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By JEN CALANTONE on 3/27/08
The next issue will deal with the theme of "sold," which will explore gentrification, mass marketing to college students and how movements are turned into marketable trends, Allyn said.
There are three sections in every issue - "Obituaries," "Classifieds" and "Casual Encounters" - which spoof the traditional purposes of those sections. "Obituaries" items are unrelated to the issues' themes and are shorter and more like editorials. "Classifieds" items are the lengthier feature stories. "Casual Encounters" items are typically theme-related and include satire, comics and any other forms of creativity. The magazine chose the names because they humorously lampooned newspaper sections, Allyn said.
Allyn said before beginning his work on AWOL, he spoke to other publications on campus to see whether there was a place for his progressive mission in a publication that already existed. Once they determined the missions of other campus publications were too conflicting, Allyn decided to set AWOL in motion during the fall 2007 semester.
The publication grew this semester to about eight people on the editorial board and about 12 people writing stories. There are about 80 people on AWOL's listserv, Allyn said.
There are three sections in every issue - "Obituaries," "Classifieds" and "Casual Encounters" - which spoof the traditional purposes of those sections. "Obituaries" items are unrelated to the issues' themes and are shorter and more like editorials. "Classifieds" items are the lengthier feature stories. "Casual Encounters" items are typically theme-related and include satire, comics and any other forms of creativity. The magazine chose the names because they humorously lampooned newspaper sections, Allyn said.
Allyn said before beginning his work on AWOL, he spoke to other publications on campus to see whether there was a place for his progressive mission in a publication that already existed. Once they determined the missions of other campus publications were too conflicting, Allyn decided to set AWOL in motion during the fall 2007 semester.
The publication grew this semester to about eight people on the editorial board and about 12 people writing stories. There are about 80 people on AWOL's listserv, Allyn said.
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awol
posted 3/27/08 @ 2:38 AM EST
So, the lede is AWOL is trying to get funding from the Media Board? REALLY? It's not more important that a group of AU students OVERCAME the Media Board and published a publication COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT OF THE BOARD AND UNIVERSITY?
Why is the narrative here "The Media Board rejected AWOL?" Shouldn't it be: AWOL succeeded DESPITE the Media Board's rejection?
I'm glad all of the quotes from students perpetuate the idea that any publication without Media Board recognition is invisible and irrelevant. (Continued…)
John Bly
posted 3/27/08 @ 1:39 PM EST
I've heard of AWOL. I like it. From what I've seen, it reports on much more pressing issues than some of our, ahem, other news sources.
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