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Meet the New Concord Mayor-Elect, Jennifer Lyle • Grew up in New Concord and is a 1972 graduate of John Glenn High School • Has been involved on New Concord Village Council for six years. • Served as leader in Renew, a group that works on village development.
New Concord Mayor-Elect, Jennifer Lyle.
Lyle will begin her term Jan. 1, 2020
Q&A: Mayor Elect Lyle Q: “What was the first thing that went through your mind as you found out you were elected as the new mayor?” A: “Almost disbelief. I had no expectations one way or another because the only thing that matters is what the voter does at the voter booth. I really had no idea what to expect. When I saw the numbers, I was overjoyed. Q: “What is the first thing you want to do as mayor?” A: “One of the very first things
I’ll do is meet with everybody on staff at Village Hall. I need to get to know everybody more than I already do. I’d like them to hear from me because this is a big change.” Q: “What are some things that you want to do that will directly impact Muskingum University?” A: I expect, overall, to have a really strong relationship with the university. I would like to have a better understanding of what the students would like and what the university would like.”
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Q: “What kind of businesses do you want to bring into New Concord that will directly impact students?” A: “Number one is restaurants, having a diversity of restaurants. We have very nice restaurants that are open during the day and for casual fast food, but probably a wider variety of restaurants. Number two, stores that specifically serve the needs of younger people. What those might be, I think the Muskingum community will answer that much better than I will be able to.”
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Editorial
Attending CBI for the first time:
College Broadcasters, Inc. in St. Louis Dana Parsons Editor-in-Chief For some college students, Halloween is filled with parties and costumes, but not for four Muskingum University students. For us, Halloween was filled with panels and learning from skilled professionals across the country. College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) is a national organization that holds a yearly conference that brings both professionals and college students into a learning environment. Students and faculty from collegiate radio and television stations across the nation gather for panels, tours of stations, and roundtable discussions. There is also an awards ceremony which highlights the best work that students and their stations have to offer. Orbit Media students Christy Bever, Brice Lillibridge, Krissy Hughes, and I had the ability to visit the The College Broadcasters, Inc.’s National Student Electronic Media Convention this year, held in St.
Louis, Mo. For Bever and Lillibridge, this wasn’t their first time at the conference as the two attended CBI 2018 in Seattle, Wash. “There was a benefit of going again. When I went the first time I was the music librarian, so I went to everything related to music. In St. Louis, I went as program director. I could go to other classes to better myself as program director and to help my staff become better at what they do,” said Bever. As for myself and Hughes, this was our first time attending and it was quite the educational experience. “It was super beneficial in regards to having and making connections for future careers,” said Hughes. While the conference had many great panels, my favorite was “Small School Student Media.” The session covered how to recruit to managing a staff of your peers. The session broke into an open discussion where participants could tell others about the successes and failures they’ve had as a
station, and how to overcome issues within your organization. The great thing about NSEMC is the opportunity to grow in such a short amount of time. Being able to talk to professionals about writing, broadcasting, sales, and marketing is invaluable. Also, being able to talk to students from other colleges and universities opens our thinking to new ideas on how to run a station and staff. As a senior graduating in May 2020, these connections to other students and professionals are important and will be beneficial when I am ready to enter the (actual) adult world. I want to say thank you to Muskingum University and all that helped in allowing the four of us to attend the convention. As for next year, the convention will take place in Baltimore, Md. I will be graduated and unable attend, but I hope the students who do attend experience the benefits that CBI offers.
Christy Bever/Black & Magenta Students Brice Lillibridge, Christy Bever, Dana Parsons, and Krissy Hughes brought a piece of Muskingum University to St. Louis during their 2019 College Broadcastess Inc. trip. The students visited several different places during the trip including the St. Louis arch, the St. Louis Cardinals baseball stadium, and an award-winning BBQ restaurant, Sugarfire Barbeque.
Dana Parsons/Black & Magenta The famous St. Louis, Mo. Gateway Arch was built in 1963-1965 and is 630 feet in height with legs being 630 feet apart. The Arch was meant to symbolize the westward expansion into the U.S. The Arch has a museum, gift shop, and an option to take a tour up into the Arch.
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