Today鈥檚 print paper is our 37th 鈥斅燼nd final 鈥斅爋f the semester. After many late nights, unspeakable amounts of Jo鈥檚 sauce and far too much coffee, our regular production for the spring has concluded (though we鈥檒l still publish occasionally online over the summer).
Just over three months ago, we sent our first newspaper to the printers 鈥� along with our first editors鈥� note. Since then, computer science teaching assistants have unionized, RISD facilities workers successfully struck for higher wages and student activism was rekindled on campus, with organizing reaching pre-pandemic levels. Jo鈥檚 announced it would be getting a new smoker 鈥� coincidentally, right around when a bunch of dead fish showed up out of seemingly nowhere on Providence鈥檚 sidewalks.
A team of editors and writers worked to compile an of Thayer over time, and we got to know the newly admitted class of 2027. Our reporters dived into data on the gap between women and men in admissions at Brown and examined the backgrounds of corporation members. Our coverage in special issues and throughout the semester focused on Black History Month and Women鈥檚 History Month both on and off campus.聽
Our Diversity and Inclusion Committee worked to make our office more welcoming 鈥斅爓hile helping staff report on the Brown and Providence community equitably and intentionally.聽
Our new office manager, Cary, ensured everything ran smoothly, while dozens of new staff members joined The Herald鈥檚 community.聽
We zhuzhed our office space at 88 Benevolent Street and held get-togethers paying homage to Nicki Minaj and the indie sleaze moment of the 2010s, but failed to schedule a kickball game with the Indy. (Next semester, we promise!)
We got oddly familiar with the animals of College Hill 鈥斅爊otably, bunnies and bats 鈥斅燼nd subjected our staff to hyperpop and at late hours. We sustained ourselves off of late-night joffee (Jo鈥檚 coffee), the sweet tunes of The Chicks and endless mozzarella sticks.
We certainly weren鈥檛 perfect in our coverage 鈥斅燽ut we learned so much about Brown and Providence. And we had the privilege of watching our staff grow and learning from them at once, making us better reporters, editors and people.聽
The summer will bring news, both expected and unexpected. We look forward to covering it and returning refreshed for the fall, ready to serve our readers and continue adapting The Herald for a digital world.
Editors鈥� notes are written by The Herald鈥檚 133rd Editorial Board: Will Kubzansky 鈥�24, Katy Pickens 鈥�24, Alex Nadirashvili 鈥�24, Augustus Bayard 鈥�24, Caleb Lazar 鈥�24, Peter Swope 鈥�24 and Kaitlyn Torres 鈥�24.
