"Freshies" hot on our heels
By: Jessica Ferrell
Issue date: 9/21/06 Section: Editorial
First and foremost, I want to give a big shout out to my upperclassmen. We've served our time at the bottom, and kids, the top is sweet. We know the system (how to work it, and avoid it), avoid rush hour in the caf, call professors by their first name, and are cool simply because must of us have the vertical student ID.
While my complete loyalty lies with my fellow upperclassmen as we race through this lifetime experience our parents call "the time of our lives," I have some bad news. There's someone riding our bumper. It seems that every time I look in my rear view mirror of achievement reflection, there in plain view, waving their enthusiastic little hands, is the freshmen class of 2010. This year with twenty-two seeking leadership positions as editors on The Stentor staff, half of them were freshmen. At the involvement fair The Stentor signed seventy-three writers, with a majority of them, again, members of 2010.
As Managing Editor of The Stentor, I was reluctant to place a First Year Student in a leadership position because of the lack of collegiate experience. As a freshman I came to Lake Forest College, a former Student Body President, Mock Trial participant, and athlete. I didn't think I was going to conquer Lake Forest College, yet I dared anyone to try and stop me. However, as the end of freshmen year approached, I realized all I was doing was whining in letters to the editor, going to class, "playing" rugby, and competing in Mock Trial. They say that the more students, who get involved early on, continue to succeed in the future.
Currently, I work with six freshmen on the staff: two Assistant Opinions Editors (Alyssa Huff, and Kristin Ayes) who have both far surpassed my expectations with their willingness to accept any additional writing, and facilitate communication with the student body; three Layout Editors (Donatella Savino, Katie Danklefsen, and Viri Del Bosque) who continue to improve their skills as well as the paper; and the Assistant News Editor (Kathleen O'Mary) is creating connections between students, clubs, and administrators with weekly contributions.
While my complete loyalty lies with my fellow upperclassmen as we race through this lifetime experience our parents call "the time of our lives," I have some bad news. There's someone riding our bumper. It seems that every time I look in my rear view mirror of achievement reflection, there in plain view, waving their enthusiastic little hands, is the freshmen class of 2010. This year with twenty-two seeking leadership positions as editors on The Stentor staff, half of them were freshmen. At the involvement fair The Stentor signed seventy-three writers, with a majority of them, again, members of 2010.
As Managing Editor of The Stentor, I was reluctant to place a First Year Student in a leadership position because of the lack of collegiate experience. As a freshman I came to Lake Forest College, a former Student Body President, Mock Trial participant, and athlete. I didn't think I was going to conquer Lake Forest College, yet I dared anyone to try and stop me. However, as the end of freshmen year approached, I realized all I was doing was whining in letters to the editor, going to class, "playing" rugby, and competing in Mock Trial. They say that the more students, who get involved early on, continue to succeed in the future.
Currently, I work with six freshmen on the staff: two Assistant Opinions Editors (Alyssa Huff, and Kristin Ayes) who have both far surpassed my expectations with their willingness to accept any additional writing, and facilitate communication with the student body; three Layout Editors (Donatella Savino, Katie Danklefsen, and Viri Del Bosque) who continue to improve their skills as well as the paper; and the Assistant News Editor (Kathleen O'Mary) is creating connections between students, clubs, and administrators with weekly contributions.