The University of Idaho Argonaut

The next two days on campus mark the celebration of the 110th anniversary of The Argonaut.
Old staff members from the 1990s, ‘80s, ‘70s and maybe even the ‘60s will be rubbing elbows with the current group of students working at the paper and constantly overusing the phrase “Well, when I was here … “ 

As a mark of the important event, staff past and present will be displaying their pride with shirts stating “Kicking ass and misspelling names for 110 years,” a statement that rings true for the decades.
The Argonaut, like any other paper, is still a paper. Reporters, photographers, designers and editors work in conditions that mimic professional newsrooms with deadlines to meet, unhappy editors, thick redlines, constant interviews and pissed-off readers.
And every single decision is made by those students in charge — not the university name at the top of the paper. They serve as a forum for student opinions to be heard through guest columns, letters to the editor and online message boards for responses to stories.

In addition, student-run papers are some students’ only direct source for information concerning the university and sometimes the nation or world.
But don’t think the students who have made up these media outlets over the years don’t understand their social responsibility to fill.
There is a need for students, faculty and staff to have a place to get pertinent and important information that relates directly to them — a need that a student newspaper fulfills.

That being said, it is well understood The Argonaut is a student-run newspaper — and no one knows that better than its student staff.
What does it mean to be a student of a craft except to always be learning?
As much as members of student newspapers try to mimic a professional newsroom, it is still a place to learn through inevitable mistakes.
Every once in a while it is important to step back from the seriousness of work and let out a big laugh.

After all, at least  “misspelling” is spelled correctly, right?