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Show 2- Editoriai The Forum '. Phol'j I Hir rff'i-lHrilfi- April 26, 2000 i X;'h Jhumll! Yes. The moment you three favorites from the past year. Drum roll, please... have feared for months now has finally arrived. Your darkest nightmares realized. What could it be? The WWF gone bankrupt? Britney Spears opts for 3: Volunteerism remember, this was the article in which I challenged the student body to donate just one hour per week to some worthy cause. Unfortunately, I received lackluster response to this column which I thought would raise some sense of duty from the campus. The only intelligent response I heard was from Carolyn Perkins, who was quick to remind me of many students who volunteer outside of the scope of the Volunteer Center. Well, I think that's just great, but from what I heard, that number of students is relatively small when compared to the whole of the campus. I still think the service requirement is a great idea. But wait! Would the service requirement cut time into too much of your cartoon-watchin- g on Saturday mornings? Tough, and if it does, we didn't want you nere anyway. Remember, volunteering is run and rewarding and it does make a difference. Get out there and do it. early retirement? Westminster invites George W. Bush to be the graduation speaker, and he accepts? No, it is none of these things. All gooa things must come to an end. Alas, my time at The Forum has come to an end. This will be the last article you will read from your Uncle Primo for a long time. I'm hanging it up and moving on to... well, I wish I knew, but one sure thing is my ideas will no longer be found within these pages. This is the last issue of this school year, and I would like to think that during the past months we have all gotten to know each other better. We've laughed, we've cried, and maybe, just maybe, we have all learned a little something as well. I would also like to think that I entertained you and informed you; that is, after all, the responsibility of a journalist. But no matter now entertaining my writing was during the last two semesters, there is one thing Iwill never be good at, and that is saying good-byMaybe it's that I hate leaving things undone and unsaid, or maybe it's that I will miss all the great people around here, but I think what it comes down to is I am never able to express all I want when faced with the final moments of any relationship. So, to that end, instead or writing out a long, gushy goodbye column, I thought it would be fun to take a look back at tne past year. Specifically, let's revisit some of my columns of the past year and see what can be learned from them. Remember, we cannot proceed into the future without effectively reconciling the past. So here we go, my top 2: Green Light Syndrome e. 1: The Blue Van The Forum Staff Writers Heather Cook Production Manager Cynthia Kirkham Audrey Maynard Jonathan Massimino Lucas Hill Becky Pugmire Amanda Shiner Gia Throndsen Staff Photographers Photo Editor Nicholas Brunetti Paul Gallegos Amy Young Maritza I. Business Manager Faculty Advisor Heather Bodrero Herrera-Dia- So, that's a recap ladies and gentlemen. These are the highlights of the past year, and a great year it was. Let me take a few seconds of your time and thank the people who deserve it. First, thanks to Mark Merkely for being such a good sport with everything, especially that classic picture we use for the column every now and then. Thanks to The Forum staff, especially Emily, Amy and Fred, who wouldn't let me get away with much, and Patrick, who let me get away with just about anything. Finally, thank you Kim. You, more than anyone or anything, influenced me over the past months, and your ideas really kept me going when I didn't think I could write another word. So that's it everyone. Maybe it did get a little sappy towards the end. Excuse me while I wipe the tears from my eyes. I would like to leave you with some words of inspiration, "The past is never over; in fact, it is never even past." Those are the words of William Faulkner. So no matter what happens, dear reader, the past influences you, just like I hope my column has done. Thanks for the great year everyone; I couldn't have done it without you.E TTDd tc)9acp Dear Westminster, As the year winds down, I would like to take the time to officially say goodbye to the Westminster community, and to thank all of you who supported the paper this Patrick C. Kibbie Copy Editor Emily Murphy - For a week, the blue van response. yjQscF IRpsood iv Willie T. Hobdy - Yes, it still plagues us all. Indecision, nervousness, sloth, lack of initiative - all of these are symptoms of this disease that is spreading like the women's gymnastics team. I had hoped my column would put the brakes on this outbreak, but I was wrong. If anything, the article proved to be a catalyst for even more reported cases. I urge you, please, go see your friendly neighborhood doctor ana he will prescribe the necessary medication to cure you of this. Please, dfo us all a favor and get down there. . Editor - For those of you who don't captivated the campus. I really don't know what to say about this. I find it interesting that the one article in which I really don't pick up on any pressing or somewhat controversial issue is probably everyone's favorite article. At any rate, this was a fun and great column. In a way, it had a unifying effect. People reacted to it and had something to say about it. That was my goal for this column, and this topic was the one that garnered the most z Fred Fogo Tlte Forum in published evpry Tuendnv. Letters are encouraged from students, faculty, staff and other readers. Address all letters to: The Forum, Westminster College, 1840 So. 1300 E., Salt Lake City, UT 84105.Only aigned tetters will be accepted and The Forum reserves the right to edit all submissions. Views expressed are those of the writers, and are not to be conmdered those of T7ie Forum, ASWC, the faculty, staff or administration. year. With a few ups and downs, I honestly feel that this year's paper has been the best yet, and I wish all the luck in the world to next year's staff and look forward to seeing what will come from a new and creative staff. I would personally like to thank my editorial staff this year, without their help, I we would have never accomplished what we have. would also like to specially thank Amy Youne, Photography Editor of The Forum, for without her help the paper wouldn't look half as good as it does. The students who take the time to write for this paper should be commended. Writing for a paper takes time out of their school schedules to interview and research the stories published each week. The Forum is a paper about learning, and yes a few mistakes have been made, but better to learn from mistakes now than in the "real" world. I have also learned, in the words of past editor Heather King, "that those who say you can't please everyone are correct." The editorial staff would also like to thank our advisor, Fred Fogo, who helped us in many ways, and allowed us to function as closely to a real paper as we possibly could. Last of all. The Forum staff would like to thank the students at Westminster, whom this paper is for and about. Sincerely, Patrick C. Kibbie The Forum editor-in-che- if |