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Jan Tobias Montry
Unsatisfied customer
Gee,
plastic
burns?
Four years of school. Four years of
bitterness. Here are my shout-outs:
• Journalism: Journalism isn't
about mindlessly droning out infor
mation to the masses for the sake of a
strong democracy. It's about passion,
compassion and making a difference.
Journalism isn't about working tire
lessly to ensure your complete neu
trality to every issue, tragedy and per
son; after all, that's impossible for any
person aware enough to do this job.
As Seattle Times Executive Editor
Mike Fancher told the Emerald staff at
our annual banquet it's about finding
the people who disagree with you —
and listening to them intently.
True journalism requires a drive
that few can acquire unless they are
born with it. It's a love for words, a
willingness to be overworked and un
derpaid, and a deep-rooted need to
find the truth.
Every professor who has inspired me
at the J-school — Dean Rea, Kathy
Campbell, John Russial, Julie Newton
and Scott Maier — has helped me find
this understanding. Every person I've
worked with at the Emerald has helped
me develop this understanding. For all
these people, I am eternally grateful.
• Hippies: You know who you are.
You patchouli-stinking, unshowered,
unshaven, disillusioned whiners. Look,
my parents were hippies. They hitch
hiked barefoot across Europe in the
'60s. You people think standing in the
EMU and annoying the hell out of stu
dents with your rants will change the
world? Here's a tip: There are plenty of
ways to protest the system while still
taking a bath.
But don't get me wrong; I don't to
tally disagree with some of your sen
timents. For instance, 1 don't particu
larly like President Bush. But at least
I'm reasonable about it — I don't go
around comparing the guy to Hitler.
That's just stupid.
• My incidental fees: I gave hundreds
and hundreds of dollars to the ASUO
during my four long years here at the
University, and never once did I attend
a cultural event. So I want my damn
money back. Also, my tuition skyrock
eted out of control, so I want all the
money that was stolen from me and giv
en to anti-tuition advocacy groups such
as USSA and OSA And you won't catch
me dead in the Willamette River, so OS
PIRG can go straight to hell. Except, give
me my money back and get an account
ant before you go, you shady bastards.
• Greeks: You guys are hard to please
I remember writing a story last summer
about how Theta Chi's fraternity house
nearly burned down. It was a straight
breaking news story, with a variety of
sources, but sure enough, I had a ffat
member in the office the next day ex
pressing outrage that the Emerald
would dare print such a story. Well, that
story was objective. But this isn't, so
here's some advice to all the ffat guys:
DONT PUT OUT YOUR CIGARETTES
IN PLASTIC CONTAINERS IF YOU
DONT WANT YOUR HOUSE TO
CATCH ON FIRE. HELLO? DULL
Contact the managing editor
atjanmontry@dailyemerald.com.
His opinions do not necessarily
represent those of the Emerald.