What We Really Think

If you reading this paragraph right now you are probably a loyal tsumeter.com reader (thank you for reading by the way) saw this strange new link under web exclusive tab. This is What We Really Think, one of the new features of tsumeter.com.  The story of What We Really Think started earlier this year when after Editorial Board meeting Spring 2007. This basically a weekly meeting where all the editors of each section of our paper discuss stories ideas, happens and rumors going around Tennessee State University. Also we discuss how awesome the paper or (how bad) the current issue turned out. 

One of our senior staff writers, Gregory Brand aka Papa Beaver, was discussing one of his latest blogs. We nickname Greg Papa Beaver because essentially he probably the greatest story teller I have ever heard. The guy has experience so much to be so young. If you ever meet him and you have a minute he will put a smile on your face, make you laugh, and make you think all in one sitting. After one of “Papa Beaver Story Time” moments several writers, including myself, wanted to see if we could do blogs for our writers. However, like some ideas, they don’t exactly fall into place immediately.

Now since our trip in memory lane is over lets get back to present day. We remember that idea and now we are implementing it. For the longest I couldn’t think of a name of this thing your reading now.  I was going to name this blog “Tigerblog”, but that is just lame…really…really…lame. I love my school to death; however, I don’t need to put tiger in front of everything (Tigercast…. yeah that was a lame name for our podcast…sorry). So I decided on What We Really Think.

It’s an “upgrade” or evolution of the infamous   “What We Think”.  For those readers who are not familiar with the “What We Think” in essence it is when the staff discusses a major story that is within our paper and together decided on our stance of the story. In real life of course there are people in the room that totally don’t agree with what is written for What We Think but hey that is what we call “compromise”. Here you the reader can peer into the brains of our staff and see what we are really thinking about what we report. Its written in our own words, not formal newspaper tense because really who talks in that way in real life in college. 

 However, we just aren’t going to talk bout our view of the news.   We want to take it a step further and peer into our lives.  Hey we aren’t robots; we are humans who just happen to have a passion of journalism. We want you to know the people that bring you the news twice a week, to spend 10 minutes in our shoes as you read the blogs of the our editors, copy editor, writers, and even our advisor. Each writer will of course identify themselves by name but we also will accompany them with our alias to add personality to this blog..

My alias you ask? Yojimbo. For those who aren’t familiar with Japanese culture and history, yojimbo is a bodyguard or defender. Usually they were ronin(masterless samuari) or samuari who hired to defend whoever paid.  It’s also is the name of one of my most famous films of all time (matter a fact go to online and buy it… great movie).  In the film Yojimbo, a ronin with no name saves a town of peaceful villagers from crime lords using wit, brains, and his sword. That is what I am for my friends and family, a modern day yojimbo for hire. You don’t need money for my service of friendship , I just need you to love and care the same why as I do for you no matter what happens.

Welcome What We Really Think. I hope you enjoy this new feature of tsumeter.com

Micheal Hart

Online Manager

Tennessee State University “The Meter”

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“Yojimbo”