Hello, dear readers. My name is John Waters and writing opinion columns here at The Badger Herald has been my game for the last three years. It’s been an awesome and at times ridiculous part of my college experience I wouldn’t trade for anything. I am genuinely excited about the prospect of being on the Editorial Board for my final semester at the greatest university in the world and, of course, the greatest student newspaper in the world.
I came to this university expecting to pursue a business degree, so it is with a pleasant amount of surprise that I find myself writing this introduction as I wind down my collegiate career. I will do my best to bring something interesting and impressive to the Editorial Board this semester, so come along on an unexpected journey (that Peter Jackson didn’t make two hours too long).


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