By Kyle Kern, Co-editor in chief
I am not graduating this May, but this time of year still has me nervous about the future.
Once the Fall 2018 semester begins, a lot of things that will be in the past. I will no longer be a junior and with that comes an increasing pressure to succeed.
I will no longer have two of my favorite professors, being Dr. DeMary of the political science department and Professor Land of the English department, at the college. Dr. DeMary is retiring to be closer to her husband, while Professor Land is going to the University of Idaho for graduate school.
I will also not have a class of seniors to lead and guide me in the upcoming year.
We, as upcoming seniors will have to be the leaders and guide the incoming class with our own wise words.
We will no longer be able to point underclassmen in the direction of a upperclassmen, as we would only be pointing to ourselves.
We sometimes don’t comprehend how much seniors mean to us until the day of graduation and we can’t help ourselves, but to be sad about it.
Now, we are happy about them graduating and finally fulfilling a step in their journey of life, but there is a sense of regret that we don’t have more time left with them.
Juniors, this is going to be our life next year. We are going to be conducting our senior capstones and finalizing plans to leave our Susquehanna University family behind.
We will always be asked what we plan to do because it is expected for us to know by now.
As seniors, we will have to do what the current seniors do this year and say “Hello” to first year students in the Fall semester one last time, welcoming them into our organizations.
And no longer will we say, maybe I’ll try this next year, because next year is one year too late.
Soon we will have to spread our wings and takeoff from our nest full of college memories. However, as I spread my wings, I will be leaving behind the The Quill editorial group.
This is my last semester as an editor of The Quill and, to me, that is a lot off my chest. However, the people in that office have taught me a lot about life, leadership and loyalty. The late-night food runs, the late-night vine compilations, and even some late-night breakdowns have allowed me to grow.
Without The Quill, I am not sure to be thankful for the time, outside the office, to work on my capstone next year or if I will be lost and confused without the group. They have been a huge part of my life this academic year and without them, I wouldn’t be where I am today.
The editorials of The Quill reflect the views of individual members of the editorial board. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the entire editorial board or of the university. The content of the Forum page is the responsibility of the editor in chief and the Forum editor.
