Dear N.C. State community,

    There is so much to say about what is going on on campus.  Everyone is moving in and going to all the week’s events, and then classes start.  But we are also doing a lot at the Technician.

    We are making sure we serve all facets of the University, from the undergraduate students up to the faculty and the administration.

    We are covering campus events and issues.  We are representing the countless opinions on campus and firing up the others we don’t.

    We are presenting the work of students who live and breathe their sections while trying to inform the other students who live for the information being presented.

    Ultimately, what we do is serve all members of the N.C. State community, whether that is the undergraduate or graduate students, the staff or the faculty. 

    We print over 10,ooo copies of the paper a day and our content is always available online, so we touch the campus as well as the community that goes beyond it.  As members of this staff, we seek to be aware of this and extend that awareness to the rest of the University.

       This year the Technician is working to revitalize our content and improve our coverage.  In the past, we may have fallen short on our promise to give the student body fair, balanced facts and an ample opportunity to express itself through our publication.

    This year we want to make sure that doesn’t happen and if it does, we welcome criticism and feedback.  No matter how large or small the comment or concern, we are always willing to listen and improve, because as we do, we better serve you, the reader.

    While the staff decides the content, we always accept any story ideas or issues you deem pressing to the NCSU community. Beyond that, if you have an opinion about any topic related to campus or any column or story we publish, please email us and let us know what you think. Feel free to email them to me at editor@technicianonline.com.

    As students, we frequent Facebook and Twitter daily, so the Technician has created accounts on both these websites and we invite you to join us.  Besides our print and online editions, our social media pages will feature extra coverage and interactive opportunities beyond the your emails and letters.

    Life nowadays is about more than just reading.  It’s about interaction and being connected to the story.  If you’d like to help, our doors are always open to all students.   

    So as the year goes on, remember we were there because you were there and we are here to serve you.  We will be working hard to continue to produce an interesting, relevant paper for you and will strive to maintain a fair and balanced product.

    I wish everyone the best of luck this year and, on behalf of the Technician staff, I look forward to serving you all this year.

Sincerely,

~Amanda Wilkins

Editor-in-Chief