From (one of) the Editors’ Desks,

I am always so impressed by the talent that is displayed at Grebel Talent Shows. Last night at the Term End Talent Show was no exception. I am glad that so many people are ready and willing to express themselves musically (whether making music or dancing to music). I am also really glad that recently more people have been willing to express themselves poetically or through stories.

But what about the people sitting in the audience? What if we have other talents that aren’t really talents you would display at a talent show? I was talking with a few people and we feel we’re pretty good at organizing our desk. Maybe we could get up in front of Grebel and organize a messy desk for you. We’re also good at collating and I’ve gotten pretty good at delegating with my experience on Student Council. What about the people who are good at finding the integral of x2ex? What about people who can perform a titration effortlessly? What about people who can discuss at length how the animals on campus are affected by humans (case one – a squirrel seen with an entire Grebel cookie. Case two – a squirrel seen with an entire apple. Though a healthier option than the cookie it still isn’t natural squirrel food.)

Well I am also pretty good at cooking and I love to bake. But it is difficult to showcase that talent onstage without an oven or range top. As I tell this to Erik (who is baking cookies in my apartment for his Christmas Cookie Festival. He has commandeered all of the ovens on our floor for cookies!) we have decided it might not be that hard to bake on stage. It could be like on cooking shows where they put the tray of cookies in the oven and immediately pull out the tray that is already baked. So who knows, maybe in the future you will see me on stage organizing, collating or baking!!

Becky Klassen, GrebelSpeaks Co-Editor