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"Western Illinois Magazine" is now available (Dec. 7, 2009). Produced by 91²Ö¿â journalism students, the premier issue of the free publication includes a cover feature on George Harker, also known as "Dr. Leisure," the only tenured professor ever fired at WIU. According to Editor in Chief Lauren Finkler (a senior journalism major), the students' goal for the magazine is "to spotlight intriguing subjects with regional appeal."
91²Ö¿âJournalism Students Publish "Western Illinois Magazine"
December 7, 2009
MACOMB, IL -- Journalism students at 91²Ö¿â have produced "Western Illinois Magazine," a new publication designed to showcase interesting people, places and things in Western Illinois.
The premier issue of the free publication, which can be found in or near "" newspaper racks on the 91²Ö¿âcampus and in Macomb this week, includes a cover feature on George Harker, also known as "Dr. Leisure," the only tenured professor ever fired at WIU; a story about Monastic Fleece, a monastery near Galesburg where nuns and monks raise champion llamas; a look at old-fashioned soda fountains in the region; and an article on the five most popular majors at Western.
"Our goal is to spotlight intriguing subjects with regional appeal," said Lauren Finkler, a 91²Ö¿âsenior journalism major from Algonquin (IL), and editor in chief of the new publication. "We don't want this to simply be a 91²Ö¿â publication, but one that focuses on great stories found anywhere in Western Illinois."
The student-run magazine is entirely funded from advertising and will be produced once each semester. A portion of the magazine's profits will go to scholarships for 91²Ö¿âjournalism majors. Advisers include veteran Illinois journalist and 91²Ö¿âjournalism professor Bill Knight and Rich Moreno, director of Student Publications at 91²Ö¿âand a former magazine publisher.
Learn more about WIU's English and journalism department at . Join the Facebook group for "Western Illinois Magazine" at .
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