letter from the editor

Dear readers:

Welcome back from winter break! Today The Chronicle began using a brand-new publishing system that will allow us to produce our newspaper far more efficiently. We"re still getting to know it, so please be patient with us as we encounter the usual bumps along the road. It"ll be worth it--the result will be a better and more visually appealing paper, delivered earlier in the morning.

We"ve also been working hard over the break to ensure that we"re bringing you the stories you want and need in order to stay informed and connected to the Duke community. Our writers and editors are ready to launch a new semester of exciting news coverage with a renewed effort to tell compelling stories and identify trends within the Duke and Durham communities. Our production staff is ready to match that enthusiasm with its own energy toward the publishing system and more sophisticated design.

With an improved focus on news content and a more efficient publishing system, we"re excited about the opportunities this semester holds. We need you, however, to take us the next step further.

Let us know what you think--if we write exactly the story you want to read, if you think we"re headed down the wrong track, or if you think of something you want to know more about. Keep sending in letters to the editor and reading and posting comments to The Chronicle Online. If you want to get more involved, apply to join our editorial board, or sign on as a reporter or photographer. We want to start the new year off right--and our resolution is to serve you, our readers, better than we ever have before.