Now, on to the real world
Posted by The Skyliner on April 29th, 2009Cody Fields
Sports Editor
Wait. You mean it’s over?
I graduate next week, and I’m not sure whether to dread the day or celebrate, as I have yet to find gainful employment. The demand for journalists who won’t slant their stories to the left is about as big as the odds of Cubs winning the World Series ever again (a.k.a. very small).
Amidst the apprehension and jubilation, time has flown and crawled. I have made some great friends and even great enemies who turned into pretty good friends. I have made some great choices and some really, really, really stupid choices.
I have also had the opportunity to be the sports editor for the Skyliner for the past three years after just one semester on staff. The experience I’ve gained through writing and editing sports as well as some news here and there at a God-centered institution of higher education has been invaluable to giving me a sneak peak at the often dubbed “real world” before it punches me in the face.
But enough about me. Let’s talk about you. You, dear readers, have made writing my Screaming at a Wall column worth writing. I suppose I owe you people quite a lot. So, thank you.
Thank you to the people who supported me and always had my back, to the random people who high-fived me or told me what guts it took to write a certain piece. Thank you to the people who disagreed with me to varying extents and did everything from spurring discussion on a topic to giving me funny looks to yelling at me from halfway across campus (twice) and confronting me in tears (once).
As I depart from this small school in the middle of nowhere, I want to leave you with a couple more quick thoughts.
To those of you at NGU: You have no reason to not excel. Your education is what you make of it. The majority of people I’ve talked to that say a degree from North Greenville isn’t worth anything have put no effort into, well, anything.
To those of you who have enjoyed this column: I will still be writing. Shoot me an e-mail or Facebook message.
And finally, to everyone, even if you don’t agree with me: Don’t admit you’re wrong or say sorry unless you mean it. Never compromise your beliefs, and never back down from them. The world will thank you for it in the long run.
That is all. It’s been fun.
Semper fi. Carry on.