Life. Something we experience every day.
It can mean anything from the way we live our days or how we entertain ourselves to moments that make us cry, smile and laugh.
And that’s why the The Argonaut’s Arts & Culture section will be retired as of today, and the section formerly known as A&C will expand to Life.
This isn’t an uncommon practice. Section names get changed all the time. Back in 2015, Life was known as Rawr, and way before that — after many changes — in the ‘90s Life was known as Lifestyles. Pretty close to Life, huh?
Alex Brizee | Argonaut
So I guess the question you may have is: why is this change any different? What will a name change do?
The change of a name won’t do much, but the commitment that comes with the name will.
The Commitment
So what’s this grand commitment I am offering? Well, I’d like to think I’m not the average reporter. I actually never expected to be a section editor. I’m a designer who learned how to write.
And after many, many grammar lessons from editors before me, I have a plan for Life — as a designer, an artist or whatever word you want to call me, a creative per say. I think we see the world a little differently. And like I said earlier, the world and our daily life — that is life.
So, I want to tell our stories differently.
I am committed to telling more in-depth pieces that truly get to know the sources and their backgrounds. To spend time with our sources, know them, trust them and tell their stories authentically.
I am committed to use more than just words to tell the story — appealing to our visual viewers and showing them different ways to experience storytelling.
I am committed to authentic journalism that embraces the Moscow and UI community for who we truly are.
I’ve lived in Moscow for four years now. Four years of Bagel Shop, and late-night walks to the Arb, driving through the Palouse hills, sledding down the golf course in winter, shows at John’s Alley and so many more memories I couldn’t even begin to list.
I think I know Moscow pretty well, and I’m excited to learn more about the city that truly became my home.
I hope the Life section will truly show Moscow and the UI community for who we are.
I’ll let you in on a secret … I think we will.
These might seem like high-reaching goals for a school newspaper’s Life section in Moscow, Idaho. But, if you didn’t know, I’m a bit of an overachiever. And I plan to overachieve highly this year. What would be a better way to end my last year in the ‘Scow?
— Alex, your new and overly motivated Life editor.