Cardinal Courier Media
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The Cardinal Courier is the award-winning student newspaper at St. John Fisher College in Pittsford, New York
. The newspaper is published bi-weekly on Wednesdays. The Courier publishes 12 issues per year. The newspaper was named the New York Press Association's Best College newspaper for 2008 and has been twice awarded General Excellence by the NYPA (2002 and 2008).
On April 23, 2002, students at Fisher launched the Cardinal Courier, a new newspaper
. Led by John Follaco and Kara Race, this publication replaced the previous paper, The Pioneer. The Pioneer had fallen into disarray and had an ever-shrinking staff. Editors had resigned and the paper had too closely affiliated with Fisher's student government. After shutting The Pioneer, time was spent researching other papers and determining the direction the new paper should go.
The Courier represents a distinct opposite from the last years of The Pioneer as the younger paper has won several awards, including Columbia and New York Press Association Awards. In 2007, the Courier won the New York Press Association's Best Sports Coverage award for 2006.
Over its existence, the Courier has expanded from an eight-page publication to a publication of at least 24 pages an issue. The Courier covers all aspects of the college, including news, opinion, lifestyles and sports.
During the Couriers early years, Lisa "Murph" Murphy held the position of media adviser. Murphy played a vital role in acquiring the resources needed for the Courier to become the campus media influence that it is now. At the end of the 2005-06 school year, Murphy stepped down from the position to take the position of media adviser at Buffalo's Medaille College
student newspaper. In 2008, Murphy was recognized for her contributions by induction into St. John Fisher College's Jack Palvino Communication/Journalism Hall of Fame.
With the departure of Murphy, Steve Boerner was hired as the new media adviser for the Cardinal Courier. The next year posed a rough transition for the Courier. Its long-time adviser was gone, many of the final remnants from the founding Courier generation had graduated and membership saw a steep decline. The Spring Semester of 2007, with Bill Kuchman as the new editor in chief, became a period of rapid growth for the Courier. The organization moved from solely publishing a newspaper to additionally publishing a magazine, C Magazine, and maintaining a website, Cardinal Courier Online. With the September 19, 2007 edition, the Courier launched its redesign. Almost every aspect of the paper was changed — from the flag to typefaces to layout. The changes in management along with the new media offerings proved to be an effective recruiting tool.
. Beginning in Fall 2007, Cardinal Courier Online became a part of the College Publisher
network.
Pittsford (village), New York
Pittsford is a village in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 1,418 at the 2000 census. It is named after Pittsford, Vermont, the native town of a founding father....
. The newspaper is published bi-weekly on Wednesdays. The Courier publishes 12 issues per year. The newspaper was named the New York Press Association's Best College newspaper for 2008 and has been twice awarded General Excellence by the NYPA (2002 and 2008).
History
Newspaper
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. Led by John Follaco and Kara Race, this publication replaced the previous paper, The Pioneer. The Pioneer had fallen into disarray and had an ever-shrinking staff. Editors had resigned and the paper had too closely affiliated with Fisher's student government. After shutting The Pioneer, time was spent researching other papers and determining the direction the new paper should go.
The Courier represents a distinct opposite from the last years of The Pioneer as the younger paper has won several awards, including Columbia and New York Press Association Awards. In 2007, the Courier won the New York Press Association's Best Sports Coverage award for 2006.
Over its existence, the Courier has expanded from an eight-page publication to a publication of at least 24 pages an issue. The Courier covers all aspects of the college, including news, opinion, lifestyles and sports.
During the Couriers early years, Lisa "Murph" Murphy held the position of media adviser. Murphy played a vital role in acquiring the resources needed for the Courier to become the campus media influence that it is now. At the end of the 2005-06 school year, Murphy stepped down from the position to take the position of media adviser at Buffalo's Medaille College
Medaille College
Medaille College a private liberal arts college located in the historic Olmsted Crescent of Buffalo, New York, that draws extensively from the Western New York and Southern Ontario regions. It is a private, nonsectarian, co-educational institution.-History:...
student newspaper. In 2008, Murphy was recognized for her contributions by induction into St. John Fisher College's Jack Palvino Communication/Journalism Hall of Fame.
With the departure of Murphy, Steve Boerner was hired as the new media adviser for the Cardinal Courier. The next year posed a rough transition for the Courier. Its long-time adviser was gone, many of the final remnants from the founding Courier generation had graduated and membership saw a steep decline. The Spring Semester of 2007, with Bill Kuchman as the new editor in chief, became a period of rapid growth for the Courier. The organization moved from solely publishing a newspaper to additionally publishing a magazine, C Magazine, and maintaining a website, Cardinal Courier Online. With the September 19, 2007 edition, the Courier launched its redesign. Almost every aspect of the paper was changed — from the flag to typefaces to layout. The changes in management along with the new media offerings proved to be an effective recruiting tool.
Masthead
- Katie Steelman, Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor & News Editor
- Dan Glickman, Online Editor and Sports Editor
- Patrick Hunter, Viewpoint Editor
- Chelsea Puntillo, Lifestyles Editor
- Ciera Carhart, Assistant Lifestyles Editor
- Andrew Marone, Assistant News Editor
Executive Editor & Editor in Chief
During the Couriers lifetime, 13 students have served as the paper's editor in chief. Beginning in 2007, the editor in chief also served as the executive editor, starting with Bill Kuchman.- John Follaco (2002 Spring Semester): 1 issue, (2004 Spring Sememster): 6 issues
- Kara Race (2002 Fall Semester - 2003 Spring Semester): 10 issues
- Kevin Aubrey (2003 Spring Semester): 2 issues
- Michelle Girardi (2003 Fall Semester): 6 issues
- Julie Kane (2004 Fall Semester - 2005 Spring Semester): 12 issues
- Rachel Henderson (2005 Fall Semester - 2006 Spring Semester): 12 issues
- Lindsay McCluskey (2006 Fall Semester): 6 issues
- Bill Kuchman (2007 Spring Semester - 2008 Spring Semester): 18 issues
- Kyle Hayes (2008 Fall Semester): 6 issues (Welcome Back Issue and Election Edition not included in this count)
- Megan Baker (2009 Spring Semester): 6 issues
- Amanda Nasso (2009 Fall Semester): 6 issues
- Paul Williams (2010 Spring Semester - 2011 Spring Semester): 12 issues
- Katie Steelman (2011 Fall Semester - present): 1 issue
Athletes of the Year
Beginning in 2006, the Courier began awarding a Male and Female Athlete of the Year accolade. All Fisher athletes were eligible and the award was voted upon by the Courier sports department. For 2007, the same criteria was used as the 2006 awards, except that both the Courier and Cardinal Television's Fisher Sports Desk voted on the recipients of the award. Starting in 2008, the Courier went back to the format that it used in 2006.Male Athlete of the Year
- 2006: Sean O'Brien (Guard, #24, Basketball)
- 2007: Gene Lang (Inside Linebacker, #3, Football)
- 2008: Brennan Fortune (Left Tackle, #58, Football)
- 2009: Tim Marion (Wide Receiver, #83, Football)
- 2010: Andy Episcopo (Linebacker, #33, Football)
- 2011: Tim Bailey (Quarterback, #5, Football)
Female Athlete of the Year
- 2006: Melissa Hartman (Forward, #13, Basketball)
- 2007: Laurie Quackenbush (Midfielder, #1, Lacrosse)
- 2008: Allison Boehm (Forward, #11, Basketball)
- 2009: Amanda Shevchuk (Pitcher, #8, Softball)
- 2010: Colleen Maloney (Guard, #3, Basketball)
- 2011: Colleen Maloney (Guard, #3, Basketball)
Cardinal Courier Online
On April 23, 2007, the Couriers five-year anniversary, Cardinal Courier Online was launched. Besides material that had been featured in the print Courier a week before, the site featured exclusive online coverage and reaction to the Virginia Tech tragedyVirginia Tech massacre
The Virginia Tech massacre was a school shooting that took place on April 16, 2007, on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. In two separate attacks, approximately two hours apart, the perpetrator, Seung-Hui Cho, killed 32 people...
. Beginning in Fall 2007, Cardinal Courier Online became a part of the College Publisher
College Publisher
College Publisher is an online hosted college newspaper system used by hundreds of college newspapers around the United States. The product is an application service provider that provides web site design and hosting...
network.
Past Editors
- Craig Kanalley, Online Editor (2007 Spring Semester - 2008 Spring Semester)
- Chris Potter, Online Editor (2008 Spring Semester - Spring 2009 Semester)
C Magazine
On April 20, 2007, the inaugural issue of C Magazine, a lifestyles publication, was released. Beginning with the 2007 Fall Semester, C Magazine will be published twice a year.Editor in Chief
- Adam Leahy (2007 Spring Semester)
- Kyle Hayes (2007 Fall Semester)
- Lyz Mancini (2008 Spring Semester)
- Nickie Reitz (2008 Fall Semester - 2009 Spring Semester)
- Sarah Jones (2009 Fall Semester - 2010 Spring Semester)