The Stylus is the literary magazine

Literary magazine

A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry and essays along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letters...

 of Boston College

Boston College

Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...

. Founded in 1882, it is the oldest club at Boston College and one of the oldest literary magazines in the country.

History

At the time of its founding, the Stylus acted as both literary magazine and newspaper for Boston College. The Heights (newspaper)

The Heights (newspaper)

The Heights is the independent student newspaper of Boston College. The paper, published twice weekly during the academic year, is editorially and financially independent from the University. The paper's Editorial Board consists of 39 editors and managers who are responsible for the operations of...

, Boston College's current student newspaper, split off in 1919 and eventually became independent of the university itself.

Stylus has been published continuously since its founding in 1882, except for a hiatus during World War II, when Boston College temporarily closed. However, this is not generally considered to be a break in continual publishing for American collegiate publications. Several other organizations claim continuous publishing despite World War II hiatuses - including, among others, the Harvard Advocate (est. 1866).

Current Club

Though originally published monthly, Stylus now comes out once per semester. It is run by an Editor-In-Chief and a Managing Editor with a team of other editors.