Assignment 1:

The article I found on the Omaha-World Herald website that I chose to write about is “Runner hit by van is expected to heal.” I chose this one, because the headline grabbed my attention. I thought it was kind of odd. I can not believe that a fifteen year-old kid was hit by a mini-van! I actually think it is sort of ironic that it was a Dodge Caravan though, since it is a “Dodge.” I was also astonished to read that it was a cross country runner from Burke High School, because that is where I went to high school. Although it is normal for a senior to not know freshman, especially since the school had a good two thousand teenagers, I think I knew her. I do not know her all that well, but I know who she is, because I was a student athletic trainer last year. The main sport I covered was football, so I probably didn’t see her really all that much. I got ice for her or taped her ankle a few times though. I am relieved to hear she is going to recover okay. I can not imagine what that must of felt like. I have been in a few car accidents, but I would imagine this is quite different. Also, I hope the other six runners don’t feel guilty about it. They shouldn’t blame themselves just because they decided to cross the street in a spot that they normally do not cross at. The only thing I don’t understand is why they wouldn’t check the street before they cross it. I mean come on it’s Omaha, people are crazy drivers there. If you can drive in Omaha, you can drive anywhere. The same thing goes for running in Omaha. In Lincoln cars actually stops for people, which I am still not used to actually.