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Back to Table of Contents | Back to Main Index Previous News | Send mail to The Voice New Voice leader finds challenge, joy in editing Tess Chierici gives freshman reporter Rhett Butler a crash course in page formatting for The Voice. -Iyesha Lynch, photo. The Voice's new editor, Tessa Chierici, finds journalism both seductive and luring. Journalism constantly beckons for her time, which she finds seductive. Her passion to get the story and the excitement of the writing process lure her as well. Chierici, sophomore, can usually be found working on the paper in the Journalism House or making drinks at the Solid Rock Cafe. Sarah Campbell, also a sophomore and a journalism major, said of Chierici's strengths: "She's dedicated...and a perfectionist." At times, Chierici said she finds being editor challenging. She writes a column about her life for each issue and advises the reporters. Chierici put together the first issue on her own, which she said was overwhelming. She desires for the content of The Voice to be introspective and to minister to the Multnomah campus. As editor, Chierici said she is humbled because she feels she has a lot to learn. She said she has been learning through teachers and her staff. She said she looks forward to seeing what God will do this year through the newspaper. After school, Chierici would like to be a photojournalist. She said, "Photography is capturing life with a camera." She hopes to one day work for "Voice of the Martyrs." Adopting previously adopted children is also her desire. She said many times when older children are adopted, their new parents realize the difficulty involved in parenting and put them back up for adoption. Originally from Riverton, Wyo., Chierici came to Multnomah because of a road sign. During the summer of 2000, she worked at Camp Kuratli in Boring, Ore. One day, when she and other staff members went to Portland, Chierici saw a green road sign reading: "Multnomah Bible College." She thought the name was strange because she had never heard of Multnomah Falls or Multnomah County and figured "Multnomah" was some sort of voodoo name. In February, 2001, Chierici knew she wanted to go to a Bible college but had difficulty finding one with a journalism major. She remembered the sign and stumbled upon Multnomah's web site. Clicking through the web site, she discovered she agreed with Multnomah's beliefs. Chierici decided she would attend Multnomah in the fall of 2001. The song "Paradigm" by "All Together Separate" sums up the way Chierici feels about life. "When I think something is one way, God changes it and says this is the way it is," Chierici said. "The way I once thought is changing because I can see more clearly now, especially myself and my character." Back to Table of Contents | Back to Main Index Previous News | Top Of Page Send mail to The Voice| Journalism department website © 2002 The Voice. No part of this publication may be reproduced in written or electronic form without prior written consent from the journalism adviser of Multnomah Bible College. All rights reserved.