I worked on the UGA student newspaper (now independent, but then under the auspices of the journalism school) for several quarters as a reporter and women’s editor, but only after a very inauspicious start.

My freshman roommate and I had decided we wanted to work on the paper, so we found our way to the Red & Black offices in the basement of the old C-J Building one evening. We walked into the busy newsroom, and when no one paid any attention to us, my roommate said, in a very loud voice, “Hi, we’re freshmen!” That brought a chorus of “No, really?” from the assembled student journalists. Nevertheless, put us to work.