In the photo above, I am copy-editing for the college newspaper, The Ticker. My job is to check for grammar and spelling. In other words, before articles are published, they must be coherent. Before joining this club, I felt like it would be very boring. It dawned upon me that I should join a club where I would have fun. However, being eager, I decided to do something that was outside of my comfort zone. Since joining this club, I have enjoyed it and it has allowed me to form new relationships and feel a part of the Baruch community. This role makes me feel like a teacher. In addition to this, this club will enhance my reading and writing skills throughout my academic career.
Joining a club is one thing, but being involved is another. In order to become more involved, I will go to the club before and after club hours. I will contact the managers and ask them if they need my help. I will offer to write a few articles. If I am editing, and I am not sure of what a writer was trying to say, I would contact them before making any changes. Every writer has a different style and changing a phrase or two might change the meaning of the sentence or paragraph. I will attend most, if not all editorial meetings. By attending the meetings, I will know what needs to be done and what I can do to in order to become an asset for the club. I will ask my fellow classmates what they want to want to see in the newspaper and then relay those messages back to the writers. Lastly, I will ask my club members to show me new ways of doing things in an efficient manner.