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Established in 1945, The Campus Lantern is the student run newspaper for Eastern Connecticut State University. We've been releasing issues for years, both in print and online. Unlike other campuses, ECSU's newspaper is entirely student run.

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Weekly Recap! 🎉

Read these fantastic articles from our editors and staff to entertain yourself during the long weekend!

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Hello writers, there will be no general body meeting on Monday 2/17/25 due to Presidents’ Day recess. See you all on the 24th!

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Thanks for joining us at our first general body meeting of the semester. 😊

🔊 REMINDER FOR PUBLICATION: ALL ARTICLES ARE DUE AT 11:59 PM ON FEBRUARY 14TH! 🔊

We're looking forward to reading your articles and seeing you at the next meeting on 2/17 at 2:45 pm in the SGA suite.

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Submit any writing from opinion pieces to sports pieces to lantern@my.easternct.edu or click the tab on the top of our website that says "Submit to Us" by February 14th at 11:59 pm. Remember, we only have two publications each semester, so get your articles in soon!

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Meet the new & returning faces behind the Campus Lantern! ✨

We’re excited to introduce our talented team of editors who are ready to bring fresh perspectives, bold ideas, and top-notch journalism to campus.

Stay tuned for all the stories, features, and updates we’ve got in store. 📰🔥

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Last articles of December ❄️

Read them during your winter break and get ready for all new articles in 2025! 📰

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Wishing you and your loved ones warmth and happiness this holiday season ☃🌨

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Want to gain experience in editing while improving your writing skills? Submit your application to lantern@my.easternct.edu NOW!!!

What being an editor entails:

- Use wix and indesign
- Get paid for 12 hours biweekly
- Write 2-3 articles weekly and publish them
- Attend weekly meetings with the team!

Wishing all a Happy Thanksgiving and a wonderful Fall break 🍁🦃 ~ The Campus Lantern Editors

Our 2024 editorial staff! Tune in for hiring updates so you can become part of our team of editors — we want passionate writers like you!

Thank you team for a great semester 📰❤️

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It's that time of year! The Campus Lantern Student Newspaper is hiring! If you are interested, please send an email to lantern@my.easternct.edu with a resume attached as well as a sample article (new & relevant)!

We look forward to seeing your applications and would love to have you as a part of our team! 📰

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🔊 ATTENTION 🔊

Curious about what our wonderful staff is reading? The Campus Lantern Issue 2 of course! The final print of the Fall 2024 semester is out NOW! Find it in any academic building and residents hall at Eastern 🗞️📰❄️

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IT’S PRINT WEEK! Let’s wish our editors luck as we all try to tackle formatting FALL 2024 ISSUE 2…. coming November 21st!!

Be sure to keep your eyes out around campus for our next edition! 📰

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Whether you want to read about Tyler, The Creator's new album, or learn how to stay sane during finals, The Campus Lantern has it all for you. Visit thecampuslantern.com to read this week's articles! 🦃

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All newspapers get hung up in the lantern office! Want your article on the wall? Submit to the campus lantern now!

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The Lanterns second (and last) print of the semester is coming soon! Submit your articles by 11/13 to https://www.thecampuslantern.com/ 🔊🔊🔊

Happy writing! 📰

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The first print of the semester is out now! 📰
Grab one on your way out of any residential hall or academic building.
Any hall or building? ANY! Comms, Webb, Fine Arts, Nutmeg, Mead; ANY!

Take a picture of you with the newspaper and tag us to be posted on our story! 🍄

Our writers worked very hard to give you our best stories! Enjoy 🍂 ☕

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Here are our headshots done by the amazing photographer Emily Conte for our 2024 Fall staff!

Looking to be featured in the first print edition of the Campus Lantern? Send us your articles either by email or check out our website! The cap for articles is this Thursday, October 3rd at midnight to have a chance of being featured in print.

We are so excited to see your writing!

Here's this week's articles. Stay tuned for our print edition, coming out 10/18!

Happy Fall, Writers! 🍁📰

Come to the SGA suite tables for our general body meeting on Tuesday, October 1st at 1:00 pm!

There will be Halloween Candy - see you there!

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Here is our news recap from this past week, our first week of publishing! Thank you to all of our new writers who submitted work this week! 📰🌟

Meet our staff for the Fall of 2024! We are so excited to get writing this year - check out our recent articles online for a peek into what this semester will look like!

Today we did our editor headshots! Looking forward to a great semester with our new staff 📰

LET'S GET WRITING! 🗞️
Come join us for our first general body meeting next week! Bring writing ideas and get help from the editors making your stories great for publishing.

We had an amazing time at club fair and we were able to get a lot of new writers recruited for this upcoming semester! If you are interested in writing for us, reach out over DM, check out our website www.campuslantern.com (in bio) or email us at lantern@my.easternct.edu!

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Some of our staff members had the opportunity to meet Eastern’s president, Dr. Karim Ismaili! We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to speak with him today and are excited to have another opportunity to speak with him again soon for an in-depth interview.

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