Do you care about Homecoming?
Posted October 31st, 2005 by mrasor
Football (kinda)
I pose a question: Do you care about Homecoming?
Here's why I ask. A student came into the Buchtelite office upset that we did not give Homecoming more coverage. She was Homecoming queen, by the way. A couple added points… She was the first-ever African-American Homecoming queen at Akron. We were unaware of that fact until last weekend.
As a journalist, we try to cover what people care about. So did we screw up by not giving Homecoming more ink? And mostly, do you care about Homecoming?
November 1st, 2005 at 7:21 am
Hi Mike!
Yes. Granted, it may not seem that big of a deal to you, but one thing I learned in working for Tel-Buch and Buchtelite is covering things that may not seem important to you, but mean a lot to others. Seriously, hundreds of people attended the dance- and for the first time ever, we had an african-american queen. (sad that it took this long, though).
And, unlike the high school homecoming king/queen, this school's is selected by leadership, not popularity.
I wish that you had been there…it was seriously the most diverse court I have ever seen at this school, and it would have proved to people that leadership wise our school is very diverse.
But, Que sera, sera.