Waddup, compatriots?
Week 14 is over. One week remains. Five more newspapers. It’s the homestretch, if you can believe it.
Though Student Senate elections likely dominate the interest of many readers, I will begin with wrapping up our weeklong series, Aiding Athens. The stories and the accompanying art that profiled local nonprofit organizations have dominated the front pages of The Post this week, and for good reason. The people and organizations profiled work hard day in and day out to better our world.
I would like to thank the organizations for opening themselves up and allowing us to tell their stories. I would also like to thank the many reporters, photographers, videographers, designers and editors who made the series possible.
The results of their efforts were outstanding, but I must admit I regret that there are so many stories to tell. There is so much need and so many causes, we could continue the annual series and not repeat organizations for years.
If you have not donated, please consider offering your time and resources. Thank you for your generosity.
In other news, Student Senate elections are now complete — so even though all the chalk will remain until it rains, at least you don’t have to worry about persistent campaigners forcing fliers upon you until next spring.
Congratulations to each of the victors, may you work tirelessly to make good on your campaign promises. Best of luck to the gallant losers, may you remain involved in the process and ensure those elected work in the best interests of the students and Ohio University.
With elections complete, Student Senate will now be in a full state of transition from its current to its future leadership. The Post is in a similar state of flux as it makes a transition of its own.
I’ve been a lame duck editor for three weeks now as my successor, Jim Ryan, readies the ship with a new crew before he embarks on a new academic year. The leadership is finalized and the current editors are teaching their successors how to replace them. It’s a weird feeling.
Next year’s crew is already experiencing its first leak in the hull of this ship we call The Post; our website, thepost.ohiou.edu, has been experiencing some technical difficulties (to put it quite generously).
We are being told that its spotty performance is tied to the patch that addressed the Heartbleed vulnerability, but we do not know why we’re still experiencing difficulties. I assure you the valiant sailors are working diligently to right the ship, but it might be some time before we hit smooth sailing once again.
Meanwhile, you can find us on Medium. All of our most recent content, including election coverage and Aiding Athens videos, will live at medium.com/@thepost, and that’s where we’ll be linking you to through our social media accounts until further notice.
We have a new website in the works, but it’s still in the incubation stage and we don’t have an estimate yet on when it will be ready to launch. So between our dysfunctional old website and our fledgling new one, we’re going with the, well, happy medium.
On behalf of the staff, I apologize for any inconvenience and thank you, dear reader, for your patience.
Ryan Clark is a senior studying journalism and the editor-in-chief of The Post. Email him more sailing metaphors at rc348710@ohiou.edu.
