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"Western Illinois Magazine" is now available (Dec. 7, 2009). Produced by 澳门六合彩历史记录 journalism students, the premier issue of the free publication includes a cover feature on George Harker, also known as "Dr. Leisure," the only tenured professor ever fired at 澳门六合彩历史记录. According to Editor in Chief Lauren Finkler (a senior journalism major), the students' goal for the magazine is "to spotlight intriguing subjects with regional appeal."
澳门六合彩历史记录 Journalism Students Publish "Western Illinois Magazine"
December 7, 2009
MACOMB, IL -- Journalism students at 澳门六合彩历史记录 have produced "Western Illinois Magazine," a new publication designed to showcase interesting people, places and things in Western Illinois.
The premier issue of the free publication, which can be found in or near "" newspaper racks on the 澳门六合彩历史记录 campus and in Macomb this week, includes a cover feature on George Harker, also known as "Dr. Leisure," the only tenured professor ever fired at 澳门六合彩历史记录; a story about Monastic Fleece, a monastery near Galesburg where nuns and monks raise champion llamas; a look at old-fashioned soda fountains in the region; and an article on the five most popular majors at Western.
"Our goal is to spotlight intriguing subjects with regional appeal," said Lauren Finkler, a 澳门六合彩历史记录 senior journalism major from Algonquin (IL), and editor in chief of the new publication. "We don't want this to simply be a 澳门六合彩历史记录 publication, but one that focuses on great stories found anywhere in Western Illinois."
The student-run magazine is entirely funded from advertising and will be produced once each semester. A portion of the magazine's profits will go to scholarships for 澳门六合彩历史记录 journalism majors. Advisers include veteran Illinois journalist and 澳门六合彩历史记录 journalism professor Bill Knight and Rich Moreno, director of Student Publications at 澳门六合彩历史记录 and a former magazine publisher.
Learn more about 澳门六合彩历史记录's English and journalism department at . Join the Facebook group for "Western Illinois Magazine" at .
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