I'm exceptionally proud of how far Overkill has come this year. Our advisor, Professor Kirk Nesset, is very proud as well. In addition to singing our praises to his fellow faculty members and classes, Nesset nominated Overkill for the Outstanding Innovation Award at the 2009 Allegheny College Leadership Conference. We did not win (lost to the Tri-Delts' *super innovative* pancake breakfast) but it was a great honor to be nominated. Additionally, Allegheny Student Government has allotted us $400 more for the upcoming semester, which means no more financial trouble putting out at least two issues without having to fundraise.Finally, I'm happy to say Issue #5 was released on Springfest weekend despite many setbacks (i.e. no money in the fund, Erin's printer and Issue #5 drafts stolen, and the Print Shop manager going on several vacations). Art director Kevin Brazda stepped up immediately to design the cover in Erin's place, creating a marvelous carnival-themed print. The feedback we got for the issue has been overwhelmingly great and I'm so psyched to keep going strong.
On a sadder note, Overkill has lost some important members in just the last two months. Erin relinquished her position at the beginning of April, Emily dropped out of Allegheny in mid-April, and Anna has transferred back home to a Minnesota school. We are sorry to lose them all.
The up-side of losing these members is the openings of two director positions and one editor position for the coming year:
Director of Design
Director of Organization
Editor of Non-fiction
We look to fill these positions immediately when school starts up again, preferably not to first-years. This is pretty exciting, because it means fresh ideas, different material, and maybe some new faces! I will post an application on this blog and also e-mail it out later in the summer.
Finally, I will be opening up the blog and Twitter passwords to the entire editor team, as it should have been from the very beginning. The web site apparently can't be updated until we're back at school to talk with Murray Hall, but everything else will be delightful!
Yours, Katrina
