Type College newspaper Editor Noa Yadidi | Format 21 web Founded 1878 | |
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Owner(s) Washington University Student Media, Inc. Headquarters 1 Brookings Drive #1039 St. Louis, MO 63130 | ||
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, thus making it the independent student voice.
Contents
It is published regularly every Monday and Thursday. Other special issues include orientation and commencement issues; an April Fool's Day issue (called Student Libel); and an issue centered on sex for Valentine's Day (called StudLife). It has won the National Pacemaker Award three times, most recently in 2011; the Pacemaker is awarded to recognize the best college newspapers in the country.
It is an affiliate of UWIRE, which distributes and promotes its content to their network.
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.
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.
Sports
Sports appears in every issue and provides the latest scores in Bears games as well as profiles of the players. The Sports section can be followed on Twitter at @studlifesports.
Cadenza
Cadenza is Student Life's arts and entertainment section. Cadenza features music, movie, theatre and TV reviews, as well as commentary on both national and local entertainment news. Cadenza also profiles art events in the Wash. U. community, such as dance and a cappella performances and shows 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. Cadenza can be followed on Twitter at @studlifecadenza.
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, a fashion column and the newly added Health Beat.
Photography
The Photo section occasionally publishes photo essays ranging in topic from engineering antics to profiles of homeless people.
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.