Today marks the beginning of a new semester at Oklahoma State and a new era at The O’Collegian. Today, the O’Colly is launching a redesign — in print and online.
The print edition is dedicated to delivering more photos, graphics and illustrations. It is featuring shorter stories and more briefs. But don’t worry: The reporters have plenty of in-depth stories planned, too.
The Web site, ocolly.com, also received a major facelift this summer. The staff hopes the new site is easier to navigate and more visually appealing. Also, readers can post comments beneath stories, which we hope encourages readers to give more feedback. As the semester continues, the staff plans to post more blogs, videos and podcasts, as well.
But some things at the O’Colly haven’t changed. The staff’s No. 1 priority is still you, the reader.
Contrary to popular belief, the goal of the O’Colly is not to cover only “bad news.” We are not out to get people fired. We have no agenda of campus domination.
In fact, the staff hopes to bring a smile to your face every day. We want to give you news tidbits that will spark conversation among you and your friends. We plan to deliver timely news that is interesting and relevant to your lives.
To do that, we need your feedback. We want to hear from you. We want to know when you are angry about a new campus policy or proud of a prestigious award. We want to find out when you and your friends decide to embark upon a nationwide road trip in a beat-up Volvo for fall break or when you accidentally start a fire in a bar on the Strip. We want to hear your stories so we can share them with the rest of campus.
That being said, we hope you understand that the O’Colly is not a puppet for university administrators, the Student Government Association or any other campus group. The editors call the shots.
The staff cannot cover every club meeting, event or charity. We do not have enough time, enough reporters or enough pages in the paper. We will cover the most interesting, novel and widespread.
We will not avoid negative stories. A newspaper’s job is not to report only good news. It is to report all news.
Finally, we are not perfect. We will make mistakes. When that happens, let us know and we promise to correct them as quickly as possible.
So read on. And if none of this appeals to you, you will always have the Sudoku on Page 5 and a crossword in the back.
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