2008 Woodie Awards
Centenary: the good, the bad, and the Congo
Versha Sharma
Issue date: 5/2/08 Section: Letter from the Editor
After thirty-five issues and literally countless hours of sleep deprivation - this is it. My last issue as Editor-in-Chief. It all feels rather anti-climactic, actually, or maybe that's just because I'm suffering a huge and hugely inconvenient case of writer's block, and Layout Editor and Wednesday night companion Courtney Delaney's repeated attempts at making me cry are just making me giggle so far.
I really can't be anything but happy at this point, even though I'll miss quite a lot about Centenary and The Conglomerate in particular, because it's been such an amazing time. Three semesters as editor and four years on Congo staff - I certainly didn't think I'd end up like this when I was a wee little firstie, sitting in my friend's dorm room in James Hall and doing nothing productive when the friend said: "Hey, did you see that global about the school newspaper? The first meeting's tonight." Having not yet developed into the compulsive email checker that I am today, I had not seen it - and promptly raced over to the third floor of the SUB to begin the college-career-long-love-affair with this newspaper.
I wanted to accomplish many goals as editor: more coverage of politics, more national and international news, more in-depth stories on campus issues, more comics by Rhagen Russell on our politicians' indiscretions. Sadly, I could only get Rhagen to draw a pervy Senator once (lucky Larry Craig), but I hope we scored well in the other areas.
Is it cliché to say that I've always wanted to go into journalism? Corny, yes, but true. When I was 12, I started a newsletter at my school because, well, I wanted to (and I was obsessed with Print Shop Deluxe - does anyone remember that now archaic program?). Since then, I've loved this line of work, and what I've done here in the last four years has been an incredible education.
And what better way to end/prevent this from becoming overly sentimental drivel than itemizing my nostalgia? I present to you my top ten favorite Conglomerate moments (okay, I cheated, a few are more a series of moments, sorry).
I really can't be anything but happy at this point, even though I'll miss quite a lot about Centenary and The Conglomerate in particular, because it's been such an amazing time. Three semesters as editor and four years on Congo staff - I certainly didn't think I'd end up like this when I was a wee little firstie, sitting in my friend's dorm room in James Hall and doing nothing productive when the friend said: "Hey, did you see that global about the school newspaper? The first meeting's tonight." Having not yet developed into the compulsive email checker that I am today, I had not seen it - and promptly raced over to the third floor of the SUB to begin the college-career-long-love-affair with this newspaper.
I wanted to accomplish many goals as editor: more coverage of politics, more national and international news, more in-depth stories on campus issues, more comics by Rhagen Russell on our politicians' indiscretions. Sadly, I could only get Rhagen to draw a pervy Senator once (lucky Larry Craig), but I hope we scored well in the other areas.
Is it cliché to say that I've always wanted to go into journalism? Corny, yes, but true. When I was 12, I started a newsletter at my school because, well, I wanted to (and I was obsessed with Print Shop Deluxe - does anyone remember that now archaic program?). Since then, I've loved this line of work, and what I've done here in the last four years has been an incredible education.
And what better way to end/prevent this from becoming overly sentimental drivel than itemizing my nostalgia? I present to you my top ten favorite Conglomerate moments (okay, I cheated, a few are more a series of moments, sorry).
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