Calling all opinions

You would think that as a hub for information, media outlets would do a better job of communicating with their audience and connecting with them.

When I talk to readers about the paper, and about our presence on campus, the notion always comes up that we are separate from the student body. No one knows where we are on campus, no one knows what we do, how we do it or when we do it. The paper appears at the stands the next day, and that is that.

But that's our fault. Like any professional paper, we are always moving forward — always looking for ways to better inform and provoke thought. We are an instrument of the student body. If there is one misconception that The Battalion would like to eliminate, it's the belief that we are inaccessible. In shedding that belief, we have to start somewhere.

The Battalion is always looking for writers, copy editors, video reporters and photgraphers. If your passion is writing, photography, telling stories or rubbing elbows with movers and shakers on campus, then come on by. We are not just the voice for the student body; we are the ears and eyes also. Putting our feelers in the water is what we do. If you want to learn how to put your finger to the wind, then we can help. If you don't like the way we do things here, then stop by and tell us. We may work in a basement, but we're not hiding from anyone.

We've got things pretty good down here. We likely have the best facilities in the state, and are probably in the top ten across the nation. We are in intimate contact with professional journalists around the world, and we've got our finger on the pulse of Texas A&M.

And we are also accepting applications.