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There is, of course, another way to become an editorialist. It involves avoiding the extremes--religious, but not fundamentalist; atheist, but not arrogant; liberal, but not bleeding heart; conservative, but not reactionary...
...three publications to choose from: Perspective, Harvard-Radcliffe's liberal monthly; Peninsula, Harvard-Radcliffe's conservative occasionally; or The Salient, Harvard-Radcliffe's conservative incoherently. Because these journals periodically attempt to saturate campus opinion by door-dropping to every dorm room, they are a better choice for the aspiring editorialist than the opinion pages of a certain student-run daily newspaper...
Step Three is the last necessary criterion for becoming an editorialist, at least technically. After all, you've got your issues, your topics, and a vehicle for the transmission of your opinions unto the ignorant...
Nevertheless, if you want to be a quality editorialist--if you want your name and opinions remembered--the final step is the most important...
Step Four: Develop an attitude problem. This is the distinguishing characteristic of any Harvard editorialist. They are brash, loud, and opinionated. They delight in insulting those they disagree with. You must cultivate a sense of smug superiority over the other side (poor, misdirected fools that they are). You must be able to explode in moral outrage at the merest suggestion of your favorite...