Liz Tertadian (The Beacon)
By Elizabeth Tertadian, Editor's Commentary
What a great year of news! I hope you have all enjoyed The Beacon this year. I think I speak for the entire staff when I say we have had a blast creating it. It has been our pleasure sharing your stories with our community.
As for me, this issue marks the end of my time as a Beaconite. It's bittersweet, because I've grown up at The Beacon. From a wide-eyed freshman to a woman with a vision (I hope), my four years of experiences on staff are some of my fondest. My time on The Beacon is something I will take with me wherever I go.
But I'm not saying goodbye - it's see you later. That is one of the wonderful things about student media. We are a family, and past, present and future staffers share in something unique. We know what it's like to be up until 2 a.m. designing, what it's like to cover breaking news and how it feels to write a memorable story. Many of us are going on to become professional journalists, but no matter where we write, we are still a part of The Beacon family.
I have high hopes for the next year of Beacons, because we are really stepping it up. I say we because The Beacon will always be a part of me. Next year, check out the new, beautiful website and look forward to more multimedia coverage daily, not just on Thursdays. Even if you are graduating, you can get The Beacon on your doorstep or read it online and keep in touch with the happenings on The Bluff.
At the heart of what we do here is you - the reader. I have sincerely enjoyed all the feedback and letters you have sent this year. Having a conversation is our utmost goal, and I want to thank all of you who submitted and participated in that conversation. I hope we have made you laugh and think and inspired you, maybe even made you shed a tear or two and connected you closer with your community this year.
Like I said at the beginning of this year - our university is changing. But The Beacon is here to stay, and in a world that's always changing, that is a comforting thing.
Remember, it's not goodbye. It's see you later.
Elizabeth Tertadian is a senior history and organizational communications major. She can be reached at tertadia13@up.edu.
