Mars’ Hill is the official student newspaper

Student newspaper

A student newspaper is a newspaper run by students of a university, high school, middle school, or other school. These papers traditionally cover local and, primarily, school or university news....

 of Trinity Western University

Trinity Western University

Trinity Western University is a private, Christian liberal arts university located in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.The school was founded in 1962 as Trinity Junior College, and now enrolls approximately 4000 students and sits on a campus....

. It is funded by the TWU Student Association and according to its website, "seeks to be a professional and relevant student publication, reflecting and challenging the TWU community, while also addressing local, national and international issues". It started as an underground newspaper in 1988, led by Bruce Beck, but was shut down by administration after only two issues. In 1995, it replaced the current official student newspaper, "The Today".

Mars' Hill is published twelve times during the academic school year (September to May), coming out approximately every two weeks. Its current distribution is 1500, reaching over 4000 students, faculty, staff and alumni both on and off the Trinity Western University campus.

Mars' Hill has won several awards since its inception in 1995, including the Associate Collegiate Press' National Pacemaker Award for a non-dailies in 2008 and 2010. Mars' Hill is a member both of the Associate Collegiate Press and of the Canadian University Press

Canadian University Press

Canadian University Press is a non-profit co-operative and newswire service owned by almost 90 student newspapers at post-secondary schools in Canada. Founded in 1938, CUP is the oldest student newswire service in the world and the oldest national student organization in North America. Many...

. It was named a finalist for the Pacemaker for non-dailies in 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010.