Some News Section pitches for you to write about! From basketball players going pro to studies about air pollution.

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Thanks to everyone who came out to the meeting yesterday.

If you were not able to make it, that is completely okay! Feel free to email me and I can fill you in on what you missed. Here are some News Section pitches you can take if you are interested. Please let me know and I will give you the contact information for the interviews :)

The SU has a new app which they hope engages students and "game-ify's" campus life. Talk to the SU and see what this is all about, how much it is costing students, and what incentives they are giving away as part of it.

U of A Alumni start new clothing company

Launching on Kickstarter in a few weeks, KG Socks and Tees have new products for people to buy. Talk to the owners and see what their story is all about.

Orange Shirt Day at the U of A

  Talk with one of the organizers of the event which encourages everyone to wear an orange shirt on September 30 to honour and remember the experiences and loss of the thousands of children who were stolen from their families and placed in Residential Schools.

Former Golden Bear goes pro!

Talk with Jordan Baker, a former Golden Bear Basketball player who went pro by signing with the Edmonton Stingers (our pro-Canadian Basketball League).

Understanding the links between pre-mature birth and air pollution

Cover the collaboration between computing scientists and doctors which analyzes the complex interactions of air pollution on premature births—and has identified five combinations of chemicals that could be linked, bearing further study.