Student newspaper has some hefty goals for 2011; plus, survival tips from the editor

The staff at TNL is getting geared up times two this year.  We're all starting our classes and we're also getting ready to put our first issue of the semester out next Tuesday.

This semester the staff has decided on a couple of specific goals we'd like to share with our readers.  First, we're looking to cover more hard hitting news.  We're toning down the fluff and bringing you real news about your campus that you will hopefully find useful.

Part of this goal includes putting breaking news up online instead of waiting for the weekly issue to come out.  Like:  Did you know a bicyclist got hit at the UAA Drive crosswalk on the first day of school?  You can go to our website, thenorthernlight.org for more on that story.

Another goal we're looking forward to doing is working with Student Activities on a creative writing contest, you'll see more on that soon.  You'll also see a chance to take our reader survey and enter to win $100 cash soon.

Who's on staff?
Did you know the TNL is staff is not primarily made up of journalism majors?  We've got a hefty amount of English majors as well as some in philosophy, art and other majors.  And they're all pretty crazy.  Which is why you should be scared of our new T-shirt shooter.  We'll be out and about with it as much as possible, mostly because we're pretty die hard about it.

Featuring Taylor Hall on firing, Ashley Snyder on catching and Heather Hamilton on ducking!


And did you also know that several times a day people walk in our office looking for parking services?  We're confused since we've been in this office for at least five years.  Perhaps parking services is playing a joke on us?

 Survival tips:
To close I'll give you three tips I've learned now that I'm a Senior at UAA:

1. Avoid taking first term Professors.  They've got to get their kinks worked out and you should let them do so on other, less fortunate students.
2. Get here at 9 and do your homework.  You'll get a parking spot and you'll have some time to refresh before classes.  And you won't be late.
3. Follow UAAfreefood and watch green + gold student edition  for food tips and you can eat almost every meal for free around campus!

Keep in touch with us this year, we're really hoping to get you, the students, the best paper possible and we can only do that with your help!  Check us out on Facebook too!