A fond farewell to our departing colleagues
As the spring rolls around we prepare to bid adieu to several of our colleagues as they leave us for the higher callings of real life. Our outgoing editor-in-chief, Anna Wilde, has accompanied us on many long, late, and sweaty nights. Her baked goods, consistent ability to lose rock, paper, scissor bets, and constant Spurs boasting made her the perfect team mom. Her neglect of sleep, ability to find comma splices at 5 a.m. and uncanny controversy dodging made her the perfect editor in chief. Late nights with Anna were made bearable only by Joe Dwyer, outgoing A&E editor, constantly chiding Anna to "read our shit." Feliz Navidad, Joe, Feliz Navidad. When Anna wasn't reading our pages, she was making coffee and shrieking from patented James Liu pokes. And when James, outgoing photo editor, wasn't poking Anna, he was either editing 3 a.m. pictures or serenading the office with snide remarks and complaints about low-quality photos. With the departure of Helen Shaw, outgoing Calendar editor, our hearts will mourn the absence of her omnipresent JIBA attire and brain-stimulating sudoku puzzles. Our minds were also sharpened with former Backpage editor James Kohli's frequent witticisms and quips. He was truly the ying to our yang.
Jocelyn Wright, former news editor, often expressed her opinions loudly and firmly - frequently fueling the fire behind staff editorials. Jocelyn always represented what she believed in, namely Vagina (Monologues) and Wiess Collge. Also hailing from Wiess, Natalie Clericuzio, sports editor will be leaving us this spring. Her southern gentility, steadfast devotion to the Bronx Bombers, and unmistakable laugh met no enemy in the Thresher office (save for Casey Michel). In a section historically dominated by males, Natalie proved she had the balls to do sports, never sacrificing journalistic integrity and always striving to make coverage of Rice Sports more accessible through blogs and the Twittersphere.
The Thresher bids a farewell to our colleagues and wishes them the best of luck in the future. May your paths lead you to success and away from trolling the Thresher website comment section under obscure on-line handles.
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