The Rocket (Slippery Rock)

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The Rocket is a weekly paper published by the students of Slippery Rock University. The Rocket publishes every Friday during the academic semester with the exception of holidays, exam periods and vacations.

The newspaper has three sections: News, Sports, and Focus.

Contents

[edit] History

The Rocket began publication in 1934. Student participation as newspaper staff increased in the 1970's following the Watergate controversy, along with enrollment in journalism classes.[1] The paper has been no stranger to controversy. In 1970 its front page showed a simulated wanted poster accusing U.S. President Richard Nixon of "homicide, genocide, and conspiracy." The alumni association and the faculty council[2] denounced the issue, but the college said the paper is a publication by the students and has its own editorial policy.[3]. The paper was again itself in the news when its editorial cartoon in 2006 dealt with reverse racism.[4]

[edit] Circulation and distribution

It has a circulation of 3,000[5] and is distributed throughout campus and the surrounding community of Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania.

[edit] Staff Members for the 2008-2009 School Year

Editor in Chief- Brandon Fox Focus Editor- Elizabeth Rekowski (hot) Assistant Focus Editor- Ashley Rice Photo Editor- Steve Reed Sports Editor- Josh Rizzo Assistant Sports Editor- Nicolas Lewis News Editor- Liz "The Glacier" Glazier Assistant News Editor- Jessica Moore Faculty Advisor- Dr. Joseph Harry

[edit] Awards

The Rocket won the ACP Newspaper Pacemaker award from Associated Collegiate Press in 1999.[6]

[edit] External links

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ "Student interest in journalism increases at SRSC," New Castle News, New Castle, Pennsylvania, December 6, 1974, page 16. (Retrieved via Newspaperarchive.com, subscription, February 15, 2008)
  2. ^ "Disapprove of Student Newspaper," Titusville Herald, Titusville, Pennsylvania, December 12, 1970 (retrieved via Newspaperarchive.com, subscription required, February 15, 2008)
  3. ^ "Slippery Rock alumni criticize paper," New Castle News, New Castle, Pennsylvania, December 30, 1970, page 20(Retrieved via Newspaperarchive.com, subscription, February 15, 2008
  4. ^ Jackson, Mary Robb "College Paper Cartoon Stirs Racial Tensions." KDKA-TV, March 31, 2006(retrieved February 15, 2008)
  5. ^ The Rocket
  6. ^ [http://www.studentpress.org/acp/winners/npm99.html Studentpress.org 1999 Pacemaker winners. Retrieved February 15, 2008


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