It’s intimate.

That’s what a friend of mine said about summer in Athens after I told him I’d be working at The Summer Post. And so far, he’s been right.

Packs of students drudging to class have been replaced by freshmen-to-be and third-grade summer campers. There are fewer of you here and there are even fewer of us in the newsroom.  

But that doesn’t mean much should change on our end.  

This university and this city will continue to operate, and it’s our job to tell you what both are doing. We’ll also do our best to capture the unique culture Athens has to offer over the summer — from baseball games to summer street-fests.

While we’ll do everything we can to put together a great paper every week, we hope you keep following along whether you read between classes or check the Web site before you go to bed.  

And if you do follow along, feel free to let us know what you think either by sending an e-mail, dropping off a letter or even coming to work for us. To be effective, a newspaper staff must completely immerse itself in the place it works, and you can help us do that.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Jess Mosser is the Editor in Chief of The Summer Post. Send him an e-mail at jm583304@ohiou.edu.