Worth Every Minute

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“Did you hear that the board is giving us the Wednesday after the BCS game off as a thank you?!”"Not the events department. We can’t take a day off. We will be still be tearing down and cleaning up College Football’s Biggest Party at the stadium. We’ll…

Lights, Camera, Bowl Games!

84-hour work weeks became the norm during the three bowl games and Festival of College Football events, but the long hours were well worth it. Three mornings in a row I was up and working well before the sun even thought to rise to set up local televi…

Spring Training

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If the last few months were the Fall League of our careers, then I am headed for Spring Training. 
Staying true to my Polish heritage, I have done this Arizona weather thing completely backwards. Weeks after graduating, I hauled my clothes, shoe …

Onion SportsDome Hits Comedy Central

[There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] The best and funniest source for fake news, The Onion, just premiered their new fake sports show on Comedy Central last night. The Onion SportsDome airs Tuesday nights at 7:30pm PST. One of our favorite clips [...]

A Quick, Late-Night Note

The busy season is here; a time when khakis get multiple wears, hairstyles get questionably creative, overtime starts on Tuesdays, and chips and salsa equals a balanced dinner. Hosting three bowl games in 14 days, with eight other events mixed in betwe…

Interns Ride in Style

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Just another glamorous day on the job.
An addition should be made to the list of qualifications for every sports internship in existence: suited for heavy lifting.

Monday and Tuesday of this week, Chatty and I donned our most flexible khaki gear to…

Bootcamp Beatdown

I should preface this post by saying that it isn’t just a rant about bootcamp, there is a silver lining to it.

I’ve always been one of those people who cringe at the thought of waking up at 5am to workout. That all changed about a week ago when Coord…

When I Get Yelled At…

It’s inevitable. When you work at an event, especially a sporting event, there is always going to be someone who gets upset for one reason or another. Sometimes it is something I can control, other times, I get yelled at for things I cannot fix.

It…

How Steve Jobs Has Simplified My Jobs

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Justin Timberlake may be sick of using technology, but I’m certainly not! As a social media intern for an organization that hosts more than a dozen events at sites all around the Valley of the Sun, I have developed a new love of technology.

The rece…

My Favorite Khakis Are A Skirt…Does That Make It My Favorite Khaki?

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Being the shopaholic that I am, I thought it would be appropriate to post a picture of my favorite khakis..err khaki? While many people assume that the only khakis an intern can wear are khaki pants, shorts or capris, there is always an alternative in …