This is it. I’m out, everyone.
After finals next week, my long, arduous schooling career will be done and I’ll be done with the newspaper.
Like many college graduates, I have no damned idea what I’m going to do in my professional life. I’m working out the possibilities.
But don’t cry for me, Argentina. I’ll figure it out.
And I think the almost impossible process of getting a job in media will be made a little easier by the fact that I worked for The Xavierite.
Outside of my great job writing about sports here, another wonderful thing about joining The Xavierite was that it opened up doors for me to join the radio station.
Last year, I began doing color commentary for football games and play-by-play for men’s basketball.
This year, with a victory Saturday, I’ll get to travel to Daytona Beach, Florida, to cover an NAIA national championship game. I can tell you that I did not expect to even have such a feat on my radar at this point in my life.
The Xavierite has done a lot for me, and I’ve tried to do my part to make it as professional as possible. In my time writing for the newspaper, I’ve tried to be honest and fair, but critical when appropriate.
There were many people who were kind and helpful to me along the way, and I’d like to take a few words to thank them.
I remember being deathly afraid of approaching Peter Kreten, the director of Student Media, about writing for the newspaper. I guess I was afraid that I couldn’t hack it. I’ve always been a bit of a sore loser (see below).
When I finally plucked up the nerve, Pete was the easiest guy to talk to—just mention the Beatles. I’ll always be thankful to him for making it easy for me to work for the newspaper.
(That’s right, folks. If you’re interested in writing for the newspaper, all you have to do is reach out. Pete’s one of the coolest people I’ve met in my college career.)
I also want to thank my editors-in-chief during my time, Tony Bara, Becky Brown and Brian Laughran.
Finally, I want to thank all my coworkers, who were usually cool (not you, Lauren Dwyer—JK LOL).
Really, I want to thank everyone I’ve worked with.
Most importantly, I want to thank any and all readers of my work. I hope it was informative and met your needs (I like to include my Twitter handle in case that isn’t the case and you want to let me hear about it).
I encourage you to keep reading. Newspapers, especially college newspapers, contain some of the most valuable content.
Farewell, The Xavierite staff and readers. I’ll miss you. I’ll check in on you every once in a while.
Tim Carroll
Senior Sports Editor