Letter from the Editor: Welcome!

Dear Hawkeye readers,

Welcome to the completely revamped Hawkeye! In honor of the twenty-first century, the continuation of this Earth and the trees upon it, and the sanity of the editors who now hate Adobe InDesign with a fiery passion, we have decided to put The Hawkeye online! However, we aren’t giving you carpal tunnel for nothing—we have also redesigned the content of The Hawkeye 2.0 to reflect what you want to read about. Here, you’ll find everything from movie reviews to fresh music, and a few Hawkeye originals such as Jake Zimmerman’s Pet of the Week.

The most exciting thing about The Hawkeye 2.0, however, is its ability to change rapidly. When we first started imagining this project, we bounced ideas all over the place, and what we realized is that we have no set agenda we need to cover. We’ll make sure you can get all of your relevant school discussion (e.g. Letter from the President, debates on school policy, etc.) but we also realize that school is just a part of our lives. We have tapped some of the best writers, trendsetters, and some of the most entertaining people from the Prairie Upper School to contribute to The Hawkeye this year. But that doesn’t mean we’re done! We want to hear from you and hear about what you want to read or write about! So just hit that charming little “Comment” link underneath a post and tell us what’s up. We are always looking for fresh ideas.

So let’s say you’re into soccer, science, and songwriting. We’ve got your back. By using the tagging function, you can simply click a link which will take you to the category/sub-blog of your choice. Only read what you want to, and skip over the boring bits! Also, if you suddenly realize that your résumé is a bit lacking, check out our classified ads for various extracurricular activities and service opportunities around the school. Hopefully, we can be useful, or if nothing else, entertaining. Welcome, browse around, procrastinate that history paper, we’re excited to see you here!

Sincerely,

Yijing Xin

Editor-In-Chief

PS- Every few weeks, I’ll write a post recommending some of the highlights of The Hawkeye, so always check back if you’re bored!