How to tell that it's March in student newspaper-land
1. People ask you about the SU election and you're incredulous that they have relatively no idea about the last few hours' developments. The tension with the students' union is so thick you'd think you'd slept together or something . . . .
2. People make odd analogies to EIC hiring, including under-desk sleeping and masturbation. More disturbingly, no one finds this odd in the least, because it's the most important thing in the world after the other all-ecompassing election. Surprisingly, it's also so laid-back that no one cares about it, and it's actually the least important thing in the world, after the other petty election.
2.5. Everyone is sick.
3. You forget that you have classes. You've been doing this all term, but only now are final papers due.
3.5. Everyone is still sick.
4. You still, somehow, find time to play hockey and go out for drinks, because there are only 7 issues left. 6 issues left. 5 ...
5. There are only five issues left. This is both the best and worst thing in the entire world. You have no idea what to do, except to keep on keepin' on, and hope the paper doesn't break your heart.
Happy March everyone, and here's to going in like a lion . . . . and coming out like one, too.
posted by Tessa @ 04:03
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Four issues left.
One of them is the spoof issue.
Elections in two weeks.
More important elections in three weeks.
Term papers due.
Other elections in two weeks.
Too many damn elections.
Everyone wants coverage of their silly student events but nobody wants to contribute to writing about other people's silly student events.
I wrote my entire news section aside from two volunteers who wrote a story each in the last issue (7 ouf 9 stories) and not a single one of them was wire worthy. It was sad.
March in student newspaper land is always fun - can't wait for spoof issue time.
10 issues left
5 straight weeks of newspapers
5 straight weeks of writing
bah