To help ease next year’s editor into the job, the search is on for the next editor. This week the position for next year’s Sun Star editor will go up on uakjobs. This is a chance for one of you to have one of the coolest student jobs on campus.

Before becoming editor, I worked as a reporter and ads manager. After working here for two years before becoming editor, I had a good idea of what to expect—late Sunday nights, angry letters, deadline pressure, working weekends. In truth, it has not been as stressful as I suspected.

Being editor is a great way to meet people and hear different perspectives of what is going on. There are some good perks—press passes, an office and computer to use, part of the job involves talking and keeping up with people. It looks good on a resume. My grandma thinks it’s pretty neat.

“What is the Sun Star?” several students have asked me. This type of response shows me that we still have potential to expand our readership and need a wider range of reporting that could draw a larger audience.

As editor, I get a lot of criticism, which is flattering in a way. People care so much about what you create that they feel compelled to write acerbic comments. Sometimes, the most scathing letters were not published because the authors changed their minds.

Part of why students care is that the Sun Star is partly supported by student fees. This enables us to have a free publication. Student access is important. Our central location in the Wood Center is important in that it makes it convenient for students to come in with concerns. Our close proximity to high traffic student centers and the ASUAF office helps us stay connected to the campus.

A board made up of ASUAF representatives, faculty advisors, a community member and I will choose the next editor from the applicants. I am looking forward to the search for a replacement and putting together the last few issues.