During my oral comps I talked about how proud we on staff were that The Bachelor was much better than it was my freshman year. Only one class remembers those dark days for journalism on this campus. But many faculty remember it. Dr. Widdows does. Many faculty members are able to remember the years before that when, in some cases, the paper was worse than it was our freshman year.
Faculty members remember the co-ed debate.
They remember defunding The Commentary. They remember the flap about recognizing 'Shout. They have a history that extends beyond the three years that any senior class can have. But it is not important for us to just recognize that the faculty have that sense. It is not our role to pry it out of them, although we should be receptive to their thoughts on these subjects when they offer.