THE CAVALIER Daily has consistently covered topics that are generating controversy at the University this year. But some of the best writing that has appeared in the newspaper this year showed up last week in a pair of feature stories about a non-controversial group.
Associate editor Michelle Jamrisko wrote a two-day series for last week's Life section on the Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad, an all-volunteer group that includes University students.
The first article, which ran Wednesday, gave readers a general overview of the rescue squad. Jamrisko interviewed numerous people within CARS who talked to her about their relationship with the University, the long hours for students who volunteer and CARS's reputation as one of the best rescue squads of its kind in the country.
In Thursday's article, Jamrisko followed CARS President David Starmer for a night on the job, traveling with him on several emergency calls.
As I've mentioned before, newspapers normally do not allow reporters to write hard news stories from a first-person perspective because the writing technique puts readers' attention on the reporter, not the events of the story. Writing from a personal perspective is more acceptable in feature stories. In the case of Jamrisko's second article, the first-person narrative format actually made the story better.
Jamrisko's vivid description of the scene at a car accident emphasized the challenges of being a CARS volunteer. The details
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