It’s strange to think that I only have four issues of The Fordham Ram left as an editor. Working here has really defined my college career. I wrote my first story only three weeks after arriving on campus and haven’t stopped since.
I really owe it to Nick Carroll for giving me the men’s tennis beat in the first place, for choosing me to be sports editor as a sophomore and for bearing with me through that trial-by-fire first semester.
Of course, I need to thank all my assistant and co-editors: Erik Pedersen, Chester Baker, Matt Rosenfeld and Max Prinz for their hard work writing stories and laying out the section. But more important than that, they were all great guys to work with who made those long nights in the print shop more enjoyable than they should have been.
I’d be remiss not to thank all the people that wrote for me, whether it was for a few years, or just one story. Without our staff of writers, we wouldn’t have a section every week. Many of our writers didn’t balk when assigned to cover a sport they had no knowledge of, like water polo or squash, and I can’t thank them enough for taking those hard to fill beats.
I’d also like to thank/apologize to the copy editing staff for putting up with years of me explaining why they were wrong about the edits they made on sports articles.
Joe DiBari and the rest of the Fordham sports information office also deserve a ton of credit. I doubt our readers realize how important their work is to what we do at The Fordham Ram. Not only do they help set up interviews, but the box scores and game recaps they compile and quickly post are absolutely essential to our section.
Thank you to all the players and coaches I’ve interacted with throughout the years, who were more often than not very receptive to being interviewed.
Thanks to all the people who provided feedback on my articles, even the football player who sent me an angry Facebook message after he disagreed with my criticism of the 2011 team that went 1-10.
I also need to thank my parents for supporting me as I pursue a career in a dying industry. I hope they continue to allow me to occupy my room at the end of the hallway well into my 30s.
I truly believe that writing for The Fordham Ram was the most valuable part of my college experience. It provided me with crucial real world journalism that allowed me to get two respectable internships and hopefully, God willing, a real job that pays real money. Which reminds me, go to thefordhamram.com/apply and apply for a job on the staff. You’ll be glad you did.