Our Voice
Editor in Chief bids adieu
Corey Dickstein
Issue date: 5/1/09 Section: Opinion
Twenty-six production nights, twenty-six newspapers and approximately 325,000 words. Another school year has passed us by.
For me, this is it. My last issue. The end.
Until this moment I didn't really know what it was I was feeling. As I sit in The Colonnade office on the final production of my college career, a week and half from walking across the stage as a college "graduate," (although I won't receive my diploma until after completing Maymester and my internship), I'm feeling both sad to have to leave this newspaper and excited to head toward my uncertain future.
For the past three years, I have dedicated my life to this newspaper. Tonight, I sit here surrounded by some of my best friends, my Colonnade family - there is no other word that can begin to define the relationships forged by working together at this newspaper. I can't help but think over all the wonderful (and terrible) memories we've made together.
College has been one hell of an experience. We've all had our ups, downs and in betweens. Personally, I've grown as a person and believe I am beginning to learn exactly who I am.
While I know that most of the people that will read this both in print and online are not graduating, I really want to take the time and say congratulations to those that are. Whether you are graduating with a bachelor's or master's degree, you have accomplished an outstanding feat. And you can be sure that you are leaving GCSU with an excellent education.
Let's get out there and see what impact we can make on the world.
For those of you returning to GCSU next year - don't worry I'm not forgetting you - know that The Colonnade is in more than capable hands and will continue to strive to provide you with the necessary information about the GCSU campus community. Current Colonnade News Editor Marge (Claire) Dykes will take over as Editor in Chief, and I personally promise she will keep the boat motoring along.
The Colonnade would not be possible without the support of the GCSU administration, the campus community and most importantly the readers. A special thanks is in order to all of those people here that help us produce this publication.
Working for this newspaper and attending this university have truly been wonderful experiences, and I can't even begin to describe how many memories I've made over the past four years and how much I will miss the people, places and events that have made GCSU home.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's off to the "real world" for this guy... Bring it on!
Your 2008-2009 Editor in Chief, signing off,
Corey Dickstein
For me, this is it. My last issue. The end.
Until this moment I didn't really know what it was I was feeling. As I sit in The Colonnade office on the final production of my college career, a week and half from walking across the stage as a college "graduate," (although I won't receive my diploma until after completing Maymester and my internship), I'm feeling both sad to have to leave this newspaper and excited to head toward my uncertain future.
For the past three years, I have dedicated my life to this newspaper. Tonight, I sit here surrounded by some of my best friends, my Colonnade family - there is no other word that can begin to define the relationships forged by working together at this newspaper. I can't help but think over all the wonderful (and terrible) memories we've made together.
College has been one hell of an experience. We've all had our ups, downs and in betweens. Personally, I've grown as a person and believe I am beginning to learn exactly who I am.
While I know that most of the people that will read this both in print and online are not graduating, I really want to take the time and say congratulations to those that are. Whether you are graduating with a bachelor's or master's degree, you have accomplished an outstanding feat. And you can be sure that you are leaving GCSU with an excellent education.
Let's get out there and see what impact we can make on the world.
For those of you returning to GCSU next year - don't worry I'm not forgetting you - know that The Colonnade is in more than capable hands and will continue to strive to provide you with the necessary information about the GCSU campus community. Current Colonnade News Editor Marge (Claire) Dykes will take over as Editor in Chief, and I personally promise she will keep the boat motoring along.
The Colonnade would not be possible without the support of the GCSU administration, the campus community and most importantly the readers. A special thanks is in order to all of those people here that help us produce this publication.
Working for this newspaper and attending this university have truly been wonderful experiences, and I can't even begin to describe how many memories I've made over the past four years and how much I will miss the people, places and events that have made GCSU home.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's off to the "real world" for this guy... Bring it on!
Your 2008-2009 Editor in Chief, signing off,
Corey Dickstein
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