Liz Tertadian (The Beacon)
By Liz Tertadian, Editor in Chief
"We are purple, we are white, we are freaking dynamite!"
As this year's editor in chief, I would like to say welcome! Welcome back to those of you returning to The Bluff, and welcome to those who are stepping onto campus for the first time. I am excited for the year ahead!
As UP students, you may have a tendency to be timid, follow the rules and try not to make waves (No offense to those who do, but c'mon, when was the last time we had a sit-in or a protest on campus?).
I'm here to say, be bold!
This is an election year. Are you voting? This year we don't have a library. Where are you studying?
This year, like every year, UP is changing, growing and moving forward. Our beloved Library exists only as a skeleton, and UP continues to raise money for the RISE campaign. We have a new director of Public Safety and a new athletic director. Yep, UP is changing.
One thing that is not changing is The Beacon's commitment to you. Sure, our office is different, but it is still in St. Mary's, we still publish every Thursday and we are still YOUR student newspaper.
With all the changes happening around us this year, look to The Beacon for updates, news and entertainment. Be in on whats happening now by following us on twitter @upbeacon. Be a fan on Facebook. If you're not on campus, read the paper online at www.upbeacon.net.
More importantly, participate! Submit to The Beacon. Tweet at us. Send in photos. We are, after all, your newspaper. We exist as the voice of you, the students of UP, and our goal is to provide you with a newspaper that you want to read.
So go ahead, be bold.
Don't sit back and keep your thoughts all to yourself.
Submit your gripes about the price of Commons' grapes. Send us your thoughts on issues, and pick up The Beacon every Thursday to read about your school and peers.
We are your student newspaper. And that is not changing.
Elizabeth Tertadian is the editor in chief of The Beacon and a senior organizational communication and history major. She can be contacted at tertadia13@up.edu.
