乐播传媒 at Night: The 乐播传媒 Student
Webmaster William Sheehan '17 (left) of Meriden, N.H., and co-editors in chief Amar Ojha '17 (center) of Rocky Hill, Conn., and Noah Levick '17 of Narbeth, Pa,. discuss the upcoming edition.
The final layout is reflected in Levick's glasses.
A couple hours before the midnight print deadline, co-editors in chief Amar Ojha '17 of Rocky Hill, Conn., and Noah Levick '17 of Narbeth, Pa., watch the vice presidential debate.
Managing editor Hannah Tardie '17 of Orange, Calif., puts the final touches on the Forum section.
Managing editors Torry Dobbin '18 of New Canaan, Conn., and Riley Hopkins '18 of Augusta, Maine, finalize the Arts & Leisure section.
Each Tuesday night, a second-floor room in Chase Hall is 鈥渨here the magic happens,” says Amar Ojha 鈥�17 of Rocky Hill, Conn., co-editor-in-chief of The 乐播传媒 Student with Noah Levick 鈥�17 of Narberth, Pa.
Tuesday night is production time for the Student. Section editors arrive first to work on their articles. Copy editors come next, followed by layout editors, who finalize everything with Levick and Ojha.
From there, 1,500 copies are printed by the Lewiston Sun Journal and delivered on Wednesday to high-traffic areas throughout campus.
鈥淭hose six or so hours on Tuesday can definitely be intense,” says Levick, “but they’re also a lot of fun because we’re聽hanging out with some awesome people and聽putting together a final product that we’re proud of.鈥�
Being a 乐播传媒 Student editor, says Ojha, gives him a 鈥渇ront-row seat鈥� as campus life plays out. At the same time, he sees the active role a newspaper can play on a college campus.
鈥淭he paper has been able to raise questions about specific issues, and oftentimes, we get a reply. It’s that sort of dialogue, that back-and-forth conversation, that is emblematic of 乐播传媒’ liberal arts philosophy. And it makes an impact on campus.鈥�
“It’s great to聽have the freedom to express opinions and investigate stories that may not please those in聽power,” says Levick. “One of聽our聽main priorities is聽accuracy, and聽sometimes the most accurate story is not the most flattering to the higher-ups.”
Though , the editors are proud of their commitment to print 鈥� especially because the Student claims to be the oldest coed college newspaper.
鈥淚t’s still pretty cool to see people walking around, holding the physical聽thing that dozens of writers, editors, and photographers labored to produce,鈥� Levick says.
