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Thursday, July 19, 1984
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UNC publications offer variety
By CAROL SCOVIL
Tar Heel Staff Writer
New students interested in
writing should find publications
on the UNC campus both diverse
and accessible.
Many types of newspapers and
newsletters exist on campus.
Students can find publications
that interest them and can
become involved writing about
anything from national controv
ersies to local and campus events.
While this is by no means an
exhaustive listing, several of the
more prominent campus publica
tions are characterized below.
The Daily Tar Heel, a daily
newspaper and the largest of the
campus publications, covers
many areas of national news, but
according to editor Jeff Hiday,
The DTH tries to stress campus
news. "The entire purpose of the
paper is to meet UNC students'
needs," Hiday said. Students find
; out what is happening by reading
The DTH every day, and after
a while, picking up an issue to
read before class each day
becomes a habit, Hiday
explained.
Students in writing for The
DTH can take a writing test given
during the first week of the
semester, according to Hiday.
The test does not judge the
person's ability only his or her
potential, he added. Students do
not have to be journalism majors
to take the test. The paper wants
creative people who are interested
in learning, Hiday said.
The Phoenix, another campus
newspaper, is a forum for campus
issues, said Phoenix Associate
Editor John deVille. The paper
deals with opinions of students
on many issues and always wel
comes opposing viewpoints,
according to deVille. The Pho
enix will move away from large
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A tough act to follow
national issues toward "unre
solved" campus ones, according
to former editor Greg Smith. For
example, the controversy of dorm
integration will be the subject of
the semester's first Phoenix issue
that new students will receive
with their Orientation packets in .
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The format of the paper con
sists of straight news and com
mentary and full-length features.
Therefore, Smith said, the paper
has room for all types of writers.
The Phoenix is a good learning
experience, and writers have the
chance to become involved with
all areas of the paper's produc
tion, according to deVille. Stu
dents interested in The Phoenix
should drop by the paper's office
in the Union.
Several other campus publica
tions are geared toward specific
audiences. For example,.? is a
publication that deals predomi
nantly with women's issues,
according to staff member Mar
cie Cloutier.S'ie discusses impor
tant national and international
women's issues as well as the local
and campus ones. Often, said
Cloutier, She features articles on
the lifestyles of women in foreign
countries and profiles prominent
women of the world, such as
politician Shirley Chisolm. She
welcomes any point of view, and
both men or women can contrib
ute, said Cloutier. Students can
get involved with She by contact
ing the office of the Association
for Women Students in the
Union.
Other campus publications
print specifically for a literary
audience. The Carolina Quarterly
publishes "mature fiction and
poetry," said staff member Nicki
Pendleton. Articles are submitted
to the Quarterly from all over the
country. The Quarterly receives
pieces from professors and pro-
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dleton said the Quarterly does not
print experimental pieces. She
explained that students are wel
come to apply for positions on
the publication's reading staff,
which decides what goes into each
issue. The easiest way to get
involved, Pendleton said, is to
contact the editors at the publi
cation's office. The Carolina
Quarterly also offers positions on
the business staff. Students inter
ested in this area would deal with
subscriptions, public relations
and printing.
For students with a literary
bent who prefer writing their own
material, The Cellar Door offers
a forum for both writers and
editors. Although no editors were
available for comment this
summer, the Cellar Door wel
comes contributions of art, poe
try, prose and articles for their
four issues each year. Interested
persons should come by the
Cellar Door office in the Union.
Black Ink deals with black
students' issues and news on the
campus, according to staff
member Marjorie Roach. The
publication writes about blacks in
campus politics and often fea
tures members of the Chapel Hill
black community. Roach also
said that anyone is welcome to
attend Black Ink meetings and
contribute to the publication.
Black Ink will hold its first staff
meeting in the early part of the
fall semester, Roach said.
J "You name it, we've got it,
Several campus publications address a variety of issues and
attract a cross section of student writers.
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