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EDITORIAL
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A Word from your Editor-in-Chief
sy I've been meaning to write something for a news section and grammar and punctuation
Volume 90 ISSUE 06 long time now. First it was to introduce myself as Michael had the ads and oped section under con-
Contact: Editor-in-Chief of The Brand this year but as time trol and I don't know how they did it but Cody and
thebrand99hotmail.com or flew by it's now a closing "thanks for everything" Jason always had their pages done before the dead-
brandhsutx.edu message. When I was first offered this position last line. That alone cut our printing time in half by not
670-1438 HSU BOX 16175 fan i gladly accepted then promptly panicked. I had having to design and print those five or six pages
' Editor in Chief
Mary Belle Turner
Entertainment Editor
Jason Cassleberry
News Editor
Stephanie Spuhock
Opinions & Advertising
Editor
Michael Bussey
Sports Editor
Cody Coil
Financial Director
77a Petering
Writers
Andy Phifer
Brad Bagby
Jonathan Michelson
Rachel Goold
Andy Rosbury
Justin Rowlett
Norry Mahan
Head of Dept. of
Communication and
Adviser
Dr. Randy Armstrong
written for The Brand for several years but all I did along with the others.
was get the assignment turn it in and be done with I'd also like to thank some of the faculty for
it. I had no idea the long hours and countless ques- their contributions to the paper. Mr. Richardson
tions I was about to face. "Who prints the paper? always has photos if we're lacking any and Dr.
How does it get there? When is the deadline? What Armstrong our "brave and fearless leader" is
is a deadline?" These were just a few of the inquiries always available for advising or answering any
presented to me (OK the last question was a bit of questions about anything regarding The
a stretch but sometimes I wondered. . .). Brand. . .maybe that's why he's adviser.
In getting to the bottom of these unknowns Finally a special thanks to everyone who
I learned much more than if the job had been left up read even one issue of The Brand this year. While it
to someone else. This position has taught me the wasn't perfect and probably never will be it's still a
valuer of good writing good "people skills" lots of student publication designed and run by students for
patience and a handy copy of the AP stylebook. I students. If nobody read it my job would've been
have more than doubled my possession of the first pretty pointless after all.
three; the stylebook goes with me in my backpack In essence I'd just like to say thanks to
wherever I go because you really never know when everyone for everything. I have really enjoyed this
you might -need a good paperweight. In my recent experience and not just because it looks good on a
hunt for a post-college job I have become even more resume. The people I'ye met and come to know
aware that any serious journalist will know ihe have given me much I hope I've given them just a
value of this book when writing editing or proofing little of that back. I'm graduating in May and will
(no I don't really carry the stylebook around as a start my career in the journalism field; my time as
paperweight). My writing has taken on a much more Editor-in-Chief of The Brand has helped me prepare
journalistic quality and I have been able to help for life in the "real world" (where have I been liv-
other writers develop their own writing. ing Neverland?). So now I'll take this experience
I didn't have to do a lot of instructing along with all my other experiences here at HSU
though; this year's writers have been great to work and draw upon them throughout my journey - not
with. Whenever I or the editorial staff were looking just in my career but every other aspect of my life as
for story ideas at least one of the writers would say well.
President
Dr. W. Craig Turner
Editorial Policy
"hey let's write about this" and we would say "hey
why didn't we think about that?" The writers did a
great job this year and I hope you keep working with
the paper to help make it an even better publication.
Our photographers were also a great asset this year;
mo Brand is a nonpfom campus newspaper pub. these aren't your "buy a disposable camera and push
lished every oiner rvtonaay curing me long-iorm .1 .... . 1 . .1 tir
except for howays. examine periods and the button photographers but rather your serious I
other pro-announced dales The Brand welcomes . .. 1 i 1 . 1 a 1
letters to the edtor and guest columns. Editorials knOW What Im doing pllOtOgraplierS. A gOOd piC-
and columns should contain the author's name . . .. .
address and telephone number. They should be ture can really make the difference in a good or bad
either typed or hand wntten and received one ... .
week pnor to the publican date. They are sub-story and these guys shot some great pictures.
led to editing (or libel news style spelling cram- . . . . tu n. j
mar and space limitations. The editorial staff also The edltOHal Staff WQS my left arm during
dVtermVthe unlvers tattiidonu! opinions my time as Editor-in-Chief (I say left arm because her and working with her.
bd'cfoftrSnd'notssariiyrm left handed... thus more valuable and useful
reflect the views of the university faculty staff and . .N 0. . . c .
administration. than my right). Stephanie was always on top of the
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Mary Belle Turner is a
graduating senior in the
Com m unication
Department we have
appreciated all her hard
work countless hours
patience and outstanding
leadership. We wish her
the best in all her endeav
ors and we have definetly enjoyed getting to know
-the editors
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