Audeamus. AUDEAMUS. It is semi deponent verb that I did not recognize until I picked up a past issue after completing my Latin Homework one winter afternoon.
AUDEAMUS. We dare. Or better yet, Let Us Dare!
How…how…What’s the word? Daring? No. Enticing? Partially. Fated? Perhaps. Compelling? Instantly. What drew me to Audeamus was the name. It was something I had overlooked many times while reading the short stories and research within its thick glossy pages. “Never judge a book by its cover” is how the saying goes…but one should at least read and ponder on the cover, the title, the meaning, the symbolism and so and such.
I knew I wanted to be a part of this process; This process of “editing.” It has been an interesting journey getting to this point. Though, I have much admiration for what the journal itself stands for. By this I mean, I believe people see this journal as merely as a tool for a resume, grad school, or whatnot. Though, it is so much more than that. It is a chance, an experience, an…opportunity to allow the mind’s endeavors, whims, personal excitement take to paper and produce works of awe. Perhaps I praise too much, but I find Audeamus allows the young scholars of the UCs to take flight in their passions and put no restraints on how high or far they can venture. It is remarkable when one takes a moment from the busy world and consider this. That this journal is more than a tool or resource, it is academia from spirit to form..it is a renaissance man on paper…it is unlike anything before. So, to be a part of something like this is wonderful and honoring, and yet humbling.
I don’t mean to be deep here or to sound corny…never my intention ( the corny)..it is simply how I feel about being part of this journal. Though, one could say it is my mother’s influence. Always telling me pursue whatever fuels the “ Fire in the Mind.”
Although, I have been mainly speaking of the journal; I should like to add one thing on the account or behalf of Mr. Bumbledeer. He should change with the seasons and holidays; it could be an extra PR relationship with the readers, viewers, and honors students, and should he have his own facebook? Become a Fan of Mr. Bumbledeer? Side Note: Does he have a first name? What’s his back story? HA HA. It would be an interesting at least UCR located kind of symbol to make people aware and strangely curious of whom exactly is the man in the bowler with the monocle and more over what does he represent. HA. Just a thought.
