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1. You remember how it felt seeing your first byline.
2. Your first front page story was an even bigger deal.
3. You have a strong opinion about the Oxford comma.
4. The AP Stylebook became your BFF.
5. Calories didn't count on production day.
6. Weird things happened in the newsroom after midnight.
7. After all the time you put into it, you couldn't wait to see the finished copy.
8. Unless you noticed a typo made it into print. That was the worst...
9. Correction: It was way worse when others pointed out those typos to you.
10. You saved stacks of newspapers in your dorm room, because you might need them one day.
11. Seeing someone reading the paper automatically made your day.
12. When writers turned in stories late, you got incredibly annoyed.
13. Meanwhile, you were lax with your own deadlines and wrote most stories the day they were due.
14. Functioning on lots of caffeine and little sleep was a regular occurrence.
15. You knew way more about people on campus than they knew about you.
16. Trying to get quotes from the administration or campus police was like pulling teeth.
17. You accepted the fact that most students only pick up the paper for the campus police blotter.
18. One of the best perks was interviewing celebrities who came to campus.
19. Not everyone enjoyed what you wrote about them.
20. At least once, you got a call to cover breaking news while out at a party.
21. Investigative stories made you feel like a real detective.
22. The April Fool's issue featured some of your best work.
23. Coming up with a punny headline was super satisfying.
24. You had a signature editing pen.
25. The newsroom was home to your best college memories.
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