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5 things about summer intern Rachel Gordon

Hi all! I’m Rachel Gordon, Civic Nebraska’s Development Intern for the summer. I mostly write and revise grant applications, which is a cool way to combine my love of writing and editing with my love for activism. Here are five things you should know about me.
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I’m an English and political science double major with a minor in human rights and humanitarian affairs, and I’m hoping to get my Master’s in English after I graduate. 
To answer your questions: no, I don’t want to be a teacher; no, I’m not writing a novel; and yes, I know I’ll never get a job in my field. Other than that, I’m a pretty typical English major. I read in my spare time, I ran out of space on my bookshelf 20 books ago, and I have not one but two tattoos referencing classic poetry. in****@ci***********.org“>Ask me for a book rec any time.

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I’m a huge coffee fiend. 
I spend a truly obscene amount of money on coffee, and during the semester I show up to class with a large coffee every morning. The best coffee places in Lincoln–in no particular order–are the Coffee House, Crescent Moon, and the Mill.
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I’m a vegetarian.
Most vegetarians have a cool moral or ethical reason for being vegetarians. I stopped eating meat in eighth grade to win an argument, and almost eight years later I’m still winning that argument.
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I was born and raised in small-town Iowa. 
Population 952, roughly 0.75 square miles. Which means that even though I was (and still am) a booky, artsy nerd, I drove a truck and spent my summers doing farm work. I was also born and raised a Hawkeye fan. Don’t @ me.

I live for the arts.
Fine art, theatre, poetry, you name it. My actual art skills are so-so, but whenever I travel I always make a point to visit as many galleries as possible. The Sheldon Museum of Art is one of my favorite places in Lincoln, and I especially love weird, unintelligible modern art. Believe it or not, I wanted to be an art major in high school, which just goes to show that I’ve never been all that concerned with employability.