Seamus O’Connor

Spring 2005-Fall 2006

Asst. Feature Copy Editor, Asst. Opinion Editor, Copy Editor, Humor Columnist

As a student in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, I have taken on the skills and bearing of a true journalist while meeting with important public figures, tackling relevant media issues and chasing important stories. As an editor for The Daily Orange, I have received death threats from flutists and pot-smoking Frisbee players. Thanks for nothing, D.O. Let’s do this: Katie: As ever, don’t stop believing. Thanks for becoming my friend in about five minutes, and thanks in advance for being my friend for a long time coming. Go to Ireland while you’re abroad, and consider staying there-the land is beautiful, the people are beautiful and the beer is fresh.

Laura: Your Pittsburgh accent is just adorable. Your work ethic is just incredible. Your friendship is just invaluable. Go Stillers!

Nick: Sie mssen ein groer Journalist sein, wenn Sie beide Dave Arey und Glavin berleben knnen.

Rick: Ihr Bart ist sehr gut!

Ethan:You came pretty far by ignoring what they teach in Newhouse, and I respect that. But it’s put up or shut up time for you again, so prove to the world that you aren’t overrated.

ZB: I’m sure you’ll be Alpha Male next year, just like I’ll be a first-class Marine.

Chris: Can’t wait to read your work in USA Today. Keep on writing the best-reported stories in The D.O., and when the bitches get to you, close your eyes and count to STAMOS!!!

Mere: Will you still pretend to know me when you’re famous?

A.J.: I still think you’re the funniest guy at the paper. But, unfortunately, I’m gonna need you to clean out your desk.

Sheebs: One day, I will meet someone with hepatitis, and I will think of Hepatitis Sheebs, and I will giggle, and they will punch me.

Pledge: Watching you become so self-confident but still humble just makes me happy.

Melanie: One day, California will break off of the West Coast and drift into the northern Pacific, where it will be officially annexed by Hawaii.

Evan: 10101 10010 11 1111 1101 1001 11000 1101 1 1011 101 1101 101 1100 1111 1100!

A.J. Part 2: P.S., the future of the one collegiate institution that has ever meant anything to me is in your hands, and I trust you.

Steve: Thanks for all the rides, and for giving me healthy doses of don’t-take-it-too-seriously when I needed them most.

Brian: You know, I never said you had to STOP calling girls ‘Tits McGee.’ Keep the feature section strong, I know you will.

Ben: It’s nice to know somebody around here understands the concepts of maturity and communal respect. You’re going to be an asset wherever you go.

Heather: Right place, wrong time. Thanks for your hard work.

Dana: Having you, me, Erin and Omar in the same office was too awesome to last. Maybe some day we’ll have a reunion and teach Erin what ‘reverse cowgirl’ means. Also, it was you who gave me a chance at a humor column, and I’ll always be grateful for that.

Gorman: The quadruple threat: sportswriter, designer, consummate gentleman and current Hardcore Champion. Is that belt even still around?

SUMB: You know what? Sometimes people prove to you that they’re much more respectable than you ever thought.

The Student Voice: And sometimes they don’t.

K.K.: No more 11 p.m. to 11:18 p.m. phone calls. Ever. I love you.

‘Hello, my treacherous friendsAnd thank you for joining me hereTonightI’ve brought you all here to discuss, as I must,How grateful I am.’

-OK Go, ‘Hello My Treacherous Friends’

Published on December 8, 2006 at 12:00 pm