Title Alternative
Klipsun, Spring 2013 - Speed
Volume and Number
Vol. 43, Issue 6
Files
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Publication Date
Spring 2013
Creator
Western Washington University
Editor in Chief
Farley, Lani
Publisher
Western Washington University
City
Bellingham, WA
Production Staff
Managing Editor: Lisa Remy; Copy Editor: Hannah Leone; Lead Story Editor: Lauren Simmons; Story Editors: Rachel Lee, Georgina Wadhwani-Napp; Lead Designer: Julien Guay-Binion; Designers: Adam Bussing, Kinsey Davis; Photographers: Evan Abell, Nick Gonzales; Multimedia Editor: Dylan Koutsky; Online Editor: Elyse Tan; Writers: Amber Baker, Michelle Boscole, Haley Cross, Elena Edington, Lauren Foote, Jules Guay-Binion, Eric Guenther, Leslie James, Sanae Kato, Mary Lyle, Brooke Warren
Description
I was always taught speed could be thought of as the rate at which an object covers distance. But my concept of speed has changed throughout the years. For me, it is about the progression of something or someone, the moments between the seconds.
However, I didn’t always see speed the way I do now. Growing up with an uncle named “Fast Mike”, who races cars professionally, speed was always about being the fastest. He would maneuver around the cones on the track in the blink of my eye, finishing first in a matter of seconds.
As I became older he asked if I wanted to ride with him in one of his races. My hands gripped the side of the seat as he started the engine. I was preparing for the ultimate fast-paced thrill.
But something funny happened. The memories of him whizzing around the track faster than my eye could follow didn’t match up to what I felt and saw while being in the car.
Time seemed to slow; every move he made was done with such purpose and precision. We were no longer racing at 90 mph but gliding slowly along the track, feeling those moments between the seconds.
In compiling this issue I learned even more about the importance and unique quality of speed. One man experiences what it feels like to set the land-speed record on a motorcycle, while a basketball coach with a heart condition has to slow down and show his passion for the game on the sidelines.
How one treats and experiences speed is the key, not how fast or slow something happens.
Photography Editor
Win, Mindon
Advisor
Howie, Stephen S.
Publisher (Digital Object)
Resources made available by the Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University, and www.klipsunmagazine.com/.
Type
Text
Geographic Coverage
Bellingham (Wash.)
Disciplines
Higher Education | Journalism Studies
Keywords
Student life
Description
Independent Student Publication at Western Washington University
Document Type
Issue
Recommended Citation
Farley, Lani, "Klipsun Magazine, 2013, Volume 43 Issue 06 - Spring" (2013). Klipsun Magazine. 160.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/klipsun_magazine/160
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. Any materials cited must be attributed to the Klipsun Magazine, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subject-Topical (LCSH)
College students’ writings, American--Washington (State)--Bellingham--Periodicals; Universities and colleges--Washington (State)--Bellingham--Periodicals
Subject-Names (LCNAF)
Western Washington University--Students--Periodicals; Western Washington University
Language
English
Format
application/pdf