Why we want YOU to write for the newspaper
Dear Readers and Puzzle Enjoyers of The Cor Chronicle,
Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! For the new faces around campus, my name is Thérèse Castillo, and I am Editor-In-Chief of The Cor Chronicle.
This is my fourth (and, of course, final) year working for the school newspaper, and it has been one of my favorite things I’ve ever been involved in.
As a staff writer for the paper during my freshman and sophomore years, I fell in love with telling the stories of people all around me. I learned that UD is a lively place, and I had so much fun being a part of it.
Then, as a sophomore in Rome, I got a call from the previous Editor-In-Chief about working as the Arts & Culture Editor for the upcoming school year.
I was terrified but ecstatic to be more involved with the creation of the newspaper – from the inception of ideas to the delivery of the physical papers every Wednesday.
Throughout last year, I realized how much I love helping other writers grow in their abilities and mentoring them.
Writing for a newspaper not only helps you finetune your writing skills, but it also gives you work experience and forces you to go outside of your comfort zone to talk to other people and dialogue with them.
I was hesitant at first to accept this position, but ultimately I decided to take on the grueling job because I love this place, and I love hearing about what you think about UD.
It may seem like the school paper is just a magical thing that pops up once a week with spicy commentary articles, cool pictures and weird memes on occasion.
However, I want the community to realize that this little paper you have in your hands right now is the result of a huge team of people who love UD so much and sacrifice their well-earned free time to bring you something that is a tangible reflection of our community.
Every photo, every silly article about “Stacy’s Mom” and every nitty-gritty detail is made by a UD student who knows how important the written word is and how much our community loves to pick up the paper and check out what everyone is talking about.
Quite frankly, UD would not be the same without The Cor Chronicle. It has its finger on the pulse of the very beating heart of our campus and our community.
And that’s really what I want to focus on this school year – what does the average UD student care about and want to see? What do you talk to your friends about in the caf? What do you wish you could improve about the culture? Why are you proud to be a UD student?
These are all things we want to hear from you all! We strongly invite you to get involved with the paper. We have a journalism class called Newspaper Practicum where we discuss how you can improve your skills and learn how to write a news article (because it’s a very different thing than writing a Lit Trad essay!)
This semester, the Newspaper Practicum will be on Mondays at 6 PM in Cardinal Farrell Hall Room 205 (these might be subject to change, so please contact me for more information), and we take writers with and without experience.
Deciding to write for the newspaper was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life, and who knows – maybe one day you could be the next Editor-In-Chief too!