Through it all, friends have made it great

Monday, June 15, 1998

Monday, June 15, 1998

Through it all, friends have made it great

So, procrastination is the fuel for this -30- column, as it is for nearly everything else in my life. It's due soon and, although I've been thinking about what to include for the past two years that I've worked at The Bruin, it's difficult to actually know what to say.

Most -30- writers are graduating Bruins, who use this space to encapsulate their four (five? six?) years at UCLA. But I've still got another year (a year and a quarter, really) here, and I still plan to do a lot in those remaining quarters. Finally take the sailing class at the marina that I've never had the transportation or the time for. Utilize the rock wall at Wooden. Study. Eat 100 Diddy Reese cookies.

Still, for the two years I've worked at The Bruin, I've waited for a byline. As the first electronic media director who didn't graduate to the department from another, more traditional department of the paper, my only tangible mark in the printed Bruin has been in staff boxes and as a member of the Editorial Board.

I thought about including all the UCLA survival skills I've amassed, but they can all be condensed into one piece of advice - be incredibly persistent. And nothing I've done, whether it be trying to stay awake in less-than-enthralling classes, watching Space Ghost, playing racquetball or heading to Stan's Donuts after 10 p.m. during finals week, would mean anything without my friends. I owe my sanity to them. I have to thank them for living with me and for living with all my many moods. They know who they are (terrancelaurenkerijennyjon!), and that I love them to death. My family too - it seems a bit corny, but through the past few years I've also realized what an idyllic family I have, and that it isn't something I should take for granted (although, I still do). Finally, all the faithful EMers - you guys are awesome, and you (and the rest of the Bruin staff) are the best thing about working here - you're going to do a great job next year. You've got the most wide-reaching and malleable medium ever to work with - use it.

Kim Stone