Executive Editor Stephen Yeargin announced Thursday that Pacer Opinions Editor Stephen Helgeson has left staff to pursue other endeavors.

“We’re going to miss Steve,” Yeargin commented. “It’s not often that I get the opportunity to work with such a unique guy.

“His insight will certainly be missed around the office.”

Helgeson started working for the Pacer at the beginning of the fall of 2003. His presense was immediately felt with his lively, often controversial, columns.

He first began making an impact on campus in 2001 with the founding of The Back Row, an campus alternative newsletter. His candid interview with SGA presidents and coverage of the ongoing budget crisis raised eyebrows around campus.

There are no immediate plans to search for a replacement.