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...example that I have from my FM proofing nights may be hard for anyone outside The Crimson to understand—and writing about it here may mean Liz never stops shooting me those dirty looks. But even though it was embarrassing, the week we printed the issue’s center spread at the wrong size—half its normal size, in fact—stands out to me as our best moment. I don’t know how we printed it at that tiny size, or whose fault it was (mine, most likely, since...
...reasons I whined and stomped my feet and sold my soul in order to get out of proofing FM as frequently this semester is that most of my feeling of belonging has been fostered by my time on the news board. There’s nothing like the rush of adrenaline I feel when it’s 2 a.m. and the daily paper is still not done. There is nothing more satisfying to me than helping a reporter craft prose into an article of color, depth and analysis that makes a reader stop chewing his Cheerios. There...
...think what will be hardest when my time at The Crimson expires on January 25 is that there won’t be a community of 300 people depending on me to teach the next generation of reporters about libel, rat out that last serial comma from FM or make a clean early morning get-away from Charles River Printing...
...spring, Mollie revealed that she had won a design award for her work on her high school newspaper. As she deftly and efficiently created a page where there was none just hours before press time, it was clear that Moll could have comped design as easily as she did FM. But the magazine struck gold in finding Mollie, who, luckily for this rag, has always been content-focused, though her keen aesthetic sense and inimitable style may lead some to assume otherwise. As Moll grabs hold of the reins of FM—an often unwieldy beast, even for someone...
Whenever you read an FM story next year that uncovers an exciting scoop, brings it to life with snappy anecdotes, and helps you understand why the subject is important—about 10 times an issue, most likely—the smart money is that Sarah was working behind the scenes. A tireless reporter, smooth writer, uncompromising editor and natural leader, Sarah will sail back next spring from her semester sipping Guinness in Galway, Ireland, to keep FM’s content kicking...