THE CAPITAL TIMES April 10, 2006
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First, 1 would like to share with all
of you my latest amazing discovery.
It is a toy, yes, a toy. But, it happens
to be one of the coolest toys ever,
providing even more entertainment
than your etch-a-sketch or light
bright from back in the day.
This remarkable stress reliever
is “20Q.” It is a small, handheld
device and what you do is think
of any word and it w ill ask you 20
questions in order to determine your
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sons involved in throwing away several hundred copies of the March 27 issue of The Capital Times. News
papers were removed from stands between the afternoon of Monday, March 27 and the early afternoon of
Thursday March 30. After redistribution on Monday April 3, the papers pictured were found in two sepa
rate trash cans in Stacks Market. Anyone with information should contact Police Services at 948-6233.
It is obvious that whoever removed these papers had a serious problem with something in the issue. Any
one with varying opinions in the future is encouraged to write a letter to the editor in order to voice your
opinion. Throwing the newspapers away is not the way to make your opinions known.
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word. It will leave you in disbelief
how many times it gets this right
and when it doesn’t, well, hence
the stress relief part. Go pick one
up at Wal-Mart for a fun office toy;
we’ve certainly had tons of fun with
it here.
Now on to my real point.
How many of you are ready for
the end of the semester already?!
And I don’t even have to ask those
of you who are graduating. There’s
no doubt that, for most of you,
senioritis has set in just like it has
forme. The future is calling my
name, the wings are on, and I’m
ready to fly...
Unfortunately, before I can
daydream about where life is going
to take me, in little more than a
month, there are a hundred other
things to think about. And yet I
just can’t escape the anticipation
of finally being done with college,
which lingers in my thoughts every
day now.
It’s crept up on me slowly... at the
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beginning of the semester it was just
a passing thought, “yeah, I graduate
after this summer.” At midterms,
it progressed to, “wow, where’s the
time going?” And now, with what
seemed like merely a blink of my
eyes it’s become, “holy crap! I have
all this work to do, two more papers
to put out, an internship to secure
in order to actually graduate in
summer and not have to come back
here in the fall.. You get the point,
as many of you sound just the same.
But before we know it, it’ll all be
over and we’ll be off enjoying the
summer vacationing, or for some,
starting new jobs, internships, or
even taking our last few classes
So to all of you out there
staring down the home stretch,
congratulations, you’re almost
there! Good luck in finding your
first jobs and starting your path to
success. Hopefully you’ve all had
a wonderful college experience and
will have an even better time out in
the real world.
I know I will. After all, it’s what
we’ve been here striving for, to
better prepare ourselves in meeting
our lives’ goals... and don’t worry
I’ll make it there.
Regards,
Ashley Lockard
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March 30 2006
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Taking Rejection with Acceptance
By MATTHEW L. KABIC
Guest Reporter
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Recently I sent out a short story
submission to Glimmertrain Press,
a semi-prestigious and widely
read literary journal. In a short and
ultimately maddening letter, I was
informed that while my short story
was “a good read” it wasn’t what
the publication was looking for.
After the initial disappointment,
I looked over my work and tried to
figure out where I could strengthen
it, or where I could cut something
out to make it more desirable.
It’s a natural emotion to be upset
after rejection; no one likes to be
told they aren’t good enough.
It is just as natural to never want
your work to be seen by another
judge’s eye, or at least never by
the editor of the same place you
were rejected from before. But
published writers (and artists, for
that matter) didn’t give up after
their first rejection letter, and
neither should you.
Sure, that last sentence sounds
like the catch line to an after school
special, but it’s true.
There are several reasons that
rejection can be more valuable
than acceptance. 1 know that the
most desirable outcome for any
writer or artist is to be published or
sell their work.
Being a Creative Artist as a
hobby is fine, but being known as
a Creative Artist by a community
larger than your friends is a
fantastic experience. But you’ll
learn more, by far, with a
rejection letter.
To start with, if you are lucky
enough to get a rejection letter from
a publication that has the time to
tell you why they didn’t accept
your work, that advice is good as
gold. It can show you what this
particular publisher is looking for.
Simply read over your work,
see if you agree with the
publisher, and change what they
recommend. But take this advice
carefully. Editors, no matter how
intelligent and esoteric as they
seem, are not flawless.
If you’re going to send your
work to the same editor again, it’s
easier to take their advice. The
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same can be said for a continuing
criticism no matter where vou send
your work.
But if you are planning to send
your work to many different places,
and only had one editor dislike a
particular aspect of your work, use
your discretion on the changing of
your work.
It’s also important to note that
being rejected from a publication
holds its own prestige. As I
discussed the idea of rejection
letters with an Advisor, she stated
something to the effect of: “If you
are going to be rejected, be rejected
by the best.” What great advice!
Sure, it’s a shame to get a rejection
letter from the Yeti Yorker ( let’s
say), but at least you sent your
work to the New Yorker.
Someone from their office looked
over your work, held it in their
hands and thought it over. That is
not somethim: to be overlooked.
Rejection can also show you at
what level you are. If you’re getting
published at small presses and
school run creative ails journals
maybe it’s time to step up to larger
groups. But don't expect to move
up the food chain that quickly.
If you get published once out of
about twenty submissions, you’re
doing all right. While that is my
own philosophy, most published
writers and artists know that a
similar ratio is just as true: you will
get very little published compared
to what you send out, which brings
me to the next point: send work out.
If you don't put yourself out
there, no one will know what you
are doing. I know it seems very
self-explanatory, but the more work
you send out, the more likely you
are to get published.
Also, in my own experience, I
feel more like a w riter when 1 have
work under review, even if I don’t
get published. For that period of
time, when your work is out and
you are waiting to get a letter back,
you are as eiose to a creative artist
as anyone.
Another very important concern
that you should have when getting
a rejection letter is who judged it.
Some places only use one person to
judge who will win a contest or be
placed into a publication.
Others use a roundtable where
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the captions usually contain bits
of factual information, the opinion
expressed is that of The Capital
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We would like to apologize for
any confusion this issue may have
caused.
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Maruja Rosario
Diane Kenney
Lisa Stone
Brianna Guyer
Steve O’Holla
Matt Kabic
people battle if out to decide who
gets published and who doesn’t.
Tarn helm, PSH’s own creative arts
magazine does something else,
which a few smaller publications
are known for.
We judge all submissions
anonymously on a scale of 1-
5 (5 being the best, 1 being the
submission that needs the most
work) and everyone who is
involved with Tarnhelm judges.
Then we agree to a cutoff point,
and add up all the scores.
Let’s say someone in the
magazine either gives themselves a
high score or gives someone’s work
they know a high score, simply
because they want themselves or
that person to win. Because five
other people are also judging, who
are doing so without knowing who
wrote what, that high score would
be balanced.
This assures that not only will
a wide range of work get into the
magazine, but that a community of
peers decide who will receive first,
second and sometimes third place.
1 guess what I’m trying to get
across is this: if your work gets
rejected from a publication, look
at the factors in your work, the
decision makers, and the times.
Don’t take it as an insult, take it
as an advisement. Keep sending out
your work and don’t stop with the
first publication. Quality of work
and quantity of submissions will
get you much farther then thin skin
and dusty stamps.
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