By Stephen K. Cooper, Associate Editor
Welcome back to a new semester and a brand new, redesigned OWL Newspaper. We’ve been working hard this month to bring you news and information that you won’t find anywhere else on the planet.
In celebration and recognition of Black History Month, we, the editorial staff of this paper, have embarked on a campaign of excellence. We are taking up the call of one of the most famous African American journalists in U.S. history, Frederick Douglass, who urged young people to "agitate, agitate, agitate."
We’ve decided to put as much real news in the paper as we can manage. Timely stories about PGCC issues that answer the questions who, what, where, when, why and how. Make no mistake; we enjoy printing good news about the campus sent to us by the administration and faculty. Everyone, including us, likes being recognized for excellent work.
But, we won’t shy away from getting to the bottom of controversial stories, either. We’re dedicated to news for, by, and about students. Anything less would be a disservice to this truly great institution. Our goal is to get students talking about campus issues, and in so doing, inspire them to get involved to make PGCC a better place to learn.
In addition to a more professional look, with reader- friendly graphics and a cool layout style, we’ve also added the ‘Etcetera’ page that includes John Adjei’s witty comic take on campus life, Sudoku and crossword puzzles, and other fun stuff to pass the time. After all, you know what they say about all work and no play. In coming issues, we’ll also focus on PGCC’s sports teams and profile interesting professors. We’ll offer more beauty and fashion tips as well as music, theatre, restaurant and movie reviews. From time to time, we’ll even include the occasional humor column.
So, if you were expecting to read a student paper full of stale press releases and recycled news, look again. This is not the announcement paper. This is The OWL Newspaper, the voice of PGCC students. We are simply doing what our professors keep urging us to do: use critical thinking, look beyond surface issues and change the world.
Welcome back to a new semester and a brand new, redesigned OWL Newspaper. We’ve been working hard this month to bring you news and information that you won’t find anywhere else on the planet.
In celebration and recognition of Black History Month, we, the editorial staff of this paper, have embarked on a campaign of excellence. We are taking up the call of one of the most famous African American journalists in U.S. history, Frederick Douglass, who urged young people to "agitate, agitate, agitate."
We’ve decided to put as much real news in the paper as we can manage. Timely stories about PGCC issues that answer the questions who, what, where, when, why and how. Make no mistake; we enjoy printing good news about the campus sent to us by the administration and faculty. Everyone, including us, likes being recognized for excellent work.
But, we won’t shy away from getting to the bottom of controversial stories, either. We’re dedicated to news for, by, and about students. Anything less would be a disservice to this truly great institution. Our goal is to get students talking about campus issues, and in so doing, inspire them to get involved to make PGCC a better place to learn.
In addition to a more professional look, with reader- friendly graphics and a cool layout style, we’ve also added the ‘Etcetera’ page that includes John Adjei’s witty comic take on campus life, Sudoku and crossword puzzles, and other fun stuff to pass the time. After all, you know what they say about all work and no play. In coming issues, we’ll also focus on PGCC’s sports teams and profile interesting professors. We’ll offer more beauty and fashion tips as well as music, theatre, restaurant and movie reviews. From time to time, we’ll even include the occasional humor column.
So, if you were expecting to read a student paper full of stale press releases and recycled news, look again. This is not the announcement paper. This is The OWL Newspaper, the voice of PGCC students. We are simply doing what our professors keep urging us to do: use critical thinking, look beyond surface issues and change the world.
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