Drew Preston Case Study

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Many scholars go to universities to get a degree but sometimes, the ride is more important. Drew Preston, a junior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln doesn’t answer the question of what he wants to do in the future because there are too many choices.

“Don’t plan a concrete future because you never know what may happen,” Preston said. Covering music or even writing about politics, these are his dreams. After an interview over the phone with John Teti, the editor of The Onion, Drew discovered that he could get an interview from anyone. The best advice that Teti gave him was to start doing a little bit of everything right away.

“I go to Chicago once a year just because it’s fun,” Preston said. “I don’t have family or anything there, but I

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