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Venturing
into
the
dragon's
den
by
Anne
Blanchard
Production
Editor
Another
school
year
is
quickly
drawing
to
a
close,
and
those
of
us
who
are
leaving
CNC
are
facing
the
future
with
mixed
emotions.
The
college
is
a
small
community
and
when
it's
time
to
step
outside
that
comfort
zone,
inevitable
feelings
of
discomfort
shadow
the
excitement
of
exploring
new
horizons.
It's
unnerving
to
know
that
one
part
of
your
life
is
almost
done
-
especially
when
you
don't
have
an
inkling
what
the
next
stage
will
bring.
It
feels
like
only
yesterday
that
I
first
stepped
into
a
CNC
classroom
-
excited
to
be
returning
to
school,
but
worried
whether
I
would
fit
in
with
students
who
were
the
age
of
my
own
children.
To
my
surprise
I
discovered
CNC
has
a
huge
population
of
mature
students,
who
naturally
gravitate
to
each
other.
As
well,
the
younger
students
are
fun
to
be
around;
they
have
an
exuberance
and
spirit
that,
unfortunately,
often
gets
tarnished
as
we
age.
In
my
time
at
CNC
I've
completed
the
Writing
and
New
Media
Technologies
programme,
and
by
semester's
end
I'll
have
an
Associate's
Degree
in
hand
as
well.
My
two
years
as
Production
Editor
of
Free
Forum
(a
fancy
title
meaning
I
do
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layout
and
plead
with
writers
for
late
content)
has
taught
me
important
lessons
about
meeting
deadlines,
being
flexible,
and,
most
importantly,
the
importance
of
teamwork.
We
have
a
very
small
group
of
volunteers
at
the
paper,
and
out
of
necessity,
our
jobs
often
overlap.
I've
done
interviews,
taken
pictures,
put
together
ads,
and
written
everything
from
news
to
satire.
Amazingly,
I've
even
grown
fond
of
our
tiny
office,
despite
its
similarity
to
a
cold,
dark
cave
At
the
end
of
this
school
year
I
expected
to
leave
CNC
and
trek
up
the
hill
to
even
higher
education,
but
these
past
months
I've
been
devilled
by
an
unexpected
restlessness
-
and
as
the
application
deadline
came
and
went
-
I
surprised
family
and
friends
(and
even
myself)
by
deciding
not
to
apply
to
UNBC.
I'm
still
slightly
dizzy
from
my
dash
over
that
smoking
bridge,
but
even
in
my
lightheaded
state,
one
fact
is
ominously
clear"-
as
of
April
I
have
to
start
searching
for
a
full-time
job.
Thankfully,
I'm
not
alone
in
my
dread-
friends
from
the
WRIT
programme,
who
have
already
made
the
leap
into
the
workforce,
have
confessed
the
same
insecurities
-
the
fear
of
never
finding
a
job
and
of
being
woefully
unprepared
despite
1
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two
years
of
training
in
writin
and
print
&
web
design.
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with
my
decision
madel
I
have
no
choice
but
to
follow
in
their
footsteps
and
face
the
frightening
world
of
resumes!
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ads,
and
that
mo
dreaded
of
creatures-
the
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self
confideno
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no
doubt
get
slightly
singe
as
I
brave
that
particula
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but
as
with
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to
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and
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that
we'll
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from
the
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