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Student Publications (Special Programs)

Student Publications offers opportunities to express your creativity and to develop work skills that are in demand by publishers, advertisers, and public relations departments in large companies.

Submit poetry, short stories, research papers, essays or art to any of the four journals published by BOSP.'
Volunteer to serve as editor or designer for any of the journals.
Join the staff of the weekly newspaper, Kapi'o, which welcomes reporters, graphic designers, web designers, artists and photographers. Best yet, you can earn credit for your work by enrolling in JOURN 285, Newspaper Publication.
Serve as a Student Publications Board member and help to organize and judge contests, readings, and other activities. You also may choose to represent BOSP in the Student Congress.

What's in it for you?

Learn software skills, absolutely free! Newspaper and journal staffs use Adobe InDesign for page design and Adobe Photoshop to prepare photos. Those interested in web skills can learn Macromedia Dreamweaver.
Build a portfolio of published work AND gain work experience that will make you an attractive candidate for internships with newspaper, book publishing, public relations, and advertising companies.
Develop organizational skills as a BOSP member by taking charge of contests, readings, and events.
Earn money as an editor and earn the respect of faculty advisers, who can provide letters of recommendation for awards, scholarships, and admission to colleges and programs of your choice.

Would you like to find out more about getting involved?
Call 734-9166 and ask to speak to the Kapi'o adviser, or email Kapio@hawaii.edu and address your email to the Kapi'o adviser. You are also invited to stop by Lama 119 on a Thursday or Friday afternoon when much of the Kapi'o staff will be around to answer questions.

FAQs

Q. How can I sign up to work on the school newspaper?
A: If you enroll in News & Magazine Production, JOURN 285, you automatically become a member of the Kapi'o staff. You can enroll for one to three credits, and the class may be repeated for credit, provided you learn some other skill the next time you take the class.

You may also stop by the newsroom in Lama 119 and volunteer to do something specific, such as write an article or take photos of some event.

Q. How can I sign up to work on one of the journals?
A: Stop by Lama 119 if you don't know how to contact a journal adviser. Advisers change from time to time, but the Kapi'o adviser will be able to provide you with the contact information you need.

Q. How often is the newspaper published?
A: On the average, once a week, or 14 -15 issues per semester.

Q. What journals are published, and how often?
A: Diamond Journal, which publishes papers of ENG 22 and ENG 100 classes, is published once each semester.
These journals are published annually:
Spectrum, which publishes papers from 200-level classes and art
Ka Nani, which publishes poetry, short stories, plays, and art
Horizons, which publishes writing and art about international topics
Cuizine, a journal all about food will be published once a year, starting 2004.
A journal of Hawaiian art and writing will also be published yearly, starting in 2005.
A web journal is also in the plans for 2004.

Q. Can students earn money as editors?
A: Yes, the key editors are paid. Journal editors are paid a one-time stipend; the amount depends on how many editors are involved.
The key Kapi'o editors are paid hourly, but they understand the hours are limited to 19.5 hours per week even though they may put in much more time.

Q. Are there other opportunities to get involved?
A: Student Publications also sponsors a Ghost Story Contest in October and a Love Sucks poetry contest in February. You may enter a work in either contest or volunteer to serve as a judge. You are also invited to serve as a student member of the Board of Student Publications.

Meet some former Kapi'o staffers
Robert Lopez, Los Angeles Times Metro
Member of a reporting team that won the Pulitzer Prize for its reporting of a shootout.
Donovan Slack, Boston Globe Correspondent
As a junior and senior at Northwestern, she won these awards: National William
Randolph Hearst Awards(collegiate): 1st place for Breaking News ($2,000), 7th place for In-depth writing ($500); Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards, Midwest Region: 1st place for In-depth Writing, 2nd place for Breaking news, 2nd place for General News Reporting, and 3rd place for features; New Jersey Society of Professional Journalism Awards(professional): 1st place for Enterprise Reporting. Finalist in the Hearst National Writing Championships. She now reports for the Boston Globe.

Local reporters:
Lynne Danninger, Honolulu Star Bulletin; Treena Shapiro, Honolulu Advertiser ; Kristen Sawada, Pacific Business News; Jessica Ferracane, award-winning freelancer located on Maui.

Recent Kapi'o staffers serving as interns:
Kawehi Haug, writer, with Honolulu Advertiser, Summer, 2003. Haug also spent a week in Washington, D.C. as a Chips Quinn Scholar.
Michelle Poppler, layout intern with Honolulu Advertiser, Summer, 2003.

Steven Park, assistant webmaster at the Honolulu Star Bulletin, Jan. - March, 2003.
Lynne Danninger, Honolulu Star Bulletin
Treena Shapiro, Honolulu Advertiser
Kristen Sawada, Pacific Business News
Jessica Ferracane, award-winning freelancer
Kawehi Haug, Kapi'o editor-in-chief, 2002-2003; Kapi'o copyeditor 2003-2004 Writer, with Honolulu Advertiser, Summer, 2003 as a Chips Quinn Scholar. She will spend 2004-2005 in Egypt for a year of intensive Arabic language study.