The Crimson White Staff Applications

Page Four is one of the most popular pages in the paper, and for good reason. It will act as our community’s sounding board, giving a voice to all different kinds of people across campus in the form of 400-500 word columns, The Crimson White Editorial Board’s Our View column, and cartoons produced by UA students about UA issues. The Opinions Editor makes sure this kind of constructive dialogue happens every day in print and online.

In an election year, Page Four will be even more important. Everyone will have an opinion on either President Obama or his Republican challenger. The Opinions Editor will be responsible for this unique coverage of the presidential election–and ensure that politics doesn’t drown out other opinions on campus at the time.

Position: Paid

The Opinions Editor will:

• be ultimately responsible for assigning days for each columnist to write and ensuring their columns come in.
• reach out to different voices on campus and ensure that a wide variety of opinions are expressed on Page Four.
• be in the newsroom daily to read and copy-edit columns as they come in on deadline (4 p.m.)
• write a weekly column and be responsible for filling Page Four daily
• Participate in Editorial Board

This position requires:

• varying connections across campus
• strong argumentative writing skills
• sensitivity for differing viewpoints and the ability to recognize a valid argument over a simple rant

Apply now.