The Lamp is looking forward to the 2020 spring semester!

When I started this semester as Editor-in-Chief I only somewhat knew what I was getting into. The job has not been a breeze by any means, but looking back at the progress we have made as a news outlet, and the personal growth I have experienced I would say that the job has been rewarding.

The Lamp is honored to have received John M. Ryan Best of Show award at the Illinois Community College Journalism Association’s 2019 fall conference, held at Eastern Illinois University.

We were credited as having strong editing and writing that allows reporters to breathe life into stories while staying true to journalistic standards,” according to judges.

This was my first time receiving the award as the editor of the paper. It didn’t feel real when it had happened.

Next semester, I hope to deliver the same amount of hard news, features, photography and sports that the judges talked about when describing our paper. I look forward to working with my assistant editors Tess Peterson and Ryan Scott to bring not only strong print editions but more robust digital articles to the table as well.

We hope to keep our online presence fresh and our physical paper in the hands of readers. We hope to put more emphasis on our online presence, we are keeping our website updated daily, and our social media presence more prevalent.