The Integrator goes to Phoenix
Editorial
Issue date: 3/8/10 Section: Opinion
No newspaper last week! "Where was my Sudoku??" "How do you expect me to get through class?!" We promise there was a legitimate reason.
This past week eight members of The Clarkson Integrator took a trip to Phoenix, Arizona for our yearly conference. We joined 397 other students from 75 schools across 30 states and Canada. The purpose of our trip was to connect with other students, professors, and journalists to improve our skills and the overall appearance of our newspaper. Between all the learning, our group enjoyed the sunny skies and many of Phoenix's exciting attractions.
One of the many changes that we plan on bringing to the paper includes the size of the newspaper. The Integrator currently prints on a broadsheet style newspaper (a long vertical paper usually around 22 inches). However, we are aiming to become a more compact newspaper like The Integrator was twenty years ago.
As always, we are looking for more students to join the newspaper. This includes photographers, writers, editors, etc. As a newspaper, we simply cannot have too many students! With Integrator elections coming up after spring break, there will be a new staff in charge of the paper. You may even get the chance to join next year's group on their trip to Los Angeles!
According to Mark Witherspoon, the media advisor at Iowa State University, "The only material thing that will entice a student to join the newspaper is drugs." At Clarkson University, they will not let us do this for some reason! So instead we provide food at our meetings.
We would also welcome any professors who would not mind stopping by The Integrator office every now and then just to provide a little advice. This feedback may include writing tips, content ideas, layout advice, etc. We could certainly use the help of an experienced eye.
As primarily a business and technology school, we understand that Clarkson does not have any journalism majors or journalism professors. We also realize that majority of The Integrator staff will not go on to become journalists. However, The Clarkson Integrator is striving to create a reader-friendly newspaper and an opportunity to expand our knowledge about writing and editing.
As Jeffery Hand, the media advisor at New Mexico State University said, "The day you put out a perfect paper, is the day you stop."
This past week eight members of The Clarkson Integrator took a trip to Phoenix, Arizona for our yearly conference. We joined 397 other students from 75 schools across 30 states and Canada. The purpose of our trip was to connect with other students, professors, and journalists to improve our skills and the overall appearance of our newspaper. Between all the learning, our group enjoyed the sunny skies and many of Phoenix's exciting attractions.
One of the many changes that we plan on bringing to the paper includes the size of the newspaper. The Integrator currently prints on a broadsheet style newspaper (a long vertical paper usually around 22 inches). However, we are aiming to become a more compact newspaper like The Integrator was twenty years ago.
As always, we are looking for more students to join the newspaper. This includes photographers, writers, editors, etc. As a newspaper, we simply cannot have too many students! With Integrator elections coming up after spring break, there will be a new staff in charge of the paper. You may even get the chance to join next year's group on their trip to Los Angeles!
According to Mark Witherspoon, the media advisor at Iowa State University, "The only material thing that will entice a student to join the newspaper is drugs." At Clarkson University, they will not let us do this for some reason! So instead we provide food at our meetings.
We would also welcome any professors who would not mind stopping by The Integrator office every now and then just to provide a little advice. This feedback may include writing tips, content ideas, layout advice, etc. We could certainly use the help of an experienced eye.
As primarily a business and technology school, we understand that Clarkson does not have any journalism majors or journalism professors. We also realize that majority of The Integrator staff will not go on to become journalists. However, The Clarkson Integrator is striving to create a reader-friendly newspaper and an opportunity to expand our knowledge about writing and editing.
As Jeffery Hand, the media advisor at New Mexico State University said, "The day you put out a perfect paper, is the day you stop."
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