One of our bloggers, Mallory Moser wrote about her experience at a Cortland State presentation. Check it out here It presented a point that is terribly ubiquitous to the college campus nation wide: we all talk about ‘improving diversity’ but really are stagnant in our actions. So it goes.

On a more lighthearted note, I saw Medeski Martin and Wood at the State Theatre the other night. They were incredible, expect a review coming soon from Imprint’s Music editor, Julian Williams. Afterwards I headed over to the Lost Dog Cafe, to check out The Rozatones. They’re a funky band, with a sultry grooving set list.

What else is going on? Our Myspace is back up, and fully functional again. And the NFL Combine stories are up. We’re nearly in to full swing publication.

Keep checking back for new content,

Enjoy March

Imprint will soon be publishing it’s first articles of 2008. What will be coming? You’ll have to check back to find out. But expect our continued in-depth, insightful coverage of college issues, topics, events, and all sorts of happenings.
One of our first packages of the semester will be featuring the NFL Draft. We’ve met up with Pierre Garcon, from Mount Union, the only Division 3 player to be invited to the combine, and Army’s place kicker/punter Owen Tolson to follow them through their quest to make it to The League.

New to Imprint this year, we’re debuting our first ever music section. With hopes of reviewing and showcasing bands from all the genres, we’re seeking to make our music section a unique hot spot for finding about college and other underground bands from across the country.
Elsewhere–with hopes of expanding Imprint Magazine’s base of contributors and awareness, we’ve teamed up with Ithaca College’s AAF chapter. We’ll be collaborating with the them to work on advertising plans, promotional event planning, and much more.

Oh and finally, my name is Chris Winn, and I’m Imprint Magazine’s new editor-in-chief. Succeeding Greg Ryan, I’m embarking on my year, in 2008, to do the best with Imprint that I can. So welcome aboard readers, writers, photographers, college kids, and the people that have moved onto the real world alike. We’ve got a tremendous staff, and only great things can come along.

As Aaron King details in his excellent piece, there’s been a flurry of racial incidents in the news in the past few months. The noose hangings at Columbia and Maryland (among other schools). The racist parties at the University of Illinois. The Genarlow Wilson case. The Jena Six. As the iMPrint staff sat down and discussed what we wanted to explore through In Depth this semester, these events stuck out in our minds. Questions kept popping up: Is racial discrimination in this country on the rise? What about on college campuses specifically? Has the past taught us anything? Are we really as far along as a country now as compared to 50, 100 years ago as we think we are, or is it all a mirage?

Ultimately, these questions are probably too broad for a definitive “yes” or “no” answer, and are definitely too large for a small group of college journalists to tackle in an online magazine site. What we hope to do through iMPrint In Depth: Race and College, however, is look at the issue as thoroughly and fairly as possible. By examining how the present stacks up to the past, by examining how September 11th and the Virginia Tech shootings affected Muslim and Asian students, by examining the college anti-prejudice movement, and how art affects how we perceive ourselves and others, we hope to at least get you thinking about the topic, questioning your own assumptions and the relationships in your own life. As Ithaca College professor Sean Eversley-Bradwell concludes in “Then and Now”: “I don’t know what the cultural shift is, but I’m saying that we should probably pay closer attention to the signs.”

Please join us in this dialogue on race and college life. Leave comments on the stories you read, post to our blogs, and e-mail us (you can reach me at gryan1@ithaca.edu, and our writers’ e-mail addresses are located in their staff profiles). We look forward to hearing from you, and we hope you learn as much about race and college through In Depth that we learned in compiling it.

The first batch of games includes classics like Sudoku, Pac-Man, 9-Ball and Tetris. New games will be added to the site periodically, and you can e-mail me at gryan1@ithaca.edu with any requests you have. Eventually, we hope to feature original, iMPrint-exclusive games to bring readers an even more unique experience.

Believe me when I say this has been a long time coming. It’s been our goal to put games on the site since iMPrint was founded three years ago, and we’re very proud to bring these games to you now. So take a break every now and then and head over to the iMPrint Lounge, where the games page is located. Hey, as it says at the top of the games page, it’s better than studying.

iMPrint Games can be accessed at any time by going to www.imprintmagazine.org/games, or by going to our homepage and clicking on the link to the Lounge.

Browse the homepage for long, and you’ll probably notice a few changes from last semester, like Eric Raue’s new column, “Fact or Fiction?” In each installment of this feature, Eric will take a piece of so-called common knowledge (like the drinking motto examined in this week’s column) and examine whether it’s legit or bunk. Know an urban legend you want to see given the “Fact or Fiction” treatment? E-mail Eric at eraue1@ithaca.edu with your ideas.

You also might notice our Features column has grown larger. That’s because we’re doubling the number of iMPrint blogs this semester, so you have the chance to enjoy more content more frequently. This week, the column will feature new blogs on college sports (by NCAA fanatic Andrew Zivic), college life (by writer Jackie Marmo) and community service (by iMPrint veteran Mallory Moyer). Returning from previous semesters are Aaron King’s blog on the day’s headlines and, of course, the editor’s blog you’re reading now. Next week, we’ll be unrolling even more blogs, so be sure to check back often to check out the newest entries.

There will be even more new features in the weeks to come. Stay tuned to iMPrint and the editor’s blog for the latest on college life.

A new semester also means some fresh faces on staff. We held our recruitment drive last week, and nearly 40 new members are now part of the iMPrint team. The new editorial staff has also been selected. Kaitlyn Golden, who contributed several articles to iMPrint last semester, is now the News editor, and former blogger Chris Winn is our new sports guy. Returning to the editorial staff from previous stints are Arts & Entertainment editor Jenna Valentino (from last semester), Life editor Lauren Smulski (from Fall 2006, after a semester-long sojourn in Spain), and Multimedia Editor Aaron Arm (he’s the guy responsible for much of the amazing art you see on iMPrint, in case you were wondering). If you’d like to get in touch an editor, our contact info can always be found here.

Finally, as with every new semester, you can expect tons of new features at iMPrint this fall, including new blogs, another In Depth special, and all-new online contests (with some nice rewards for winning, no less).

Check back with us on Monday when we kick it all off!

I am excited to announce, however, that we’re almost ready to launch a new semester of iMPrint, complete with new articles, features, and blogs. Be sure to check out the Editor’s Blog over the coming weeks as we unveil some of the exciting features iMPrint readers can look forward to this fall.

Hope you all had a great summer (excuse me… ARE HAVING a great summer, most of us still have a few weeks left, people). Check back with us at iMPrint soon!

We selected net neutrality as the first topic for In Depth for two reasons. First, we believe that net neutrality is incredibly important to all college students— all things considered, the Internet is probably a more essential part of our lives than it is for any other age group. Despite this, many of us have trouble defining net neutrality, let alone intelligently discussing the nuances of the concept. This is not entirely our fault, however. The information presented in the media regarding net neutrality is often extreme and confusing. While some net neutrality advocates claim the end of net neutrality would lead to nothing short of the death of the Internet, opponents say online growth is impossible if net neutrality continues. The issue is almost never considered at length. Either you’re for it, or against it. Explaining what “it” is seems to be of secondary importance.

That’s why some of our writers have studied the topic extensively, talking to all of the Internet bigwigs in order to give you what we consider a comprehensive view of a very complicated issue. You don’t have to just rely on our take of it, either. On Wednesday, April 25^th at noon EST, you’ll be able to personally chat with one of the nation’s leading experts on net neutrality— Save The Internet’s Tim Karr— in our brand new “live page” feature.

Our second reason for investigating net neutrality is its importance to us as a digital magazine. As an up-and-coming online publication, the future of the Internet affects us in obvious ways. If net neutrality had not been in effect when we first launched two and a half years ago, there’s no telling if we could have even gotten off the ground. The battle over net neutrality has important implications over our future growth, too. Given this, we believe iMPrint is the perfect venue to explore the issue of net neutrality in a way that makes sense to you and me— the typical college student.

I encourage you to take advantage of all that In Depth has to offer. Read the stories, watch the video, join our chat— and most importantly— leave your own imprint on the site, posting comments and questions wherever you see fit. Remember, we are the first digital generation, and our voices should be heard in the conversation about net neutrality. I hope iMPrint In Depth is a valuable resource in helping you find that voice.

First, I believe an introduction is in order. My name is Greg Ryan, and I am the new editor-in-chief of iMPrint Magazine. Chris Baxter, iMPrint’s founder and previous editor-in-chief, is studying in South Africa this semester, and passed on his duties as editor-in-chief to me in January (you can check on how Chris is doing at www.chrisbaxteronline.com). I will hold the position of editor-in-chief for the entirety of 2007, at the end of which another editor-in-chief will be selected.

I am absolutely thrilled to be given the opportunity to serve as iMPrint’s editor-in-chief. I have been a member of iMPrint’s staff since the magazine’s inception in 2004, first as a staff writer, and then as the Life editor in the fall of 2006. We at iMPrint have a few new ideas we’re very excited about implementing over the next few months, features which will hopefully make iMPrint even more informative, interactive and user-friendly than it already is. These new features will be revealed in another post in the near future- be sure to check out iMPrint and the Editor’s Blog regularly for updates.

I am happy to announce that iMPrint’s first new batch of stories for the spring of 2007 has been posted to the site. “Senior citizens hit the books,” by Elizabeth Getman, examines what it’s like to be in a student over 60 in today’s American university. “Not just background music,” by Jacqueline Marmo, looks at the world of television music supervision, and how a song goes from musical obscurity to being featured in the key scenes of your favorite television shows.

Please keep in touch with the writers and editors of iMPrint and myself. This site was designed to give college students a voice, and we value every bit of feedback we receive. If you have any ideas, comments, questions or suggestions about the site, please do not hesitate to leave a comment on the blog or to send me an e-mail at gregryan1@gmail.com.

Be sure to check out the site regularly, as new stories and blog posts will be posted every week. Thank you again for your readership, and happy surfing!

After two years of putting together a great magazine, it is time to expand. We are now in the mists of planning a campaign to attract writers from other schools in an effort to get more content from more sources.

This is the next big step for iMPrint. Additional writers from different places will give a more comprehensive look into issues found at almost every college campus. We’ll visit schools, learn about their campus, get comments from their students, and even make presentations on digital media and all the stuff that iMPrint does. Keep a look out for iMPrint as we may be visiting your school some day soon.