The saying “time flies” never really hit home for me until I started working at The Scout.
Somehow, it’s been a year since I started coming to this office for those long Wednesday and Thursday afternoons of editing stories and cropping photos.
In that time, I’ve gotten to know some awesome people and do things I never thought I would, like interview a 14-year NFL veteran.
And now, as I reflect on the year that has passed, I can’t help but wonder what lies ahead.
Next semester will already pose an interesting challenge as sports co-editor Aaron Freeman is heading off to Hollywood (spoiler alert, if you haven’t read his column in sports–you should totally do that.)
He’s been here longer than I have, and even if I haven’t told him this before, he was a huge mentor to me. I didn’t know what I was doing when I got in this office, and if he hadn’t been here to help me when I had questions, I have no idea how this last year would have turned out.
But this column is not just about next semester. As I look back at the full year that has passed, I can’t help but wonder what I will be doing a year from now.
I graduate in May, and while I have a general idea of what I want to do, I have no idea how I’m going to try to do it.
But I think that’s what will make this next year fun.
Sure, there will probably be times where I’m so incredibly stressed out I’ll be unable to move. But I’ll make it through them.
I think the same thing can be said for those of you who do not have the “pleasure” of entering the real world this year. College isn’t always about parties and sports, the latter of which seems to apply at Bradley especially.
You do have classes, and those classes will stress you out. It happens to everyone. The question then becomes, how do you respond to stress?
Will you sit alone in your room, spoon in hand and an empty ice cream carton next to you at least once? Probably.
But you will make it, and you’ll be a better person because of the stressful times. It’s hard at times to see the point of every professor you have giving you exams, projects and papers due at the same time.
If you can handle the work, however, it will set you up for success in the long run. It just won’t be very fun right now.
I’m looking forward to the challenges of the next year, even if I don’t know what they are, because I know I can handle them.
