As a contributor to one of the most highly read sections of the paper, you will have the incredible opportunity to make your voice heard loud and clear on important issues and steer student conversation in the right direction. As a cartoonist, you will have the opportunity to use your artwork to entertain readers or present an editorial viewpoint. 

Do you strive to inform, educate, and entertain those around you? Do you want to exercise your rights of free speech and open discussion?

Do you find yourself constantly talking to yourself or your friends or even better, your enemies, abut how campus could be improved? Do you have a unique point of view?

APPLY. Applications are attached to this email, and are also available at www.themaneater.com/applications/

Please return applications to Nassim Benchaabane in G216 Student Center or by email to nssmben@gmail.com by 3p.m. December 4. 

GOOD LUCK!

Our chapter was well-represented at this year’s Fall Fest, hosted by the Gaines/Oldham Black Cultural Center. Fall Fest is a gathering of student organizations, campus departments, local businesses and recruiters along with the students of our MU Community. The event is completed with the annual step show as well as food and music. Pictured above (from the left) is Chapter President Jamal Andress, Sergeant-At-Arms Paanii Annan and Public Relations Chair DeShawn Woodards.

As a writer, I’m usually quite verbose.

But right now, I’m speechless.

In the historic re-vote, I was elected NABJ Student Representative with 56 percent of the vote. Of the 156 students who cast votes, 88 of them clicked on my name.

Being the NABJ Student Rep has been a dream of mine for three years and to have finally acheived it is both exciting and humbling.

Thanks are due to the NABJ Board of Elections for conducting the re-vote despite having no precedent for how to handle it, as well as my campaign team, especially Dexter Mullins and Deron Dalton. I couldn’t have run without the support of my family – in fact, without my father’s urging I might not have ever joined NABJ when I first paid my dues four years ago.

Thank you to my friend, mentor and predacessor Georgia Dawkins for giving me the chance to serve as deputy student rep for the last year. That experience will serve as a guide as I transition onto the board.

A special tribute goes to my friend, and opponent, Marissa Evans, who gave me quite a run for my money. Marissa is a dedicated, passionate NABJ member who I’ll be honored to work with moving forward. Her energy and love for NABJ inspires me.

And to all of my Facebook friends and Twitter followers, thanks for putting up with MONTHS of campaign postings.

A huge thank you to all who voted. One goal of mine during these two years will be increasing student engagement. By the time my term is up and there is a contest for my successor, I’d love to see the number of NABJ Students who vote in that election triple.

But that won’t happen without hard work. While I’ll celebrate tonight, tomorrow I’ll get down to work – crafting my student council, getting in synch with the rest of the newly-elected board and beginning to implement my plans.

As I’ve said throughout the entire campaign, my term as student representative will be about mobilizing our student membership in new ways and keeping student issues at the forefront of NABJ’s decisions.

This is not just my NABJ, it is OUR NABJ.

Excited to serve,

Wesley.

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On the night of the NABJ elections, the press room buzzed with energy, tension, and suspense as the results were read. When it came time to announce the winner for student representative, there was a dramatic turn in the story that no one, not even the NABJ Board, expected.

An even tie between the two candidates Marissa Evans and Wesley Lowery — earning 69 points each, a first in NABJ’s election history. This means that 138 students voted, yet we make up 1,164 members of NABJ. This could have been one of those moments in which one person could have made a difference.

I will be transparent and admit that I did not vote in this year’s election. I procrastinated when it came to do so and allowed other distractions to keep me from fulfilling my duty to my organization, peers, and self. This tie and the low number of student votes can be reflective of a number of issues that our generation struggles with: apathy, dis-concern, and perhaps lack of compassion.

In a panel discussion at the convention, Dr. Cornel West emphasized that this generation stopped caring: for our elders, our health, our spiritual well-being, and about what happens to us in government. The panel, consisted of Sophia A. Nelson, Kasim Reed, Michael Steele, and Roland S. Martin, urged the need for us to take action and do what is needed to make change happen. We can’t let this student election and re-vote fall by the wayside again-we all need to vote.

It’s apparent that we have two candidates who feel strongly about NABJ and serving us, so why can’t we support them? In the 2008 presidential election we were excited to vote and those old enough to do so will remember that historic moment for the rest of their lives. Remember that less than 100 years ago women were not allowed to vote, and slaves and Blacks were not allowed to vote in this country they helped build until 1870. We cannot operate in dis-concern or apathy in 2011, 2012 and so on. We have a stake in this organization, we pay our dues, and we work hard to come to the conventions with the little money that we have as students.

My fellow student journalists, this is a wake up call yet an opportunity to get things right. Re-voting is slated to begin August 15-22 and I will do my part and vote. I will vote with no ties or allegiance to anyone, I will vote based on the candidates’ platforms and what changes they want to make on behalf of us.

A new NABJ Board is in office and our president is the youngest to serve in the organization’s history. Greg Lee Jr. was also an NABJ student and knows what we go through now. We should be just as passionate about our rights, benefits, and opportunities in NABJ as the man who represents us all. My colleagues, we are journalists and therefore are catalysts for change and influence; let us do what is right and let our voices be heard. Participate in this unexpected and historic moment for NABJ students, all eyes are on us.

- NABJ student re-voting opened up on Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 and will end Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 at 5 p.m. EDT. In this re-vote, national student members were sent an email with a new, specific username and password to login to the voting system and cast their ballot on the morning of August 15. Here is the link to re-vote: https://eballot4.votenet.com/nabj

Opinions submitted by Tatianah Green, NABJ Monitor

You’ve seen The Social Network. Now come to The Networking Social.

Local journalists, alumni, editors, and J-School faculty will instruct attendees on how to network effectively within the journalism industry. Mingle with other journalism students and speakers, then participate in this interactive presentation on the dos and don’ts of making contacts, calling in favors, and getting your name out there. This is a fun and essential event for journalism majors of all ages! Business casual dress is encouraged. Feel free to bring business cards or a resume. Refreshments will be provided.

Announcement sponsored by Journalism Student Council

Presented by Jake Parrillo, Midwest Manager, Global Communications and Public Affairs, Google

For a generation that uses Google’s search engine for just about everything, this informational will teach you the ends and outs to using Google more efficiently and effectively. Broadcast, print and convergence- this session is for you! Learn to search smarter, monitor your beats, keep up with the trends, add visuals to online content, and use Google on the go when reporting in the field.