Today is April 18, 2008. Exactly two months ago today, Blog9 launched and started providing its varied perspectives to the Vassar community.
Since then, we've amassed almost 24,200 hits. We've had an article in the Miscellany News, Vassar's YouTube channel has subscribed to ours, and Jimmy Kelly, Vice President for Activities and overseer of the VSA's 120+ organizations, has labeled us a "Vassar cultural mainstay."
And we owe it all to you. And that's why we need your help.
Blog9 launched with the idea that it would provide a vast collection of diverse viewpoints from Vassar campus, allowing people to have their voices be heard. However, it has become apparent to us and others that we have naively been limiting ourselves in two ways: we are all freshmen, and we only live in the 9 major dorms.
Therefore, in preparation for next semester, when Davison will close, we are looking for new correspondents from all walks of life at Vassar. Whether you're in the class of 2012 or 2009, we need you. No matter where you live, we need you. We want to become less dorm-exclusive, and more campus-inclusive.
If you are a student at Vassar, and you're interested in joining our team next year, shoot an e-mail to lifeinthe9@gmail.com.
Finally, we cannot say this enough: THANK YOU for reading!
~The Blog9 Team
4.18.2008
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However, I think you guys should put a cap on the number of people who write articles. I know a lot of people (including myself) compulsively read every article, and if you have 40 writers making an article every day, that's a lot of time gone. Thanks though.,
Hey,
It should interest you to know that we already do have a cap, which will be expanding under the new stance we'll be taking.
Full details on why we need more correspondents than ever should come during exam week, after we all meet as a group.
I thought that the original premise of this blog was to get an insider's view on what's going on in the dorms? maybe I'm just confused...
the premise of the blog is to get an inside scoop on everyday life at vassar. so originally, we focused on just the nine dorms, but have realized that we should include those who dont live in the dorms too. :)
Yea, SGPG pretty much summed it up.
We also realized that dividing the correspondents up by dorms really doesn't make a smidgen of difference in terms of diversity; sure, there are some events that happen in some dorms and not others, but when it comes down to it, we're all just individuals and we all have a unique voice anyway.
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