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<AUTHOR>Andrew Hooker</AUTHOR>
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Another school year begins, which means a new year for The Compass. Every new year brings new changes; a new staff, a new layout, new ideas, and new stories to cover. We have a great year planned for the paper, with lots of improvements we hope will make The Compass more enjoyable to read and more informative. Some of the changes will not be noticeable; we are working on adopting a journalistic code of ethics, and are bringing back and revising the Staff Manual and Style Guide. This year, our production will be entirely digital; a change which was put in place spring semester of last year. This change eliminates a lot of the work which was required to put the paper together every Wednesday, and will allow our staff to focus more on overall quality and accuracy of the paper. 

This issue features an article and several letters about something which has developed in the 36 hours before the paper went to print. In the past, there is no way The Compass would have been able to cover things that rapidly. We are trying our best, however, to make the paper timelier. 

Some of the changes to the layout have been major. We have taken out some things, put some things in their place, and there are some changes yet to come. The Quarterdeck menu was not available when the paper went to press, but will hopefully be in future papers. We are doing our best to put together the event and athletic calendars so that people know what is happening around campus.  We need your help with this, however; please email any events you are having to compass@lssu.edu and we will do our best to get them added to our calendar.  Also, if you would like to advertise for your event we do have discounts for student groups.  For more information about placing advertisements in The Compass, email compassbusinessmanger@lssu.edu.  We are always looking for Letters to the Editor. Please include your name and phone number for verification and email them to compasseditor@lssu.edu.  
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