Student Life (newspaper)
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| Type | College newspaper | |||||||
| Editor(s) | Michelle Merlin | |||||||
| Location | St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||
| Founded | 1878 | |||||||
| Mock edition(s) | Student Libel | |||||||
| Owner | Washington University Student Media, Inc. | |||||||
| Frequency | Monday, Thursday | |||||||
| Price | Free | |||||||
| Circulation | Print: 6,000 / Web: 200,000 per month | |||||||
| Format | 21 web | |||||||
| Awards | National Pacemaker Award (2005, 2009, 2011), Online Pacemaker (2011), Missouri College Media Association-Best Website (2006-2009), Sweepstakes (2009) | |||||||
| Mailing address | 1 Brookings Drive #1039 St. Louis, MO 63130 | |||||||
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| Website: http://www.studlife.com | ||||||||
Student Life is the independent student-run newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis. It was founded in 1878 and incorporated in 1999. It is published by the Washington University Student Media, Inc. and is not subject to the approval of the University administration, thus making it the independent student voice.[1]
Student Life comes out every Monday and Thursday, and it publishes special orientation and commencement issues, as well as an April Fool's Day issue called Student Libel and an issue centered around sex for Valentine's Day. "StudLife", as it is nicknamed by students,[citation needed] has won the National Pacemaker Award three times, most recently in 2011; the Pacemaker is awarded to recognize the best college newspapers in the country.
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[edit] Sections
[edit] News
News is the largest section in Student Life, appearing in each issue. This section reports on events pertaining to the Wash. U. community, St. Louis news, and national news.
[edit] Forum
Forum also appears in each issue and consists of columns written by the regular Forum editors and staff columnists. Contributions are also accepted from the University community. Forum also publishes a staff editorial written by the newspaper's Editorial Board. The Editorial Board is led by the Senior Forum Editor, and it consists of the Forum Editors, Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor(s) and Senior Editors. Letters to the Editor and Editorial Cartoons are also published in Forum.
[edit] Sports
Sports appears in every issue and provides the latest scores in Bears games as well as profiles of the players.
[edit] Cadenza
Cadenza is Student Life's arts and entertainment section. It is featured every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Cadenza features music, movie, theatre, book and video game reviews, as well as columns from the Cadenza staff and regular comic strips. Cadenza also profiles art events in the Wash. U. community, such as performers at the Gargoyle, a concert venue on the Wash. U. campus. Cadenza was previously a separate entity from Student Life, but it was incorporated into the paper in 2003.
[edit] Scene
Scene is the lifestyles section in Student Life. It runs in every issue and focuses on campus trends and the activities of students and faculty. Scene covers a broad range of topics. Scene's regular features include a romance column, restaurant reviews, a fashion column and the newly added Health Beat.
[edit] Photography
The Photo section occasionally publishes photo essays ranging in topic from engineering antics to profiles of homeless people.
[edit] Other features
Student Life also includes a crossword puzzle and sudoku in each issue, and Police Beat and Pulse (a guide to weekend events) once a week.
[edit] Alumni
- Michael Isikoff — Newsweek investigative reporter[citation needed]
- Ken Cooper — former Boston Globe National Editor[citation needed]
- Mike Peters — winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning and creator of Mother Goose & Grimm[citation needed]
- Laura Meckler — White House correspondent, The Wall Street Journal[2]
- James T. Madore — Albany bureau chief, Newsday
- Sarah Kliff — Health care policy reporter, The Washington Post, former writer at Newsweek and POLITICO
Student Life is an affiliate of UWIRE [3], which distributes and promotes its content to their network.
