When Neil Blake was flipping through the National Geographic magazine, he wanted to take the same photos from the far places in the world. Also inspired by National Geographic, Garrett Ellison realized he wanted to “be creative and travel.” Sheri McWhirter got “a taste” of journalism on the yearbook team in high school.⁠ ⁠ Today, the trio covers the environment during a time of unprecedented weather extremes.⁠ .⁠ cm-life.com/section/news⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #studentjournalism #studentrunmedia #studentmedia #CentralMichiganLife #CMLife #MLive #environment #climate #change #reporting #news #democracy #journalism #profile #BeaverIslandMichigan #MountPleasantMichigan #CentralMichiganUniversity #CMich #Michigan