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from the editor S upercalifragilisticexpialidocious, as defined by Mary Poppins, is: “something to say when you have nothing to say.” If you asked me to describe this edition of The Marquette Journal in one word, that would probably be the most appropriate use of language. As we returned to begin the spring semester, the editors and I were presented with a series of difficult challenges. As we planned our third print issue of 2009-’10, things fell apart. Communication fell through, we didn’t have enough stories for a quality magazine, and everything was just messed up. You can’t have a magazine without any articles. What could we say when there was nothing to be said? Instead of panicking and stressing out, we did what everyone should do when faced with situations that might look hopeless: Sit back, take a deep breath and laugh about it. Why waste time freaking out when we could just have fun with the situation? An overwhelming giggle fit can often lead to the most brilliant ideas: Why not make a magazine that makes us laugh, too? We scoured our archives and tested the extent of our journalistic skills to gather a series of stories about performers, funny people and anything goofy that we felt could add to a lighthearted publication. We pulled through in one of our toughest time crunches, and overcoming those obstacles feels good. It also feels good to have a feel-good collection of stories. It started out as something to say when we had nothing to say, but we ended up producing some of our proudest work. In the 1964 Walt Disney film, Mary Poppins goes on to explain that supercalifragilisticexpialidocious really expresses a fantastically fabulous feeling. You might be able to apply the term to yourself when you’re finished reading this magazine. Here, we hope to entertain and enlighten with a series on comedy, theater, really weird stuff and really funny guys. Sit back, relax, and we hope you enjoy the show.
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Dr. Steve Byers Marquette Journal, February 2010 • 5