Hey! Notice anything different about us? And no, I'm not referring to the fact that we're no longer recycling old Sudokus. Although if you did catch that, be sure to come copy edit for the Daily! We can also refer you to Sudoku Addicts Anonymous.
Some of you may have noticed that the Daily has a different "feel" this semester,hopefully a more modern and authoritative one. This starts right at the top of our paper with our new banner. We're hoping to make the Daily crisper and more aesthetically pleasing, so we came up with a clean-looking replacement for our old two-line banner.
But a bolder banner was not quite enough to give the paper the fresh look we're seeking. You'll notice that we've also changed our headline font (it's now Cambria Math, in case you're curious) and softened our section headers slightly.
This is an ongoing process, so we hope to roll out even more changes to our headlines as the semester progresses to provide additional visual variety on our pages. Similarly, we hope you will enjoy our increased focus on providing you with the best photos and other visual aids that we can.
During this process, we haven't forgotten that you — like most of our generation — probably rely on online sources to combine convenience with real-time updates on important stories. So we hope that you will keep the new TuftsDaily.com, which we spent the summer months revamping, in mind when surfing the Web. We're in the process of adding blogs to the site and will also include a number of new audio features to supplement what you read in the Daily, not to mention the rest of the interactive features that we're working on.
To make sure you don't miss any of this, you can sign up for a free subscription to get the Daily in your inbox each morning; and then you can check the site throughout the day for updated content.
As we work to make our paper more reader friendly, we'll depend in large part on your feedback. We'd like to know what you think of the changes we've made, as well as any suggestions you have about ways to improve both our look and our content. So send any and all thoughts to daily@tuftsdaily.com and we'll be sure to consider them. And don't forget, the best way to influence the quality of the Daily's content, photos and layout is to join our staff!
Sincerely,
Rob Silverblatt
Editor-in-Chief
