YEARBOOK_1981

Page 156

GREAT SWAMP GAZETTE

It is around 3:00

of

the

Memorial

a.m.

in the bowels

Union.

The

night

manager has left an hour ago, it will be three hours before the janitors arrive, and four hours before the first trickle of students walk into the

building,

Yel in

Gazette

has

established

itself

as

Delta Chi, the Gazette best all around student

was

voted fhe

149, a hardy (some would say in sane) group of Great Swamp Gazette

Northeast. The staff will strive to

editors

tinue

room

the

are

preparing

another issue for

masses.

For those three editors, and

occa

sionally other staff members, this noc turnal activity is an accepted part of the publication of URI's news and feature magazine. Although the writing and editing have been done prior to Wednesday night, the mechanics of putting together the paper remains the true test

As

of editorial fortitude. il

begins

its

fifth

magazine

in the con

the

tradition of investigative reporting, interesting features, columns of opinion and political analysis, as well

poetry, satire, and photography. But is it worth the late hours, the missed classes, the criticism of students, administrators, and faculty? As one as

editor

replied, "If only responds to our issues, if that

one

done year

a

magazine of no small significance. The bi-monthly publication has reason to be proud. At Ihis year's convention of The Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma

our

one we

person to react, then

person can we

get

have

job."

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