Dear readers, 

It’s a new year full of new news. Now more than ever, national and local headlines are shaping our every minute. As you’re getting back into the community and on campus, you’ll meet up with familiar faces and see some new faces in your classrooms. With all this familiarity, change is also on the horizon. 

This quarter, we’re bringing major changes to Mustang Media Group. Our organization is steadily approaching a transformation in which we will prioritize social and digital content.  

We are embarking on the latter half of our time as editorial leaders and before our term ends, we’ve been discussing what we want our legacy to be. Our identities greatly inform how we lead production development for the newsroom. Our biggest priority in the newsroom is to create productive conversations about our campus and each community that calls this place home. 

This issue of Mustang News and KCPR in print will be shaped by those conversations. In some of these pages:

  • A new office name for campus diversity is guiding broader conversations about equitable support
  • Federal- and state-level changes continue to affect our campus
  • Some students have a unique perspective on our campus that has not changed for 30 years

Throughout our production, you were the center of our minds. As an audience-first newsroom, we try to meet our readers, watchers, listeners and scrollers where you are. The news may not always be at the top of your mind; but you are always at the top of ours. 

Storytelling is first and foremost on our to-do list. But, we also know we need to prioritize presenting these stories in multiple ways. Our community, us included, are glued to our phones. We enjoy reading, but sometimes listening is easier. It’s nice to watch a video while we eat.

Our New Year’s resolution? To continue to connect with our audience. We’re starting the conversation here and we want you to continue it. As always, please contact us with all of your questions or ideas. And, let us know all of your grievances in our Instagram DMs, of course…

Sincerely,

Archana Pisupati, Editor-in-Chief

Jeremy Garza, Managing Editor

For more stories from the January print edition check out the featured print section on our website.

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