So as many of you may have noticed, Kansan.com got a major facelift about a week ago. I spent the last semester researching how people use the website, what sections they read the most, and what kinds of information they prefer to see. This all comes together with several new features that are now launched or will be along the way very soon.

Blogs are a big thing in today's Internet. People use them to illustrate opinions and ideas on almost any conceivable topic from the comfort of their desk. The Kansan staff is no exception. We have several blogs starting up this semester that will highlight different aspects of life at KU and in the world.

One thing I noticed when I asked people what they liked most about reading the Kansan is that a lot of people love reading the paper in it's natural layout...ads, comics, all together in the print format we're used to. So, I took it upon myself to develop a section of our website specifically for that...an archive of PDF versions of each issue of our projects, including the Kansan and Jayplay, and special sections when they come out. So if you are ever away from campus, say studying abroad or on vacation, you can still see the Kansan as it is meant to be seen. Also, we will soon be working towards uploading the PDF'd papers all they way back until 1999.

Podcasting is big too. We're partnering with KJHK, the fantastic student radio station, to begin airing of podcasts on Kansan.com. This will come a bit later; We hope to have it up and running in a month or so. Be sure to tune in when it starts.

This is just a little bit of what my friends and I here at the Kansan are doing to make your online experience better. So if you have ideas to make Kansan.com better, please feel free to email me at lcollins@kansan.com.