The Bullsheet: More like the economy than you ever realized
That’s right, I said it. The Bullsheet, like the economy, goes through cycles, periods of ups and downs, changes. The current cycle we’re going through now and have been going through since last spring is all this business with the budget. Currently, we are printing more than our budget allows because we are committed to bringing this publication to the students on a daily basis…otherwise our slogan of “Granville’s Largest Daily Publication” would be false, and we don’t like liars. We also feel it’s an important opportunity for students to voice their opinions and thoughts, no matter how big or small, it’s all important because you say it, and you read it.
This is not the first period in time that the Bullsheet has been under scrutiny and the budget has been threatened. November 3rd, 1997 Megan Kellie, Wackie Hartman, Matt Hill (any relation to Evan Hill?) and Michael Peon published a sheet straight from the underground. From that ‘sheet: “Aw yeah. The Bullsheet’s gone indy. Upon eviction from our old haunt (414 Slayter, see the Denisonian’s page 1) we have decided to go militant.” This group of people got together and printed a Bullsheet strictly of their own funds and out of the office because DCGA suspended the funding for it, changed the locks on the office and thought they prevented the Bullsheet from coming out. So they went to “the catacombs beneath Swasey Chapel” to print a ‘sheet. This is the kind of dedication to information and the student voice that I have been missing lately. The Bullsheet may not be publishing next semester because of budget funding. No one really seems to care. THAT BOTHERS ME.
We are now on the internet: dubullsheet.blogspot.com reaching alums and those who are abroad this year. Anyone who wants to read it can.
Again, March 9th, 2006 Mike Sato published a ‘sheet dealing with the Wingless Angels, specifically about something they did in Curtis… sound familiar? What I’m trying to get at here is that nothing changes, ever, things go through cycles, our economy, our global climate, the Bullsheet, campus climate. It’s hard to ever really change something because things are inherently in cycles, our bodies are in cycles, I guess that way it’s just human nature. What we try to do is to bring the student body a voice they otherwise may not have and a medium to reach a lot of ears across campus (and abroad). This is a valuable opportunity and some say we may not be taking it as seriously as we should.
So here’s what I ask of you the students, e-mail us and tell us what you want out of the Bullsheet, we are a publication for the students, so it only makes sense that we ask what you want from us. We’re still working on telepathy but the fumes around the Bullsheet’s office from our ancient computer make it a little difficult to get brainwaves out. E-mail works best. Do you want political and social discourse? Something funny to read during lunch after a hard day of classes? Somewhere to rant and vent when no one else will listen? A combination? Let us know, we want to do what is right for the student body above all else.
-Laura Masters, Junior Editor
(Also, these Bullsheets can be found in the library’s archives, yea, we’re archived.)
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Ahh, yes... November 3, 1997... I remember it like it was 11 years ago. The Spice girls were all the rage, the economy was grand... it was a pre-fellatio Clinton administration. Those really were the days.
The Bullsheet, as far as I can tell, has always had kind of a love/hate relationship with the student government and faculty. During my time there, I had my own friends tell me it wasn't funny, wasn't informative and was a waste of funding... there were also those that really enjoyed it when we'd come out with an Ol' Dirty Bastard themed Bullsheet, so go figure. It was in my time at the 'sheet that I really began to understand that no matter what you do, you can't make everyone happy all the time. It's just not possible.
But whether you love or hate the Bullsheet seems kind of irrelevant to me, at least with regards to funding. The fact is that it is an important piece of Denison University both in its history and its function. There were several instances of social unrest and upheaval in my time at Denison (just as I'm sure there has been in all of yours) and it's precisely during those periods when The Bullsheet really comes into its own. It is a way for people to say things to their peers, DCGA or to the administration that may otherwise remain unspoken. It is the metaphorical flaming bag of dog shit left on someone's doorstep just before you ring the doorbell and sprint off into the night. It demands your attention, even if it's full of crap... and sometimes it gets on your shoes.
Hang in there, 'sheeters. Let me know if you need they keys to the catacombs.
-Matty "Evan was an accident" Hill, ex co-ed
Matt was always more eloquent, so I post a classic 'Sheet sentiment.
Ditto.
Jackie "Wackie" Hartman Ashley, ex senior ed
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