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Volume XV, Issue 6
Monday 8th April, 2024
Ella Hussey RADIUS EDITOR
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Radius in Review
ast March, when Clara ‘The Boss’ Roche was elected as Editor of The University Times, I was at home snuggled into my cosy sheets and thought, “I can finally return to Radius”. I had previously served a brief stint as Deputy Literature Editor. Before this, I had never written an article before in my life, swearing off ever getting involved in the politics of student journalism. Still, I was secretly scared I would never be good enough to produce a publishable piece of writing. I immediately fell in love with manifesting my thoughts onto a page, even if it was a Google doc; my thoughts were good enough just as they were. Fast forward, and I am sitting on a Zoom call being interviewed for the position of Radius Editor, the task being a daunting mountain of work; I was up for it, but on one condition: I do it alongside Barrett. Barrett Ellis, my American comrade and partial submarine enthusiast, was my superior last year, serving as Literature Editor. We both jumped straight in blind; neither of us had written anything before, but we learnt so much from each other. I texted him with a proposition, I think it went something along the lines of “If I apply for Radius Editor, will you?” and the big American he is probably said, “Sounds awesome, man, let’s do it!”. Don’t be fooled; he still edits my articles, as I sometimes have questionable sentence structures, and I remind him we have meetings on Tuesday at 3 p.m. We have navigated the big bad world of this arts publication through two semesters. As it is all coming to an end, like both of our times here at Trinity, it felt fitting to look back on the fantastic issues we have managed to get out this year, and to spotlight the incredible efforts of our lovely staff. Barrett and I are a dynamic duo, but our synergy was missing a key component: our lovely Assistant, Maisie Greener. Let me tell you something about Maisie. Her commitment to the cause is so admirable, attending each meeting all the way from Bologna. She never stopped producing articles for both Radius and Magazine. Whenever I sent her a message the night before asking her to write the Ob-
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Inside:
Radius Reads page 8 »
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Your Week Ahead page 3 »
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In Our Radius: The Complete Trinity and Dublin Events Guide page 14 »