NOTES FROM THE FIELD

Fall 2008. Presidential election time. Interns were working very hard for the candidates they support. We had 1 student in Columbus with the Ohio House Minority Caucus who was subsequently hired. One of our MAP students worked in Missouri on a Congressional Race; Three of our students were in Washington, D.C., one with Senator Brown, one with Representative Hobson and one with Representative Sutton. We also placed 37 students in the local area.

Spring 2009 started off very cold and snowy but nothing compared to what our two interns in Canada would experience. Rick Carnifax and Richard Wall were accepted as interns with the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Three of our students chose Columbus as their internship destination: Eric Rosso is with Governor Ted Strickland; LaToya Peterson is with Representative Sykes, and William Burkett is with Senator Sawyer. Four of our students are in Washington, D.C. this semester: Jarius Meechum and Ryan Maamoun are with Senator Brown; Brittany Muffet is with the Committee to end Israeli Occupation; and Eric Beard spent the first part of his internship with The American Association of Political Consultants and the balance with The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. We also have 30 interns in the local area.

New placements for Spring include: The Committee to end Israeli Occupation; Wayne County Municipal Court--Probation; Medina County Sheriff; Wayne Graham, Attorney-at-Law; Youngstown Juvenile Justice Center; Willoughby Municipal Court; Preterm; Randal Lowery, Attorney-at-Law; and the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.