Student Life (newspaper)

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Student Life
School Washington University in St. Louis
Slogan "The independent newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis"
Nickname(s) StudLife
Information
Type College newspaper
Editor(s) Sam Guzik
Location St. Louis, Missouri
Founded 1878
Mock edition(s) Student Libel
Owner Washington University Student Media, Inc.
Awards National Pacemaker Award (2005)
Web address http://www.studlife.com

Student Life is the independent student-run newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis. It was founded in 1878 and incorporated in 1999. It is published by the Washington University Student Media, Inc. and is not subject to the approval of the University administration.[1] Student Life comes out every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and it publishes special orientation and commencement issues, as well as an April Fool's Day issue called Student Libel and an issue centered around sex for Valentine's Day. "StudLife," as it is nicknamed by students, won a National Pacemaker Award in 2005 as one of the best college newspapers in the country.

Contents

[edit] Sections

[edit] News

News is the largest section in Student Life, appearing in each issue. This section reports on events pertaining to the Wash. U. community, St. Louis news, and national news.

[edit] Forum

Forum also appears in each issue and consists of columns written by the regular Forum editors and staff columnists. Contributions are also accepted from the University community. Forum also publishes a staff editorial written by the newspaper's Editorial Board. The Editorial Board is led by the Senior Forum Editor, and it consists of the Forum Editors, Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor(s) and Senior Editors. Letters to the Editor and Editorial Cartoons are also published in Forum.

[edit] Sports

Sports appears every day and provides the latest scores in Bears games as well as profiles of the players.

[edit] Cadenza

Cadenza is Student Life's arts and entertainment section. It is featured every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Cadenza features music, movie, theatre, book and video game reviews, as well as columns from the Cadenza staff and regular comic strips. Cadenza also profiles art events in the Wash. U. community, such as performers at the Gargoyle, a concert venue on the Wash. U. campus. Cadenza was previously a separate entity from Student Life, but it was incorporated into the paper in 2003.

[edit] Scene

Scene is the lifestyles section in Student Life. It runs in every issue and focuses on campus trends and the activities of students and faculty. Scene covers a broad range of topics. Scene's regular features include a romance column, restaurant reviews and the newly added Health Beat.

[edit] Photography

The Photo section occasionally publishes photo essays ranging in topic from engineering antics to profiles of homeless people.

[edit] Other features

Student Life also includes a crossword puzzle and sudoku in each issue, and Police Beat and Pulse (a guide to weekend events) once a week.

[edit] Alumni

[edit] External links

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