It's the final countdown

Only two issues left of the semester!

This week was a little bit of a scramble to get all pages filled in this week's issue, as the majority of the staff went home for the Easter holiday (me included). I did my normal weekly responsibilities of writing the Globe's Point and the news briefs. I also wrote an opinion's piece on how the university needs a day off between spring break and finals, as a lot of us were feeling burnout; you could just feel the vibe in layout.

This week, I led the layout session all by myself with minimal help from the editor-in-chief. It was not very different from normal weeks, as I still had to help the news editor with the news section, but what was a little different is that I had more of a say in what stories went where. I drew up what stories I wanted where on the board to make it simple for the editors and answered questions throughout the session. I think it went fairly well because our editors are very experienced and because it is so close to the end of the semester. I am very excited to take on the position in the fall.

Co-features and arts and entertainment editor and I at the Society for Professional Journalists Region 4 and 5 conference in Chicago, Illinois.

As for the rest of the week, I worked on covering a few miscellaneous events on campus and my normal weekly duties. I also attended the Society for Professional Journalists' Region 4 and 5 Conference in Chicago with the co features and A&E editor, as the newspaper was nominated for an award. It was a really great experience all around. The newspaper actually won best all-around small student newspaper in our region, and our editor-in-chief won an award for best small general news reporting for his piece on the Post-Gazette workers strike. It was a little difficult to balance my weekly duties and the conference, but like always, the layout gets filled and done.

Us with the awards at the Greyhound bus station in Chicago, Illinois during our layover.