My name is Thomas Friestad. I’m a senior print and digital news student at the University of Missouri. Over the past year, I’ve worked as a state government reporter, copy editor and page designer for the Columbia Missourian newspaper, and as a writing tutor at the Mizzou Student Success Center. Upon graduation, I plan to move to the nation’s capitol and pursue my dream of becoming a political correspondent. Fun facts about me? I’ve spoken Spanish for 16 years, I can recite the order in which every single Survivor contestant was eliminated over more than 30 seasons, and I own a beagle named Woody (after the famous pull-string cowboy). In my free time, you can usually find me reading, writing, gaming, swimming or running.