By NICK VILLALOBOS
Editor-in-Chief
Hello everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself. I am Nick Villalobos, the new Editor-in-Chief of the Northwestern News.
Previously, you might have seen my name in the sports section of the paper, as I served as the sports editor. I wrote several articles and have taken a few photos as well.
Upon my arrival as the EIC, the Northwestern News will be receiving fun new innovative ideas. To say that these new ideas are mine alone, however, would be a lie. These ideas didn’t come from a single individual, but instead from a group of individuals.
Instead of having the idea of this paper being an one individual’s own effort, I am bringing in the idea that it will be a news team’s hard work, determination and perseverance that results in a quality newspaper for readers to enjoy each and every week.
Along with that vision, our news team will be working with new layout designs each week. One in which, will take place right on the front page as we designed a new nameplate as well as a full page design. Our news team will also be working with new feature page and “What’s Up” designs. Along with these small, subtle changes, we have also added this new editorial section: “Let’s Talk.”
This page will be an overall Northwestern News staff opinion page.
Each week we will meet as a news team, come up with an opinion topic and then one of us will write to you what each of our opinions are pertaining to that particular topic that week.
Also if you would like to suggest a topic for this page, feel free to contact one of us editors and share your thoughts on what we should put our two cents on.
I have mentioned “our news team” several times, and now I am going to introduce who these people are that make up our news team.
The first one that I would like you all to meet is our advisor, Dr. Kaylene Armstrong. Her new ideas that she brings from her prior experience at other college papers will be great building blocks as we try and get back to an award-winning paper.
The next few people are who I consider the brains of this paper; the editors, assistant editors and managers.
First, the editors. Jordan McLemore returns as our news editor. This will be her second full semester in the position. Assisting her at the helm is Rachel Emerson. Emerson takes the assistant position after displaying her talents as part of our layout crew last semester. Natalie Sacket resumes her position as our feature editor and Katelynn Ball, or Kat as we all call her, returns as our photo editor. This will Sacket’s final semester with the newspaper as she graduates later this semester. Osamu Sakamoto will be assisting Kat as the photo editor after spending two and a half years as the newspaper photographer. Finally, taking over as the sports editor is Ryan Shumaker. This will be Shumaker’s first semester on the editorial staff.
Next, the managers. Jordan Evans is taking over as the advertising manager and Keaton Kroos returns as the circulation manager. This will be Evans’ first and last semester as our advertising manager, as he too will graduate later in the spring. Kroos returns after a full semester on staff last fall.
Last, but certainly not least is our online manger; Charles Boldes.
Boldes resumes the helm of providing online access to our paper via RangerPulse.com. He will be constantly looking for new, innovative ways to present the newspaper to the readers.
We look forward to putting our heart and souls into this paper this semester for you.
We also look forward to what suggestions you have for the paper, so feel free to talk with any of us editors.
You can contact us at our email, nwnews@nwosu.edu, or by simply stopping by our newsroom in the Jesse Dunn Annex hallway.