so i'd thought about going to europe next semester, and now i am beginning to regret relinquishing that opportunity, because i want to get out of here
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but seriously, i think you're selling yourself (and the chronicle) short. is that all you hoped to get out of your chron experience? memorable bylines and pleasing decor? you're jaded with the chronicle because you've let it define your college experience--which, i think, it shouldn't and is why i try to maintain a social life outside the chronicle. But, beyond that, you've gotten plenty of other good things out of your time there--im sure of it. granted, i've already begun second-guessing my own decision to stay, but that doesn't mean im not going to try and make my time here worthwhile. im so excited for dept. head meetings with ryan, sarah, shreya, jared, and saidi, and i'm excited to stay at Duke and meet new people and establish new relationships and get to know duke on a level that only a university editor can, and im excited to mentor a dozen earnest, talented associates, and i'm excited to write for the sake of writing, for the sake of getting the news out there. and really, does it matter whether you remember a particular story in 50 years? of course not. and does it even matter if we become journalists? i don't think so, either. because, this is obviously not about job potential (let's face it, if we were looking for jobs, we would've taken up econ). it's about exploring journalism, it's about being stupidly idealistic, its about writing, its about spending our time with likeminded individuals, its about taking a chance on an organization that may or may not define us in the future, because we're young, we're college students, and these are the kinds of risky decisions we make. the decision to stay has already been made. so the decision to make the most of your time here is what you should be focusing on.
i didn't mean for that to sound so critical or heavy-handed (if it did). i was trying to be inspiring....now im going to finish my baked ziti and go to bed. night night.
but seriously, i think you're selling yourself (and the chronicle) short. is that all you hoped to get out of your chron experience? memorable bylines and pleasing decor? you're jaded with the chronicle because you've let it define your college experience--which, i think, it shouldn't and is why i try to maintain a social life outside the chronicle. But, beyond that, you've gotten plenty of other good things out of your time there--im sure of it. granted, i've already begun second-guessing my own decision to stay, but that doesn't mean im not going to try and make my time here worthwhile. im so excited for dept. head meetings with ryan, sarah, shreya, jared, and saidi, and i'm excited to stay at Duke and meet new people and establish new relationships and get to know duke on a level that only a university editor can, and im excited to mentor a dozen earnest, talented associates, and i'm excited to write for the sake of writing, for the sake of getting the news out there. and really, does it matter whether you remember a particular story in 50 years? of course not. and does it even matter if we become journalists? i don't think so, either. because, this is obviously not about job potential (let's face it, if we were looking for jobs, we would've taken up econ). it's about exploring journalism, it's about being stupidly idealistic, its about writing, its about spending our time with likeminded individuals, its about taking a chance on an organization that may or may not define us in the future, because we're young, we're college students, and these are the kinds of risky decisions we make. the decision to stay has already been made. so the decision to make the most of your time here is what you should be focusing on.
i didn't mean for that to sound so critical or heavy-handed (if it did). i was trying to be inspiring....now im going to finish my baked ziti and go to bed. night night.
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i dont think thats really what i think, anyway. because if it were, i would have quit a long time ago.
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