Senioritis hasn’t really been hitting me the way I was told it would. My days have looked the same as always: Get up, think about practicing, don’t do it for long enough, drink too much caffeine, take my meds, go to class, do my homework, sleep for a couple of hours, and do it all over again. That said, I am happier and healthier than I have ever been during my time at PLU, and I owe a lot of that to the supportive people in my life.
I am also happy to say I’m confident in the future of The Mast. We’re working on big things, including distributing in the greater Parkland community, and working with middle and high schoolers to encourage an interest in journalism.
As far as this issue is concerned, I’m really proud of my team and the end result. We had some rough patches along the way, but nothing we couldn’t handle together. Thanks to all of them pulling their weight (and more than their weight, in many cases) I have really been able to focus on school, which has been helpful—Ear Training, while necessary, is very difficult for me.
Also upcoming in my life is my senior recital, which I will shamelessly plug here—Saturday, April 20th at 5 p.m. in Lagerquist Concert Hall in the Mary Baker Russell music building. I will be singing an hour of music accompanied by the fabulous Amy Boers.
I’m excited for the rest of the semester. We’re going to be writing a “The Mast through the years” edition to cover how The Mast has written its stories over its 100 years of publication. From President John F. Kennedy’s assassination to the Vietnam War, The Mast hasn’t shied away from covering current events, even when they’re controversial.
Look forward to The Mast being distributed all over campus this spring. We’re going to have a wider distribution process than ever before.
