As a member of The Cavalier Daily, one quickly discovers that despite the paper's central role in University life it is physically cut off from the outside world. Tucked away in the basement of Newcomb Hall, the paper's office does not have a single window through which staffers may glimpse the sunset as they work feverishly to finalize the next day's issue.
Yet as the 122nd Managing Board takes up its post in this rather secluded environment, we see no reason that other members of the University community should be prevented from having a more transparent view into our institution's operations. With this in mind, we have outlined a few of our primary goals for the upcoming year so that all may know what to expect when they pick up a copy of our newspaper.
Our objectives for the paper's internal procedures are meant to promote a high level of efficiency and quality in our product. Because The Cavalier Daily has a staff of more than 100 individuals, we recognize that this is a bottom-up operation that requires extensive coordination. Therefore, we plan to use the Managing Board's annual retreat with section leaders as a launching point for our agenda to ensure unity among the staff as we move forward.
Not only do we have goals for our staff, but also for how we approach our readers. Today's student population is more diverse than ever. We hope to expand our paper's content to appeal to that audience. Traditionally, there has been a strong focus on news emanating from groups such as the Honor Committee, the University Judiciary Committee and Student Council. As an independent newspaper, it is also our obligation to report information related to emerging segments of the University community. To this end, we plan to reinvigorate staff education so that our writers and editors will be more knowledgeable about the communities and the issues that they cover.
In addition, we expect to continue increasing The Cavalier Daily's online presence. Last year's web site redesign has helped increase the paper's online readership and we intend to take advantage of this by incorporating a greater variety of multimedia into our online presentation. Although the print edition remains our core product, we hope that readers will also go to the paper's web site for music, videos and blogging that will supplement traditional news content.
Although The Cavalier Daily is an institution steeped in tradition, these are changes that we believe can make the paper even better in the future. We would be remiss, though, if we did not first acknowledge the 121st Managing Board and staff for the hard work that they invested in this organization to get it to where it is today. As we begin a new era in the paper's history, we can guarantee that at least one thing about The Cavalier Daily will not be altered-the level of dedication that is displayed by its members in pursuit of truth.
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