Our Voice

    Oftentimes, when a student from GCSU is asked where they go to school, many people confuse us with Georgia State. That is quickly followed by the question: “Where is that?”
    The answer “Milledgeville” then provokes the memory of our location from the following places and events that this sleepy little town is most recognized for: a.) Central State b.) State Prison c.) Where Julia Roberts’ character is from in the movie “Pretty Woman” d.) It is the home to GCSU and of The Colonnade features editor and future National Graphic Adventure intern extraordinaire, Josh Fulmer.
    We here at The Colonnade never talk about ourselves in Our Voice. We reserve Our Voice to raise awareness, defend and/or refute our columnists and mostly to agitate our readers, but rarely do we talk about ourselves. However, we have to make an exception to celebrate the graduation (and departure) of your features editor, Joshua Blane Fulmer.
    Apart from Fulmer, we are in fact most proud of all our departing seniors who will be leaving us after this semester.
    This particular Colonnader however, deserves to leave GCSU with a bang and excessive boasting since he’s too humble to do it himself.
    This January, Fulmer will be relocating to New York City and start work as an intern – a National Geographic intern.
    Our long-haired, bike riding, Chaco-wearing favorite hippie will be joining the ranks of many other National Geographic interns making coffee, printing copies, and doing other tedious work only interns would do.
    And we couldn’t be prouder of this future alumnus. He’s going to make some bosses happy up there.              We also look to Fulmer as  a ray of hope, a guiding light for those of us waiting to see if our diplomas will stand the test against those from bigger, supposedly better schools. He’s proof that, perhaps, in this brand name- and label-crazy world, going to a school with no football team gets you somewhere as good or better than the “big boys.”
    He’s going to speak volumes that a not having a degree from UGA or any other popular institutions will not hinder mid-size schools like us. The playing field is equal, and the opportunity is everywhere for the taking.
    But then again, Fulmer worked extremely hard to get that internship, beating out hundreds of applicants, some of them probably intern hopefuls from schools that grow this thing called Ivy around their crests.
    Fulmer did more than go to class and get a degree. He exerted himself in the journalism field and the outdoor education field. He gained experience and took advantage of our university’s intimate programs and worked closely with professors. He kept his identity as unique as anyone can make it, and in the end, it was him and the experience, not the university, that will send him to the Big Apple.
    So, no pressure on you, Fulmer. The credibility of our school now rests on your skills and ability to make pots of coffee. We’re probably, most likely, going to miss you.
    Like we said, opportunities are there for the seizing.
    Seize yours.
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