How’s it going? My name is Adam Gidaro and I am a freshman at the University of Oregon. I am proud to say that this is my very first blog post and looking forward to writing on the web. My first couple weeks here in Eugene have been awesome as I continue to adjust to the college life. My new found freedom and responsibilities have been exiting and at times overwhelming because of all the opportunities that the University of Oregon has to offer.
I am currently enrolled in a Mass Media & Society class at the university, which I am very exited about. This class will give me the opportunity to improve my writing and critical thinking skills while at the same time making my name available on the web. Having a portfolio of your own work online is crucial in today’s technological world. In addition, this class will also help me follow the upcoming presidential election more closely as we discuss the election race in our classes and in our blogs.
I was born and raised in Sacramento, California; where I fell in love with sports. My passion for sports started when I was the manager for my brother’s high school basketball team in 5th grade and the ball boy for the football team. Seeing the passion that lies in sports at such a young age has stuck with me all these years. I’ve played pretty much every sport you can think of and I love them all. What fascinates me most in sports is the management side behind them, and how business and marketing concepts apply very much to the success of any sports team or franchise.
I came to the University of Oregon for several reasons. One was that I wanted to come to a place that made me try something new and open up my mind. This university-and the Eugene area in general–is the perfect place to come to meet fascinating and open-minded people. Second, the schools of journalism and business at the U of O are some of the top rated programs in the country. The highly touted Warsaw Sports Business program really drew me into the school because it lied greatly within my interests and passions. In terms of journalism, I plan on either majoring or minoring in communications. I was the sports editor for my high school newspaper and at some point hope to find a job within the Daily Emerald as a sports reporter. I feel that any background in journalism is very important to have in a world that is very much ran by the media on a daily basis.
One of the bigger reasons I came here was the sports. It’s not just that we have great sports here at the university, but I am very interested in how we have become the poster child in college sports through Nike. No other school or team in the country has a bigger tie to Nike than Oregon does. Nike was born here. I feel that surrounding myself in the atmosphere of multi-million dollar sports will allow me to network easier and find great employment opportunities in the sports industry.
Thanks to those of you who read this and I look forward to blog posting more in the very near future.
-Adam
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