The funny hat tradition is new since my time with Canadian University Press in the 1980s. But the legacy of the national organization as a completely student-run organization is not. In fact, the large majority of Canadian student newspapers is entirely student-run - no professorial involvement or oversight at all! Here's Canadian University press coverage of Jan Won's speech at the convention (also 100 percent student run). The challenge from student blogs is very different for Canadian student newspapers as well. Many of the newspapers are already online and - as you can see from my old stomping grounds at the Gauntlet - thriving. I talk from time to time about how much I learned in five years working at the Gauntlet - but I forget to mention that this was a completely student-created learning experience.
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