The Cornell Centrist
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| The Cornell Centrist | |
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| Type | Student |
| Format | Tabloid |
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| Owner | Independent |
| Editor | Jaideep Chawla '08 |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Political allegiance | Centrist |
| Price | Free |
| Headquarters | Ithaca, New York |
| Circulation | 2,500 |
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| Website: The Cornell Centrist [1] | |
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[edit] Background Information
The Cornell Centrist (also known as "The Centrist") was founded in September 2005, and published its first issue in April 2006. Its purpose is to publish multiple newspaper-style journals that contain centrist, center-right, and center-left political positions. It was originally conceived with the primary goal of "advancing an intellectual, sophisticated political dialogue on campus," according to a statement by its founders.
The Centrist publishes one or two issues each semester and distributes approximately 2,500 copies for free throughout the Cornell campus. The publication is wholly funded from the Cornell University Student Activities Fund Commission (SAFC).
[edit] Campus Reaction
While The Centrist is still in a nascent stage, it has grown since its start and elicited reactions from Cornell's other political publications. The liberal [Turn Left] and conservative [Cornell Review] have denounced the publication as an essentially publication masquerading as a moderate one. The Cornell Daily Sun profiled The Centrist in an article entitled, "Group Encourages Student Publishers." In this piece, Molly O'Toole outlined the publication: "For those more centrally- located on the political scale, there is The Cornell Centrist. Jai Chawla, President and Editor-in-Chief, stated: 'The purpose of The Cornell Centrist is to publish multiple newspaper-style journals that contain centrist, center-right and center-left political positions.' The goal of the centrist is to promote an intelligent political dialogue on campus."[2]
[edit] Recent Developments
During the fall semester of 2007, members of The Cornell Centrist will begin hosting a a show on Slope Radio -- the radio station for the Cornell University Campus. The Show will air on Thursdays from 4:30 PM-5:00 PM.
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