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A Woman in a Man's Game Returns to UMass
A childhood dream slowly became a reality when Amy Apicerno of Wakefield Rhode Island enrolled as a Sports Management major at the University of Massachusetts. Determined to work in the sports industry Apicerno took on an internship doing personal relations with the NFL at the age of 19.
Apicerno said "I was the only woman to travel with the football teams". During these imperative years Apicerno constantly attended sporting events and drove all around tho follow the Red Sox. Apicerno proudly stated, "I am a huge Red Sox fan and huge Dolphins fan, even though they suck right now". Apicerno also used these years to travel. Visiting numerous places, she made sure she had the full experience by sky diving, parasailing, snorkeling and more.
In the year 2001, Amy Apicerno graduated with a bachelor degree in Sports Management. Her next step was graduate school at the University of Rhode Island. At URI she studiedHuman Development and Family Studies with the intention of steering away from public relations and working as a Direction of Relations. Apicerno resided in Rhode Island for three years before making it back to her Alma Mater.
At Umass Apicerno, 25, is now a staff assistant for media relations for the athletic department. Apicerno is currently looking into PHD programs at UMass; her next move in mind is to obtain a higher education position and become a sociology professor. always maing moves and always settings goals for herself, Apicerno seems to know how to play the game of life.
posted by Raz @ 3:41 PM
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1 Comments:
I must first say that I am a huge sports fan, and am always drawn to sports-related articles. This particular article is a nice story, combining sports, women's rights, and a touch of local flavor. I do not think, however, that the lead was written very well. I do think, however, in this "heartwarming story" that the first sentence was done quite well. I do think that the fact that she returned to UMass should be specified in the lead. That is the title of the article first of all- "returns to UMass." It seems that the internship could be mentioned in the second paragraph. Additionally, the "suck right now" quote seems very unprofessional, and seems to put her in a less favorable light. It might have been best to omit that part of what she said. All in all, I think the story idea was one of high interest, but could have been handled in a much more professional way.
-Jon
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