The Current (newspaper)

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For forty years, The Current has been the official student newspaper of the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

The Current is a broadsheet published weekly on Mondays. The paper has won numerous awards, including "Best in State" from the Missouri College Media Association. Its office is located on the third floor of the Millennium Student Center on the north campus.

1 History
2 Organization
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

The newspaper's name became the "UMSL Current" in 1966. "UMSL" was later dropped from the name. The change was intended to foster an identity independent from the University of Missouri–Columbia. It was preceded by the bi-weekly "Mizzou News" from 1963-66 and the monthly "Tiger Cub" from 1960-63. "Current" also reflected a river motif that aligned with the students' choice of "Riverman" for the UMSL mascot.

Some notable events:

The Current's office in a house at 7940 Natural Bridge Rd. was damaged by an arsonist in 1997.

The Current broke a national story in Sept. 1999 when it reported that the president of the Student Government Association was a convicted felon who had pleaded guilty to two felonies, stealing a credit device and fraudulent use of a credit device, shortly after he won the spring election. [1]

Current alumni:

Vincent Schoemehl - Former mayor of St. Louis
Clint Zweifel - state representative for 78th district of Missouri
Jeremy Rutherford - sports reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Earl Swift - staff writer for the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot and author
Marty Hendin - vice president of community relations for the St. Louis Cardinals
Frank Cusumano - St. Louis area radio and television sportscaster
Kevin Slaten - St. Louis area radio sportscaster

[edit] Organization

The Current operates as a student organization with its own constitution and is governed by the Student Publications Committee of the University Assembly. The staff votes each year to endorse a candidate for editor-in-chief. Their choice is then approved by the same committee.

The Current is funded primarily by advertising revenue supplemented by student activity fees. All positions at the newspaper are staffed by students with one faculty adviser.