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--it's the last *j*ayplay of the semester and I don't know how to feel about this end. Part of me is sad because it feels like the end of a story.
{From the Editor}
like the end of an era. I will no longer receive about a million texts/emails each day with questions, comments or concerns. I've never been so popular. Not to mention the fact that this is the last time you will all see that gorgeous face as soon as you open up the magazine. That will be the hardest part for you, I'm sure.
At the same time, the other part of me is ecstatic. We have taken a few risks this semester, changed up the design and content, put two absolute off-the-wall characters (that would be me and Lindsey) in charge and it was a success. Both the writers and designers have done me proud, and I couldn't have asked for a better associate editor. In addition to a se-
mester's worth of amazing magazines and new magazine skills, I get to keep the memories of hanging out in the newsroom with a new friend who didn't judge me even when I was so sleep deprived that I no longer formed real words. Thanks Lindsev, it's been real.
For me, I will be traveling to Dakar, Senegal for a study abroad program. I will be enriching myself in the culture, staying with a host family, learning about public health and education in Senegal in French and learning Wolof. All of these things will be new for me and I cannot wait to get out of my comfort zone and into a new world of stories to bring back.
So what's next? We all part our separate ways in that cliche scene in the movie with all of us crying, then doing a blood brothers ritual and getting matching tattoos that say "Jayplay fo' lyfe." Okay maybe not. But this does mean a fresh beginning, starting this summer.
For those of you graduating, I wish you all the best in the real world. Check out the feature on page eight to see different programs you might want to get involved with abroad if you don't have concrete plans for the future. For everyone else, I hope you enjoyed the semester under the Reign of Nadia for Jayplay. It's been real.
NADIA IMAFIDON | EDITOR
Gorée Island in Dakar, Senegal, which is where I am headed this summer. Be jealous
All in the family ...
EDITOR *** NADIA IMAFIDON
EDITOR *** NADIA IMAFIDON
ASSOCIATE EDITOR *** LINDSEY DEITER
DESIGNERS *** EMILY GRIGONE, ALLIE WELCH
LOVE *** SASHA LUND, ALIZA CHUDNOW, RACHEL SCHWARTZ
SCHOOL *** ALLISON BOND, MEGAN HINMAN
CAMPUS + TOWN *** KELSEA ECKENROTH, JOHN GARFIELD, BRITTNEY HAYNES
ENTERTAINMENT *** KELSEY CIPOLLA, RACHEL SCHULTZ, ALEX TRETBAR
PLAY *** SARA SNEATH, RACHEL CHEON
CONTRIBUTORS *** MICHELLE MACBAIN, LANDON MCDONALD
CREATIVE CONSULTANT *** CAROL HOSTEAD
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