News by Katie

Not Just a Custodian

2009-12-02T17:58:00.000-08:00

The Newseum: An Inspiration

2009-11-29T09:07:00.000-08:00

“I know of no human being who has a better time than an eager and energetic young reporter.” – H.L. Mencken, on the wall at the Newseum

When my journalism class went to the Newseum on Tuesday, November 17th, I was inspired by almost every exhibit there. However, I think this quote on the wall best sums up what I learned that day and how I became so inspired.

The Newseum is a six-story museum in Washington D.C. all dedicated to the News. It has almost every bit piece of the news that one could imagine. From 9/11 to news history to Woodstock to Edward R, Murrow, every detail was covered. There was also many different movies you could watch. The top floor had every newspaper from every city in the United States. I was thrilled to find the Portland Press Herald, my hometown newspaper.

Not only did it have these incredible exhibits, but it is also called the “world’s most interactive museum.” There was a section where you could stand up and be a live TV reporter or an ethics game you could play to test yourself out. (I must say, the live reporting was my favorite part of the day!)

Each exhibit however, inspired me in a new way. I was most inspired by the news history section, and in that section in particular, the women of journalism. I learned about the women who pioneered journalism, and the struggles they went through in order to become the women they did. It had people like Helen Thomas, Barbara Walters, and even Katie Couric. My next thought was, why can’t I be one of those women? Why can’t my name too go down in history as a famous journalist? Those women knew want they wanted, and went for it, and became legends and paved the way for people like me.

I felt that I could have spent the entire day solely in the news history section. There are so many journalists who made history with their groundbreaking reporting that I was unaware of, and wanted to know more about. Not only did I want to study the reporters, I also wanted to study the history of the news itself. There are so many ways the news has impacted history. In fact, there was a quote on the wall, saying “journalism is the first rough draft of history.”

There were so many other inspirational parts of the newseum. I know from discussing it with my class that many people were inspired by different things. There was a Pulitzer Prize Winning Photo section that I know many people in my class enjoyed. Many people also enjoyed the 9/11 exhibit telling the reporters stories, the Berlin Wall exhibit, everyone was inspired by at least one part of it.

The place in general taught me something that I’m not sure I would have gotten anywhere else. With the world going the way it is, it is a constant fear that we are losing journalism, that newspapers and television news will all someday be replaced by the internet. When I think about this, I’m constantly questioning myself. Why get into a field that could be going downhill? My answer? The quote I gave above. After I saw that quote, I began to look at things in a whole new way. Maybe enthusiastic reporters willing to save journalism are what we need. I could be that one reporter! Anyone in my class could be! It’s a challenge we will be faced with, and one we must overcome, for journalism’s sake.

This job’s not easy. Every reporter at the Newseum had some form of a struggle. Barbara Walters was ridiculed for being a woman. Edward R. Murrow had to decide whether or not he should tell the truth about Senator McCarthy. Walter Cronkite had to tell everyone that President Kennedy had been shot. Our generations challenge: preserve the world of journalism as we know it. These reporters came first, and did what they had to do, and now, it’s our turn. We can do it, we need to.

After going to the Newseum, my motives have changed. Journalism isn’t just a class I’m taking, and a reporter isn’t just another job so that I can pay the bills. I need to absolutely learn everything I possibly can in this class, in order to become like the reporters in the Newseum, and to tell the kind of news that I saw there.

Thank you Washington. Thank you Newseum. Thank you Journalism class. Now, it’s time to change the world.

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2009-11-29T08:15:00.000-08:00

Watchdogs: History-Making Journalism

2009-11-29T04:32:00.000-08:00

When you’re a journalist, you pursue the truth. You do all you can to find facts that will support good news stories that will enlighten the world. But what do you do when the facts you find reveal a huge scandal that could ruin the president of the United States forever?

The 1976 film All The President’s Men deals with just that. It is the story of the two reporters, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who were sent to find a story, but found a bigger one than they could have ever imagined.

Woodward and Bernstein were reporters for the Washington Post at the time of the break-in after the 1972 elections. They were sent to cover the break-ins and report on them, but after talking with multiple sources, they found that President Nixon was running intelligence-gathering agencies, working to bring down the Democrats, also known as the Watergate scandal.

How do two reporters handle such information? Easy. Use the basic elements of journalism, and you can’t go wrong. Though Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenthal wrote their book, Elements of Journalism after the Watergate scandal, the principles are still the same.

The first element of journalism outlined by Kovach and Rosenthal is that journalism’s first obligation is to truth. No matter how many doors get slammed in their faces, no matter how many times Ben Bradlee tells them they have nothing, no matter how much their lives become in danger, these two reporters don’t give up searching for the truth. They stay up nights, make thousands of phone calls, go to houses, all with the truth in mind. They set their minds to the fact that they would find the truth, and in the end, they did.

The reason these two men pursued the truth is another element of journalism, the fact that it is an independent monitor of power. Power in the Nixon presidency had gone wrong, and the two men felt an obligation as journalists, to act as watchdogs, and not let the corrupt presidency get too much power.

Another element certainly used in this movie is the discipline of verification. By running this story, the two reporters are taking a huge risk for the Post and it’s reputation. All throughout the movie, their editor, Ben Bradlee, tells them that they need verification. Without getting aggravated, the two call as many sources as they can to verify, and use methods as desperate as counting to ten and telling the sources not to say anything if the information is correct.

Woodward and Bernstein do all this work essentially for the people. This underlines another element of journalism, the fact that journalism is all about loyalty to its citizens. How could people be governed by a President that was cheating? How could they trust him? Woodward and Bernstein felt it their duty to share with the American people what was really going on.

At the end of the film, they released every story on Watergate and this led to the eventual resignation of President Nixon.

When faced with information such as this, these two reporters handled it the best way they could have. Woodward and Bernstein made history as some of the best reporters of all time. How? They found the truth, they verified, they reported. Journalism at its best.

Artists Unseen: Gordon's Physical Plant

2009-11-28T05:26:00.001-08:00

Artists Unseen: Gordon's Physical Plant
by Katie Zarrilli

Isaias Rivera and Olga Barchuk arrive for work at Gordon College before most students wake up in the morning. They clean tables, vacuum carpets, mop floors, clean bathrooms, and wash windows in the Lane Student Center.

“Cleaning is a fine art, like the paintings in the Barrington gallery,” Rivera said. “Someone dedicated time to those paintings. A clean bathroom is a fine art too, the final result is like a painting.”

Busy with class schedules, students take little notice of this so-called artwork and the artists behind it.

“I see their faces around campus,” said Hala Coker, '12, a deciding major. “I appreciate the work they do but I have no idea who they are as people.”

Rivera and Barchuk work for the custodial department of Gordon's Physical Plant. They differ from much of the Gordon population: both are two out of 10 immigrants in the department. These 10 people represent seven different countries which comprise Physical Plant’s staff. According to the most recent Federation for American Immigration Reform estimate done in 2006, these 10 are part of the 15% population of Massachusetts that is foreign-born.

Rivera grew up in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, where his love for the church sparked early. At 18, the senior pastor of his church died and the church looked for a replacement. During this time, Rivera was the church's pastor. The replacement never came.

32 years later, Rivera came to the United States.

“I was looking for something else, like a college degree,” Rivera said.

So Rivera attended Nyack College in New York, NY, while preaching at two Assemblies of God churches. He came north in 1997 to attend Gordon-Conwell seminary. He received a Masters degree, then a Second Master's degree in Theology and Preaching, and now is continuing toward his Doctorate.

“I teach people that to be a good believer you need commitment, but you need commitment to believe,” Rivera said. “And when you have belief and commitment, you have passion.”

Rivera began at Physical Plant in December of 2004. It has helped him adopt a new attitude.

“We develop a servitude mentality,” he said. “We are a part of the accomplishment of the students here.”

As custodial manager, Rivera cleans 30 buildings on campus. However, his influence on Gordon extends beyond his custodial work. He's led three missions trips to Mexico and one to Guatemala, where he will return this December.

“Physical Plant taught me how to work as a team,” Rivera said.

One of his team members is Olga Barchuk.

Barchuk grew up in Kiev, Ukraine. She attended a technology college, worked at a hair salon, and participated in professional hairstyling competitions. She married in 1988, and moved out of Kiev to participate in higher level competitions.

In 1990, when the Soviet Union collapsed, she and her family moved to eastern Russia. Because of her husband's work in missions, preaching, and teaching, she moved around Russia for 12 years.

She and her family moved to the United States five years ago. Two years later, she began at Gordon's Physical Plant as a custodian. So far she has had a positive experience.

“It's a polite community, many people are willing to help me learn English,” she said. “My son goes here, and it's important that he has Christian friends. I also love to see people pray together.”

She, too, will lead a missions trip. This January, she and a group of students will travel to Ukraine for 10 days.

While these custodians' student interactions are generally limited to missions trips, fellow employees know them well.

Mark Stowell, assistant director of physical plant, believes the diverse ethnic backgrounds at Physical Plant make his job better.

“It makes us multicultural,” Stowell said. “All the workers here have great stories.”

Stowell also believes in their dignity.

“The trust factor is huge. We want good people. These guys have a set of master keys to every building,” Stowell said.

Not only does he trust these custodians, Stowell is fond of the two, and appreciates their hard work.

“Olga is always cheerful. Isaias has a sarcastic sense of humor,” Stowell said. “Both have a good work ethic.”

Though what these two accomplish on a daily basis is rarely recognized, both continue to show up every work day, Barchuk at six a.m., Rivera at eight a.m., for their eight hour shifts, and each tend to their daily duties.

These artists have dedicated time and effort to their artwork at Physical Plant. However, their canvases are not complete. Rivera hopes to become a resident director, and Barchuk is attending North Shore Community College studying English, so she can take her license test and cut hair again.

“I'm not sure what will happen,” said Rivera. “I'm praying about it.”

Katie Zarrilli '12 is a Communication Arts major from Gorham, ME. She is pursuing a career in broadcast journalism, and hopes to anchor ABC News one day.

Find the Truth and Report it: Simple Enough?

2009-11-28T05:21:00.001-08:00

In anything you do in life, there are bound to be difficulties. In any career, there are bound to be roadblocks. Though journalism may seem like a simple task: find the truth and report it, it’s not always easy. Jo Kadlecek’s A Minute Before Friday is the story of a religion reporter, Jonna Lightfoot McLaughlin, who experiences this firsthand.

McLaughlin works for the New York newspaper, The Clarion. She starts out covering a story about a Wiccan protest, but then is led by a friend/love interest, David, to an even bigger story about an institution, Regal University, that inappropriately used an endowment that was supposed to better the school’s religious organizations for other funding. The book is Lightfoot’s struggle with this story.

The Elements of Journalism was published by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenthal as a guide to journalists. The book is made up of ten elements which all lead to becoming a great journalist. We see many of the elements discussed in this book show up in A Minute Before Friday.

As an experienced journalist, Lightfoot knows that the first element of journalism is it’s obligation to truth. Lightfoot is in search of the truth of this story: she wants to get to the bottom of it and report it so that how Regal University spent their money will be known. She talks to countless people and does a ton of research, all for the truth.

Not only does she pursue the truth, but she also remembers that another element of journalism is it’s need to “give voice to the voiceless.” Lightfoot’s love interest, David Rockley, is a man not being heard. Rockley knew about the endowment and how it was used inappropriately, and tried to protest against Regal for doing so. Regal gave David a choice: either stop bringing it up or resign. David resigned. Lightfoot then found it her duty to not only report this corrupt spending but also to tell David’s story.

However, this pursuit is not easy for her. She runs into many obstacles along the way. Her editor, Skip Gravely, appears to have forgotten the elements of journalism as he becomes more concerned with selling papers than printing the truth. It is through Gravely that we see exactly what journalism shouldn’t be: “confusing the truth with political or financial agendas”. Gravely continually shuts down Lightfoot, telling her that no matter what, he will not print the story.

Though Lightfoot begins to lose faith, her co-worker, Hannah Hensley, knows the elements of journalism, and knows what is right and wrong. Hensley, as the book said, has always stayed true to the fact that journalism’s first obligation is to its citizens. That’s why Hensley has no problem leaving The Clarion when Gravely shuts down Lightfoot’s story. She doesn’t want to work for a paper with all the wrong motives.

Lightfoot went through a lot for this one story. But despite constantly being shut down, secretive people, and her almost losing her own faith, she prevailed. Though Lightfoot never got to print the story, the truth was eventually heard. It was found out that Regal University used the money for the wrong reasons, and the problem was addressed.

Though the novel is essentially Lightfoot’s struggle with the first element of journalism: finding the truth within the story, we also see that through all the work she has done on the story, she finds peace and truth within herself. She sees right and wrong, and knows what to do about it. You can seek the truth all you want, but once you have it within yourself, that’s when you know you’re a great reporter, and the rest of the elements will come after that.

Eyes on the Prize

2009-11-02T22:07:00.000-08:00

Segregation between blacks and whites was an issue that America finally addressed and protested against during the Civil Rights Movement, when blacks took a stand against the law. However, the government violently tried to hold back this movement. Had it not been for the media, the rest of the world would have been left in the dark as to the violence that was actually occurring against the protestors. The media allowed the world to wake up and see what was happening, an important step in the journey to freedom.

Good Night, and Good Luck

2009-10-25T12:46:00.001-07:00

In Portland, Maine, the television station WMTW News 8 has won the “Edward R. Murrow Award for Continuing Coverage” for a few years now. A great honor certainly, but one that cannot be understood fully until one hears the story of Edward R. Murrow and sees his long-lasting impact upon the world of journalism.

The 2005 film Good Night and Good Luck tells the story of Edward R. Murrow and his conflict with Senator Joe McCarthy. The film takes place somewhere in the 1950s, during the time that Senator McCarthy was on a mission to rule Communism out of the government, and was willing to take extreme measures, like falsely accusing members of the government, to get rid of it. Murrow,on his CBS television program, See it Now, fearlessly took a stand against McCarthy and exposed what he was doing to the public audience.

Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenthal published their guide to the journalism world, called The Elements of Journalism, in 2001. The book is made up of ten elements that the two authors feel are they key to becoming a good journalist. In this movie, we find four of those elements.

The first element discussed is “journalism’s first obligation is to truth”. This concept runs all throughout the movie. The entire reason Murrow exposed what McCarthy is doing is because he wants to show everyone the truth. Murrow felt that people have a right to know the truth about what was going on in the government, and what Senator McCarthy was doing.

Second, another element discussed is that journalists should act as watchdogs, as independent monitors of power. Because Senator McCarthy's power is getting out of hand, Murrow shows this to the world. Who knows what could have happened if Murrow had not exposed this.

Third, another element discussed is “its first loyalty is to citizens”. Murrow was dedicated to helping the citizens that McCarthy had accused of being communist, and did not want to see them be falsely accused, so he did what he could to protect them. As he said during a newscast, “we will not walk in fear of one another.”

The last element discussed is that “its practitioners have a right to their own personal conscience”. Murrow listened to his own conscience throughout the entire movie. The whole reason he told McCarthy’s story was because his conscience told him that McCarthy was doing something wrong and something needed to be said.

This movie exemplifies a perfect journalist at work. Edward R. Murrow died in 1965, but his legend lives on. In all he did, he “attempted to pursue the truth and report it.”

WMTW News 8 must be extremely proud of this award. Edward R. Murrow inspired a world of journalists, and if the next generation of journalists follows in his footsteps, the key elements of journalism will never be forgotten.

Reuniting and Reminiscing: Gordon College Alumni Return to their Roots

2009-10-18T08:25:00.000-07:00

BY DEBORAH DEVENNEY, ERIKA DIAZ, AND KATIE ZARRILLI

On Saturday, Gordon College’s quad echoed with the sounds of families and friends picnicking, cheering on soccer games, and catching up on the brisk fall afternoon.

Gordon’s Homecoming Weekend 2009 was filled with story swapping and familiar faces as alumni returned – many to a different campus than they had graduated from. Alumni from both Barrington and Gordon colleges, which merged in 1985 for financial reasons, met to celebrate five to forty-five years since graduation.

New Home for Old Classmates

“I love Barrington, and I always will,” said Tony Jarek-Glidden, Barrington class of ’76, at his reunion lunch at Gordon’s Barrington Center for the Arts. Others attending spoke fondly of the college no longer in existence.

“I miss it, it was quaint,” said Linda (Nelson) Malstrom, homecoming queen of ’74. “We were like a family,” she added.

Linda (Bain) Damiani,’78, said that Gordon and Barrington were sister schools. “We played each other in sports, but it wasn’t like playing ENC,” said Damiani.

Many Barrington alumni mentioned their current involvement with Gordon, with children and grandchildren now attending the united college of Barrington and Gordon.

Memories and Transitions

Gordon class of ’84 celebrated their 25th class reunion with an elegant dinner at President Calrberg’s residence, where they exchanged memories of their Gordon experience.

Shared were “silly stories to serious moments—one of our classmates shared that he came to Christ on orientation night,” said Judy (Richardson) Morrow, ’84, who returned with husband Bill Morrow, ’84. The couple met the first day of orientation 1980. “The overall focus of the night were the relationships established . . . 25 years later, still a vivid memory,” she said.

“It’s wonderful to come and see all the changes,” said Linda Cyr, class of ’84. She especially noticed the arrival of Chase Hall in the place where Sheperd Hall, her freshman dorm, once stood.

Gordon’s 100th Graduating Class

Gordon’s returning class of 1989 marked two decades since commencement. Hillary Wesney, ’89, said she hadn’t returned in 19 years. “It’s weird, half the buildings aren’t here anymore,” she said. “[But] it’s wonderful seeing old friends - they haven’t changed,” Wesney said.

Many stories were swapped at the alumni lunch, including Gordon’s “Legend of Dance.” “I’m responsible for bringing dance to Gordon,” said Jack Campisi,’89. He said the first dance was a copy of one he held off-campus, a 50’s-style sock-hop. Doug Wesney,’89, said he proposed to wife Hillary at that first official Gordon semi-formal dance.

With twenty years behind him, Wesney admitted he wished he could return to school. “I miss studying and learning,” he said. But apart from the education, Campisi said, “If you get anything out of this place, it’s friendships.”

*PICTURED ABOVE* Top: Members of the class of '89 get together at Chester's Place to reminisce. Pictured from L-R are Jack Campisi, Hillary Wesney, and Doug Wesney.

Bottom: Barrington Alumni gather at the Barrington Center for the Arts on Saturday for lunch and a reunion. Pictured L-R, B-F are Judd Moore '74, Joseph Gauthier '84, Richard Malstrom, Janet (Barkley) Moore '74, and Linda (Nelson) Malstrom '74.

2009-09-25T19:52:00.000-07:00

Rabbis Come to Christian College to Teach Psalms to Students
By Katie Zarrilli

When Gordon College students filed into the chapel in September, they were introduced to a different guest speaker. Four rabbis had been invited to teach on the Psalms. This was the first.

“The Psalms, or the ‘hymnbook’ of ancient Israel, has had profound influence in shaping the thought and worship of Judaism and Christianity,” said Marvin Wilson, professor of biblical and theological studies.

After reading Psalm 145, Rabbi Baruch HaLevi lectured about the Psalms: “they speak the truth of human experience in the world.”

“I thought it was cool of Gordon to incorporate people who believe different things than Christians, but also believe in the Bible,” said Hala Coker, 19, an undeclared major from Falmouth, Massachusetts.

Coker took Wilson’s Old Testament class and understands the importance of Judaism in present-day Christianity.

“We need to be aware of the Old Testament and Jewish customs,” Coker said.

Blake Berkey, 20, an undeclared major from Akron, Ohio, said after the lecture, he read Psalm 145.

“The Psalms were huge in shaping Jewish culture, and they are important for Christianity because it came out of Judaism. We can learn a lot about God’s character and who he is,” Berkey said.

HaLevi, was the first rabbi in the series, and sparked students’ interest in the Psalms. Two rabbis are still to come, hoping to take that interest a step further.

Coker, a possible biblical studies minor, is interested in learning more about the Psalms because of this lecture.

Newcomers

2009-09-17T08:24:00.000-07:00

Newcomers: Erin Hodina Finds her Feet at Gordon College Women’s Soccer
By Katie Zarrilli

From the windy city to Boston’s North Shore, 22-year-old former Wheaton College women’s soccer player Erin Hodina travelled to the east coast in hopes of making a lasting impact upon a new team.

Hodina jumped on board the Gordon College women’s soccer team as an assistant coach to Marc Whitehouse last July.

Hodina lived in Wheaton her entire life and after graduating from the college in 2009, she was ready for a change.

“I needed to get out of Wheaton, and I wanted something completely new and different, and I had always heard good things about the Gordon College soccer program,” she said.

Hodina has been with the team since late August, and has already felt a strong bond.

“I connected with the girls and the other coaches really well, and I feel like they already have a good sense of who I am, ” she said.

Though Hodina has been content with her position, she isn’t ready to stop there. She looks forward to teaching the girls about more than just playing soccer.

Hodina, a Bible and theology major, said she wants to share what she learned during her time at Wheaton with the women’s team.

“My time at Wheaton made me who I am. I want to teach the girls to love the Word of God. If I can do that here with at least one person, my four years will have been completely worth it,” Hodina said.

Zinsser's 30-year-old Book on Writing Still Speaks to Modern Reporters

2009-09-10T08:17:00.000-07:00

Zinsser’s 30-year-old Book on Writing Still Speaks to Modern Reporters
By Katie Zarrilli

When two journalism students were asked hypothetically if they would consider taking a class taught by William Zinsser at Gordon College, both undoubtedly said yes.

The writing expert published On Writing Well: A Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction over thirty years ago in 1976 as a means of offering advice to current and aspiring writers. Though many other writing manuals have been printed over the past thirty years, this one still has a large effect on writers today.

“I was pleasantly surprised,” said Katie Thompson, ’12, a Communication Arts major from Long Valley, NJ, “it was clear and easy to understand. The book is a nice refresher of how we should be writing.”

Thompson read the book just last week for her journalism class. She said that after reading the book, she now knows what she needs to change about her writing.

“I have a lot to work on, and Zinsser will help me. I tend to write wordy, to try to make it sound good. Zinsser made me realize that I need to be concise, and get to the point of my story,” Thompson said.

Muriel Hoffacker, ’10, also a Communication Arts major, from Suffield CT, read the book two years ago when she took a journalism class, and still remembers what it taught her.

“It definitely helped mature my writing,” said Hoffacker. “Not only did it help me in my journalism class, but in my English and Literature classes as well.”

The book covers everything from interviewing someone to finding a writing style to using proper punctuation.

Similar to Thompson, Hoffacker pointed out that Zinsser’s most important piece of advice was to write efficiently.

“He taught me not to embellish information, journalism is not fiction or creative writing. Be creative in the lead, but don’t waste time or space,” said Hoffacker.

Hoffacker also found the “Bits and Pieces” chapter to be extremely helpful.

“It’s the basics of the English language that are so often misused,” she said.

Zinsser focuses the simple things that will lead to successful writing.

Both students would recommend this book to others interested in writing, or even current writers.

“It offers a lot to learn,” Thompson said, “Nobody’s writing is perfect, not even a journalist of 20 years. Pieces always need to be worked on and edited. Zinsser teaches us that writing is an ongoing process that will never die.”

College Students Excited about Online Journalism

2009-09-03T08:22:00.000-07:00

College Students Excited about Online Journalism
By Katie Zarrilli

When Aleah Tarnoviski, an 18-year-old sophomore Early Childhood Education and Psychology major, entered one of her first meetings of the year for the Campus Events Council, she was surprised to learn about a major change that was about to occur at Gordon College. For the first time in fifty years, the college newspaper, the Tartan, was changing from being a print newspaper to an online one.

Tarnoviski said that after the initial group reaction of shock and dismay, there were many different opinions expressed by various members of the council. She herself looks forward to the change.

Tarnoviski was an avid Tartan reader last year, reading every issue that came out.

“I’d always grab one in Gillies,” she said.

Now that the newspaper is online, she said that she would definitely read it more often.

“I can get online on my phone, so I will be able to access it whenever.” Tarnoviski said she surfs the Web 24/7, constantly checking her Facebook, reading breaking news on CNN, or reading her favorite fashion blog, the Sartorial List.

When asked what stories she read in the Tartan, she said she enjoyed reading random stories, the student movie reviews, the faculty and staff news, and was always interested in the Fighting Scot of the Week.

At her home in Philadelphia, PA, Tarnoviski receives the local newspaper called the Bucks County Courier Times.

“My mom and dad usually read the print copy, I usually just read it online.”

While at school, her dad would usually send her interesting online articles from the newspaper through e-mail. She then became excited that she could return the favor.

“If the Tartan was online, I could e-mail articles to my parents.”

Katie Thompson, a 19-year-old sophomore Communication Arts major at Gordon, checks the news online three times a day.

“People need to be informed about major events, it’s my pet peeve when no one knows what’s going on.”

This change at a small Christian college in Massachusetts reflects the changing world of journalism as a whole.

“The process is the same and the stories are the same, but the presentation is brand new, it’s a cool opportunity,” said Tarnoviski.

Tarnoviski also said the online version of the Tartan will definitely be more accessible to students.

“Now it’s getting students to care and actually go online.”