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    This document is a application for a biweekly columnist position at The Chronicle, Duke University's student newspaper. The application requests information such as why the applicant wants to be a columnist, potential column topics they may explore, campus involvement, and a sample 800-1000 word column. It also includes short answer questions to get a sense of the applicant's personality and interests. Applicants are instructed to submit the completed application as a single Word document by April 17th to the listed email.

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    Fall 2016 Columnist Application

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    This document is a application for a biweekly columnist position at The Chronicle, Duke University's student newspaper. The application requests information such as why the applicant wants to be a columnist, potential column topics they may explore, campus involvement, and a sample 800-1000 word column. It also includes short answer questions to get a sense of the applicant's personality and interests. Applicants are instructed to submit the completed application as a single Word document by April 17th to the listed email.

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    Fall2016BiweeklyColumnistApplication

    TheChronicle,Volume112
    Name:
    Year:
    Email:

    SchoolandClass

    CellPhone:

    I. Inoneortwoparagraphs,pleaseexplainwhyyouwouldliketobeacolumnist,whatthemesyoudlike
    toexploreinyourcolumns(foreignpolicy,religion,genderidentities,etc.)andhowyourcolumnwill
    contributetotheDukecommunityatlarge.IfyouwanttobeconsideredforMondayMonday,
    indicatesohere.

    II.Pleaselistanyorganizationsyouwillbeinvolvedwithduringtheupcomingfallsemesterandnoteany
    leadershippositions.Ifanyoftheorganizationsyouareinvolvedinwillinfluenceyourwriting,please
    explainhow.IfyouarecurrentlyinvolvedinTheChronicle,pleaseexplainyourinvolvement:

    III.Describe/listafewideas,currentevents,issuesortopicsofstudythatinterestyou.(46sentences)

    IV. Columnideas:Summarizetwopotentialcolumntopics.Providethecoreideainasinglesentenceand
    afewmoresentencesexplainingsubpointsand/oryourapproach.(34sentenceseach)

    V.
    Pleaseincludeasamplecolumnof8001000words.Pleaseincludethisinthesamedocument;do
    notattachaseparatefile.Youmustbackyourcolumnwithafactualbasis;youmustpresentevidenceto
    supportyourclaim.IfyouareapplyingforMondayMonday,writeyourcolumnasMondayMonday.

    VI.

    Answerthesequestionsasseriouslyaspossible.Dontworryaboutusingcompletesentences.
    a. Whichtwoanimalswouldyouliketoseeinabattletoreignovertheanimalkingdom?
    b. Whereareyoufrom?Wheredoyouwishyouwerefrom?
    c. Whatdontyouenjoythatmostothersdoenjoy?
    d. WhatsyourfavoritetypeofFrenchfry?Why?
    e. Whodoyoulookupto?Whodoyoulookdownto?
    f. Whatdoyouread?
    g. Whatworriesyouaboutthemediatoday,andwhatwouldyouchange?
    h. BroadheadorBrodhead?

    Applicationdeadline:Sunday,April17by11:59p.m.
    Pleasesendcompletedapplicationstojackson.prince@duke.edu(asasingleattachedworddocument).
    Saveyourapplicationinthisformat:LastName_FirstName_Fall2016ColumnistApp
    HavethesubjectofyouremailreadFallBiweeklyColumnistApplicationandyourname.

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