This will be my second – and last – blog of the semester.
I resigned as News editor two weeks ago today and through the last few days I’ve struggled with my feelings about this decision.
Like the other students who work here, I wear many hats outside of this paper, including a sparkly blue one.
I am a resident adviser for Honors students, a full-time student (albeit barely) and a girlfriend. I stay beyond busy.
After a year of juggling my life, I have decided to put the balls down and move on. It saddens me that I had to leave my position, but hey, housing is expensive on campus.
There will be many things I will miss about The Daily Gamecock. Our crazy parties, live bands at WUSC that make editing almost unbearable, writing crazy headlines and screaming obscenities down the hall when stories were late, short or missing.
I would not give up these memories for the world. I met my best friends here and experienced things I never could have dreamed of. I even got subpoenaed.
I am confident in the abilities of my replacement, Chelsea Hadaway. She will do amazing things and I leave the section in her capable hands.
I might not be News editor but I’m far from gone from these offices. I will still cover elections and hopefully will become a page designer. That is, if Mike Conway lets me near InDesign for more than 5 seconds.
Besides, what else am I going to do with all this free time?
-- Jackie Alexander
Former News editor
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