The Oak Leaves

23/04/2024

Three Oak Leaves student journalists received awards at the annual Indiana Collegiate Press Association competition this spring. Co-editors Carmen Reno and Caleb Peschke received third place in photo essays for their layout on Barbie Day; staff writer Jameela Hydre Yusoff received third place in sports news for her coverage of men's soccer taking on Transylvania in the HCAC semi-final match. Congratulations to all!

05/04/2024

It's our annual Joak Leaves! Happy April Fools week from the (J)Oak Leaves ☺️

05/04/2024

Here's our regular issue 11.

04/03/2024

Our first Oak Leaves issue for 2024 is on the racks across campus and on the Academic Center bulletin board, first floor.

20/11/2023

Happy Thanksgiving from the Oak Leaves! Here's our latest issue, just before we go on break. The Oak Leaves will return for one more issue in December 😊.

11/11/2023

Here's Oak Leaves 4. We'll have inauguration coverage in our next issues; please enjoy learning about the new teaching garden on campus, our talking toilets (sort of), and our engaging Drag Queens VIA, as well as our sports updates.

01/11/2023

Here's our third issue, a robust 10-page Oak Leaves! We are happy to welcome our second co-editor, Carmen Reno, to this edition. Families can ask their students to bring them home a hard copy from one of the racks around campus.

07/10/2023

Happy Homecoming from the Oak Leaves! Welcome to our 10-page paper for Oct 6, 2023, written by 29 student journalists and laid out by our new co-editor in chief, Caleb Peschke.

We've restarted our award-winning series To Be ConTWINued, about twins on campus, featuring President Stacy Young and her twin Tracy Martin, as well as Tori and Kaylee Blough.

Pick up your paper copy in the racks in the JYSC, ACEN (Sisters lobby and the English department); Science Center, and the Library entryway.

20/09/2023

The Oak Leaves has 28 journalism students writing this fall, with most of them practicing journalism for the first time!

The 8-page paper was laid out by first-edition editors Miriam Erbaugh and Tristen Bronaugh.

Whether writing or doing digital layout for the semester debut, there’s always a steep learning curve and the Oak Leaves is VERY proud of all who produced this first issue. Paper copies will be on racks Friday evening.

12/05/2023

Here's our final issue for the academic year 2022–2023!

Check out our coverage of MU's faculty/staff rock band's return after 5 years, our story on Ultimate Frisbee, our introduction to MU's new chaplain, the Student Research Symposium, Giving Day, and an opinion piece written in Spanish.

We wish graduating editors Carly Greaves and Claire Butler the very best, and welcome incoming editors Miriam Erbaugh and Tristen Bronaugh!

07/04/2023

Three student journalists won statewide writing awards in the Indiana Collegiate State Association's yearly contest. We congratulate them! Awards and the judges' comments are below:

Opinion Column
First Place
Madison Cunningham, “Put Down the Digital Pacifier, MU”
Judge: “A breezily written call for students to depend less on their cell phones and notice what is around them. Bravo for including some reporting in the opinion to make your argument.”

News Story
Third Place
Chloe Leckrone, “Out of State Suspects Arrested Near Campus over Winter Break.”
Judge: “For an article featuring human experiences in a newsworthy moment that, while it could easily have been missed, disrupted life on campus.”

Entertainment Story
Third Place
Tristen Bronaugh, “Sophomore Writes, Produces Play ‘The Closing Shift’”
Judge: “Bronaugh’s profile is focused, concise, and informative. The writing presents not only the play’s production but also the student writer behind it. The writing clearly understands the importance of presenting a personal connection.”

Co-editors in 2022–23: Chloe Leckrone, Carly Greaves, and Claire Butler.

The Oak Leaves' faculty advisor is Dr. Katharine Ings.

06/04/2023

What did T. S. Eliot write: “April is the foolest month”? Maybe not.

Nevertheless, we present our yearly Joak Leaves. Paper copies on racks soon, and our online version is posted too.

07/10/2022

This week we're digital. We'll return in print on November 4 with an expanded issue including Homecoming coverage.

Last week's paper with features on visiting writer Kali Fajardo-Anstine is still in the racks! Look for us in Sisters, the JYSC, the Library. the Science Center, and the English Department.

23/09/2022

Our first double issue of the Oak Leaves hit the racks this morning!

Congratulations to all the journalists and to our new editors, Claire Butler and Carly Greaves.

Print copies can be found on the racks in the ACEN, JYSC, Science Center, and the Library.

05/05/2022

We've completed our final issue for the school year 2021-22! Paper copies will reach our racks on Friday. Look for them in the Cunningham Center (in Sisters and the English Dept.), the JYSC, and the Science Center.

Thank you to our graduating co-editor, Chloe Leckrone, our returning co-editor, Claire Butler, and our new co-editor (and returning online editor), Carly Greaves!

06/04/2022

Happy belated April Fools with our Joak Leaves edition! Page 1 is all Joaks; Page 2 is actual news :-) .

24/09/2021

And the PDF of issue 1.

Issue 2 is out today--look for it in the rack inside the English department :-).

24/09/2021

Our Oak Leaves can also be found online. Here's a link to issue 1:
https://www.manchester.edu/student-life/activities/clubs-and-organizations/oak-leaves/online/archives/2021-2022/september-17-2021

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