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A word about writing
Editorial Board
Issue date: 10/16/09 Section: Ed-Op
The Triangle's Editorial Board is very self-aware. As student journalists, it is our job to gauge public opinion at Drexel and both report and opine (separately of course) on the subjects that matter most. But as student journalists, we are also very conscious of the future of our industry. With ongoing struggles to keep The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Daily News local, and a combative relationship between print media and up-to-the-minute Web news, it is difficult to say what is going to happen to the world of journalism in the next decade.
And so, we continue to do what we do. Every week, from behind piles of recycled paper and empty coffee cups, we spend a night in MacAlister Hall putting together a paper for our community. We consider our only preconceived agenda to be the perpetuation of truth in writing. Sometimes we yell at each other and sometimes we hug, but the one thing we always do, is write.
As an Editorial Board, we have often criticized aspects of life at Drexel, but when we see general improvement and true demonstrations of caring from the University, we are excited to offer our compliments. Amidst the bustle of our huge business and engineering community, a shining example of a wonderful initiative at Drexel is the celebration of writing.
Drexel's English and Philosophy department has succeeded in giving writing the exposure it deserves. As a result of this increased attention, the College of Arts and Sciences has had more applicants come to Drexel than any other college in the university for the first time.
"It's the land of opportunity," Kathy Volk Miller, the co-director of the Drexel Publishing Group said. "As a professor here, Drexel has this culture overall, if you dream it and say 'I want to make this happen' there are people here who will support you and help you to try it. It's a proactive culture."
Professors like Dr. Warnock, director of the freshmen writing program, are working dilligently to make writing a priority at Drexel. They are approaching English courses, not as electives, but more as essential skill building classes. That, is good teaching.
And so, we continue to do what we do. Every week, from behind piles of recycled paper and empty coffee cups, we spend a night in MacAlister Hall putting together a paper for our community. We consider our only preconceived agenda to be the perpetuation of truth in writing. Sometimes we yell at each other and sometimes we hug, but the one thing we always do, is write.
As an Editorial Board, we have often criticized aspects of life at Drexel, but when we see general improvement and true demonstrations of caring from the University, we are excited to offer our compliments. Amidst the bustle of our huge business and engineering community, a shining example of a wonderful initiative at Drexel is the celebration of writing.
Drexel's English and Philosophy department has succeeded in giving writing the exposure it deserves. As a result of this increased attention, the College of Arts and Sciences has had more applicants come to Drexel than any other college in the university for the first time.
"It's the land of opportunity," Kathy Volk Miller, the co-director of the Drexel Publishing Group said. "As a professor here, Drexel has this culture overall, if you dream it and say 'I want to make this happen' there are people here who will support you and help you to try it. It's a proactive culture."
Professors like Dr. Warnock, director of the freshmen writing program, are working dilligently to make writing a priority at Drexel. They are approaching English courses, not as electives, but more as essential skill building classes. That, is good teaching.
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Steve Dobbs
posted 10/16/09 @ 11:47 AM EST
Dear Editorial Board,
As you mentioned, the newspaper industry is struggling, and many of the larger newspapers are going bankrupt. But the smaller ones are living on, and that is because people want to read local news and hear local opinion, something that they can't get from the Internet as readily as stories about the balloon boy, for example. (Continued…)
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