Students can write and submit a brief to enter a drawing for a free Kindle Fire.

The brief must be 500 words or less and be in the vein of essays from the This I Believe books. There will also be a This I Believe lecture from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. April 4 in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium.

Essays can be submitted at www.orientation.niu.edu. They must be submitted by Friday.