By Max Sass, Editor-in-Chief
Life, to me, is one big sports metaphor. So when asked to describe this year's Chronicle, I immediately thought of the 2010-2011 Hofstra men's basketball team.
The Chronicle heads into this season having lost its Editor-in-Chief, managing editor, key photographer as well as two other head editors and many other valuable contributors. Not much different from when the Pride lost Tom Pecora as head coach then watched as talented players like Halil Kanacevic and Chaz Williams, as well as the three incoming recruits, leave as well.
The team, after all the defections finished tied for second in the Colonial Athletic Association the following year, using new leadership and enough effective changes to adjust for what has been lost.
In this scenario, I'd like to fancy myself head coach Mo Cassara and I will let the rest of the editors fight over who gets to be Charles Jenkins.
Point being, just because a lot of talented players, or journalists in our case, are gone, does not mean we cannot regroup with a new set of talented people and make ourselves into an even better newspaper.
First, I would like to thank my peers at The Chronicle for entrusting their paper to me as the new Editor-in-Chief. I understand the responsibilities I have in this role, but I do believe that the learning I experienced as the sports editor fully prepares me for the new title.
To the students, I would like to thank you in advance for your support each week, especially those of you who pick up an issue each Thursday when it comes out. We are Hofstra's student newspaper, the pulse and voice of the students, and without your readership and feedback, we would be nothing. Having said that, I would like to offer my email (HofstraChronicle@gmail.com) to you as a direct line to contacting me. Whether you love the paper, hate the paper, have a great idea or want to participate in its creation, please send me a note. I would love to hear from you.
Accountability will be of the utmost importance at The Chronicle this year, just as it has been in the past. Our editors and writers understand the ethics, etiquette and responsibilities of their respective jobs. Our coverage will be unbiased and it will be, ideally, a representation of the news the student body wants.
Our Arts and Entertainment section is particularly exciting, as the full color section should feature plenty of local content that will keep you, the reader, informed on what music, movies, television and much more are worth paying attention to.
I believe our sports coverage is on par with anybody's and we hope to bring to you new and exciting angles to the sport and the athlete that you will not be able to get anywhere else.
Our aim is to improve every single aspect of our newspaper this year. We feel that our hard work and dedication will make a difference, as will your valuable suggestions. Thank you for your support of The Chronicle and I hope to hear from you very soon.
Best of luck this school year.