'Til Next Year
Anne Ristau, Editor In Chief
Issue date: 12/13/04 Section: News
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If you hate the Academy Awards, then you probably don't want to read this column. True, when I say column, I do realize that I am using the term quite loosely (this would be exactly my second 'column' of the semester). That aside, I have also come to realize that as life gets more and more hectic, the people who you can rely on become all the more important. For this reason, I've got a lot of people to thank (I have no doubt that what follows will make the Academy winners appear succinct in comparison, but you can't say that I didn't warn you).
So let me start at the beginning. A year ago I never would have guessed that I would be in this position - quite frankly I can hardly believe it today. Despite my complete lack of media/publishing experience (and equally limited knowledge of what being the editor of a newspaper actually entailed), I have loved every minute of this job. The Harbus has given me the chance to meet amazing and interesting people within and outside of the HBS community. It has been the perfect creative release from analytical overload. And with all of its challenges, and with all of its ups and downs, The Harbus has brought me further along in my 'transformation' than anything else I have experienced here.
Luckily, I was able to ease into this unknown world with the understanding and patience of many. Special thanks to soon-to-be-rockstar Michael Mahoney, my first interviewee. Five minutes into typing from the audio tape, I hit pause (so I thought), which turned out to be record, which happened to erase the remainder of the taped interview. Thank you again for agreeing to take two!
Staying within the section for a moment, there's a quite few notable A-teamers who have been a big part of this experience as well. Chris Eisenberg, your expertise and direction have been invaluable. Eric Arnold, your energy and ideas have improved the Board of Directors and the company tenfold. Oli Thomas, you are a true sport (and I just hope you will still be speaking with me after this issue). And finally, Brian Kreiter, your philosophical eminence is matched only by your graciousness. To all of my sectionmates, thank you all for an A-bsolutely A-mazing, A-udacious, and A-we inspiring year.
So let me start at the beginning. A year ago I never would have guessed that I would be in this position - quite frankly I can hardly believe it today. Despite my complete lack of media/publishing experience (and equally limited knowledge of what being the editor of a newspaper actually entailed), I have loved every minute of this job. The Harbus has given me the chance to meet amazing and interesting people within and outside of the HBS community. It has been the perfect creative release from analytical overload. And with all of its challenges, and with all of its ups and downs, The Harbus has brought me further along in my 'transformation' than anything else I have experienced here.
Luckily, I was able to ease into this unknown world with the understanding and patience of many. Special thanks to soon-to-be-rockstar Michael Mahoney, my first interviewee. Five minutes into typing from the audio tape, I hit pause (so I thought), which turned out to be record, which happened to erase the remainder of the taped interview. Thank you again for agreeing to take two!
Staying within the section for a moment, there's a quite few notable A-teamers who have been a big part of this experience as well. Chris Eisenberg, your expertise and direction have been invaluable. Eric Arnold, your energy and ideas have improved the Board of Directors and the company tenfold. Oli Thomas, you are a true sport (and I just hope you will still be speaking with me after this issue). And finally, Brian Kreiter, your philosophical eminence is matched only by your graciousness. To all of my sectionmates, thank you all for an A-bsolutely A-mazing, A-udacious, and A-we inspiring year.