Mario Lorrimer, business manager
“My favorite article from Volume 29, would have to be ‘Dark thoughts and tater thoughts.’ The article was a review about the movie Venom. I chose this article because I love how serious the writer was. He covered all the areas that needed covering and said what everyone else had on their mind. I don’t think anyone else would have been able to describe that artistic masterpiece so well.”
Kelsey Bruce, arts and entertainment editor
“My favorite article from Volume 29 was one I wrote last semester that was not published until a couple months ago, ‘Sexual violence: revictimization’. I picked this one because it was the most difficult for me to write. The research was emotionally taxing, but the real strain came when I had to respond to critiques on it. In the end, I even indirectly went through the Broward government to get an interview. Through that process, I learned that there’s always other important perspectives that will help expand that reach of what I have to say and that the most difficult things are often the most worthwhile.”
Madelyn Rinka, co-editor-in-chief
“Out of everything from Volume 29, I think my favorite article was ‘One year later: Remembering Marjory Stoneman Douglas.’ What struck me while writing it is everything that has happened in the year since the tragedy. I was just getting comfortable as editor last year when the shooting occurred, and I remember everything that happened so vividly that day and weeks after. It didn’t seem like a year ago I was covering the vigil NSU held and writing a timeline of the events. I guess I’m just thankful NSU is still coming together to make sure no one forgets MSD.”
Christina McLaughlin, co-editor-in-chief
“This year I could safely say that I wrote so many great articles that it was hard to really choose which one was my favorite. I would say however, in a weird way, ‘Shark Shuttle up in Flames’ was definitely the most memorable. The news story broke on a late Friday evening, which meant that this piece was investigated entirely over the weekend to be ready for print. I enjoyed tracking down the stories and getting eyewitness accounts and really trying to get to the bottom of what happened. A lot of students were interested to find out what happened and I really liked the idea that The Current had the inside scoop and encouraged students to read my article and figure out for themselves what happened. I’ve had a lot of experiences at The Current and the on-the-fly news reporting of this event was definitely a highlight.
Kathleen Crapson, chief of visual design
“My favorite article (in terms of what I have written) would have to be my ‘Water your thoughts: I’ll have the first laugh.’ In the article, I detail my journey through adolescence to acceptance of my last name. It’s something that I feel like I needed to address as my name is printed in this paper on a weekly basis. Scrutiny and derision may be attached to my name, but at least now I can confidently say that I’ve been laughing for a much longer time.”
Emma Heineman, features editor
“My favorite article I’ve written this year is the first article I wrote after being hired. It was an athlete of the week article, and while it certainly wasn’t the most demanding article I’ve written, it was the first time I stepped out of my comfort zone to interview a student on campus. I was nervous since I had never interviewed anyone, but the interviewee was so understanding and easy to talk to. Since then, I have had the opportunity to speak with faculty and students, and my job has played a huge part in finding my place on campus.”
Alexander Martinie, opinions editor
“Since I have started working at The Current, I have written many articles on topics that I care deeply about. Whether that be politics, science or anything else that I have written about, I enjoyed writing for and working at The Current. But my absolute favorite article would have to be ‘Treat the Person, Treat the Stigma: Suicide and Mental Health Awareness at NSU’ in Issue 7. It was on a topic that is near and dear to my heart, it was the first time that I did an interview for an article and it was a great experience.”
