Thankful to be at LSUS
Karen Wissing
Issue date: 2/4/10 Section: OP/ED
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The three and a half years I've been in college have been years of change, growth, insecurity and trial and error. I've developed great friendships, but I have also disappointed some people along the way. However, I'm finally becoming one hundred percent comfortable in my shoes, and I thank my college experience for this.
When I began school, I was an undecided undergraduate student at LSU-Baton Rouge. For three semesters, I struggled both socially and mentally while trying to keep up in my classes, which on average were five hundred students or so in each (for my introduction to psychology course, there were five T.A.'s I had to go through before I could even consider contacting my instructor).
I remember receiving my Geology 101 second exam grade. After reading the unfortunate "70," my impulsive decision-making kicked in. I called my dad and was researching the curriculum at LSUS the next day. I was not making the grades I wanted, my instructors were unreachable and my trigonometry teacher was an arrogant graduate student. Frustration was an understatement.
I walked onto the LSUS campus in the Spring of 2008. Honestly, it was a bit weird, and not because of the new school or new people, but because of the size of the buildings. My only memories of LSUS, previous to my schooling here, were those of Cabossa soccer games near the "haunted" Pioneer Heritage Center and my friends and I trying to pick the rocks off the walls of the HPE building. However, despite my initial awkward feelings on this campus, I would not be able to imagine my life without LSUS.
The LSUS community is warm and friendly. I've never had trouble asking for help, contacting my professor or meeting new people. I've also had the privilege of working for the Almagest. While at LSU, I only dreamed of writing for their student newspaper, The Reveille. The thought of entertaining sixty thousand readers with either my words or photos gave me goose bumps. I could say it's a shame I didn't have the self-confidence I needed back then to be a part of the immense staff, but it's not. Working on the Almagest has been one of my favorite experiences, not only in college, but in life. The small-numbered staff and writers of the Almagest have ranged in variety over these past two years, and each group has successfully created a structured, student-oriented newspaper. Whether in print or online, the Almagest staff has striven to bring students the news they want or photos they want to see. In saying that, I urge you to voice-in. Email comments, suggestions or letters to almagest@lsus.edu.
As for me, I greatly appreciate the opportunity to be the Executive Editor of this publication. Our readership may not be sixty thousand, but with the effort, work, laughs and cries it has taken me to get here, and with the increasing support the Almagest is receiving, the numbers are obsolete. I'm happy to do this for the student body, my staff, and myself.
So, welcome back students, and I wish you all the best this semester. More importantly, thank you for logging on.
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