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You are reading a historical event.
With this, the first issue of its friday magazine
supplement, the Daily Nebraskan departs from its
tradition-worn and limiting newspaper format for the
first time, to produce something entirely new and
different.
In the past there have been a large number of
publications on the UNL campus publications that
have offered a large variety of formats: yearbooks,
pamphlets, manifestos-even magazines. None of
them, however has offered the two things which
friday intends to make its objectives: 1) to explain,
interpret and analyze news in a coherent, colorful
manner; and 2) to appeal to the diverse interests of an
ever-expanding total University community.
To achieve these goals, the Daily Nebraskan has
called on its multifaceted staff as well as numerous
non staff members to explore and digest the diversity
of the Multiversity of Nebraska-Lincoln.
In doing so, the staff has planned to hit a number
of significant bases in its initial issues. Next week's
issue will feature a diverse and fresh look at what you
can expect in the way of entertainment this fall at
UNL and in Lincoln. Planned for the near future are
in-depth reports on such formidable institutions as
the University Health Center and the UNL library
system.
A major part of this fall's coverage will be handled
by the Daily Nebraskan sports department, when it
takes over friday on home football game weekends.
These special sports editions will feature interviews
with sports insiders, photos of Husker games, analysis
and pre-game speculation as well as full-team and
starting lineups, everything a Big Red fan could want
in football coverage.
For this, friday's history-making premiere issue,
Michael (O.J.) Nelson tackles recent and upcoming
switches in personnel and policy in the Office of
Student Affairs-changes that could ultimately affect
every person on the UNL campus.
The Daily Nebraskan chose the magazine format
for friday because we felt it would help us take a new
approach to the news. Depth reporting in
magazine style allows friday to explore areas which
will make interesting reading for all portions of the
University.
A continuing, weekly feature of the Daily
Nebraskan, friday is a considered, reasoned attempt
at making news relevant. A venture in the new
journalism.
We hope you'll like it.
Jim Gray
Editor-in-chief
