Georgina Coolidge

Nina is a business journalism major from Boston, Mass. She has interned with the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader and the Austin Business Journal, and will spend her summer at Reuters in Washington, D.C. Nina worked with print stories and the Web site. Her favorite part of the project was attending the "Womenless" Beauty Pageant at the Effinger Carnival.

Michael Fahey

Mike is a broadcast journalism major from Marshfield, Mass. He interned for the New England Sports Network's nightly program SportsDesk last summer. Mike worked with the broadcast packages on the Web site, writing scripts and editing footage. His favorite part of the project was almost becoming part of an emergency situation when he was caught on train tracks in Goshen.

Jacob Geiger

Jacob is a print journalism and European history major from Overland Park, Kan. He covered business for The Daily Progress in Charlottesville, Va. last summer and is working for The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk this summer. Jacob worked primarily on the natural disaster and school stories, though he also chauffeured the group to Goshen, Effinger and Buena Vista on several occasions. His favorite parts of the project were trying on fire gear at the Buena Vista Fire Expo (courtesy of Jim Smith) and going to the Effinger Fire Department's carnival two nights in a row.

J. Elliott Walker

Elliott is a print journalism major from Florence, S.C. She worked primarily on the issues facing volunteer squads andconcerns related to I-81. Last summer she interned at the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, Fla. and will work in Washington, D.C. next year. Her favorite part of this project was going to the Effinger Carnival and watching the beauty pageant.