Maddie
Had you told me two years ago I would be the Editor in Chief of The Bulletin, I would have laughed in your face.
It would only be a few months from now that freshman Maddie would abruptly end her run at The Bulletin, switch her minor from journalism (rest in peace my dear journalism program) to public administration (and change it twice more after that) and leave the world of journalism behind for what she thought was for good.
A high school hobby was a hobby no more. It was the end of an era, truly.
However, after multiple texts from Mason that following summer asking me to consider coming back to an effectively dead newspaper, I took up the title of Opinion Editor — and I fell in love with journalism all over again.
The Bulletin has been through a lot in the past two years, and we’ve spent the past year trying to rebuild what we’ve lost. Needless to say, I think we’ve done a pretty good job at it. Whether it be our former Editor assuming a new role he never planned on taking (thank you Mason), fighting to rebuild our bridges after the year prior, walking into unchartered territory in a variety of ways or simply covering what was a mind-boggling year for news, we have put our blood, sweat and tears into doing whatever it takes to save this paper.
From a small staff of four people at the start of the Fall 2023 semester to a staff of almost three times that today, we have come such a long way.
I often call The Bulletin my “baby,” and it’s true. I will never not go down kicking and screaming for this paper and I’m so lucky to continue my role here as Editor. I love this publication with all my heart and there isn’t a thing I wouldn’t do to make sure it stays afloat. It has seen me at my worst and at my best, at my highest and my lowest and it’s given me so many friendships and so much joy.
I’m excited to see where the year takes us. I’m even more excited for you, our beloved readers, to engage with what we put out every week.
Last year was a year of rebuilding our bridges. This year is all about strengthening them. I hope that you take time to pick up a paper from one of our distribution boxes, visit our website or even just check to see if the latest edition of our newsletter is out – and that, in the midst of your daily hustle and bustle, The Bulletin becomes your “baby” too.