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A curious phenomenon happened at The Arbiter. Very nearly every reporter and editor of your student newspaper did not return this fall.
Their reasons for leaving were varied. Graduation, transfers to other colleges, new jobs and staff burnout decimated the old Arbiter. Pretty much the normal reasons for staff turnover, but an abnormally large turnover for The Arbiter.
Rightly then, we could call this The New Arbiter. Philosophically our hope is to be regarded as The News Arbiter. But for a few issues The Arbiter will be a work in progress, as new reporters and editors develop their beats and discover their talents.
The “new” editor, Carissa Wolf, returns to The Arbiter after a year and a half of radio reporting for KBSU. She left as the “news editor” and returns as “THE EDITOR.” Her tenure will last for one year. And for that year the buck stops with her.
From time to time The Arbiter will introduce you to other people who write and edit the news. For now, the reader should know The Arbiter wants to tell your story. The Arbiter wants to become your primary news source — in print every Wednesday and online on the days in between.
Reporters rely on sources. If you want The Arbiter to be The News Arbiter, keeping us informed is important. The Arbiter wants to keep the door open. Open to story ideas, open to criticism and most importantly, open-minded.
After all is said and done, The Arbiter is staffed by students — students from an array of disciplines who are scholars. Open debate and intellectual freedom are the bellwether of the New Arbiter.
Under new management.
The Arbiter is open.