Title Alternative
Klipsun, December 1997
Volume and Number
Vol. 28, Issue 1 (1997)
Files
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Publication Date
12-1997
Creator
Western Washington University
Editor in Chief
Carnell, Jill
Publisher
Western Washington University
City
Bellingham, WA
Production Staff
Story Editors: Jana Alexander, Aaron Grey, Rachel Morrow; Layout Coordinator: Collin Coyne; Art Editor: Stuart Martin; Writers: Christopher Ames, Ted Brightman, Chris Butterfield, Gabe Campbell, Ann Marie Coe, Tom Degan, Matt Finlinson, Jacob Henifin, Lucy Kiem Kee, Amy King, Brian Kingsberry, Nicky Loi, Chris Mattson, Alex McLean, Jen Nikolaisen, Sarah Olson, Julia Paige Groce, Michele Ramirez, Jeremy Reed, Vicki Strait, Jonathan Vann, Vincent Verhei, Kim Vincent; Photography Consultant: Ann Yow; Business Manager: Teari Brown
Description
A college campus is supposed to he a place that fosters diversity open-mindedness, exchange of ideas and, above all, freedom of expression. Congratulations to all of you who may have been offended by the material in the September issue of Klipsun but chose to ignore your own bias and open your mind to new ideas.
Chris Cooper's art is graphic, even gross. We know that. There have been suggestions that we chose to run the images simply because we had them and wanted to increase our readership through cheap shock value. Some people have questioned the appropriateness of the images for Western's campus. Many others have told us that they thought the drawings were disgusting-but when we asked what they thought of the article, we heard "oh, I didn't read the article."
Yes, there was an article accompanying Coop's art. A good article, exploring the motivation of a well-known artist and giving equal space to feminist responses to his art. If you read it, you might have understood why not printing Coop's pictures would have been a cop- out of the very worst kind. Klipsun should not be afraid to print something that may raise a few eyebrows and spark some interesting debate among readers. I'm excited about the metamorphosis I've seen in Klipsun over the past year. The stories haven't been shy-we've covered illicit drug use, religion, gambling, HIV testing and, of course, devil girls in a variety of scintillating poses. This magazine has become a forum for discussion of the serious—and sometimes not-so-serious-issues important to college students.
Drugs, AIDS, sex and censorship. They may not be the gentlest issues, but they're all out there in the real world. Are you afraid to face them? We're not.
Klipsun encourages readers to let us know you feel about any thing you see in the magazine. Dur e-mail is klipsun@cc.wwu.edu. Or, if you prefer the old-fashioned way, we're in College Hall 137 or at 65D-3737. Drop us a note.
Photography Editor
Coyne, Justin
Advisor
Pilgrim, Tim A.
Publisher (Digital Object)
Resources made available by the Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University, and www.klipsunmagazine.com/.
Type
Text
Geographic Coverage
Bellingham (Wash.)
Disciplines
Higher Education | Journalism Studies
Keywords
Student life
Description
Independent Student Publication at Western Washington University
Document Type
Issue
Recommended Citation
Carnell, Jill, "Klipsun Magazine, 1997, Volume 28, Issue 01 - December" (1997). Klipsun Magazine. 188.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/klipsun_magazine/188
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. Any materials cited must be attributed to the Klipsun Magazine, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subject-Topical (LCSH)
College students’ writings, American--Washington (State)--Bellingham--Periodicals; Universities and colleges--Washington (State)--Bellingham--Periodicals
Subject-Names (LCNAF)
Western Washington University--Students--Periodicals; Western Washington University
Language
English
Format
application/pdf