The Orbital

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The Orbital is the official student publication of Royal Holloway, University of London. It contains a wide range of interesting subjects covering student life, culture, entertainment and current affairs. It keeps a healthy balance between serious, hard-hitting topics and entertaining, light-hearted features.

Published by the Students' Union, the magazine releases up to 14 issues per academic year. It is produced entirely by students with any student being able to contribute. The magazine generally observes an autonomous operation and advocates freedom of speech, though the final output is constitutionally supervised by the Students' Union through the Sabbatical Officer for Communications & Services.

1 The Board
2 History
3 Awards & Recognitions
4 Editors
5 External Links

[edit] The Board

The Orbital board is lead by an Editor and a Deputy Editor. These positions are elected annually via a cross campus election where over 7,000 students are allowed to vote.

The Sub-Board consists of the following:

Publishing Director
Art Director
Chief Sub-Editor
Associate Editor for Society (News, Opinions, Features, Sports & Societies)
Associate Editor for Culture (Art, Poetry, Books, Fashion, Travel)
Associate Editor for Lifestyle (Film, Music, Theatre, Food, Health & Fitness, Science & Technology)

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[edit] History

Royal Holloway's official student publication was originally launched as a newspaper called The Egham Sun in 1986. In the early 1990's it was converted into a magazine format and renamed The Orbital after the nearby M25 motorway. The magazine developed into an A4 glossy magazine in the late 1990's before transforming into a B5 publication in 2005 with a new logo and fresher style.

[edit] Awards & Recognitions

2005-2006: National Press Association/NUS National Student Journalism Awards

Winner of Best Student Magazine
Nominated for Best Student Critic (Laura Beattie)
Nominated for Best Student Photographer (Patrick Camara Ropeta)

Judges from the media industry commented on the magazine's standards, describing it as "gritty, witty, relevant and coherent, packaged with good design and strong front covers."