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      3
      March
      26,
      2008
      EDITORIAL
     
    
   
   
    
     
      our.
     
     
      That’s
      the
      number
      of
      issues
     
     
      The
      Cadre
      has
      put
      out
      this
     
     
      year.
      This
      bi-weekly
      paper
     
     
      hasn’t
      even
      been
      able
      to
      release
      an
     
     
      issue
      in
      twice
      that
      time.
      Given
      the
     
     
      date,
      that’s
      an
      issue
      about
      once
      every
     
     
      six
      weeks.
      It’s
      four
      issues
      of
      wasted
     
     
      money,
      paid
      for
      by
      the
      students.
     
    

    
     
      In
      about
      four
      issues,
      this
      year’s
     
     
      '
      Cadre
      has
      had
      a
      managing
      editor
     
     
      quit,
      numerous
      reporters
      and
      con-
     
     
      tributors
      leave,
      and
      an
      editor-in-
     
     
      chief
      go
      MIA.
     
    

    
     
      That’s
      why
      I’m
      here.
      I’m
      the
      new
     
     
      editor-in-chief,
      for
      at
      least
      the
      rest
      of
     
     
      the
      school
      year.
     
    

    
     
      And
      for
      my
      first
      editorial,
      I’m
     
     
      issuing
      a
      formal
      apology
      on
      behalf
     
     
      of
      The
      Cadre
      to
      the
      student
      body
      for
     
     
      the
      horrible
      performance
      of
      the
     
     
      paper
      this
      year.
      I’ll
      also
      do
      my
      best
     
     
      to
      give
      an
      explanation.
     
    

    
     
      The
      paper
      had
      its
      share
      of
      issues
     
     
      right
      away.
      There
      were
      few
      people
     
     
      hired,
      including
      reporters
      and
      edi-
     
     
      tors.
      Originally
      passed
      up
      by
      the
      hir-
     
     
      ing
      board,
      I
      was
      called
      in
      as
      produc-
     
     
      tion
      editor
      in
      hopes
      of
      releasing
      an
     
     
      issue
      of
      the
      paper,
      which
      was
     
     
      already
      about
      a
      month
      behind
      sched-
     
     
      ule.
     
    

    
     
      When
      stories
      started
      piling
      in,
      a
     
     
      startling
      realization
      came
      to.
      Many
     
     
      reporters
      had
      no
      journalism
      training,
     
     
      and
      therefore
      had
      little
      idea
      of
      how
     
     
      to
      write
      a
      news-style
      article.
      Rick
     
     
      MacLean,
      a
      journalism
      instructor
      at
     
     
      Holland
      College,
      was
      quickly
     
     
      brought
      in
      to
      teach
      the
      staff
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Second
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lucas
      McInnis
     
     
      Editor-in-chief
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      basics
      of
      journalistic
      writing.
     
    

    
     
      Once
      our
      reporters
      were
      on
      their
     
     
      way
      we
      started
      again
      to
      release
      a
     
     
      paper.
      But
      we
      again
      hit
      a
      snag.
     
    

    
     
      During
      the
      time
      we
      attempted
      to
     
     
      release
      an
      issue
      we
      lost
      our
      manag-
     
     
      ing
      editor.
     
    

    
     
      We
      pushed
      on
      despite
      and
      eventu-
     
     
      ally
      hired
      a
      new
      ME.
     
    

    
     
      Putting
      together
      the
      paper
      was
     
     
      more
      of
      a
      task
      than
      I
      had
      expected.
     
     
      While
      our
      reporters
      were
      now
      com-
     
     
      petent
      writers,
      they
      still
      didn’t
      real-
     
     
      ize
      one
      of
      the
      most
      important
      parts
     
     
      of
      the
      newspaper:
      photos.
      Entire
     
     
      sections
      of
      the
      paper
      were
      in
      com-
     
     
      plete
      text.
      Completely
      unappealing
     
     
      to
      the
      eye
      of
      the
      average
      reader.
     
    

    
     
      Still,
      we
      pushed
      on,
      releasing
      three
     
     
      more
      issues.
      All
      late.
      Far
      from
      being
     
     
      released
      on
      the
      twice-a-month
     
     
      schedule
      we
      were
      expected
      to
      fol-
     
     
      low.
      But
      we
      finally
      found
      a
      light
      at
     
     
      the
      end
      of
      the
      tunnel
      with
      news
      the
     
     
      paper
      would
      be
      receiving
      a
      new
      Mac
     
     
      system,
      far
      superior
      from
      the
      PC
     
     
      setup
      we’ve
      used
      in
      the
      past
      and
      up
     
     
      to
      that
      point.
     
    

    
     
      It
      took
      weeks
      for
      the
      system
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      arrive.
      This,
      naturally,
      was
      at
      the
     
     
      fault
      of
      no
      one
      person.
      There’s
      no
     
     
      controlling
      when
      the
      equipment
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _would
      show
      up
      except
      to
      call
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ask
      the
      company.
      I
      still
      went
      to
      the
     
     
      office
      daily
      or
      every
      other
      day
      to
      see
     
     
      if
      our
      equipment
      had
      shown
      up.
     
    

    
     
      And
      finally
      one
      day
      I
      walked
      in
      to
     
     
      find
      two
      boxes
      on
      the
      table
      in
      the
     
     
      centre
      of
      our
      room
      with
      the
      note
      “It’s
     
     
      here,
      buddy.”
     
    

    
     
      Happy
      to
      see
      The
      Cadre
      was
      final-
     
     
      ly
      back
      in
      business,
      and
      with
      new
     
     
      and
      improved
      equipment,
      I
      left
      to
     
     
      await
      the
      next
      day
      when
      the
      new
     
     
      programs
      would
      hopefully
      be
      set
      up.
     
    

    
     
      After
      days,
      I
      found
      the
      equipment
     
     
      in
      the
      same
      place
      on
      the
      table,
     
     
      unopened.
      I
      attempted
      to
      set
      up
      the
     
     
      programs
      myself,
      to:no
      success.
     
    

    
     
      More
      days
      went
      by
      until
      I
      finally
     
     
      asked
      what
      was
      going
      on.
      I
      was
      then
     
     
      told
      no
      one
      seemed
      to
      know
      where
     
     
      our
      editor-in-chief
      was,
      nor
      would
     
     
      he
      reply
      to
      any
      e-mails
      or
      phone
     
     
      messages.
      It
      was
      about
      a
      day
      after
     
     
      this
      I
      was
      asked
      to
      attend
      a
      board
     
     
      meeting
      for
      The
      Cadre.
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      meeting
      I
      was
      told
      that
      with
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPE]!
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      less-than-stellar
      performace
      of
     
     
      our
      top
      editor,
      he
      would
      be
      fired.
     
     
      The
      Cadre
      again
      was
      under-staffed.
     
    

    
     
      Receiving
      e-mails
      in
      the
      Cadre’s
      G-
     
     
      mail
      account
      from
      concerned
      read-
     
     
      ers
      and
      writers,
      I
      sent
      out
      mail
      stat-
     
     
      ing
      there
      was
      little
      understanding
      as
     
     
      to
      what
      was
      going
      on,
      but
      they
     
     
      would
      be
      informed
      as
      soon
      as
      word
     
     
      came.
     
    

    
     
      Another
      couple
      of
      days
      later
      I
      was
     
     
      asked
      to
      take
      over
      The
      Cadre
      in
     
     
      hopes
      of
      releasing
      at
      least
      one
      more
     
     
      issue.
     
    

    
     
      There
      were
      sounds
      of
      rejoice
      from
     
     
      my
      fellow
      journalism
      students
      who
     
     
      felt
      the
      school
      newspaper
      was
      in
      the
     
     
      hands
      of
      the
      people
      who
      should
      have
     
     
      held
      it
      all
      along:
      the
      reporters.
     
    

    
     
      Immediately
      we
      started
      work
      on
     
     
      the
      paper
      you
      see
      before
      you
      today,
     
     
      but
      all
      the
      activity
      which
      proceeded
     
     
      the
      downfalls
      of
      the
      paper
      in
      the
     
     
      beginning
      of
      the
      year
      does
      not
      make
     
     
      up
      for
      the
      poor
      performance
      which
     
     
      lead
      up
      to
      this
      point.
      And
      that’s
      why
     
     
      I’m
      using
      my
      editorial
      to
      say
      ’'m
     
     
      sorry.
     
    

    
     
      I
      hope
      you
      will
      continue
      to
      read
     
     
      The
      Cadre
      as
      each
      edition
      comes
     
     
      out.
     
    

    
     
      Deadlines
      are
      key
      to
      any
      newsroom
     
     
      and
      deadlines
      have
      not
      been
      met
      this
     
     
      year
      but
      that
      is
      going
      to
      change.
     
     
      Either
      this
      year
      or
      next.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Lucas
      McInnis
     
     
      Managing
      Editor
      Bethany
      Lassaline
     
     
      Sports
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      Josh
      Lewis
     
     
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