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Show 2 Opinion FORUMFORTNIGHTLY.COM Hillary Fowler Editor-in-Chi- cf Failure makes us EDITOR-IN-CHIE- F HILLARY FOWLER ASSOCIATE EDITOR I remember it like it was yesterday. Nerves off the charts. Thousands of new faces. Confusion. But mosdy curiosity. HOLLY KING ONLINE EDITOR PETER CHEW BUSINESS MANAGER RILEY SHELDON PRODUCTION MANAGER JACKSON LINK ASSISTANT EDITORS EMILY SENOSKY SMYTHE EDDY ADVISERS KIMZARKIN MATT BAKER CONTRIBUTING WRITERS RACHAEL ELKINS SMYTHE EDDY ERIC WATSON What was I about to get myself into? When I graduated high school, there was a mix of feelings. But I knew exactly what was coming next: College. That next step had been planned out since first grade. Now I am graduating college and the mix of emotions is still there, but no one is telling me what comes next. Well, It is about to smack me in the face. I have to jump and hope to God some gust of wind helps me fly in the right direction. Jumping is scary. But we are all about to cut our bungee cords and fall. If you fly, great. But you should embrace falling flat on your face out of that bright blue sky known as reality. Falling helps us change course and try on unexpected sets of wings that may fit us even better. When I came to Westminster, I knew without a doubt I was going to be a science major and help animals for a living. No one was going to talk me out of it. Except me and my faulty wings. Two months into my college career, I got the scariest letter of my life: Dear Ms. Fowler, Please be smarter or go home... Okay. Thats not exactly what it said, but it may as well have. Up until that point, I thought I was invincible. That letter knocked me so far down I couldnt even recognize which direction was up anymore. I spent days staring at my wall trying to figure out what I was going to do I had to be a scientist and no one would tell me no. Until I embraced the fall, I stayed buried deep in the ground. Then I grew my new wings, and I discovered my real passion and direction in life. These new wings have carried me to many exciting experiences and opportunities. None of which I would have seen if someone wouldnt have knocked me down. Did I forever escape failure? Absolutely not. I hope I never do because each time I get hit, I get up three times stronger. Each of us just obtained our shiny new wings and have started to test the air. But what happens next? As for me, I hope it is love. Challenge. Adventure. Failure. Confusion. Happiness. Knowledge. Because this is what it means to fly. ALISSA FINN PETER CHEW BECCA RETTENBERGER RILEY SHELDON SARAH KAHN KENI NELSON EMILY SENKOSKY Congragulations, graduates! think theres a lesson in my experiences. KimZarkin When I was getting ready to take Adviser COf4TACT 1840 S. 1300 E. SHAW L3 SLC, UTAH EDITORIAL PHONE: 801.832.2320 forumeditorwestminstercollege.edu BUSINESS & ADVERTISING PHONE: 801.832.2319 forumbusinesswestminstercollege.edu LETTERS Submit letters to the editor and opinion pieces to forumeditorwest-minstercollege.ed- u as with "Opinion line. the subject Only letters received from a valid email address signed with a first and last name will be accepted. The Forum reserves the right to edit all submissions. The views and opinions expressed are those of the writers and are not to be considered those of The Forum, faculty, staff or administration of Westminster College. If published, letters and comments become sole property of The Forum. For many of you, this marks the end of your formal education. Thats it. Youre done. No more pencils. No more books. No more teachers dirty looks. Wait - do you still sing that song? Do you even own a pencil? But I digress. Our Editor-in-Chi- ef Hillary Fowler asked me to write a column to mark not only the end of the school year but also the end of my tenure as Forum adviser. After eight years, Im passing the mantle to Dr. Matt Baker. I know hell lead the , paper well. Giving up the paper is a little like graduation. Like you, Im both relieved to be done and sad to be leaving. And I editor at forumeditorwestminstercol-lege.ed- u with suggestions, story ideas and feedback. The Forum is published and printed in Salt Lake City, Utah. All rights reserved. No reproduction, reprinting or mass redistribution of print or online material without express written consent of the editor. Copyright 2012. - can give you one piece of advice its that: put your trust in yourself and youll never go wrong. There is no one right path to follow after graduation. Some of you will go backpacking in another country. Some are starting graduate school. Some are starting jobs. Some are starting families. All of you are on the right path your - path. For your entire lives, success has been defined in fairly limited ways: grades, scoreboards, praise from teachers and parents. Now is your chance to define success for yourself. Embrace the possibilities. Embrace the fear. Embrace the fact that you now get to decide how success will look. Westminster has given you the tools to take that next step. Were dying to see what you do with them. J ge, ft; Classroom Facilitator Located at the US Ski and Snowboard Association Part-Tim- The Forum publishes 1,000 copies every other Wednesday. The first copy of The Forum is free, and each additional copy costs $1.The Forum seeks to provide an unbiased, open media outlet for the Westminster campus and surrounding communities. Contact the over the paper in the summer of 2006 I was terrified. I had been trained in broadcasting, not print. I didnt know AP Style. I had never even worked on my college newspaper. The campus radio station, WXJM, was my home. We mocked the print journalists as not being as fun as radio people. There may have been water balloons at some point, but Ill neither confirm nor deny that. In a way, my new job as Forum adviser was a lot like the new paths you will be taking after you walk across that stage. I had to trust in my training, trust in myself and trust in my students. I knew I would make mistakes plenty of mistakes. But I also knew that I would be stronger for having tried something that scared me. If I e in Park City (10-2- 0 This is a part-tim- e hrs.) non benefited position located in the USU classrooms at the US Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) in Park City. Applicants must be available and willing to work late afternoons and evenings (4:00pm-- l 1:00pm). Hours will vary by semester but will typically be between 4:00pm-- l 1:00pm. The minimum beginning wage is $8.00. Experience working with Olympic athletes, their educational needs, and the USSA operations, management, and schedule preferred. 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