Name: NICK FETTY
Hometown: West Des Moines, Iowa
Age: 20
Year in School: Junior

Major/Degree Program: Journalism and mass communication, with minors in music and sociology

Internship: Editorial intern writing for Big Green Umbrella Media, which publishes a weekly alternative newspaper called Cityview as well as a series of Living magazines for most of the suburbs in the Des Moines area.

Location: Des Moines

Highlights: “I got free tickets and a press pass to the 80/35 Music Festival in Des Moines just so that I would go around and take photos. I felt really official going into the fenced-off part and flashing my press pass before shooting photos of the band.”

Career Goals: To pursue an MA in journalism at the University of Iowa, move back to Des Moines, and work for the Des Moines Register.