A letter from The Signal editors
Dear readers,
On behalf of the student publication’s fall 2012 news staff, we would like to thank all the faculty, staff and students for a great semester. Your continued support and contributions throughout the semester has been most appreciated. We would like to reinforce the fact that the Signal newspaper would not survive without the help of the clubs, organizations, events and spirit that the university brings. It has been an honor and privilege working with all the people that make up this wonderful university.
The Signal’s mission is to serve as a student forum so that the voices of the student body may be heard and encourages story ideas, letters to the editor, photos representing campus life and other contributing works by students, faculty, staff and alumni.
As a staff, we were handed the responsibility of carrying the torch that existed before us, which we hope to pass on to the next wave of students willing to accept the honor of writing for the student newspaper at UHCL. We understand, that the paper, as an entity, is bigger than its current staff and it is our hope that the paper will continue to thrive and grow long after we are gone.
The publication staff took on many challenges this semester and we can honestly say that we are proud of the work we have done and the goals that we have accomplished. From the unveiling of our new school mascot, the Hawks, to covering of the presidential election, the semester has been filled with the stress of meeting deadlines and overcoming our stage fright while learning the fine art of interviewing. Publishing with only a small staff of nine students forced us to come together as a team quickly in order to produce work that was publishable.
We entered this classroom/newsroom, wide-eyed and terrified at the thought of having what was essentially our homework published for the world to critique. Here it is at the end of the semester, and we are publishing of what is going to be this staff’s final issue.
We will be leaving here with the confidence that comes from achieving goals that we once thought were impossible. We are reminded that it is the hard-earned accomplishments that mean the most. Each issue presented its own set of challenges forcing us to hone the skills that we accumulated throughout our academic career at UHCL.
As a staff, we have a responsibility to keep the paper’s integrity and reputation intact by providing insightful, accurate and newsworthy information to our student body. Interacting with the Student Government Association and numerous student organizations here on campus provided invaluable resources for our articles. We would also like to acknowledge the faculty and staff who generously offered their time and expertise.
It has been our honor to represent the student newspaper and we pass the torch to next semester’s class proud of all we have accomplished.
Cameron Palmer and Stephen Schumacher,
The Signal Fall 2012 Editors
