Chabot Spectator

Issue date: 12/14/06 Section: Editorials

Media Credit: Chris Nguyen

Alas, we have reached the end of a very challenging yet satisfying chapter here at The Spectator.

Over the semester, our editorials have spread our opinions on topics such as the Army recruiters on campus and campus safety. However, with our final editorial of this semester, we would like take the opportunity to address something very important to us.

We, as editors, have faced many challenges over the past few years at The Spectator. However, it is through those challenges that led us to learn one very important fact about this publication; The Spectator is an absolutely great way to prepare yourself for the future, regardless of whether or not you are a journalism major.

Much like real life, you have to deal with deadlines of some sort. Whether it's a deadline for having to finish a business report or trashing out all the green onion from a Taco Bell, you have to deal with deadlines and choices.

At The Spectator, deadlines are almost a way of life. Once tasks are completed, a new set of tasks will be assigned almost immediately.

Though the punishment is not as great as being fired or being reported to a parole officer, it's still a good training ground to be in before you take off in the world. After meeting multiple deadlines on a weekly basis, you will then have a good foundation to build upon.

So, what if you aren't going to be a mass communications major? Every job out there in the world requires some sort of communications. Even the Burger King janitors need to knock on the bathroom door and ask if anyone is inside before they do their work.

Communications is how the world keeps in touch. At The Spectator, you will learn all the fundamentals of how to communicate through your words (by interviewing subjects and analyzing what they say to you) as well as with your Microsoft Word (by writing in-depth articles).

All the skills that we have gathered over the semesters and (for some) years and practiced here at The Spectator have prepared us for taking the next step in our lives. So why not let journalism help you?

Stop by our newsroom in Room 1635 next semester and check it out. Challenges await you in your upcoming finals and beyond. It's always best to be prepared and have a good foundation to build upon, a foundation that The Spectator can provide you.

As we close our final editorial of the semester, we would like to leave you with the words of the late CBS newsman Ed Bradley: "Be prepared, work hard, and hope for a little luck. Recognize that the harder you work and the better prepared you are, the more luck you might have."

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