Mr. Ohlendorf goes to Washington
Welcome back to campus, Inkblots! It's been lonely without you.If you're at all like me (and don't worry, you're probably not), you spent at least one sad hour of your break realizing how you've already missed the application deadlines for, like, twenty awesome summer internships. And now you've resolved to really buckle down and begin the hunt for that perfect (unpaid) placement.If you need some inspiration, consider Ross Ohlendorf '05. He's probably a lot busier than you -- he pitches for the Pittsburgh Pirates and helps run his family's longhorn cattle ranch in Texas. And yet he still found the time to snag himself a coveted Washington internship with the US Department of Agriculture. The AP reports:
Ohlendorf, who is 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 240 pounds, shares a small office with another USDA employee. His work is mainly focused on animal identification — the nationwide tracking system intended to pinpoint an animal's location after a disease is discovered.
Sweet deal, right? Well, this internship can be yours once Ohlendorf reports to Spring Training. Send in your application today! Do keep in mind, however, that unlike Ohlendorf you're probably not gonna also get to travel around with Michelle Obama talking up heathy eating during your time in DC. Unless you can prove to the White House that you, too, can hurl a baseball 95 screaming miles per hour.