After a short search through the Ubuntu forums, I ran into this
post that went into details about setting up a HP printing device. After briefly reading through the instructions, I ran a utility called 'HPLIP'. 'HPLIP' is a program that will automatically download and compile all the necessary files to activate your printer. The program will ask you a few questions about your computer and request you replug-in your printer at the end of the installation. After doing this, I printed a test page and golly... it actually worked.
