you know a bona fide newspaper reporter

Yes, it's true. I actually get paid for talking to people and writing stuff about it. In other words, I am now a reporter for Purdue's student newspaper, the Exponent. And here is my very first article!! It's nothing spectacular but it is fun to see my name in print. In a few weeks the novelty will have worn off and you guys will have to go find my stories for yourselves.