Today, I submitted the FINAL version of the Fall 2009 issue of Educated Solutions to our printers. The road of this project started out in August when I took some design classes on how to use Adobe In Design and Illustrator. What I didn’t realize was that these courses taught me how to use the programs – it didn’t teach me how to be creative. As September rolls around, we start to ask around for submissions for the magazine, and if you thought getting 1000 word essays from students for grades was hard, try getting 1000 word essays from alumni, faculty, partners, etc. for no grades and no money, just an entry into OUSA’s tiny-but-mighty magazine. After several delays and pushbacks (something called General Assembly, Campus Visits and Lobby Con), I finally got some time to start designing. I was ill prepared to create a magazine from scratch, and definitely got some serious help from our previous editions (thank you Communications Directors of years past), and Renee Lung, the AMS’ former Communications Officer and graphic-design-ass-kicker who designed the template that this issue is based on. I honestly think that this may be the best issue of Educated Solutions to come out of OUSA, and that’s no disrespect to previous editors, just a continuation of building on previous successes. Thank you to everyone who contributed and help get this out for our Lobby Conference. Check out the online version here.
-Alvin Tedjo
