The end of the academic year approaches and commencement is just around the corner. For those of
us on The Mesquite staff who are seniors, there is no time for senioritis. There are articles to finish and
final exams to complete. For many of us, it’s the one last “trial-by-caffeine” we will experience as
undergraduates, one last chance to “boom or bust” before we hit the pavement in the professional
world.
The Mesquite is a seedling we planted this year. As it grows, it will become vitally important to the
student body, staff and administration. As a communication tool, it helps spread the word about the
events on our campus and has the potential to tell the story of who we are. More than a digital news
source, it will become a hub of university life and an opportunity to examine, discuss, explain, critique,
criticize and stay connected. While our main goal is to offer you a digital news source you can access
from home, work or school, in the near future we will also offer you a “best in show” print edition to
hold in your hands. The Mesquite will grow and evolve as much by our direction as through your
feedback. Stay connected and let us know how we can inform and entertain you.
As inaugural staff members of A&M-San Antonio’s first student newspaper, we have seen our first
amendment rights supported by our University leaders. Administrators have provided a platform for us
to discuss issues and opinions, but we also must become protectors. Protect your right to learn by
remembering that learning doesn’t stop here. Ask hard questions of others and yourself, demand
straight answers, keep your facts real and your opinions objective. Most of all keep learning. In the
world, or in the classroom, we are all both students and teachers.
When we leave, we take with us the wealth of knowledge and first-hand experience gained from our
education at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. What we leave behind is a footprint, a path of
pebbles for those who come next, to build and improve upon. Perhaps we’ll have a brick around the
fountain in the courtyard of our new multipurpose administration building slated to open this fall, after we
are gone.
Best of luck to my fellow 2011 graduates, the next staff of The Mesquite, and our loyal readers.
My sincere thanks to the amazing professors, dedicated staff and pioneering leaders of Texas A&M
University-San Antonio. I look forward to watching you grow.
Tammy Busby
Editor-In-Chief, Spring 2011
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