The current climate for community college newspapers is dreary at best. When the pros are starting to bow out and buckle under the ever-increasing economic pressures, the CC newspapers can only hope to stay afloat as long as possible.
We are fortunate here. Our reporters are receiving better and better training. Our advertising department has been doing a phenomenal job bringing in clients to advertise to key demographics. In short, our program is growing.
While this is cause for celebration among the staff, I am still disturbed at one thing that The Olympian is still struggling with. Communication with our readers MUST be improved and that may include actions taken from our end. However, we extend to you the opportunity to talk to us and let us know what it is we can do better. What can we cover that will make the product more relevant, enjoyable and interesting?
Our primary goal is to provide all three campuses with accurate, fair and relevant news and feature coverage. Olympic College is a very important part of Bremerton and the greater surrounding area. With new degree programs in development, new construction going on all around and so many students to feature, we have a lot to offer you.
We know there is more...
Also, many of our readers and those in the community have told us that our web site should be made more user friendly. A new web site is in the works and although I cannot provide an estimated time for its launch, I hope for it to be in time for the Fall quarter.
Feel free to send a letter to the editor (you can find the way to do that on our web page @ www.ocolympian.com ). Feel free to call the newspaper office (360) 475-7690 or even drop by. We can be found in Tec-101
Our readers are why we do what we do. Let us know how we can better serve you.
Thank you all,
-Chris Carter
Managing Editor
The Olympian
6.30.2009
6.23.2009
Hey you guys!
I just got out of Olympic College's Board of Trustees Meeting and I wanted to say something.
As students we sometimes hold positions around campus. In these positions we sometimes are required, or feel the need, to address people who hold some type of authority here at OC. It is important to remember that our positional authority held among students does not levitate us above those to whom we speak.
I just witnessed both the departing and incoming ASOC presidents address the board of trustees as "you guys."
Come on now, have a little respect. They are not your drinking buddies. In this reporter's opinion "you guys" is not an appropriate way to address them.
But, to each his own.
Until next time,
Alex Vincent
Editor
As students we sometimes hold positions around campus. In these positions we sometimes are required, or feel the need, to address people who hold some type of authority here at OC. It is important to remember that our positional authority held among students does not levitate us above those to whom we speak.
I just witnessed both the departing and incoming ASOC presidents address the board of trustees as "you guys."
Come on now, have a little respect. They are not your drinking buddies. In this reporter's opinion "you guys" is not an appropriate way to address them.
But, to each his own.
Until next time,
Alex Vincent
Editor
6.18.2009
Reporting (blogging really) from Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Former Managing Editor Chris Carter here writing from the Nation's Capital. I am a summer intern reporter for the Student Press Law Center. The SPLC is based out of Arlington, Va., and exists to help promote and secure the First Amendment rights of students.
My time here is filled with keeping an eye on the news, writing newsflashes for www.splc.org and writing in-depth articles for the Center's magazine, the Report. Intermittently I also am granted the privilege of exploring the D.C. area with my fellow interns and publications fellow.
Just yesterday I was in a U.S. Senate judiciary committee hearing on oversight related to the Department of Justice. The U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder was present to answer questions from the Senate (and later the House) not ten feet from me. The experience has been overwhelming to say the least.
Leaving the west coast, where I was born and raised to come out east, alone and without much money wasn't an easy decision. My acceptance as an intern provided an opportunity I could not pass up however.
I believe that it is important for students to take advantage of opportunites like this whenever they can, and as often as possible. The chance to work here, as well as the life lessons learned by living on ones own, in a city totally foreign serves much more than sitting at home in Bremerton (no offense).
I plan on writing for this blog often during my stay but would like input from anyone as to what you might like to read about.
There is an opportunity to tour the Capitol building and surrounding sites Friday and I will likely be with caravan of folks taking that trip. I will do my best to return here with pictures (and words of course).
In July, I will be attending a conference hosted by Campus Progress (www.campusprogress.org) that features former President Bill Clinton as the keynote speaker. If anyone has questions for the former prez, let me know...who knows, you just might get it answered.
This is all for now, but expect much more to come. Stay tuned!
-Chris Carter
The Olympian Staff
My time here is filled with keeping an eye on the news, writing newsflashes for www.splc.org and writing in-depth articles for the Center's magazine, the Report. Intermittently I also am granted the privilege of exploring the D.C. area with my fellow interns and publications fellow.
Just yesterday I was in a U.S. Senate judiciary committee hearing on oversight related to the Department of Justice. The U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder was present to answer questions from the Senate (and later the House) not ten feet from me. The experience has been overwhelming to say the least.
Leaving the west coast, where I was born and raised to come out east, alone and without much money wasn't an easy decision. My acceptance as an intern provided an opportunity I could not pass up however.
I believe that it is important for students to take advantage of opportunites like this whenever they can, and as often as possible. The chance to work here, as well as the life lessons learned by living on ones own, in a city totally foreign serves much more than sitting at home in Bremerton (no offense).
I plan on writing for this blog often during my stay but would like input from anyone as to what you might like to read about.
There is an opportunity to tour the Capitol building and surrounding sites Friday and I will likely be with caravan of folks taking that trip. I will do my best to return here with pictures (and words of course).
In July, I will be attending a conference hosted by Campus Progress (www.campusprogress.org) that features former President Bill Clinton as the keynote speaker. If anyone has questions for the former prez, let me know...who knows, you just might get it answered.
This is all for now, but expect much more to come. Stay tuned!
-Chris Carter
The Olympian Staff
6.04.2009
It's getting hot hot hot
Wow, it seems like not very long ago we were all in jackets. Please be advised that we have a heat advisory in effect until 6 p.m. tonight. Stay inside, drink something cold and take it easy. If you do have to be working outside, drink a lot of fluids and be on your guard for symptoms of heat illnesses.
It has been a big few weeks news-wise here at OC, I encourage you to all check out of Web site at www.ocolympian.com for the latest on the botched elections, Joe Vannett's arrest and to get a rundown on all of the parts of the ASOC Constitution broken by the Executive Council.
Stay cool!
-Alex Vincent
Editor
It has been a big few weeks news-wise here at OC, I encourage you to all check out of Web site at www.ocolympian.com for the latest on the botched elections, Joe Vannett's arrest and to get a rundown on all of the parts of the ASOC Constitution broken by the Executive Council.
Stay cool!
-Alex Vincent
Editor
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