Reut Ness

Student

“Don’t think SMC is as relaxed as it sometimes sounds. It’s a lot of hard work and elbow grease.”

If anybody ever made a run at exhausting the possibilities at SMC, it just might be Reut Ness: English major, Dale Ride intern, photojournalist, study abroad student, writer, environmentalist and…well, you get the picture.

“It’s time for me to move on,” says Reut who in fact will soon be interning for Senator Joseph Biden’s office in Washington. “And hopefully I’ll be able to hop over to the Democratic convention in New York so I can photograph it.” You will see some of Reut’s photographs in this schedule of classes. “Being an SMC photographer is great!” she says of her work for staff photographer John Samargis. “We got first crack at Stephen Hawking when he was here. And all the media were still waiting outside.” Reut’s photos are possibly the only thing about her that stays still for very long.

“I went to Guildford, England, and studied Shakespeare, politics, geography and geology,” says Reut, adding to her list of intense interests. “And then I went backpacking by myself in Europe where I absolutely fell in love with Italy. It’s been tugging at my heart ever since.”

But another thing that’s been tugging at Reut is the environmental mess and how to fix it. “The fact that the U.S. is thinking of not going to Rio for the Earth Summit is preposterous,” she says. “We’re really out of touch if we think we can turn the whole world down.” Reut’s plans include a transfer to UC Santa Cruz “to study in their environmental school. And then it’s on to Yale Law School. I like the way that sounds!” Clear the decks, Yale. Reut is on her way and she’s not going to let you rest on your ivy.

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