WU's Top 10 Most Fascinating People
Editor's biggest influences are his peers, his readers, and himself
Eddie Scarry
Issue date: 4/16/09 Section: Opinion
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1. Christy Mullins- As editor in chief over the past year, Christy revolutionized The Johnsonian into the second best college newspaper in all of South Carolina, as awarded by the S.C. Press Association. With consistently high standards, each week she pushed the newspaper staff to write, edit and lay out their best work.
Students feeling cocky about their accomplishments need only visit her blog, christymullins.com, to view her resume; it's a humbling experience.
2. Mark Herring- If you look at the front page of The Johnsonian's September 11, 2008, issue, you will see a picture of Winthrop's most stylish faculty member: Dean of Library Services Mark Herring.
Sporting a bowtie, brightly colored slacks and a thick mustache, Herring is always welcoming of visitors to his office, which is easily identified by the classical music playing inside.
He is endlessly resourceful, and all students should take time to meet the powerhouse of Dacus Library.
3. Chris Van Aller- The greatest inspiration is found in professors who continue their enthusiasm for the subjects they teach, even when their students don't share the same attitude (especially at 9 a.m). Van Aller is one of those professors.
The best way to describe him is: "Okaaay?!"
And I want Van Aller to know that yes, I do eat breakfast every morning.
4. Nicole Smith- Single-handedly, news editor Nicole Smith kept students up-to-date on the latest happenings at Winthrop, and it's a fact that by now, she is the most credible source of information on all things budget-crisis related.
Next year, Nicole will be managing editor for The Johnsonian. Two new editors will be taking her place as news editor. In other words, it will take four feet to fill Nicole Smith's shoes.
5. William Fisher- There's no one more outspoken on this campus than I am; except mass communication professor William Fisher.
Fifty percent of editorial-interpretation class is learning to write opinion pieces. The other half is arguing with the professor.
Many professors will support a student's point of view, no matter how pointless it actually is - but not Fisher. He'll say "you're wrong" and probably laugh at you.
But it's not out of schadenfreude that he's so ruthless in his criticism; it's to help students understand that an opinion is subject to ridicule and that's a fact of life everyone should get used to.
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