In Conclusion…

- Connor O’Brien.


Thanks all for voting, reading the mockup, offering advice, and generally supporting us throughout the campaign. It’s almost over now. Phew.

Early on, the other team cottoned on to the fact that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. We hope that, whoever scores editorship of the publication, On Dit really will change for the better in 2010. And we like to think that we’ve spurred the current eds to have a good, hard think about why students aren’t engaging with the magazine at present. In the current issue of On Dit, there’s a survey - please, fill it out. If you think On Dit rocks, tell the current eds… they’ll get a kick out of it. And if you think On Dit sucks, don’t just bitch and moan about it to your friends in Mayo - tell the eds what you think, and they’ll endeavour to start publishing the kinda of magazine that you actually want to read (until the end of the year, at least).

Anyway, we’ve been tossing up some new ideas for next year, based on your feedback. How do you like the sound of:

• an On Dit Flickr group, in which you can submit your photographs and illustrations for upcoming issues of the magazine?
• regular recruitment drives throughout the year, designed to pull in new contributors from a variety of different faculties and clubs?
• launch parties/exhibitions, working in conjunction with local DIY art groups?
• connections with other student newspapers around the country?

This is all neat stuff. We really want to have fun with this ‘ol magazine next year. Show the doubters that student culture ain’t dead.

Competition breeds innovation. And with that in mind, we’re glad the other team have decided to put up a good, hard fight. It’d be a bit of a hollow victory, scoring a job that nobody else actually wants.

Anyway, if you haven’t voted yet, bloody well get to it, and we’ll see you all at UniBar tomorrow night. We need a drink.