The Pharos Announces Plans for New Year

It's that time of year again! Pretty soon, the serene sidewalks of West Virginia Wesleyan College will see students moving into dormitories and running to their first classes of the new academic year. It's an exhilarating time, and The Pharos, Wesleyan's student-run newspaper, has some exciting changes to go along with it.

First off, there are some changes to the Editorial Board.

Editor Tracie Wise graduated from Wesleyan in May 2007 with best wishes from the entire Pharos staff. Her former position of Editor-in-Chief for this year will be filled by two people, co-editors Zak Ritchie and Sarah Wilkinson. Last year, Ritchie served as Assistant Editor, and Wilkinson served as News Editor. Editors Ritchie and Wilkinson look forward to a great year of bringing The Pharos to the campus community.

The Pharos is also very excited to announce a new section of the paper and a new position on the Editorial Board. Because community service is such an integral part of the Wesleyan experience, The Pharos decided to add a section of the paper devoted to it. This section will also cover many of the social events on campus, as even those tie back in to community service. Heading up this section on the Editorial Board as Social and Community Service Editor will be Jeff Webb.

Also appointed to the Editorial Board were Daniel Trader as News Editor, Jennifer Elkins as Entertainment Editor, and Liz Short as Greek Editor. DJ Payne and Josh Arthur will be returning as Sports and Layout Editors, respectively.

There will be some minor changes to the content of the paper as well. While you can still count on The Pharos to bring you all the relevant news, sports, and entertainment, also be on the lookout this year for a new This Week in History column, as well as a myriad of other new features and columns. The layout of the paper will also be improved.

The Pharos looks forward to unveiling the new features and the work of the new Editorial Board on campus this fall. Keep a lookout for new editions in the Benedum Campus Community Center! See you soon!

(Are you a Wesleyan student interested in writing for The Pharos? Let Editors Ritchie or Wilkinson know at ritchie_jz@wvwc.edu or wilkinson_sa@wvwc.edu!)