The Stampede takes on new role

“I read 50-60 [college] papers every week and am disappointed in the lack of depth and breadth,” wrote Orem Campbell, publisher of the University of Washington’s student newspaper.

For the past few years, these same words have been applied to The Stampede. In previous years, The Stampede was printed only once every two weeks and posted online during off-weeks. The small proximity of Milligan, as well as the emergence of readily available information on the Internet, has diminished the importance and value of a student newspaper. The Stampede then, has come to be known throughout Milligan’s campus as a “waste of time and paper,” as it prints already widely-known information .

A main objective of journalism is to provide complete, accurate information in a timely manner. Time and budget constraints have limited Milligan’s student newspaper from being an up-to-date source of information. Because of these constraints, The Stampede has not been meeting its objective.

Therefore, as you may have noticed throughout the past week, The Stampede has undergone significant changes and reorganization in order to increase its accuracy, timeliness and availability to Milligan. The Stampede Online will now be updated three times each week with breaking news, sports updates, local weather forecasts and editorials. If you have any breaking news information or events you would like to see covered, please e-mail them to stampede@milligan.edu. With this new organization, The Stampede staff hopes that Milligan’s faculty and students will soon come to think of its student newspaper as a valuable resource and a part of every day life. We would appreciate any comments you may have on the new format and hope you find the frequent updates helpful and informative.