenty-one year old senior majoring in English with a minor in creative writing. He is also pursuing a certificate in literary editing and publishing through the English department, which he hopes will aid him in becoming an editor for an established publishing house sometime in the near future. This is Gary’s second semester as a news copyeditor for Chico State’s weekly newspaper, the Orion. His experience with the Orion has spurred an interest in news writing and prompted him to pursue another minor in journalism. His future academic plans include traveling abroad to study English literature and writing at a university in the United Kingdom. He also plans, though more tentatively, to attend graduate school at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. He hails from a rapidly growing town south of Sacramento called Elk Grove where the cows used to outnumber the people, but who are now outnumbered by all the franchise coffee bars. His interests include various outdoor activities, reading and writing poetry, playing Frisbee golf, and listening to whichever type of music is his favorite that week. He is ecstatic to be involved with Studium and hopes that his contributions will serve to maintain the high level of quality and academic honesty that this publication has sustained during its tenure at Chico State.