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Writing Article For College Paper

LuvMoosic4life

By LuvMoosic4life
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LuvMoosic4life
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Not sure where to post this....

So i e-mailed a suggestion to my college newspaper asking them to write something about about students who may have special dietary needs such as celiac, diabetes ect... I didnt expect an e-mail back asking me to write the article! I have no problem with it, but I really don't know anyone at my school who has celiac. I am gluten intolerant, but not diagnosed, and i rather not make my health problems that public and just talk about me lol

But anywatys, I'm excited because this gives me the opportunity to spread the word about celiacs, the proper way, so people dont think it is just some food trend ( which seems to be the case lately :blink: ) Does anyone think it would be o.k to just cite other sources instead of actually students at the school?? or should i just write an article explaining celiacs disease and how hard it can be for a college student to have it? God, there has to be someone at my school who is adiagnosed celiac...the article would be much more interesting if i could incorporate actual people....

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Laurad- Apprentice
Laurad-
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It sounds like an awesome opportunity!! I wish I had thought to write that email to the paper when I was in college...

If you can't find anyone else with celiac disease, you could totally start off your article explaining what celiac disease is and how it affects you, and then move on to interview a couple of students with other serious dietary restrictions (like someone with peanut allergies, diabetes, etc.) and then tie it all together by explaining what the school is or is not doing to accommodate them.

aim301 Rookie
aim301
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You could also see if anyone on this forum is a college student who you can interview either over the phone or via email.

LuvMoosic4life Collaborator
LuvMoosic4life
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thanks for the advice, thats what I was planning on doing, just finding people to interview is the hard part. I think I may start by asking the food service at school to see if any students have adressed dietary issues to them...

Auntie Lurlynn Newbie
Auntie Lurlynn
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I think that would be awesome. I'm not a college student, but I have eaten in a college caf many times and it is really hard to find suitable food.

A mix of siting sources and interviewing students would be great, incorperating the personal as well as the professional or technical

LuvMoosic4life Collaborator
LuvMoosic4life
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Hi

i am doin my GCSE coursework on coeliacs

is it possible you could email me a copy of your article or send me it in the post please?

if you could PM Me

thank you

HI, sure, no problem, I just need to write it first. Do you need it soon?

I have to meet up with some people in charge of the news paper first since I am new and havent written for it yet. I'm hoping it will be done by the end of next week assuming I can interview some faculty and students by then- which seems pretty good so far.

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ang1e0251
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My friend in town has a daughter who is in college locally. She was diagnosed celiac this year. I know this summer she was out of the country with her school & was glutened badly from a malted drink. If you want me to, I will ask her mother for her permission to pass on contact info.

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LuvMoosic4life Collaborator
LuvMoosic4life
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hi, thanks. I actually have more than enough contacts right now. I'm actually worried my article might take up the whole paper!!

Laurad- Apprentice
Laurad-
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Have you seen the August/September 2008 issue of Living Without magazine? I picked it up at Vitamin Cottage the other day and there's an article in it about a college kid who was diagnosed with celiac disease and his roommate who has diabetes. I don't know if it would help you, but you might want to check it out.

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