*this was a Letter from the Editor in The Muse’s Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll issue
Dear Readers,
Throughout its history, The Muse has been a place for students to start careers across media, politics, and many other industries, providing aspiring journalists the opportunity to cut their teeth and make a name for themselves.
However, when many people hear “student journalism,” they may not think “sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll.” Clearly they haven’t been paying attention.
For many students, university is defined by a time of experimentation — sex, drugs, and four years of bodily destruction as we push ourselves through progressively later nights of studying and going out. Although many students may not fit the trope, it is part of university — one that student journalism cannot ignore.
The Muse has a long history of alternative coverage, giving voice to topics and groups ignored by traditional media: early LGBTQ+ movements, St. John’s counterculture groups, and drug use throughout the city.
In January, The Muse returned to print for the first time in nine years. Now, with our second publication of the year, we hope to keep the momentum going, building on The Muse’s roots as we call back to our sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll history.
With that, I’d like to give a huge thank you to our staff, supporters, and everyone who made this edition possible.
And to new students, get involved, whether it’s student journalism, politics, clubs, or a swan dive into the university experience you want to have.
Student journalism shouldn’t reflect the university people imagine – it should reflect the one students live.