Cornell Chronicle
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The Cornell Chronicle is the in-house weekly newspaper published by Cornell University.
History
Prior to the founding of the Chronicle in 1969, campus news was reported by the Cornell Era and then by
The early issues are filled with university press releases, as well as pages generated by the Dean of the Faculty, University Senate and various employee groups. The Chronicle would also print the full text of various University reports. However, the Chronicle was careful to reflect the administration's perspective on the news. For example, in 1970, when the Board of Trustees considered an important proposal to restructure its membership and to establish a University Senate, the Chronicle headline stated "Cornell Trustees Approve the Formation of Senate",[2] while the Sun headline read, "Committee Delays Senate Election After Trustees Modify Constitution".[3]
From its start, the Chronicle was available for free at locations throughout Cornell's campus, and subsequently paid mail subscriptions were sold to off-campus readers. Subsequently, the Cornell News Service and the Chronicle relocated off campus to offices in downtown Ithaca, New York. The issues are currently formatted for 8.5" by 11" pages, and can be purchased printed on 11" by 17" paper, folded.[4]
Purpose
The first issue of the Chronicle featured a "Statement of Purpose", which stated in part:
The purpose of the Chronicle is to provide official information, important to its readers as members of the University, but not readily available through existing communications channels.
Each issue of the Chronicle will include at least one page devoted to the activities of the University faculty. Responsibility for the contents of the faculty section has been delegated to the Secretary of the Faculty.
The Chronicle is not intended to compete with local communications media reporting on University activities. It is intended to supplement their efforts by providing more comprehensive information than the media can devote to University matters due to limitations of space and time.[5]
Archives
Archives of the Chronicle are available from 1969, which are scanned from bound volumes and available in PDF form in the university's online repository, eCommons,[6] with post 1996 issues available on the Cornell website.[7]
References
- hdl:1813/24574.
- ^ "Cornell Trustees Approve the Formation of Senate" (PDF). Cornell Chronicle. Vol. 1, no. 22. March 18, 1970. p. 1. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
- ^ Stevenson, E.J. (March 18, 1970). "Committee Delays Senate Election After Trustees Modify Constitution". Cornell Daily Sun. Vol. 86, no. 104. p. 1. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
- ^ "About the Cornell Chronicle". Cornell Chronicle Online. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
- ^ "Cornell Chronicle Statement of Purpose" (PDF). Cornell Chronicle. Vol. 1, no. 1. September 25, 1969. p. 1. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
- hdl:1813/5328.
- ^ "Cornell Chronicle Archive". Cornell Chronicle Online. Retrieved February 29, 2012.