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Vol. 4 No. 46 | Dec. 5, 2007
 

Comedian and talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres called NAU freshman Milly Venezia during the show that aired Dec. 4 to tell her she was coming to visit the NAU campus on Dec. 7.
Student's letter brings 'Ellen'
to NAU

Comedian Ellen DeGeneres will be visiting the Flagstaff campus on Friday when she brings her crew to film a segment for her Emmy Award-winning talk show.

DeGeneres will visit freshman Milly Venezia, who won a "Wish You Were Here" contest sponsored by the talk show.

The two will attend a class together, visit Venezia's residence hall and have lunch.

The segment is scheduled for Dec. 12 on Ellen, which airs at 3 p.m. on KNAZ Channel 2 and KPNX Channel 12.

Milly Venezia's winning letter to DeGeneres:

Dear Ellen,

I am currently a freshman at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. I think it would be a great show if you visited a college campus. I live in Sechrist on the Second Floor in the South wing and on behalf of the girls in my wing I would like to invite you to come visit us. In case you are wondering: "What is there to do in Flagstaff?" Flagstaff is a pretty small town but some movies have been filmed here including "Raise Your Voice" and "Forrest Gump"—well maybe two. Tom Hanks ran down a street and that's pretty much it. So if you came to Flagstaff it would make us super excited and there would probably be a lot of screaming. So will you please come visit us, Ellen?

Sincerely,

Milly Venezia and the Second Floor South Girls

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