How did The Collegian’s editors spend their summer?

Editor in Chief Tony Petersen: I spent much of this summer reading—Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton, The Conservative Affirmation in America by Willmoore Kendall and Ideas Have Consequences by Richard Weaver are just a few of the titles I finished (Google them). I also spent a few weeks in Surrey, British Columbia, helping a Mennonite church-plant run a Vacation Bible School. A very fulfilling summer indeed!

Opinion Editor Anna Jacobsen: [Editor’s Note: Miss Jacobsen spent the last few days, including this production night, in Nicaragua, living it up. Just kidding. She was on a medical missions trip. We’re sure that is the highlight of her summer. If not, she can correct us on Wednesday.

News Editor Andrew Veihmeyer: I hiked for three days in the Dinkey Lakes Wilderness with my dad and brother-in-law. Sore backs, dehydrated food and toilet-free terrain. It was a great time but I think we were all sick of the mosquitoes.

Features Editor Janessa Tyler: I took a road trip to Oregon with one of my close friends. The top of California is gorgeous, especially Mount Shasta. We went to visit our friends from Washington and to escape the Fresno heat. Unfortunately, Medford was just as hot as Fresno.

Arts & Entertainment Editor Maddie Shannon: My summer started out like most college student’s summers: Booked up by job-hunting. After no one called by the middle of July, I gave up and resigned myself to another summer of lazily lounging around my parent’s house. The most eventful part of the summer started at the end of July when my friend, Jolene, moved out of her old apartment. Because she was “homeless” for a month until she could move into her new apartment, she spent a lot of nights at my house. Cue cheesy Cyndi Lauper song. The next month became one long, epic string of sleepovers, where nails were painted, girly movies were watched and random dance parties broke out amidst fits of giggles. While the first part of my summer was thoroughly boring, the last part spent with friends made this summer, by far, the best summer I’ve ever had.