We are Dan and Rachael, Technician’s new editor-in-chief and managing editor, respectively. We are very excited for our new positions and are ready to put our ideas into action over the course of the 100th volume.

In the past years, Technician has transitioned from being a primarily print publication to a web-first outlet. Part of our mission for this volume is to serve the university community by providing it with the journalism that it needs. To do this effectively, we need to better utilize the new creative outlets we have.

This next year, we will focus on improving the publication’s accessibility and fostering a more expansive media outlet. We will create more opportunities for our readers to ingest information in ways that are representative of the 21st century. We want to integrate more graphics, videos and story-telling photos into the core of our publication to make Technician more interactive and captivating.

Next year is also Technician’s 100th volume. With this milestone, we have given ourselves the duty of looking back and analyzing the impact Technician has had on NC State throughout the years. In the past century, Technician has published helpful and informative content, but it has also published content that is insensitive, sexist and racist. Technician is always working to better itself. In order to continue to grow, we must acknowledge Technician’s history. We are overdue for such an analysis, and going through our 100th volume without taking lessons from our past would be inexcusable as servants to the community.

Everything we do is for you, so please contact us with any questions you have about Technician or our mission at [email protected].