It’s a special day for us down here at The Sun as we bring you the inaugural issue under the direction of the paper’s 127th editorial board. As our predecessors pass the torch, the task is a daunting one. But we have high hopes for the rebirth of the nation’s oldest continuously independent college daily — and we’re more than ready to feed the flame.

The Sun is a constant work in progress. With each spring comes a new board of leaders and innovators who sacrifice their social lives, sleep and sanity for the good of this newspaper. And as we make ourselves at home at 139 W. State St., we will all work to both preserve what makes The Sun the institution that it is, as well as seek out how to keep The Sun shining in what are dark and dismal times.