While many students have made a variety of resolutions in this New Year, The Pacer has developed a few resolutions of its own.

We resolve to continue our commitment to covering the news that matters to UTM, and to accept nothing short of the truth. We resolve to be as entertaining as possible, feeling that it does little good to produce a newspaper if it’s a dull read.

We also resolve to keep our adviser’s stress to a minimum by making responsible decisions.

We have also proposed the following resolutions for a few entities on campus and beyond.

For campus administrators, keep fighting for the students in the face of tough budget decisions. Although sacrifices must be made, simple things such as reliable, constant Internet connections will keep the student body pacified.

For the Business Office, look for ways to make things easier for the novice. A line stretching out of the Administration Building of students waiting for refund checks is absurd, and it’s time to find a better way.

For Computer Services, we think that a little public relations work needs to happen before a major change occurs. A flyer posted in the dorms or an e-mail about the new dorm network registration policies would be nice. The debacle of the worm viruses and dorm ‘invasion’ of last fall can also be traced to a lack of publicity.

For Student Government, put aside personal agendas and apathy to make way for new ideas. The past four months of our news coverage has been of little interest the campus community, making SGA almost invisible to the typical student.

For the University of Tennessee, give us a university President we can put faith in again.

For the nation, try not to get caught up in the political mudslinging that is sure to ensue during this election year. Regardless of your convictions to a particular candidate, stay true to what you feel is right for the country. With news coverage about the recent excursions to space, war and economic woes far outweigh the evident need to push the limits of human ingenuity. It is our belief that things need to be sorted out on this planet before we venture again into the last frontier.