Rachelle Hampton

Yeah. Our story begins at the end of Morgan's sophomore year of college. And our girl is ready for summer. She has a sweet internship lined up for a digital publication that would collapse 10 years later.

So many choices.

So many choices.

But we're not there yet. We're in the late aughts when people felt lucky to get an unpaid internship at mike.com and dreamed of working for BuzzFeed. No one had ever heard the words pivot to video. So Morgan's coasting high.

But we're not there yet. We're in the late aughts when people felt lucky to get an unpaid internship at mike.com and dreamed of working for BuzzFeed. No one had ever heard the words pivot to video. So Morgan's coasting high.

She's done with her finals, and in a few hours, she'll be putting the finishing touches on this year's final edition of the student newspaper, where she has just been named the incoming deputy editor. We are both graduates of journalism school, which means I'm sure we both have strong opinions on student publications. Please hold forth. What was the publishing ecosystem of your college like?

She's done with her finals, and in a few hours, she'll be putting the finishing touches on this year's final edition of the student newspaper, where she has just been named the incoming deputy editor. We are both graduates of journalism school, which means I'm sure we both have strong opinions on student publications. Please hold forth. What was the publishing ecosystem of your college like?

You can't see me, but I'm pumping this right now.

You can't see me, but I'm pumping this right now.

This is very similar to the kind of school that Morgan is at. They have just the biggest media scene you could possibly have. Just in print, there's the campus magazine. There's two dueling arts and culture magazines. There's a fashion magazine, which is, of course, separate from the women's magazine. There's a local student radio station.

This is very similar to the kind of school that Morgan is at. They have just the biggest media scene you could possibly have. Just in print, there's the campus magazine. There's two dueling arts and culture magazines. There's a fashion magazine, which is, of course, separate from the women's magazine. There's a local student radio station.

And then there's the blogs, just dozens of them, each more niche than the last. But Morgan doesn't really give a shit about any of those because to her, like a real newspaper kid, the only real game in town is the student newspaper. And it's true that the newspaper is the campus's longest running publication, but that's not why Morgan joined the paper.

And then there's the blogs, just dozens of them, each more niche than the last. But Morgan doesn't really give a shit about any of those because to her, like a real newspaper kid, the only real game in town is the student newspaper. And it's true that the newspaper is the campus's longest running publication, but that's not why Morgan joined the paper.

She joined the paper because of all the school's various publications. The paper throws the best parties. And that's because one of the established duties of the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper is to preside over the weekly parties after close. So at the school, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper is always a senior. And all those campus seniors typically had the sweetest housing deals.

She joined the paper because of all the school's various publications. The paper throws the best parties. And that's because one of the established duties of the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper is to preside over the weekly parties after close. So at the school, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper is always a senior. And all those campus seniors typically had the sweetest housing deals.

And this year's editor-in-chief, Grant, had the sweetest housing deal of them all. Grant is tall with that kind of floppy hair that made everyone's heart go pitter-patter. Yeah. He's still dating his high school sweetheart, and everyone on the paper calls them mom and dad.

And this year's editor-in-chief, Grant, had the sweetest housing deal of them all. Grant is tall with that kind of floppy hair that made everyone's heart go pitter-patter. Yeah. He's still dating his high school sweetheart, and everyone on the paper calls them mom and dad.

Because Grant has family money, the townhouse he rented was not only decently upkept, but for a college senior, it was also extremely well furnished. Like, there were multiple rugs. Oh. The chairs at the dining table, which was made of real wood, by the way, all matched. Morgan had even heard that Grant had a headboard and a nightstand.

Because Grant has family money, the townhouse he rented was not only decently upkept, but for a college senior, it was also extremely well furnished. Like, there were multiple rugs. Oh. The chairs at the dining table, which was made of real wood, by the way, all matched. Morgan had even heard that Grant had a headboard and a nightstand.

Satya, get a nightstand.