CAPITAL LETTER 3: EDITORIAL

Publicado en Capital Letter No. 3
Mayo de 2003


The world is changing and we are witnesses of this process. Difficult times seem to come in order to transform human life in the whole planet and we cannot avoid to be affected by them. Our country, our cities, and of course our university are suffering changes. Economic and political issues, social aspects, and violence are some of the causes and the effects of this global change. 
By the time this editorial was written, the Universidad Nacional was beginning to be the target of some of those changes: A new principal has assumed as the head of the institution; a new administration started to rule; an academic organization is being implemented; and one remarkable aspect is happening: the students are realizing that if they are united there is nothing impossible to do.
The role of the university in the society is going to be transformed. Our image, the image that the Colombian people have of this alma mater is a responsibility all the students must face. It is the turn to show them what we really are, students who are learning how to improve this city, this country, this world.
Capital Letter has been created for being a channel of communication among all the academic community. We want to evidence the importance of the development of different student movements and their academic participation in order to build a better society. Now the question is if we are willing to build a better university. This is an invitation to think about what we as students are doing through our activities to reach this purpose. It is necessary to evaluate the role we have in this process.