The Lantern is looking for opinion columnists for summer quarter 2003.
Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4.
Applicants must be full-time students who are not in a leadership position for a prominent community/school organization such as USG.
If selected, columnists will be required to write approximately 10 columns (one column every week) about a variety of topics of their choosing.
All applicants must submit a sample column based on the following criteria:
a. Column must not exceed 550 words.
b. Column must include Name, Rank, Major, Phone Number, and E-mail address at the bottom of the submission.
c. Column must be submitted before 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 4.
d. Topic will be selected from one of two prompts that will be posted on www.thelantern.com
e. Column must be sent as an e-mail or as an e-mail attachment, and must be sent to [email protected]
Based on the sample column submitted, selected applicants will be asked to come to The Lantern newsroom for a face-to-face interview with the Opinion Editor. In the event that a meeting cannot be arranged, the Opinion Editor will conduct a phone interview.
Prompts:1.) After a month-long conflict, the War on Iraq is over. The United States has not found any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and Saddam Hussein has lost his power in Iraq, leaving the Iraqi government to be rebuilt. Considering these and other results of the war, was the United States justified in going to war with Iraq? Do the ends justify the means?
2.) During the first year as Ohio State president, Karen A. Holbrook’s actions have been met with both applause and disapproval. What are the most important challenges facing Holbrook going into the summer and next academic year? What should Holbrook focus most of her energies on, and how should she approach these issues?
