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SPORTS                                                                                            Diamonique

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       Blake Correa earned his 100th                                                                             Directs
                                                                                                                 Election Live
       Varsity Career win                                                                                        Broadcast



                                                                                                                    Mary Baldwin University senior
                                                                                                                 Diamonique Anderson of Chesterfield
                                                                                                                 directed the Election Live broadcast on
                                                                                                                 election night in November. Working with
                                                                                                                 more than 60 other students, she helped
                                                                                                                 track the results of state and local races and
                                                                                                                 dove into relevant topics for voters electing
                                                                                                                 a new Virginia governor.
                                                                                                                    “I have always been open to the idea
                                                                                                                 of directing the broadcast because I think
                                                                                                                 it is a fun and informative event that is
                                                                                                                 unique to our campus,” Anderson said. “I
                                                                                                                 do not know of any other school that allows
                                                                                                                 students to write their own scripts and
                                                                                                                 broadcast the election results in a real studio
                                                                                                                 setting.”
                                                                                                                    Working on Election Live is one
                                                                                                                 of several ways in which MBU has
                                                                                                                 helped prepare Anderson for a future
                                                                                                                 in policymaking. Classes with Political
                                                                                                                 Science Professor Laura van Assendelft
                                                                                                                 and Associate Professor of Communication
                                                                                                                 Bruce Dorries have also helped shape her
                                                                                                                 path. So has her work as marketing and
                                                                                                                 public relations specialist in MBU’s Spencer
          During the Spartan Slam wrestling tournament at Broad Run High School, wrestlers and coaches eagerly watched   Center for Civic and Global Engagement.
       on as Thomas Dale, Senior, Blake Correa earned his 100th Varsity Career win.                                 “Civic engagement has become part of
          Blake went onto to win the Spartan Slam 138 Championship Dec. 28, with a 9-1 win in the final match.  Blake has   my foundation at Mary Baldwin,” Anderson
       a record of 105 -35. He was the 2017 6A Conference Champion and a State Qualifier.                        said. “I encourage students to be involved
          Blake Correa started wrestling at the age six with the Dale Wrestling Club. He wrestled  junior varsity his eight   both in the Staunton community and
       grade year and is now wrestling in his fourth year at the varsity level.                                  globally.” She is also serving her second
                                                                                                                 term as chairwoman of Minority Clubs
                                                                                                                 United. Previously, Anderson was president
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