The 2018-2019 school year has officially begun, and with that, the Clarion is up and running for yet another year. As Editor-in-Chief, I’m honored to help run an organization with nearly 120 years of history and tradition behind it, and I sincerely hope that this year brings a successful continuation of DU’s student newspaper.

To read a bit about what Executive Editor Grace Carson and I hope to accomplish during our leadership, check out our co-written article from last Spring Quarter.

I still feel it important to offer a statement as the new school year begins:

If it wasn’t obvious from the construction and detours overwhelming our campus, DU is changing. New offices and leaders are implementing grand plans for the future of the university, and we all find ourselves at the crux of these transitions. We at the Clarion, for example, are losing our private office space with the demolition of Driscoll. It would be easy to get discouraged and overwhelmed by all the restructuring, but instead, we are choosing to focus on all of the opportunities ahead.

I have already had the    pleasure of meeting with and working with countless new people to coordinate our office move, and there has been incredible support from the university in accommodating the Clarion’s needs.

Although it may take some extra hard work, it feels especially important to be Editor-in-Chief at this moment in time; I have the responsibility to continue our long-standing practices while working toward a bigger and brighter future for the newspaper, and I do not take this lightly. I hope to help my dedicated staff produce a fantastic weekly newspaper this year, but I will also be constantly pursuing long-term goals that will set up future Clarion editors for success. As DU grows, the Clarion should, too.

A change in physical space lends itself to other changes, as well. Hopefully, despite national distrust in media sources and the divisive political climate, the momentum of a new location will help achieve the goals that Grace and I set when we were first elected, and this should lead to a Clarion in which everyone at DU and beyond can feel represented, a Clarion that people recognize, trust and feel proud of.

I cannot accomplish any of this alone. Success depends on support from our staff, from our contributors and especially from you, our loyal readers.

Here’s to a year of positive growth for the university, for the Clarion and for each member of the DU community.

Yours,

Taryn Allen

Editor-in-Chief