Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Monday Dec. 15.
Applicants must be full-time students, faculty or staff.
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:
* Column must not exceed 550 words.* Column must include Name, Rank, Major, Phone Number and E-mail address at the bottom of the submission.* Topic will be selected from one of two prompts that will be posted on www.thelantern.com* Column must be sent as an e-mail or as an e-mail attachment, and must be sent to [email protected].
Prompts:
1. Based on the Smokefree Columbus initiative, should city businesses, bars and restaurants be forced to ban smoking from their establishments?
2. What are the most significant influences affecting how our generation behaves?