{"398301":{"#nid":"398301","#data":{"type":"news","title":"North Avenue Review Gives Voice to Student Opinions","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThough Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, and Yik Yak all give students a way to voice their opinions digitally, the \u003Cem\u003ENorth Avenue Review\u003C\/em\u003E has long existed to serve that very purpose in a print medium.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe student-run magazine recently celebrated its 25th anniversary with a new issue and new editor at the helm.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELucas Christian, a first-year computer science major, took on the role of editor last fall. Shortly after arriving on campus, he found that the \u003Cem\u003ENorth Avenue Review\u003C\/em\u003E lacked an editor after the most recent one had graduated. With experience working on his high school\u2019s literary magazine, he applied, was elected, and has spent this year breathing new life into the publication.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s been an adventure,\u201d Christian said. \u201cWhen I first became editor I just wanted to publish as soon as possible.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstead, he spent most of the year building up a nine-person staff, digging into the \u003Cem\u003EReview\u003C\/em\u003E\u2019s archives, and figuring out how the publication could best serve the Tech community. He published his first issue as editor this spring.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe want to be Tech\u2019s open-forum, intellectual publication,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe magazine has long billed itself as Tech\u2019s free speech publication. It began in 1989, partly as a local response to the Tiananmen Square protests in China. Christian\u2019s main goals are that the \u003Cem\u003ENorth Avenue Review\u003C\/em\u003E gives students a voice \u2014 even allowing them to publish anonymously or under pseudonyms\u0026nbsp;\u2014\u0026nbsp;and that it helps them become more aware of the world around them.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the latest issue, as part of the 25th anniversary, Christian selected articles from the archives that highlight the magazine\u2019s history and what was on the minds of Tech students in the past.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s fascinating to find that students years ago were writing and talking about issues that are now hitting the news cycle,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis issue also features articles that touch on Tech students\u2019 current interests. One article explores how technology enables a new type of criminal and the related role of technological literacy in society. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHistorically, the publication has aimed to publish once a semester. Christian hopes to increase that to twice per semester and to increase distribution to reach more of the campus community. He also hopes for more contributions from more students, including graduate students, and even employees. The \u003Cem\u003ENorth Avenue Review\u003C\/em\u003E\u0027s staff provides basic editing for typos, but it is also willing to provide suggestions and work with contributors to whatever extent they choose.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChristian believes that being a print publication lets students find the magazine and gives staying power to the messages it contains.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere\u2019s something about it going in print and sitting on campus \u2014\u0026nbsp;it doesn\u2019t just go away,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor those interested in submitting to future issues, submissions are accepted on a rolling basis at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.northavereview.com\u0022\u003Ewww.northavereview.com\u003C\/a\u003E. Students can get involved with the staff or learn more by joining the mailing list.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe coolest thing right now is that we\u2019re rapidly evolving,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of opportunity to do what you want.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECopies of the current issue can be found at the first and second floor entrances of the Clough Commons, the Library main entrance, the Student Center information desk, and the cubbies across from the Post Office in the Student Center Commons.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe open forum magazine recently published an issue that celebrates its 25th anniversary.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The open forum magazine recently published an issue that celebrates its 25th anniversary."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-04-22 09:01:47","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:03","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-04-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-04-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"398321":{"id":"398321","type":"image","title":"North Avenue Review - Spring 2015","body":null,"created":"1449246371","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:26:11","changed":"1475895115","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:55","alt":"North Avenue Review - Spring 2015","file":{"fid":"75727","name":"nar_2015_cover.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nar_2015_cover.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nar_2015_cover.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":238931,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/nar_2015_cover.jpg?itok=E1SRL6pN"}}},"media_ids":["398321"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/northavereview.com\/","title":"North Avenue Review"},{"url":"http:\/\/studentmedia.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Student Media"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"124531","name":"north avenue review"},{"id":"167739","name":"student media"},{"id":"167464","name":"student publications"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}