- Texting while driving
- The generational gap between texters
- Job Jamboree
- Taking the GRE
- Curb renovations
- The rising popularity of tea rooms
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Sneak peek of what we're working on this week
Here's a sneak peek of what we're working on this week.
Monday, September 28, 2009
We almost didn't have a paper today
Dear Readers,
As journalists, we’re constantly adapting to new situations. Always searching for the perfect story often lends itself to last minute interviews, new developments and digging around for the latest dirt. As stressful as it can get at times, it’s the adrenaline rush of always being on the go and thrown in to new situations that always keeps us coming back to write the next article handed our way.
We’ve dealt with it all — dead batteries in tape recorders, lost notes, unreturned phone calls and computer crashes at the 11th hour before we send the paper to our publisher. Despite these setbacks, we’ve always pulled together our resources and gotten our paper out to you, no matter what.
On Sunday, however, we faced an issue in our office that even had us stumped — our Internet and our server, the lifeline of our paper, crashed. Not only could we not access the Internet to double check facts, our editors and reporters couldn’t open their stories or layouts on our computers. We couldn’t even print our pages to edit. A single flash drive, passed between dozens of reporters and editors held all of the stories that you’re getting ready to read now.
At best, all we could imagine was that a power surge caused from an electricity outage the night before had fried our router or that our Internet had crashed. We plugged and unplugged wires, tried rebooting and checked circuits but to no avail. We were at a loss for words. No pun intended.
As the hours passed that we still didn’t have a connection, we all become more and more panicked as to how we were going to get the paper published today.
In a final act of desperation we contacted Mike Chinn, a tech guru and a friend of Stephanie Kraus our Senior News Reporter, and pleaded with him to come to our rescue. Not only did he get us back up and running but he found the cause of our mishap — a damaged power cord. As hard as it was to believe that a single cord had been the root of our panic we could finally breather easier knowing that one way or another, this issue would be published. Mike, we owe you.
So, take some time to look through this issue and treasure the fact that it may not have made it to the printing press. As always, let us know what you think at editor@udreview.com
Faithfully yours,
Josh Shannon, Editor in Chief
Maddie Thomas, Executive Editor
As journalists, we’re constantly adapting to new situations. Always searching for the perfect story often lends itself to last minute interviews, new developments and digging around for the latest dirt. As stressful as it can get at times, it’s the adrenaline rush of always being on the go and thrown in to new situations that always keeps us coming back to write the next article handed our way.
We’ve dealt with it all — dead batteries in tape recorders, lost notes, unreturned phone calls and computer crashes at the 11th hour before we send the paper to our publisher. Despite these setbacks, we’ve always pulled together our resources and gotten our paper out to you, no matter what.
On Sunday, however, we faced an issue in our office that even had us stumped — our Internet and our server, the lifeline of our paper, crashed. Not only could we not access the Internet to double check facts, our editors and reporters couldn’t open their stories or layouts on our computers. We couldn’t even print our pages to edit. A single flash drive, passed between dozens of reporters and editors held all of the stories that you’re getting ready to read now.
At best, all we could imagine was that a power surge caused from an electricity outage the night before had fried our router or that our Internet had crashed. We plugged and unplugged wires, tried rebooting and checked circuits but to no avail. We were at a loss for words. No pun intended.
As the hours passed that we still didn’t have a connection, we all become more and more panicked as to how we were going to get the paper published today.
In a final act of desperation we contacted Mike Chinn, a tech guru and a friend of Stephanie Kraus our Senior News Reporter, and pleaded with him to come to our rescue. Not only did he get us back up and running but he found the cause of our mishap — a damaged power cord. As hard as it was to believe that a single cord had been the root of our panic we could finally breather easier knowing that one way or another, this issue would be published. Mike, we owe you.
So, take some time to look through this issue and treasure the fact that it may not have made it to the printing press. As always, let us know what you think at editor@udreview.com
Faithfully yours,
Josh Shannon, Editor in Chief
Maddie Thomas, Executive Editor
Monday, September 21, 2009
Let us know how we can make our newspaper better!
Dear Readers,
On Sunday, we spent the morning manning The Review’s table at Community Day, the annual festival sponsored by the city of Newark and held on The Green. We took our place among the hundreds of other information booths, handing out last week’s issue and telling community members about the paper.
We were surprised by the amount of reaction we received. Several people dropped by to mention that they, too, once worked for The Review. Past alumni also stopped to pick up a paper and told us that they hadn’t seen an issue of The Review in years. An elderly reader questioned us about why The Review is no longer delivered to her favorite grocery store (a problem we’re now looking into). Another gentleman confronted us about profanity that was prevalent in the paper years ago (but, for the record, has since been eliminated.)
While we were surprised by some of the feedback we received, we were happy to see that readers care enough about the paper to bring up such issues. That’s why we say in this column almost every week that we invite you to tell us what you think. We work every week to put out a paper that serves our readers as best as possible, so we rely on your feedback to let us know what to improve and what we should be covering.
There are many different ways to get in touch with us. Email us directly (editor@udereview.com) or even interact with us on the Web through our Twitter ( twitter.com/udreview) and Facebook pages.
Care to comment on a recent article or prevalent issue? Submit a Letter to the Editor at letters@udreview.com. Interested in writing a guest column? Contact our editorial editors Lydia Woolever and Haley Marks for more information.
We work hard to cover and represent the most important and recent news for you. Let us know how we’re doing.
Faithfully yours,
Josh Shannon, Editor in Chief
Maddie Thomas, Executive Editor
Monday, September 14, 2009
Our print edtion is changing, too
Dear Readers,
Last week, we wrote about the many changes we made to our Web site. That said, we aren’t forgetting about our print edition, either. Whether you’re getting your news from udreview.com or by picking up a copy of The Review, we want the experience to suit your needs and reflect out new ideas as much as possible. Thus, we’ve made, and are continuing to make, several changes to the print edition.
The first thing you may have noticed is that the front page looks different than it did last year. We’ve increased the size of the pictures and headlines and reduced the amount of text in an attempt the make the page more visual and eye-catching. We hope the redesign makes it easier and more interesting to read.
Editorial Editors Haley Marks and Lydia Woolever have introduced some changes to their section, too. You’ll notice a new weekly feature, “YoU Don’t Say,” in which three staff members sound off on a topic of their interest. Their new “Quotables” section allows readers to do the same thing. They’ve also added graphics to the Op-ed section to help spice up the page.
In Mosaic, managing editors Ale Duszak and Ted Simmons have introduced several new weekly features, as well. “How Bazaar” will feature things that we don’t usually have room to cover each week ? such as recipes, book reviews, new workout routines, etc. And in “Mosaic Musings,” Ale and Ted will offer their views on an issue in pop culture.
We hope these changes make your reading experience more enjoyable. As the semester progresses, we’ll likely be adding more features as well.
As always, let us know what you think. Email us at editor@udreview.com.
Faithfully yours,
Josh Shannon, Editor in Chief
Maddie Thomas, Executive Editor
Last week, we wrote about the many changes we made to our Web site. That said, we aren’t forgetting about our print edition, either. Whether you’re getting your news from udreview.com or by picking up a copy of The Review, we want the experience to suit your needs and reflect out new ideas as much as possible. Thus, we’ve made, and are continuing to make, several changes to the print edition.
The first thing you may have noticed is that the front page looks different than it did last year. We’ve increased the size of the pictures and headlines and reduced the amount of text in an attempt the make the page more visual and eye-catching. We hope the redesign makes it easier and more interesting to read.
Editorial Editors Haley Marks and Lydia Woolever have introduced some changes to their section, too. You’ll notice a new weekly feature, “YoU Don’t Say,” in which three staff members sound off on a topic of their interest. Their new “Quotables” section allows readers to do the same thing. They’ve also added graphics to the Op-ed section to help spice up the page.
In Mosaic, managing editors Ale Duszak and Ted Simmons have introduced several new weekly features, as well. “How Bazaar” will feature things that we don’t usually have room to cover each week ? such as recipes, book reviews, new workout routines, etc. And in “Mosaic Musings,” Ale and Ted will offer their views on an issue in pop culture.
We hope these changes make your reading experience more enjoyable. As the semester progresses, we’ll likely be adding more features as well.
As always, let us know what you think. Email us at editor@udreview.com.
Faithfully yours,
Josh Shannon, Editor in Chief
Maddie Thomas, Executive Editor
Monday, September 7, 2009
A glimpse into our new Web site
Dear Readers,
You may have noticed that our Web site, udreview.com, looks a little different that it did before. That’s because we’ve spent the summer redesigning the Web site to better serve our readers.
This semester, The Review is transitioning to a new mindset, one that puts a greater emphasis on breaking news and multimedia. At the forefront of that effort is this new Web site.
We’ve cleaned up the design, bringing more headlines to the front page of the site, and making it easier to navigate through the different sections. We’ve also added several new features to make the site more useful and interactive.
At the top of the page, a tab box rotates through our four biggest stories. Below that, for each section – News, Mosaic, Sports and Editorial – five headlines appear on the front page. There’s a link above the headlines, and also in the main navigation bar, that you can click to see all of the stories from that section.
One of the most exciting new features you’ll notice is the Web Updates section in the middle column at the top of the page. There is where we will post the latest news throughout the week. The most recent story will be at the top of the list, and each article will be stamped with the day and time it was published. We aim to update the site every day, so be sure to check back regularly for the latest news.
The other new feature is the Multimedia Center, where you can find the latest videos and photo galleries. We’ll continue to attach videos and galleries to the stories to which they correspond, but the Multimedia Center is where you can go to find all the multimedia content in one place.
On the right side of the Web site, you’ll see an electronic version of our print edition each week. You can flip through the pages, zoom in on certain content and even download the entire paper as a PDF. Further down on the site, we also have a feed of our latest tweets and posts from our new music, entertainment, environmental, fashion and global awareness blogs.
Finally, at the very bottom of the site is our Special Coverage section. We’ll use this area to bring together our articles and multimedia content for big stories, such as Spring Commencement and preparations for another H1N1 outbreak. These links will stay at the bottom of the page and are your one-stop-shop for information about that subject.
We’ve spent many hours planning and designing the new Web site, but we want to know what you think. What do you like? What don’t you like? What should we add next? Email us at editor@udreview.com
Faithfully yours,
Josh Shannon, Editor in Chief
Maddie Thomas, Executive Editor
You may have noticed that our Web site, udreview.com, looks a little different that it did before. That’s because we’ve spent the summer redesigning the Web site to better serve our readers.
This semester, The Review is transitioning to a new mindset, one that puts a greater emphasis on breaking news and multimedia. At the forefront of that effort is this new Web site.
We’ve cleaned up the design, bringing more headlines to the front page of the site, and making it easier to navigate through the different sections. We’ve also added several new features to make the site more useful and interactive.
At the top of the page, a tab box rotates through our four biggest stories. Below that, for each section – News, Mosaic, Sports and Editorial – five headlines appear on the front page. There’s a link above the headlines, and also in the main navigation bar, that you can click to see all of the stories from that section.
One of the most exciting new features you’ll notice is the Web Updates section in the middle column at the top of the page. There is where we will post the latest news throughout the week. The most recent story will be at the top of the list, and each article will be stamped with the day and time it was published. We aim to update the site every day, so be sure to check back regularly for the latest news.
The other new feature is the Multimedia Center, where you can find the latest videos and photo galleries. We’ll continue to attach videos and galleries to the stories to which they correspond, but the Multimedia Center is where you can go to find all the multimedia content in one place.
On the right side of the Web site, you’ll see an electronic version of our print edition each week. You can flip through the pages, zoom in on certain content and even download the entire paper as a PDF. Further down on the site, we also have a feed of our latest tweets and posts from our new music, entertainment, environmental, fashion and global awareness blogs.
Finally, at the very bottom of the site is our Special Coverage section. We’ll use this area to bring together our articles and multimedia content for big stories, such as Spring Commencement and preparations for another H1N1 outbreak. These links will stay at the bottom of the page and are your one-stop-shop for information about that subject.
We’ve spent many hours planning and designing the new Web site, but we want to know what you think. What do you like? What don’t you like? What should we add next? Email us at editor@udreview.com
Faithfully yours,
Josh Shannon, Editor in Chief
Maddie Thomas, Executive Editor
Welcome to our new year at The Review
“We shall strive to make The Review a welcome guest to every household and a genial friend to every reader. To former students, we hope to revive the memories of by-gone days, and to those who may be unacquainted with college life, we shall aim, from time to time, to afford a glimpse of the fascinating scenes and incidents of that delightful period.”
-- The Review, September 1882
-- The Review, September 1882
That’s how founding editor Horace Greeley Knowles described the mission of The Review in the first issue of the paper back in 1882.
Now, 127 years later, our mission remains much the same. Each week, we will strive to bring you the news that matters to you, find out the information you want to know and to chronicle your stories from “that delightful period” that is college life.
We use the word “you” for a reason, as The Review is as much your paper as it is ours. We encourage you to tell us your stories, let us know what you want to read about and, if the urge strikes you, join our staff and make your voice heard.
Our editors have worked hard this summer to develop several new features to allow The Review to serve you, not the least of which being our new Web site, which launched last week. In the coming weeks and months, we’ll use this column to explain more, but for now we simply ask, as
Knowles did a century ago, that you “receive this little missive in the same kindly spirit with which it was sent.”
We won’t always be perfect. We’ll make some mistakes. We might even miss an event that’s important to you. But this much we pledge: we’ll work as hard as we can to produce the most interesting and informative newspaper we can, and to keep you informed of the information you need to know and the stories you want to read. We’re counting on you to let us know where we fall short.
In the years since Horace Greeley Knowles first introduced this newspaper, these pages have chronicled two world wars, the fight to desegregate the university, the unrest of the ’60s, and all the way up to the election of one of our own to the vice presidency, not to mention countless other stories, critically important then, but forgotten by time.
What will this year bring? Your guess is as good as ours. But, whatever happens, know that we’ll be with you the whole way. Sit back and enjoy the ride.
Faithfully yours,
Josh Shannon, Editor in Chief
Maddie Thomas, Executive Editor
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