Campus media offer hands-on experience
Aspiring journalists can get
a taste of their future careers
by working for one ofthe
many campus publications
Jan Montry
Campus/Federal Politics Reporter
Whether it’s liberalism, conser
vatism, activism, culture or hard news,
students at the University are offered a
wealth of campus media—besides the
Emerald—to suit their needs.
Aside from a variety of material that
most any student can relate to, cam
pus publications offer an opportunity
for aspiring writers and journalists to
gain practical experience. Publications
are often hiring, and freelance work is
commonly available.
For students concerned about envi
ronmental and sociological issues,
look no further than the Student In
surgent. According to the Insurgent’s
mission statement, the magazine
“seek(s) to provide a forum for those
working towards a society free from
oppression based on class, gender, sex
ual orientation, race, species and free
from threat of ecological collapse.”
Further to the right is the Oregon
Commentator, a “conservative jour
nal of opinion” that serves as the con
servative voice on campus. Students
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■ Flux
Magazine published by the
Campus media
J410 Magazine Production class
• Oregon Commentator
Independent conservative
journal of opinion
■ The Oregon Voice
General interest magazine that
includes entertainment and
campus issues
• The Siren
Womens Center magazine that
focuses on women’s issues
• The Student Insurgent
Magazine dealing with
social justice issues
may be attracted to the Commenta
tor’s mix of humor with political and
campus issues.
Commentator publisher Bret Jacob
son said the magazine has a national
reputation for investigative journalism.
“We take a lot of pride in the fact that
the student government takes serious
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cal and culture focus than the Insur
gent or Commentator, the Oregon
Voice may be the way to go. The
Voice, which consists of contributors
and freelance writers, often covers
general interest topics and news.
Voice publisher Kat Ortland said
each issue features news stories, local
entertainment, humor and reviews.
“The Voice is what you’d call a ‘gen
eral interest’ magazine,” she said. “It
doesn’t have a specific political angle
or intellectual goal, it just aims to give a
satisfying and entertaining read.”
Students concerned with women’s
issues may be interested in the Siren,
published by the Women’s Center. Ac
cording to the mission statement, the
Siren “advocate(s) for the best educa
tional and working environment for
the women at the University of Ore
gon.” The newsletter deals with cam
pus events of interest to women, as
well as more serious issues such as
rape and abortion.
Flux is an award-winning magazine
published annually by the journalism
school. Flux, which was founded in
1993, is produced by the J410 Maga
zine Production class each spring.
Members of the staff get hands-on ex
perience and credit for publishing the
magazine, and readers can see what
the journalism school’s magazine se
quence is all about.
Contact the senior news reporter
at janmontry@dailyemerald.com.
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Expansion Project, which provides
U.S. citizens within a certain in
come range with free birth control,
dental dams and condoms.
Women’s gynecological services
and counseling are also available
— partners are welcome to come
to appointments.
There is a pharmacy that not
only fills prescriptions from Health
Center nurses and doctors, but also
prescriptions given by other doc
tors. Over the counter medication,
such as pain killers and cough syrup
are available.
Other amenities include an aller
gy and asthma clinic; a travel clinic,
which offers the appropriate boost
er shots for foreign travel; a preven
tive care dental clinic; and physical
therapy and sports medicine.
In October, the Health Center
will be scheduling events for Do
mestic Violence Awareness Month.
In November, the center has sched
uled events to celebrate for the
Great American Smoke Out and in
December the establishment plans
to honor World AIDS Day.
Health Center urgent care hours
are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on week
days, except Tuesday, when the
center opens at 9 a.m.. Weekend
hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call
346-2770 for clinic appointments.
Contact the reporter at
jilliandaley@dailyemerald.com.
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