This page is a portal to many of the articles that I have written that I managed to have published in campus newspapers. Depending on where you go to college/university, writing for the campus fishrag can be either nearly impossible to do, or it can be as simple as showing up with spare time and a desire to work for nothing, except the odd gratis CD.

Click on the either 'Manitoban' or 'Shorthorn' to see a list of the articles that I wrote for that particular publication. Links on the Toban page lead to articles that I have transcribed and annotated. New articles are added sporadically. Links on the Shorthorn page lead to copies archived on the 'Horn's Web site. New articles will be added as soon as they are published.

The Manitoban - Once upon a time, I wrote for The Manitoban. I enjoyed much of my time there, rising rapidly from mere volunteer, to News Reporter, to Asst. News Editor to Features Editor within a scant two years. I wrote a lot: news stories, feature articles, sports reports, record reviews, opinions pieces and a well-liked humor column. I helped lay the paper out. I inked a few installments of the comic strip "Homogalactic Connector."

Eventually, writing for the Toban ceased to be fun. There wasn't any single reason, just seven or eight. Inter-office bickering, favoritism, differences in vision, romantic spats, troublesome volunteers, working a second job...all of these were reasons that led to my dismissal/quitting.

The Shorthorn - Time passed, I moved to Texas and eventually began to feel the writing bug nibble away at my pubic region. (Wait...those were the crabs. Nevertheless...) I applied for a position at UTA's The Shorthorn in early 2002. They didn't hire me, the assholes.

After spending much of the next year sulking, I reapplied and was hired as a contributing writer. Y'see, persistence does pay off. Especially if that persistence is tempered by pouting and unwarranted bitterness.

Masthead...how phallic -- blandscotsman@hotmail.com