Thank you for…

Lindsay: hanging out with me literally 24/7 this semester. You’ve lead the visuals with strange noises and an impeccable eye for strong design. We’ve made it somehow through the guides and other disasters of the semester.

Lizzie: bringing a calm voice of reason as I stressed out in the world of photo. Come back from being cool in Copenhagen already, geez.

Casey: hiring me once as an assistant and again as a head editor. You were definitely the (cool) mom of the house that we all needed.

Lara: partnering up with me in the role of accidental head editors. Keep leading The D.O. with your visual-friendly ways and weakness for cute animal videos.

Mer: your laughs, schvitzes and wisdom. Looking forward to reading your No. 1 best-selling autobiography. Thanks for taking care of us rowdy kids.

Jackie: repping west coast, best coast with me. Can’t wait to see you covering every single music festival of the future. #DOingAlbion4eva

Jess: providing never-ending head eds nervous giggles. Sorry I never got to run just a pretty photo of an apple in your section.

Audrey: being that cool older sister who showed us the ways of life, like how to throw knives and keep the sports boys in their place.

KB: shamelessly being yourself and through that, encouraging others to do the same. Such is life.

Natalie: letting me hang out in your office when photo was too stressful, which was often.

Alfred: being my tiger brother. You’re the OG token Asian and I will always be secondary to ya. Asian club forever.

Annie: being one of those rare friends who just understands and accepts people for the way they are.

Michelle: co-cacti-ing it up on Halloween.

Maggie: making the in-house reads less daunting with your warm personality.

Anna: being the hippie friend that I never knew I needed, and now can’t live without. Our conversations always bring calmness and clarity.

Ellen: being the best Spongebob to my Patrick that I could ever ask for.

Justin: bringing “Dreamgirls” to the photo office that one time.

Brett: the SA coverages, protest coverages and dining hall fruit.

Chloe: doing the Chlo, doing the Chlo.

Clare: the daily hugs. I’ll miss them.

Mara: constantly killing the design game all day, every day.

Nick: being my non-Newhouse bestie. “High five, Midge.” Besties unite!!

Jon: ditching design for sports… psh. Just kidding, come back in house soon!

Kat/Sydney: building up the Delta Omega pledge class of 2018.

Matt: not cropping my photos, right?

Ankur: giving me advice/closure on the D-bag situation.

Chris Voll: doing the seriously important job of building and keeping up the digital face of The D.O. I hope I can do your position justice next semester.

Erik: recruiting me to work in house and going to Austin with us. “Welcome to the Jungle” taxi is one of my favorite D.O. memories.

Brendan: killing the mac/headline game.

Jesse: being one-half of the best sports and photo relationship to date. Ready to just drop off our photos/stories and just… leave?

Bailey: putting up with my incompetence in the world of sports and still coming out at the end as friends.

Phil: providing me a sense of appreciation for Eminem. Also, you’re going to kill it as sports editor. #silentbutdeadly

Klinger: having insane and unending amounts of energy, yet somehow also being the voice of reason and insightful conversation when needed.

Dan: road tripping with me on the best (and most ratchet, in a good way) trip ever. Higher, higher, higher. Now go take over the world of the Kansas City Chiefs.

Trevor: not blinking and moving for like five minutes in Pulp — incredibly impressive and entertaining.

Schneidman/Sam Blum: having by far the most entertaining rivalry of the house.

Sam Maller: quitting. It changed my life.

D.O. Water fountain: You da real MVP.

Chase: teaching me the ways of photo editor success. It’s safe to say I couldn’t have survived last semester without your guidance.

Leslie: being your derpy, lovable self and making the gifs/vids.

Logan: nerding out with me over sports photography and cool photo gear. The sports guys are all so pumped to have you work in house.

Kadijah: representing the ideal staff photographer model of growth and then some.

Fierceberg: being the most supportive non-blood-related sister I could have ever asked for in one of the scariest transitions of my life.

Joshuah: always going to the bouncy house and never forgetting about your friends back here at The D.O. Seriously, visit.

Renee: being the most talented and underrated photographer on this campus. Teach me how to be like you, Photoshop queen.

Frankie: bringing bubbliness and the best music taste to photo. Keep shooting concerts when you’re not at 744 Ostrom, you have an amazing talent for them.

Love y’all.

Published on December 4, 2014 at 4:30 am

Contact Margaret: mglin@syr.edu