Goodbye Letters Archives - The Jambar

One last time, goodbye J-Bar

Goodbye LettersApril 25, 2024April 24, 2024 14 0

Over the last two years, I have served The Jambar as a multimedia journalist and the assistant sports editor. When I first applied, I was honestly not sure what to...

Countdown hits zero

Editorial Goodbye LettersApril 25, 2024April 24, 2024 6 0

I came to The Jambar with an interest in going into reporting but a novice in creating print and broadcast journalism. Alongside that, I was a history major, whereas everyone...

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For the last time

Editorial Goodbye LettersApril 25, 2024April 24, 2024 8 0

This is the last piece I’ll publish in The Jambar as editor-in-chief. It may be my last as a staff writer. Regardless of what my future holds, I’m taking a...

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Goodbye Stranger

Editorial Goodbye LettersApril 25, 2024April 24, 2024 4 0

I can be a very sappy person, I think. I try to appreciate all things in my life, big and small. I often hold onto memories, even if they seem...

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My dear Jamily,

Goodbye LettersDecember 7, 2023 23

What a pleasure it has been to work and grow with you all. My time as editor-in-chief of The Jambar is coming shorter than anyone anticipated — especially me. Unlike...

The Jambar Editorial: More than space on a page

Editorial Goodbye Letters OpinionApril 27, 2023April 24, 2024 41

I’m not graduating — unlike my colleagues who also wrote — I’m stepping down from my position as editor-in-chief and will return to a less intensive position. I’ve known for...

Editorial Goodbye Letters Opinion

The Jambar Editorial: ‘Thnks fr the mmrs’

April 27, 2023April 27, 2023

While reaching the final days of college, emotions and memories are building up. I started working for The Jambar in…

Editorial Goodbye Letters Opinion

The Jambar Editorial: Goodbye’s going forward

April 27, 2023April 24, 2024

I started at The Jambar at an odd time in my life. It was the first school year genuinely “back”…

Editorial Goodbye Letters Opinion

The Jambar Editorial: The Editor: Season Finale

December 8, 2022April 24, 2024

Goodbyes are not the easiest things to do. There are many times when we have to say our farewells, even…

Editorial Goodbye Letters Opinion

The Jambar Editorial: Goodnight and good luck

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021

Dear Penguin community, In this short and strange fall semester, it has been my honor to serve as the editor-in-chief…

Editorial Goodbye Letters Opinion

Letter from the Editor

May 2, 2019May 1, 2019

As we quickly approach finals week and I say goodbye to my time as an undergraduate, I can’t help but…

It’s my Time

April 28, 2016April 27, 2016

By Alexis Rufener Youngstown State University was my first choice in my selection of schools to attend. It is…