Yesterday, The Cavalier Daily did not hit the stands until late afternoon. As our name implies, we aim to publish a newspaper each weekday but because of inclement weather, that promise was not delivered. This was not an issue of staff incompetence or power failure: simply a tough lesson about how one factor outside of our control can halt operations.
The snow showers that fell overnight Tuesday prevented our contracted courier from retrieving the day's batch of Cavalier Dailys from Culpeper County, where the newspapers are printed. Though the weather may not have disrupted travel much during the day, roads were especially slick at 3 a.m., when our papers are generally picked up, and the courier informed us that the 45-minute drive was too treacherous to make. The news articles had been copy edited; the opinion columns, gleaned over. Our printing company even had called and confirmed the page count for the night. Alas, even with our staff itching to roll the newspaper and have it scoured by faculty and students alike, we were held at the mercy of Mother Nature. And with nature beyond the control of our Managing Board, we were forced to decide whether to print.
The Cavalier Daily's courier service informed us late Tuesday night that it could not guarantee the papers would be distributed in a timely matter. Arranging an alternate courier service proved infeasible, as this news materialized far past business hours - a predicament that was compounded by the 59 distribution points that would be unknown to the driver. Running the risk of absorbing hefty printing costs for a paper that might not be delivered at all, we had to carefully weigh our options. Solely running an online publication was the last resort and least preferred option for the 121st Managing Board during its third day in operation. This would have jeopardized our mission to inform and engage the University community. Thus, with a promising forecast predicting warmer weather ahead, we decided to print The Cavalier Daily and waited for word in the morning.
Unfortunately, even with the relatively clear roads, our courier service was unable to deliver The Cavalier Daily by midday. Dismayed but not deterred, we learned from this fiasco that certain aspects of our operation still remain out of our hands. And because most students did not get a chance to read several of yesterday's biggest news stories, we have republished a select few in today's paper. But just like yesterday's paper, some stories are too good to miss.
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