Staff Editorial:Congratulations, graduates
You made it through alive, though perhaps not unscathed. You have braved the late-night hours of Fondren, walked to lab in the darkness before dawn and left it in the darkness after dusk. And finally, after all of it, you walked across the stage and received the hollow tube with a picture of campus rolled up inside. But you will get your diploma in the mail sometime in the next few months.The Thresher wishes you all the best of luck in the future, in whatever endeavors you pursue, and we hope to be able to write about you (positively) in years to come.
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