From the beginning to the end

A friend at the Collegian put his first article as his G-chat status, which gave me the urge to find mine.

It seems so long ago I sat on my bed in Hoyt Hall and called Jeff Van Fossan and Jesse Ruegg for the first time.

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/10/10-18-06tdc/10-18-06darts-02.asp

While the article certainly isn't my crowing achievement, it shows how far I have come since then. I can still remember how nervous and excited I was for it. How I wasn't sure what to ask them or who to call. I even e-mailed my mom my rough draft of the article, looking for support and advice. I was beyond thrilled to actually get a chance to talk to the band, and though now I realize that's not uncommon, as a shy freshman it was incredible.

In two weeks my last piece of work will be published in the Collegian, a senior column. Because I went into editorship so early on in my Collegian career I don't have as many articles to look back on as some of my peers -- but the ones I do have aren't clips for job and internship applications any more, they're memories.

And this little story I wrote my freshman year will always be my favorite article.