Finally, the end of the Spring 2022 semester is almost here. After three short days, our priorities will shift from finishing assignments to studying for finals. And in two weeks, the classes we took this semester will shift from a worrisome menace to mere memory. For The Stute, this will be our last normal publication of the semester. Our final issue will be featuring graduation festivities and will be published on May 20 to be distributed across campus and at the commencement ceremony. And so, after a year of getting back into the flow of publishing print issues, The Stute staff finally gets a rest. As does the rest of the student body, after finishing one year of being back to fully in-person classes.
To be completely candid, I’m excited about the break, as I’m sure is the rest of The Stute staff. Don’t get me wrong, we love what we do, but it’s also nice to take a step back and just relax. I also can’t say we’ll be getting a complete break, as the summer entails planning Stute Weekend, which is when we invite incoming freshmen to campus to get a taste of what it’s like working for the paper. We’ll also be discussing our plans for the upcoming semester, finding new opinion columnists, making updates to our layout, and much more. So, although we’re not taking a complete break from all-things-Stute, it’s a break nonetheless.
The Stute has seen many updates, changes, and transitions this year alone, and I anticipate next semester to be no different. We’ve continually gained new writers and opinion columnists, transitioned e-boards, been in (seemingly never-ending) talks about installing new distribution racks, tried new workflows, acquired new advertisers, and we are currently preparing to move to our office in the new University Complex Center. Through all of this change, I’m proud of the work we’ve produced this academic year, and I am confident that we will continue to grow as an organization in the next year.
I want to take this opportunity to say goodbye to our faithful Stute-readers and the Stevens we know. So, to those who won’t be on campus on May 20 and to those not attending the graduation ceremony, farewell, for now. Farewell to the study spaces in the Gateway academic buildings that I anticipate will be less crowded with the opening of the towers. Farewell to the Colonel John’s. Farewell to the Student Center, which will no longer house student organizations. Farewell to our old office, which I’m immortalizing in this paper through these photos.
Good luck with finals, and enjoy the summer. We all deserve it.
The Stute Editorial is an Opinion column written by the current Editor in Chief of The Stute to address and explain editorial decision making, discuss news and media issues, and develop a sense of trust and transparency between readers and members of The Stute.
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