The Purple Patch - Missouri Valley College

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
I am writing this letter at 10:30 a.m. Monday,
March 08, 2010. On this day, a two year job officially
comes to a close. When I finish this letter I will officially
hand the reigns over to my successor. It is a day
of relief, excitement, and a strange sense of sadness.
I was fortunate enough have an experienced
staff, wonderful support from the faculty, and a load
of highly talented student contributors. We received a
considerable amount of submissions for the 2009-2010
edition. While, unfortunately there was only room for
just under half, all deserve recognition for their commendable
work.
We started off the year with a new printing company,
no funding, and a new design program. Needless to
say, there was a lot of adjusting and hard work from
the start. With the help of some hard work and a caring
staff, the funding issues were resolved and after a few
small hurdles, Herff Jones more than exceeded expectations.
Our experience this year proved that no matter
how much experience you have, there is always more to
be learned. However, I would like to say that we managed
to pull this edition off without a single all-nighter!
I would also like to take this time to thank my
associate editors, Yalimar Vidal and Alayna Palmer, for
without them, this journal would not have happened.
Both girls brought keen editing eyes to the project
and without Yaly’s countless hours spent in the planning
and layout of the journal, I truly would have been
lost. I would also like to thank the hard working staff
of Missouri Valley College for making this publication
possible.
The past two years have been a wonderful experience.
I wish the future staff the best of luck and to
you, the reader, a wonderful reading experience.
Ryan Adkins
Editor