The new staff of The Daily Eastern News begins its job of producing the university’s daily newspaper today.

Staff changeover occurs once at the end of every semester. Terms will run through the end of the spring semester.

Michelle Jones, a senior journalism and English major from Cherry Valley, will lead the staff as editor in chief. Jones previously served in the positions of managing editor, news editor, associate news editor, editorial page editor, campus editor, student government editor and activities editor.

Outgoing editor Shauna Gustafson, a senior journalism major from Cherry Valley, will continue to work at the newspaper in various capacities.

Jamie Fetty, a junior journalism major from Rock Island, will serve as the managing editor. Her main responsibilities include managing night staff and payroll. Fetty previously served as news editor, administration editor and student government editor.

Nate Bloomquist, a senior journalism major from Peru, will be news editor. He has previously been sports editor and associate sports editor.

Jessica Danielewicz, a senior journalism major from Roscoe, will be the associate news editor. Danielewicz has also served as editorial page editor, campus editor and student government editor.

News and associate news editors are responsible for news content and managing the five staff editors — activities, administration, campus, city and student government.

Karen Kirr, a junior journalism major from Naperville, will serve as the editorial page editor, in charge of content and design of the opinion page. Kirr also has been the associate Verge editor and campus editor.

Caitlin Prendergast, a senior journalism major, will spend the semester doing in-depth reporting as the senior reporter. Prendergast also has held positions of administration editor and activities editor.

Matt Meinheit, a sophomore journalism major from Peotone, will be the sports editor. He previously was associate sports editor.

Matt Williams, a sophomore journalism major from Roscoe, will serve as associate sports editor. Williams was previously a staff writer.

Their main responsibilities include editing and writing sports stories and managing a sports staff.

Jennifer Chiariello, a sophomore journalism and marketing major from Tinley Park, is the new activities editor. Her responsibilities include writing and editing activity stories, such as lectures, workshops and awareness weeks. Chiariello previously was a staff writer.

John Chambers, a junior journalism major from Peoria, will be the administration editor. Chambers will write and edit stories dealing with such topics as Faculty Senate, administrative searches, and negotiations. He was previously student government editor.

Tim Martin, a freshman journalism major from Crescent City, will be the campus editor, responsible for writing and editing stories on such topics as construction, housing and dining and campus life. Martin also has held the positions of activities editor and staff writer.

Carly Mullady, a sophomore journalism major from Kankakee, will be the new city editor. The city editor covers City Council, city events, issues arising in Charleston and other city news. Mullady previously was a staff writer.

Avian Carrasquillo, a senior journalism major from Chicago, will be the student government editor. Student government editor is responsible for covering the Student Senate and other Student Government meetings and the issues that surface from such meetings. Carrasquillo previously was the administration reporter and a staff writer.

Ben Turner, a senior journalism major from Elgin, will be the Verge editor, who is responsible for producing the weekly entertainment section. The weekly entertainment section includes events for the weekend, entertainment features and movie and music reviews. Turner previously was a staff writer.

Colin McAuliffe, a sophomore history major from Western Springs, will remain in the position of photo editor.

Stephen Haas, a freshman journalism and speech communication major from Danville, will be the associate sports editor. He was previously a staff photographer.

Photo and associate photo editors are in charge of all photographs in the paper and for managing a photography staff.

Benjamin Erwin, a junior journalism major from Plainfield, will be the online editor, in charge of posting the day’s news and any other original content on the Web. Erwin previously was the Verge editor.