The pandemic has caused a new need among many industries to reshape operations and things have been no different for Texas A&M University-San Antonio’s own student-produced magazine, El Espejo.
Co-editor-in-chief Miranda Rodriguez said this semester has brought new faces, new excitement and a few new challenges for the staff at El Espejo.
“Everybody (from) last semester graduated so when me and my other editor-in-chief came on we had an entire new staff,” Rodriguez said. “We’re working on trying to get together to start meshing as a staff because everybodys new to this.”
So far this semester the staff has been meeting weekly through Zoom.
Rodriguez said there have been some difficulties with spotty internet connections, but that their Zoom meetings have been convenient for the purpose of getting everyone together in one place at a set time.
Despite the small technological hiccups, the staff at El Espejo have been diligently preparing stories for the next issue.
There was a large emphasis on local stories and keeping everything within the city of San Antonio.
“We’re going to try and keep everything as local as possible,” Rodriguez said. “We want to highlight local personalities, local restaurants and different vendors around so people can get to know the city more.”
Rodriguez said there will be a focus on writing stories that A&M-San Antonio students want to read and the magazine will highlight the creativity of the staff and share the fun they had producing it.
“We’re excited to put this magazine together,” Rodriguez said. “We want people to enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed working on it.”
A&M-San Antonio students can expect the newest issue of El Espejo in late April or early May with a digital version of the issue to follow on the El Espejo website.
For more information on El Espejo, email Miranda Rodriguez @mrodr0174@jaguar.tamu.edu or contact via Instagram @elespejomag.
