The Little Foxes, a Bryan band, performs for the Broadside launch party last spring. McGuire, left, and Shannon, center, are both members of the band.
by Kaity Kopeski
Editor-in-chief
“This will be the broadest Broadside yet,” said senior Bryce McGuire. McGuire, along with fellow senior Kelly Shannon, are editors of the Broadside this semester a student publication that has recently been revived.
Throughout the years, Broadside has striven to showcase student talent, typically in the literary realm. Unfortunately, the last two years have seen little trace of the publication.
This year, Shannon and McGuire have ambitious plans to not only refresh the publication, but to extend its borders.
This new Broadside officially launched last spring with an off-campus concert, hosting musicians from Bryan and Covenant College. Over this semester Shannon and McGuire plan to sponsor more events to promote Broadside and encourage student involvement.
Although nothing is finalized, McGuire said some ideas include a “Bad Poetry contest, free-style rap battles, and a possibly an art war festival, where people would use conventional games, items and activities paired with a ton of body paint to create instant art on giant canvases.”
“If the school doesn’t shut us down, then we’re not doing our job,” McGuire said, a bit tongue in cheek.
While the pair aren’t truly aiming to be shut down, they are aiming to transform the Broadside’s image, changing it from a more serious publication, to one more lighthearted in hopes of expanding readership.
Of course serious submissions are still wanted, because “a mix of shallow and deep pieces is important,” Shannon said.
Poetry, short stories, prose, limericks and even raps are all welcome. Plus, submissions aren’t limited to writing. The Broadside team hopes to incorporate more “avenues of expression,” according to McGuire. These avenues include drawing, painting, photography, music and film.
“I think there is a broad artistic community at Bryan but no outlet,” Shannon said.
McGuire agreed.
“So many students are writing privately in journals, making raps in class, dreaming up short stories they might not even share with their friends,” he said.
The goal is for Broadside to act as this creative “outlet” for students, encouraging them to publish their work for classmates and faculty.
“There’s a lot of talent here and we want to tap into all of it,” McGuire said.
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