Well, I’m finally sitting in the editor-in-chief’s chair, and I have to say, it’s been a long road reaching this point.

This is my sixth and (probably) final semester at Skyline, and I’ve been heavily involved in the journalism program the whole time. From my first semester in Journalism 110 to spending the last three semesters on the newspaper staff, I’ve learned a lot. I’m eager to utilize all this knowledge to create an excellent paper this semester.

We have a lot of returning staff members and plenty of first-timers to add some new perspective to our staff. We have a lot of ambitions for the next four months, such as formalizing a complete redesign of our layout with a new staff position of Production Editor. We’re hoping to expand the entertainment section with new multimedia such as video movie reviews on our website. We’re also going to update our podcasts (and online content in general) more regularly.

Last semester we shifted our focus from being directed almost completely on the print edition to being much more involved with our website. As a biweekly publication, it’s imperative that we think in terms of being an online paper first and a print publication second. News moves too fast these days, and you, our readers, deserve to know what’s going on at your school at any given time.

I plan to shift our operation even more online, and use social media more aggressively than in the past. If you haven’t already, add us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter (@TheSkylineView) to receive breaking news.

I’m excited to build on the positive changes the previous editors-in-chief have made in the past. I hope to create a better looking, more relevant, and the most up-to-date paper (online and in print) we’ve ever had. We welcome any comments or suggestions you may have; simply e-mail us at [email protected].