First two weeks = Success!

Wow, what a great two weeks of papermaking! I really feel confident about this semester and about the new people on our staff we have obtained after just one interest meeting! We have another one Thursday (7 p.m. Russell House Room 322/326), and I am pumped about that one, too. It should bring more people and help us with our Technology section on Thursdays, which are always lacking in content.
Great job goes out to many, but two stand out in my minds: Tyler Mobley, our new movie columnist, and Melissa Force, who wrote a story about how to protect yourself. I really think the “newbies” are great additions to our neat little group of Mix writers. Welcome to The Daily Gamecock family. Keep sending in those stories to us on time and thanks for all that you do!
I want to shout out praise to Justin Fenner, who is doing such a great job in his new position as editor of our Mix section. He is perfect for this job. He deserves it, and he throws himself into everything he does and everything he writes. He really had to learn everything about the ins and outs of the paper in a short amount of time, and I think he did a great job in containing and absorbing all of that information smoothly. Thanks for your dedication, it makes my job as your assistant so much easier to see so much dedication in your work. And I love seeing your cute smiling face everyday, sweet stuff!
Lastly I want to say great job to Caroline and Liz for being our great new managing editor and editor-in-chief. Y'all are doing such a good job. Everything has been running smoother. We're all more organized with our budget meetings and our new planning routes. I think that you guys are great role models for upcoming staff members to see how a paper really should be run. Great job everyone, especially those in new positions this semester. I'm no expert on the paper because I've only been here for one semester myself, but I can tell that this semester is going to be a fabulous one.

-- The Mix
Andrea Lucas
Asst. Mix Editor