Hello, dear readers.
Welcome! So now that you’ve read an entire issue, what did you think?
Anything you really liked come to mind? Something you’re going to cut out
and put on your fridge in case you need a chuckle first thing in the morning
when you eat breakfast? Or maybe you saw something that made you angry? Let
us know. We need readers to be very honest with us — it’s how the paper
becomes what our readers want it to be. So now that you’ve read the paper
and are ready to let us know just how happy, confused, or angry we’ve made
you, you probably want to know the best ways to contact us:
WRITE A LETTER:
The number one place to let us, and all other readers, know exactly what you
think about what we publish is the opinions section. So let us know about
the good, the bad, anything and everything, at opinion(at)mail.peak.sfu.ca.
Too many times, our Opinions Editor barely gets enough
letters to fill up the section — that’s crazy! Your odds of getting
published are quite good, so send us your rants, your tirades, your
manifestos, or whatever else is on your mind.
COME TO A MEETING:
Every Wednesday at 2:30pm we have our Collective meetings. They are open
to
everyone and are the best way to meet and talk with us in person! All the
editors are there, and we talk about whatever people bring up. Every student
is a member of our newspaper society, so if you gots a question, we gots an
answer!
WRITE FOR US!:
Oh yes, we like writers — news writers, arts writers, features writers,
comic writers (even comic artists!), we like ‘em all.
WAIT A MINUTE, DO I GET FREE STUFF?:
Of course you do. Well, sort of. Firstly, you’ll get the power and prestige
that comes with being published in a newspaper. You can put it on your grad
school application that you’re a published author! No jokes! Also, your
story will go on our website, where anyone can read it — it’s like a
billboard on the information superhighway! Do people say that anymore? Well,
I’m bringing it back. See? Being published means you can make things hip
again.
Plus, if you play your cards right (meaning, if you ask nicely), our Arts Editor, you can get you free CDs, books, or tickets in exchange for reviews of them!
WHERE IS THIS “PEAK”?:
Our offices are in the Maggie Benston Building, in room 2901. You can find
us underneath the Higher Grounds Coffee Shop. Go down the staircase at the
back of the shop, turn right when you see the video arcade, go through the
glass door, keep going down the stairs and there you are: at The Peak.
Or, if you know where Forum Chambers is, we're the bright green computer
filled office located directly beside it.
WHAT ABOUT E-MAIL?:
Great idea. If you go to page two of any issue of The Peak, you can see all
of our e-mail addresses in the masthead on page 2. Just pick your favourite
editor and send them a message! We’ll write back. Promise!