As my time here at the Tan & Cardinal comes to an end, I decided to sit down and conduct one more interview. My interviewee is someone that I know incredibly well and would provide me with a fitting end to my T&C; career. Peter Behr, meet Peter Behr.
Peter Behr: So Pete, do you mind if I call you Pete?
Peter Behr: Yes.
Peter Behr: So Peter, you've been the Arts & Entertainment editor here on the Tan & Cardinal for a year now. You've been part of an award-winning team, you went through a complete design overhaul and you went to a conference in New York among many other things. What are you going to remember most about working here?
Peter Behr: That's your first question? What will I remember most? That is such a sappy and typical goodbye interview question. I thought we were going to avoid those types of questions, Pete.
Peter Behr: It's Peter.
Peter Behr: Yeah, sorry. Anyway, what will I remember most? I guess I will remember the people and the friendships that I made with everyone, the laughter and the late nights, the music and most of all the terrible white boy dance moves.
Peter Behr: That was boring.
Peter Behr: It was a boring question.
Peter Behr: Fair enough. Let's move on. Describe the Tan & Cardinal in one word.
Peter Behr: Readable.
Peter Behr: That's debatable. If you could change one thing about your time as an editor, what would you change?
Peter Behr: I would be the opinion editor. It's a way easier job. Also, I think I would run about 30 percent more cutouts. I am always telling people that we don't have enough cutouts.
Peter Behr: How did you even get this job? You seem to be completely clueless on everything newspaper related.
Peter Behr: I'm pretty sure everyone just felt bad for me. I mean, I'd been hanging around for two and half years before I got the job. I guess I just wore everyone down. That, and I had a pair of speakers and was willing to handle music-playing duties.
Peter Behr: Why did you decide to apply in the first place? You clearly weren't prepared for the responsibilities this job entails.
Peter Behr: Well, I got hungry a lot on Wednesday nights, so I figured if I was eating the dinner the Campus Center provided I might as well get paid for it.
Peter Behr: How incredibly noble of you. Would you say the food was worth your time?
Peter Behr: I would say that I earned my paycheck just by eating that "food."
Peter Behr: What was your biggest challenge working on the paper?
Peter Behr: Thinking of story ideas. The main problem is that when I thought of an excellent story idea, I always wanted to write it myself. Because let's be honest. I'm the best.
Peter Behr: Some of your critics paint you as a vain, self-aggrandizing diva caricature of a human being. How do you react to that?
Peter Behr: Well, I did "interview" myself for a goodbye column. I suppose it doesn't get any vainer than that. But since you called me vain, what does that make you?
Peter Behr: Touché.
Peter Behr: Well, I think it's about time we wrapped this farce up. Last question: Any suggestions to the new staff?
Peter Behr: Start working on your goodbye column now, that way when it's actually due, you won't be writing it on the Wednesday before it's due.
Peter Behr: You truly are a terrible, lazy excuse for a newspaper man. Thanks for taking the time to sit down with me and give everyone an insight into your time at the T&C.;
Peter Behr: I'm welcome. t&c;
Peter Behr is a senior journalism major and is the arts & entertainment editor for the t&c.;
