The University Press, also commonly referred to as the UP, is the name of at least two student-run newspaper in the United States - one located at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, the other at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, USA. The FAU newspaper is published biweekly during the summer and weekly during the fall and spring semesters. The current editor-in-chief is Chase Fitzgerald. The paper is advised by journalist Michael Koretzky. The Lamar University student newspaper gained the name University Press in 1971[1].
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FAU UP History
The UP in its current form was established in 1998 after being shut down for a period of nine months. It re-started up as a broadsheet but since has changed its format to a tabloid or magazine sized paper. In 2007, the UP redesigned its online product and added daily news, blogs, videos from Owl TV and music from Owl Radio. It has become the first such college newspaper to do so in the country.
FAU UP Editor selection
The UP's editor selection is modeled after the University of Florida's student-run newspaper. The student body president, outgoing editor in chief, a professional journalist, a faculty member and the UP's adviser sit on a panel to determine the next semester's editor in chief. The five judges interview the candidates during an open meeting that anyone is allowed to attend including the staff. Once the judges are finished interviewing the candidates the audience is allowed to ask questions. At the end of the process each judge openly casts their vote.
List of FAU UP editor in chiefs
Jennifer Sorentrue[2] - 1998-May 2001 Ana X. Ceron (co-editor) - January 2000 - June 2001 Dan Cregan - May 2001 - May 2002 Kelly Tyko[3] - May 2002 - May 2003 Alex Schraft - May 2003 - July 2003 Catherine McCormick - Aug. 2003 - Dec. 2003 Vanessa Frost - Spring 2004, Fall 2004 Lily Ladeira and Rick Smith - (co-executive editors)[4] First Half Spring 2005 Lily Ladeira[5] - Spring 2005 Jake Smith[6] - Fall 2005, Spring 2006 (resigned) Rachael Joyner and Jason Parsley (co-executive editors) Spring 2006 Jason Parsley (interim editor in chief) - Summer 2006 Rachael Joyner[7] - Fall 2006 Jason Parsley[8] - Spring 2007 Mike Anguille - Fall 2007 (served for one month) Chase Fitzgerald[9] - (appointed interim editor in chief Fall 2007), Spring 2008
Awards
From the Society of Professional Journalists' Region 3 Mark of Excellence Awards. 2002 - General News Reporting Winner: Kelly Tyko, Florida Atlantic University, University Press From the Associated Collegiate Press 2005 - News Story of the Year[10] • First Place: Lily Ladeira and Rick Smith, Florida Atlantic University, "Hush Money" From the Society of Professional Journalists' Region 3 Mark of Excellence Awards. 2006 - InDepth Reporting • First Place: Jason Parsley, Florida Atlantic University, "Missing Treasure" 2006 Feature Writing • Second Place: Jason Parsley, Florida Atlantic University, "Unchecked" From the Society of Professional Journalists' South Florida Chapter's Sunshine State Awards 2006 - College Journalist of the Year[11]
• Jason Parsley
Controversy
The Florida Atlantic UP has gone through several controversial periods since its 1998 inception as well as before adviser Michael Koretzky was hired in 1998 after the paper was shut down. Just about all of the controversies involved FAU's Student Government who happens to fund FAU's student-run media. Student Government attempted to lock the UP's staff out of their offices, stop paying them and fire its adviser Michael Koretzky after a story was published that detailed SG's leaders giving themselves a 25%, 6-month retroactive pay raise.
References
- Society of Professional Journalists Announces 2006 Regional Winners [11]
- Fla. student government backs off threats against student newspaper adviser 2
