om·buds [äm-bu-dz]

1. One who investigates reported complaints (as from students or consumers), reports findings and helps to achieve equitable settlements.

Hello CSUMB,

The Otter Realm staff hopes you had a great summer, but unfortunately for many, it is over. We are now excited and ready to begin our new school year. However, there have been changes within the Otter Realm staff that will bring positive changes all around.

Cameron Fuller, junior, HCOM, was hired as the new Editor-In-Chief; Estella Porras is entering her second semester as our Newspaper Advisor and Sarah Varsik, senior, ITCD, is beginning her second semester as our Production Manager. These new faces to the Otter Realm are helping perk up our summer hangover, as well as our pens. 

We are a student-run newspaper, and you may like or dislike some of the changes. In the end, Cameron and Estella make the final decisions, but we accept and encourage suggestions from you, the reader. Good luck this semester!

Sincerely,
Sam Pereira
Copy Editor