Calling all writers

By Staff

So, it is that time when you find yourself in the office of your advisor, and you are looking at your plan and realizing that you need to pick up some more hours than you thought. You want to do something that will be fun and educational and maybe help you to be more involved with the campus. You want something challenging. You want something that makes you a part of the greater whole.

You realize that it is just a few days past Veterans Day, and you think of all the soldiers out there and you feel this patriotic fervor wash over you. You want to be a patriot and you want to serve your country. So you decide that you are going to get involved in ROTC. Cool. Considering it was recently released that 75 percent of the nation’s youth could enlist in the service because they were either too fat, too stupid or too criminal, more college kids getting into officers training surely is a great thing. That is, if you’re into it.

The military is not for everyone.

But wait, there is something else you can do. Something just as patriotic. After all, what is more patriotic than the truth? When Superman first leapt onto the scene in 1938 he stood for three things: truth , justice and the American way! Remember what Superman was in his private life? He was Clark Kent: ace reporter for the Daily Planet. He was a journalist. You could be one too.

Talk to your adviser about it. Say, “I want to be a part of the Griffon News team,” because now is the time that you can get involved with the eyes and ears of the university. Now is a time when you can seek out the truth. You can be a part of a team that creates a weekly published college newspaper. You can enjoy the fun of meeting new people and interviewing them. You can get into college activities and take pictures. You can rub shoulders with the power players of the university and ask them uncomfortable questions. You can fight for truth, justice and the American way!

This is a call to arms. If you think those things are still important then find your way to the far side of the second floor of Eder Hall. Find the glass enclosed office with a sign that says: “Don’t feed the animals!” and walk through the door and say I want to join the fight. It is time to make your mark.