Dylan Kesti

Dylan Kesti is a Sophomore who is double majoring in Communication and Global Politics. He someday hopes to work in foreign diplomacy for the U.N. or in the senate office. ‘So why is he majoring in Communication?’ you might be wondering. The answer is because he knows how important it is to be a good communicator when you’re in politics.

Dylan learned a great deal from taking CSS News Practicum, which is a course that teaches students television production, while producing a weekly newscast. Most importantly he got to learn more about campus, who to contact about what issues, and make a lot of connections with a wide variety of people on campus in the process. He also learned how to be more comfortable doing interviews and picked up some video editing skills.

One of Dylan’s favorite classes was Legal Controversies in Communication. The course talks about rhetoric in media and government and how politicians get people to believe what they want. Dylan called it the ‘science of communication.’ They presented court cases dealing with same-sex marriage, capital punishment, and the freedom of speech—focusing on both the legal and the communication sides of argumentation.}

Dylan also had the honor of being the escort of Daniel Quinn, who is the author of the book Ishmael, when he visited campus. He was offered the unique opportunity because of how much he loved Quinn’s book. The book offers an alternative view of human history and proposes a different program for human lifestyle change.

Dylan is also highly active in many campus activities including being on student senate, Student Campaign for Child Survival (SCCS), a coordinator in the CJL, Cross Country, and he acts as a secretary for Pat Hagen, the director of the Dignitas program. Dylan also camped out on the Science lawn for homelessness and campus climate wars on more than one occasion—and he proudly made a point to add that he camped without a tent. Dylan will also have the opportunity to study abroad for the HECUA program in Norway in the spring of 2008. He also plans to study at American University in Washington D.C. in spring of 2009.