Two days into our tenure as the 107th Board (or the board of 107 executive editors), George Bush decided to test our patience by sending a bunch of soldiers to the desert. And just remember -- invading Kuwait is one thing. But if you bomb Israel, you better watch out, Ochs is coming to get you! But the excitement didn't stop with the end of the Gulf War. From a mayoral election to our own elections, we came together as a board -- a "simple" board -- to argue out what was best for the newspaper. Through the crises, we kept our heads, and we never did need that extra page three in case the editorial page fell through. And there was very little blood-letting, unless you count Red Room basketball matches and the fact that we were the second consecutive board to nearly kill Rita. But it was also a board with a sense of humor. Just take a look at the Red Room's quote break Hall o' Fame, (such as Mitch's "It won't show up. It's a blue pen" comment while writing on Helen's face to Patrick's "Spiegel, learn to fucking spell. Did he skip the third grade?" remark). Oh, and we all know who the biggest dick on the campus is. And we all hate him. And finally, we beat the Inky. On campus and city stories, we blasted them with more accurate reporting and more interesting writing, proving that those smart-alecky college kids sometimes have an idea of where they're going. And Dave Lieber knows it. After 134 issues, we are ready for a breather. But always remember: let's be careful out there.
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