Senior Sendoffs

Senior Sendoff: Smiling because it happened

“So in the spirit of graduation, times of change, and leaving the place I have loved for the past four years, I won’t cry because it is over — I’ll smile because it happened.”
Senior Sendoff: Roll the credits

“To best pay homage to the column that built my future, I want to shout out movies I’ve seen that have made me me.”
Senior Sendoff: Editing with care

“The power of editing is knowing that someone cared enough about your story to read it a dozen times, just to make it a little better.”
Senior Sendoff: One more story

“This paper has given me so much more than just a space to write. Collegian Nation, you believed in me when I couldn’t, just by reading my work. I am so grateful that you all have trusted me and the writers I work with to bring you your news and tell your stories.”
Senior-ish Sendoff-ish: Pharmacy student says goodbye

“As a student journalist, people are often surprised to hear I’m a pharmacy student. I myself often wonder if I’m the first editor in professional pharmacy school in the Collegian’s 138-year history. After all, what business does a healthcare major have in the student newspaper?”
Senior Sendoff: Journalism is powerful … in more ways than one

“There is no way I could have known that deciding to apply for the Collegian would be the most important decision I would make as a student.”
Senior Sendoff: Blocking out the noise

“I felt dumb and naive because I had no future plans on how I would be able to afford anything at all. In my head, I had already decided that if I did not pursue some type of business degree, I would be without purpose.”
Senior Sendoff: See you later, squatch

“Before any other opportunity in journalism, the Collegian sparked my love for this work, and for that, I am forever grateful.”
Senior Sendoff: Making my mark

“I’d never written for a newspaper prior to college, and I didn’t think that would be something that would particularly interest me once in college. I spent my first two years of college without the Collegian and decided to join on a whim — thankfully it worked out.”