Live, Learn and Figure It Out:
Thoughts from the Editor who's living the dream
Greg Sebastiao
Issue date: 2/3/10 Section: Viewpoint
I've debated with myself for months now on whether or not I should write this article. I'm still not entirely sure that I want to, but it's Saturday, and I have nothing else on my mind, so I guess I'm reluctantly going with this. In the simplest way put, I don't think that the school newspaper gets a lot of respect. It doesn't matter how much we strive to make drastic improvements or how much time we spend down in the office-until the early morning hours on most nights-we just don't get it. And the sad part is, I don't think the respect is coming very soon either.
Recently, I was told that next year would bring some changes to the publications area below Charlie's. My initial reaction was, "alright, I'll be out of here, so it doesn't affect me." But the problem is that it does affect my staff and the future of an organization that I think is important to this school. For those that don't know by now-nothing is a secret at this school-these changes consist of renovating the entire publications office and making multiple smaller offices for the Student Activities to come downstairs.
Let me be the first to say how much I think this is a great idea. The work that is done in that small, jam-packed space upstairs by Lili Zannotti, Sara Swillo and Eric Swindle is so important to the school and the students. They are all wonderful people that bring so much to the table, and they deserve to have more space to run what they need to. The numbers of students that squeeze their way into that office every day to make their rounds is amazing. It is clear that for what they do and how much they bring to the school, this move is essential to Student Activities continuing to prosper.
Though essential for Student Activities, it is unfortunate for our office. We use all our space and some of which is going to be cut by the powers of Assumption College. The Le Provocateur has been down in the Hagan Campus Center basement for as long as I can remember. It has never had the chance to be upstairs in Charlie's with the other organizations and has never truly taken the spotlight from most people. The newspaper is secluded, and honestly, I have no problem with that. I enjoy being away from the rest of the hustle and bustle of Charlie's, whether my staff agrees or not. We're in our own little world down there, and I think it works out perfectly. We have all the space we need to run the newspaper, which is completely run by ourselves. There's very little help from others down in that office-the help that we do get and need is from Sara, Lili and Doctor Land.
Recently, I was told that next year would bring some changes to the publications area below Charlie's. My initial reaction was, "alright, I'll be out of here, so it doesn't affect me." But the problem is that it does affect my staff and the future of an organization that I think is important to this school. For those that don't know by now-nothing is a secret at this school-these changes consist of renovating the entire publications office and making multiple smaller offices for the Student Activities to come downstairs.
Let me be the first to say how much I think this is a great idea. The work that is done in that small, jam-packed space upstairs by Lili Zannotti, Sara Swillo and Eric Swindle is so important to the school and the students. They are all wonderful people that bring so much to the table, and they deserve to have more space to run what they need to. The numbers of students that squeeze their way into that office every day to make their rounds is amazing. It is clear that for what they do and how much they bring to the school, this move is essential to Student Activities continuing to prosper.
Though essential for Student Activities, it is unfortunate for our office. We use all our space and some of which is going to be cut by the powers of Assumption College. The Le Provocateur has been down in the Hagan Campus Center basement for as long as I can remember. It has never had the chance to be upstairs in Charlie's with the other organizations and has never truly taken the spotlight from most people. The newspaper is secluded, and honestly, I have no problem with that. I enjoy being away from the rest of the hustle and bustle of Charlie's, whether my staff agrees or not. We're in our own little world down there, and I think it works out perfectly. We have all the space we need to run the newspaper, which is completely run by ourselves. There's very little help from others down in that office-the help that we do get and need is from Sara, Lili and Doctor Land.
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Joe Mascia
posted 2/22/10 @ 12:53 AM EST
This is a tough break for a lot of dedicated people. I don't want to knock any of the Student Activities staff members or their student leaders, they do a ton for the campus community, but if this isn't a sign of things to come I don't know what is. (Continued…)
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