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      Editorial
     
     
      The
      opinions
      expressed
      in
      this
      column
      do
      not
      neces-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      e
      the
      Student
      Union.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Well,
      the
      year
      has
      begun
      and
      once
      again
      we
      at
      the
     
     
      X-Press
      are
      well
      under
      way.
      Actually,
      we
      are
     
     
      struggling
      feverously
      in
      order
      to
      just
      get
      this
      first
     
     
      issue
      out.
      Most
      of
      the
      staff
      are
      still
      on
      vacation,
      and
     
     
      those
      that
      are
      not,
      are
      running
      around
      the
      office
      ina
     
     
      state
      of
      general
      confusion.
      Many
      of
      the
      staff
     
     
      members
      are
      new
      to
      the
      paper,
      including
      myself,
      so
     
     
      we
      are
      relying
      on
      the
      sainthood
      of
      some
      former
      staff
     
     
      members
      to
      hold
      our
      hands
      and
      guide
      us
      along.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      we
      entered
      the
      X-Press
      office
      for
      the
      first
      time
     
     
      his
      summer,
      we
      were
      confronted
      by
      a
      huge,
     
     
      errifying
      beast.
      This
      beast
      loomed
      in
      the
      office,
     
     
      1idden
      in
      the
      dark
      corners
      with
      the
      junk
      that
      had
     
     
      iccumulated
      there.
      That
      beast
      turned
      out
      to
      be
      even
     
     
      carier
      than
      we
      had
      expected.
      It
      was
      the
      computer
      we
     
     
      yurchased
      a
      month
      earlier.
      We
      purchased
      this
      new
     
     
      ;omputer
      system
      in
      order
      to
      bring
      us
      to
      the
      forefront
     
     
      )f
      the
      most
      modern
      technology
      in
      the
      newspaper
     
     
      jusiness,
      but
      unfortunately
      our
      minds
      seemed
      to
      be
     
     
      ‘levated
      only
      to
      the
      technological
      level
      of
      the
     
     
      nechanical
      pencil.
      To
      tell
      the
      truth,
      some
      of
      us
      had
     
     
      rouble
      even
      turning
      the
      beast
      on.
      After
      many
     
     
      jrucling
      hours
      of
      practice
      and
      numerous
      blessings
     
     
      rom
      our
      tour
      guide,
      we
      think
      we
      finally
      have
      this
     
     
      yeast
      mastered
      (at
      least
      that
      is
      what
      we
      keep
      telling
     
     
      yurselves),
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (es,
      we
      are
      still
      the
      ‘‘X-Press’’:
      we
      are
      still
      in
      the
     
     
      nagazine
      format
      (contrary
      to
      many
      rumors)
      and
      we
     
     
      tillhave
      much
      of
      the
      same
      contents
      as
      we
      had
     
     
      reviously.
      If
      you
      read
      through
      this
      issue
      you
      will
     
    

    
     
      ce
      some
      introduction
      to
      a
      few
      of
      the
      features
      we
      will
     
     
      je
      having
      in
      the
      X-Press
      every
      week,
      but
      with
      the
     
     
      keleton
      crew
      we
      had,
      and
      the
      difficulty
      in
      reaching
     
     
      eople
      who
      were
      enjoying
      some
      rest
      and
      relaxation,
     
     
      ve
      were
      unable
      to
      give
      a
      good
      look
      at
      what
      is
      to
     
     
      ome.
      You
      will
      just
      have
      to
      look
      in
      our
      next
      issue
     
     
      September
      19th)
      to
      see
      for
      yourself.
      [fanybody
      has
     
     
      ny
      ideas
      for
      features
      they
      would
      like
      to
      see
      in
      this
     
     
      ‘ears
      paper,
      just
      drop
      us
      a
      line
      in
      the
      bottom
      floor
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sarily
      reflect
      those
      of
      the
      staff
      of
      this
      publication,
      or
     
    
   
   
    
     
      are
      new
      here)
      or
      better
      yet,
      join
      us
      here
      each
      week
      for
     
     
      our
      staff
      pizza
      party,
      its
      free.
      There
      has
      also
      been
     
     
      some
      changes
      in
      the
      paper
      this
      year
      including
      anew
     
     
      cover
      format
      that
      will
      hopfully
      help
      everyboby
      to
     
     
      recognize
      the
      paper
      and
      to
      aid
      some
      of
      the
      slower
     
     
      students
      to
      realize
      what
      the
      name
      of
      their
      paper
      really
     
     
      is.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      all
      seriousness,
      I
      would
      like
      to
      welcome
      everybody
     
     
      to
      our
      humble
      paper
      and
      give
      a
      very
      special
      thank
      you
     
     
      to
      Kristine
      Suzuki,
      last
      year’s
      editor,
      who
      helped
      the
     
     
      paper
      take
      anew
      and
      brighter
      course,
      one
      in
      which
      I
     
     
      am
      glad
      to
      follow
      anda
      very
      special
      THANK
      YOU
     
     
      to
      Saint
      Jim
      McGrath,
      who
      without,
      we
      would
      still
      be
     
     
      too
      scared
      to
      go
      near
      that
      dark
      beast
      that
      loomed
      in
     
     
      the
      corner.
      Your
      many
      hours
      of
      help
      are
      truly
     
     
      appreciated.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      all
      hope
      this
      paper
      is
      everything
      you
      want
      it
      to
      be
     
     
      and
      if
      it
      is
      not,
      just
      tell
      us
      and
      we
      will
      do
      our
      best
      to
     
     
      improve.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Oh,
      by
      the
      way,
      welcome
      back.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      oy
      Longe
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cory
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      (that
      is
      the
      building
      on
      the
      cover,
      in
      case
      you