Jared Goldberg
Daily Columnist and Edit Board Member

With the exception of Sam Butler, I think I am the most senior staff member of the Daily. Being a fifth-year senior - yes, I said it - I have seen much during my time on this campus, and most importantly, at this paper.

My time at the Daily has been a life-changing one. I have had my writing challenged, encouraged and, especially in my younger days, completely destroyed. But I've met some extraordinary people here. Remember, true believers, that the Daily staffers are people too. And we're students.

To quote Abbie Hoffman on the power of youth: "We were young, self-righteous, reckless, hypocritical, brave, silly, headstrong and scared half to death. And we were right." You have the power to change the world. Do it.

None of my endless reams of wisdom would have been possible without the help of many people. Much love for Imran, Chris, Emily, "zbream," Suhael, Sam, JzPesick, Zac, Aubrey, Sravya, Dan Adams, Dibo, "thenelly," Sam Woll, and all the others I'm forgetting. Thanks for making me the man I am today.

Shalom.

Mike Hulsebus
Managing Photo Editor

Emily Beam
Editorial Page Editor

Funny what can happen in two years. Peace.

Whitney Dibo
Associate Editorial Page Editor

When I first walked into the Daily, I was both politically confused and academically self-conscious. Now, after three years spent on the Daily's editorial board, I am a firmly solidified liberal with overblown confidence in my own ideas. These are gifts you cannot receive anywhere besides The Michigan Daily.

And thank you so much to the wonderfully talented members of the editorial board for always challenging my morals and pushing me to defend my opinions. Your impact on my college experience cannot be overstated.

Thank you to Sam Singer and Suhael Momin for giving me confidence in my writing, and to Chris Zbrozek and Emily Beam for teaching me what good editorial writing is. And thanks to Mara, John, Imran, Amanda, Sam, Jared, Theresa and all the other members of the edit board with whom I've argued so passionately over the last few years.

After writing for the Daily, I have real faith in a newspaper's ability to change things. I feel privileged to have been part of a publication that I know, in my time at the University, made a difference.

Phil Dokas
Online Editor

It is odd that having been here for nearly two years my first words to be printed in the Daily are also likely to be my last.

I am the person who has been leading the small group of people running the website and I am so proud to have been involved in the redesign that we unveiled this past fall. That was the culmination of something I have been wanting to do since I was a freshman reading the site in my South Quad dorm and it was a project I will never forget.

This is my one shot to address all of campus under my own name and in the interest of brevity I will keep this short and sweet. I hope my hometown of Ann Arbor has treated you all as well as it did me and that you find something in it to love daily. Finally, to pass along the most important thing I have learned in my last four years here: being satisfied is nothing compared to having appreciation.

Amanda Burns
Assistant Editorial Page Editor

For making me unelectably liberal, thank you.

Matt Kivel
Music Editor

Well this is it - I've stumbled through my years at this university hoping to find meaning. Searching for a better life and somehow I got tangled up in this publication they call The Michigan Daily. I learned a lot about music from the people here and I would just like to thank those who have helped me along the way. First and foremost I would like to thank Joel Hoard for giving me the opportunity to write for the Daily - and though I hooked up with your friends at that party freshman year I hope you forgive me; I was young and stupid. Next I would like to thank Andrew Gaerig, for teaching me what good music is and why all of my preconceived notions about music were wrong. Goodbye everyone, uphold the traditions of our forefathers.

Christopher Zbrozek
Editorial Page Editor

I was recruited to this paper, one of the Party's most vital communication organs, in the dark summer of 2004. The fascist Bush, a shameless toady for the ruling class, strangled workers at home and abroad. A brave cadre of young intellectuals spit in the face of imperialist dogma and committed their blood to the revolutionary cause.

Those comrades who went before - Jason, Suhael, Daniel - now carry on the struggle elsewhere. Others - Sam, Jared, Emily - continued the fight by my side. Our successors will lead the people to glory. The reactionary elements within our ranks know who they are, and they shall be purged.

Two and a half years later, phase one is complete. Chairman Pelosi is in position. The insults of centuries can no longer be endured.