I hope the Tripod continues on this mission to highlight the diversity on our not-so-diverse campus, whatever outlet it becomes. We also got the chance to read and hear amazing perspectives from contributing writers! While we want to champion the diversity on our campus in every single one of our issues, these special editions gave us the chance to spotlight these integral communities on campus. We wanted to celebrate the diversity at the College, and these special editions gave us the opportunity to go out and interview student organizations and students. Secondly, and completely new thanks to the help of the Tripod’s Managing Editors, we introduced the idea of special editions for LGBTQ+ History Month, Black History Month, and Women’s History Month. For one, we upped our outreach to contributing writers.
#THE RETROSPECT NEWSPAPER HOW TO#
The paper couldn’t just represent the students on the staff, it had to represent all students, and I had a couple of ideas on how to improve our representation. This made sure we knew who we were working with and what we were collectively working toward: a school newspaper that actually represented its students. Now we could put a face to the name and the story. I wanted the Tripod to mean more to me and all the staff, so, first things first, I re-introduced in-person meetings. Luckily, I was chosen to become Editor-in-Chief for the fall 2022 and spring 2023 semesters, and I finally had an outlet to try and make the Tripod a little family again. You could feel it throughout the staff we were losing motivation because this paper was only something ornamenting our resumes, not something we felt personally proud of. All of us were cogs in a machine, working away to keep our little Trinity College student newspaper running while slammed with schoolwork. We met over Zoom and never really had meaningful conversations with our management, editors, or writers. It was hard post-Covid to readjust and begin using our little office behind the Jackson laundry room again, so we didn’t. Trying to dig up some ideas for opinions made me feel insincere, and I felt like I didn’t even know the paper I was supplying these articles to every week. I remained Opinion Editor for two more semesters-luckily with the help of some more Opinion Editors-and I honestly started feeling burnt out. Outreach was not strong for the Tripod then, meaning that I had to pester my friends to write so I could meet my 2,000-word quota. I joined the Tripod my sophomore year, mid-Covid, and was the only Opinion Editor on the staff. As my time at Trinity and the Tripod comes to an end, I wanted to reflect on the changes made this year within the pod and what I hope to see in the future.
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