Like a tiger roaming in a pitch-black night, it has crept up on us. The first day of the semester is here, and as students sporting pristine tennis shoes wade through the August humidity equipped with freshly sharpened pencils, much to look forward to lies ahead. Cheers, we say, to the landmarks of a new semester: more people to meet, more assignments to ace, more football games to win, and most importantly, more issues of The Daily Reveille to read and more online aspects to explore. This semester, we will focus on catching our digital experience up to the remarkable print product that we bring to students and members of the Baton Rouge community Monday through Friday. Get ready to hear a lot of the word “new.” We’ll be bringing you a new website, a new app for iPhones and Androids and an iPad app within the next several weeks. Brace yourselves for interactive graphics galore, games and, of course, breaking news 24/7 in news, sports, entertainment and opinion. Don’t forget we’ll also have photo galleries and videos to enhance your Reveille experience. As journalists at an award-winning newspaper that’s more than 100 years old, we consider it our duty to serve the students of LSU by constantly telling you what’s going on in your campus community. Why were so many cop cars at ECA Saturday night? Check our website. What were Tyrann Mathieu’s biggest landmark moments? See our sports section. What’s that new restaurant in the Student Union? Read our news section. Two of our favorite seasons are about to gear up – the political season and the football season. Politics-wise, we’ll be trying to keep you as informed as possible about local races and about the presidential candidates and their thoughts on issues affecting college students. In terms of football, we’ll bring you pregame and postgame analysis, along with more in-depth looks at the team’s prominent players. Our staff members have spent their summers in a variety of ways, some slaving away at internships nearby and others exploring what other countries have to offer, but we’ve reunited in the past two weeks to do what we love and what we do best – serve the students of LSU. Talk to our reporters and our editors about what you want to see in your campus newspaper. Know of something fishy on campus that deserves to be investigated? Call the newsroom at 225-578-4810 or drop by B16 Hodges Hall. We’re always looking for story ideas and input from our primary constituents, who are the students at LSU. Happy fall semester!
 
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