This blog is an assignment I'm doing for my Media Writing class. So, when my teacher said that my blog was full of heart warming stories, I just had to laugh because I knew I was going to be covering this story next. The Nearly Naked Mile, not quite as heartwarming as Make a Difference Day or Gracie Hinds Fundraiser.
This seemed like a weird thing for Weber to be doing because, let's face it, this is Utah and half naked people running around is typically frowned upon. Yet, there it was and I was assigned to cover it for the Signpost.
Over 200 people showed up to the Nearly Naked Mile, and yes, they were mostly in their underwear. The goal of the fundraiser was to get people to donate clothes. Many people just stripped off their clothes as the race started and left them on the ground.
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| The clothes that were donated at the starting line |
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hey ran a mile from the Swenson Gym to the Alumni Building. It was particularly crowed in the Alumni Building because they expected 80 people like last year, when over 200 people showed up.
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| People running. Photo by: Crystal Charriere |
It was kind of awkward interviewing people that were not wearing shirts or pants. Despite that, all the people I interviewed were extremely confident the entire time I was talking to them. Two people even told me that they came to the run just because they like being naked. But, I guess you would have to be pretty confident to run around in freezing temperatures in nothing but your underwear.
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