Jeff Howard is one of the best Arts and Entertainment editors around. Also, his contributions to the humor section have helped Campus Times rival the Harvard Lampoon, which isn’t that difficult, because more people laugh at a funeral than at the Harvard Lampoon–I may or may not actually believe this, but another editor told me I should be more edgy with my humor, so instead of making jokes about the corner of a piece of plexiglass, I went with the other one instead.
Back to what makes Jeff so great. Jeff is the first one into the office and the last one to leave. His diligence rivals that of a bear in hibernation. Before coming to the U of R, I could barely speak fluent English. After a few days of interacting with Jeff, I was able to become proficient in the language. I haven’t ever read a section constructed with such precision. Spotting a grammatical error in Jeff’s section is as unlikely as finding an actual fact in a Fox News segment.
If you haven’t ever read the Arts and Entertainment section, I would encourage you to stop reading my article and turn a few pages to see Jeff’s masterpiece. In fact, I would go as far as to say that Jeff is a better editor than Arthur H. Keller. And some, not many, but some, would say he is better than Capus M. Waynick. I would put him somewhere between the likes of Chuck Stone and Charles Caruso. I would not say that he emulates Jodaman Douglas or George Channing. However, his style is a cross between Benjamin Jacob, George Barkin and Harry T. Basehart.
As photo and presentation editor, Aaron Schaffer attributes Jeff Howard for getting him into the business.
Features editor Dani Douglas stated, in regards to Jeff, that “Jeff is awesome.”
“Jeff is great, his reviews, though people may not agree with them, are well written and thoughtful,” an emotional Parsa proclaimed.
One of Jeff’s prodigies, Rachel, stated that “Jeff is a great guy, he works very hard. He brings life to the office…sometimes.”
In conclusion, Jeff is an inspiration that I am glad to have had the pleasure to work with.
Horgan is a member of the class of 2017.
