ORANGE Issue III

EDITOR’S NOTE Helping put together the first ORANGE PDF issue last spring, Kris and I couldn’t know the amount of growth and change ORANGE Magazine would undergo in one short year, or that we would have the incredible opportunity to be at the head of such a talented and ambitious team.

We watched our staff double in the fall, and then double again this spring. At the beginning of this year, we launched a new website with a new logo. We went from publishing weekly to publishing daily, and this April we hosted another successful 5-1-Tunes Fest at Spiderhouse Ballroom. On top of that, we are developing our own ORANGE app that will launch in the app store this fall. There was a moment during 5-1-Tunes, when the room was packed and the music was loud, where I looked at Kris, and we really took in everything that ORANGE has accomplished in the past year.

But we couldn’t have done it alone. ORANGE founders and former co-editor-in-chiefs Jane Claire Hervey and Becca Chavoya created an encouraging space where students can find themselves as journalists, creatives, photographers and as people. Our dedicated readership motivates us to continue sharing the stories of our community.

And of course, this publication would be nothing without the talented, hard-working team of editors, directors and content creators.

Kris and I stand in awe of the work that went into this spring issue, and this entire semester. It’s not always easy, but every day at ORANGE is a necessary learning experience, and we’re only getting better. Kris and I can only hope to continue strengthening the foundation of ORANGE. In 10 years, when we go onto the ORANGE website and see a group of talented students doing an even better job than we are, we will know that all the hard work we put in, all the late nights, all the business and administrative stress was worth it.

Thank you for taking the time to check out our third issue. We hope you enjoy our magazine as much as we have enjoyed putting it together.