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Meet Today's Cardinal: Editor in Chief Emma Roller

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Hometown: Glendale, Wis.

Dream Job: Editor of Flavorpill, Jezebel or a similar website.

Favorite spot on campus: Aside from the Cardinal office, the Terrace on a balmy summer night with friends, a deck of cards and a pitcher of Strongbow.

What's a typical day at the Cardinal for you?

Insanity. Enjoyable insanity. All I can really tell you is that I get to the office at 4 pm for news meeting and I usually stumble out sometime before 3 am. Anything that happens between those times is a fever dream of gut-wrenching panic, heated debate over serious and not-so-serious topics, and food swiped from the Copy desk. Sleep. Class. Repeat.

What do you hope to achieve with your work there?

Too many things. I want to make the Cardinal more approachable both to students and staffers. I want to help give the Cardinal the resources to keep a sense of continuity from year to year. I want to help my staff succeed and feel that they've made a difference on campus. I want to give a voice to students and issues that wouldn't otherwise have one. But most of all, I want to beat the f***ing Herald.

What do you want Cardinal alumni to know about your Cardinal staff?

We're a pretty close-knit bunch. We obviously work together, but we also study together, stress out together, joke around together, eat and drink together-sometimes a bit too much of the latter. Hence the saying, "The Herald's a job, the Cardinal's a family." The way I think about it, I have the rest of my life to work at a "normal" job. Working with people you truly care about, and who truly care about you, is a lot more rare.

What is the greatest rock and roll album of all time?

The Clash - London Calling

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