Collegiate Times

Getting ready to get back to Blacksburg is always exciting, and getting ready to make the first trek to college is probably even more exciting for the Class of 2013.

No matter what position you're in, fall is almost upon us, and it's once again time to hit the books, get decked out in your school colors for football games and start deciding what your plans are for each subsequent weekend.

As everyone prepares themselves, the Collegiate Times staff also partakes in these tasks, amongst others. Although the newsroom is a little lonely right now and it's been a slow-paced kind of summer, there's only one short week until the whole staff returns and production resumes.

Personally, I'm almost as excited for this as I am for seeing whether or not starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor has eliminated the hitch in his throwing motion.

The summer staff has been hard at work planning a week of training and the CT masses will return on August 18 when our "bootcamp" begins for the entire staff. We're trying hard to set up a lot of things and are giving out all kinds of information to make this year one of the best for our newspaper.

This issue is our last summer publication, and we will resume publication on Monday, Aug. 24 for a special back-to-school issue. After that, we'll follow our regular schedule of publishing Tuesday through Friday.

Beyond reading the CT, there are some opportunities to work with us, or to just get a feel for how we operate.

The Educational Media Company at Virginia Tech will hold a Hokie Hi! Open House on Friday, Aug. 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., on the same day as Gobblerfest - how convenient!

If you're interested in any division of EMCVT - be it newspaper, radio, literary magazine, TV, yearbook, photography or advertising - we want you to come by. You'll get a lot of great information here, and maybe even find out which section of our newspaper you would be most interested in.

Want to know another way to get great information about the CT? Facebook, of course. We've already set up a Facebook interest group - so join our "Collegiate Times Interest Group." It has some dates for training sessions.

During the second week of classes, news, sports and features - whatever section tickles your fancy - will be having training sessions should you like to see how reporting goes for the Collegiate Times around our campus.

Sure, it will be a lot of information to digest, but we're not going to leave you out in the cold. Yours truly, the good old public editor (and a reporter last year - so I know how this load of information feels, and how intense it is to interpret), and all of us on staff are going to make it our personal job to ensure that anyone who wants to work for us can work for us. Now, whether or not you decide to take on that task - that's up to you.

Now go enjoy the rest of your summer and I'll see you in Blacksburg in a few weeks! Any questions? E-mail me at publiceditor@collegiatetimes.com.