Column by
Jon Konz

Happy Wednesday! It’s that time of the year when all of those final projects are due, and if you’re anything like me, that makes you long for the weekend and some free time. Just three more days before the weekend, and then it’s on to finals week. As you prepare for the last week, celebrate safely.

All of the BCSG projects for the year have been wrapping up nicely. Yesterday, many of us took a walk around campus with Sisters Mary Arnold and Michaela. It was well attended, and was a great way to say, “Goodbye” to two very influential and dedicated members of the Briar Cliff communittee.

Last Saturday, Rikole Santin, Parker Sones, and I planted several Prairie Roses outside of the Stark Student Center to create a real-life briar patch on campus. Feel free to stop by and ogle at our horticultural skills! Just be careful not to caress the plants in any way. They are at a tender stage in the transplanting process, and they are pokey!

We have also ordered the street signs to be put up around campus. I would love to tell you what the selected names are, but I think I will let you sit in anticipation instead. Just make sure to keep your heads up so that you can read them when we get them installed.

I have been informed that this is the last edition of Cliff News for the year, so I would just like to thank everyone for making this a great last year for me and all of the other seniors. On a more personal note, I would like to thank you for giving me the privilege to serve as the Student Government President for this past year. It has been one of the most difficult, yet rewarding tasks I have undertaken. I was fortunate to have a great Senate to help me with everything and they deserve a strong thank you as well.

I will truly miss Briar Cliff, and I am very excited to see where the next group of Student Government members will take you! This past year, we have worked hard to keep ourselves accountable to our positions, but in the years to come, it is going to be up to all of you to hold this group accountable to you. Do not take it easy on them.

As this is my final article for the Cliff News, I would like to leave you with some words from a popular music group: “Bye, Bye, Bye.”

Thank you for reading.