''The Campus'' is the

student newspaper A student publication is a media outlet such as a newspaper, magazine, television show, or radio station produced by students at an educational institution. These publications typically cover local and school-related news, but they may also repor ...

of the

City College of New York The City College of the City University of New York (also known as the City College of New York, or simply City College or CCNY) is a public university within the City University of New York (CUNY) system in New York City. Founded in 1847, Cit ...

(CCNY).

History

The newspaper was established as a

weekly newspaper A weekly newspaper is a general-news or Current affairs (news format), current affairs publication that is issued once or twice a week in a wide variety broadsheet, magazine, and electronic publishing, digital formats. Similarly, a biweekly new ...

Sandra Shoiock Roff, Anthony M. Cucchiara & Barbara J. Dunlap, ''From the Free Academy to CUNY: Illustrating Public Higher Education in New York City, 1847-1997'' (Fordham University Press, 2000), p. 73. when the

(CCNY), a public university in the

City University of New York The City University of New York ( CUNY; , ) is the Public university, public university system of Education in New York City, New York City. It is the largest urban university system in the United States, comprising 25 campuses: eleven Upper divis ...

system, opened its St. Nicolas Heights campus in

Harlem Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded roughly by the Hudson River on the west; the Harlem River and 155th Street (Manhattan), 155th Street on the north; Fifth Avenue on the east; and 110th Street (Manhattan), ...

. Students who began their career at ''The Campus'' and later became notable journalists include

A. H. Raskin Abraham Henry Raskin (April 26, 1911 – December 22, 1993), known as A. H. Raskin, was a Canadian-born labor reporter, editorial writer, and assistant editor of ''The New York Times'' from 1934 to 1977.Severo, Richard (December 23, 1993)"A. ...

Fred Hechinger Fred Hechinger (born ) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Trevor in the coming-of-age film ''Eighth Grade'', John Calley in the Western drama ''News of the World'', and Ethan Russell in the psychological thriller '' The Woman in ...

, A. M. Rosenthal, and

Michael Oreskes Michael Oreskes (; born May 26, 1954) is an American journalist who worked at the ''New York Daily News'' and for 20 years at ''The New York Times''. Oreskes later became the vice president and senior managing editor at the Associated Press befor ...

, all of whom wrote for the ''

New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...

''.

Melvin J. Lasky Melvin Jonah Lasky (15 January 1920 – 19 May 2004) was an American journalist, intellectual, and member of the anti-Communist left. He founded the German journal '' Der Monat'' in 1948 and, from 1958 to 1991, edited ''Encounter'', one of many ...

also wrote for ''The Campus'' as a student.Melvin J. Lasky, ''Media Warfare: The Americanization of Language'' (Vol. 3) (Transaction Publishers: 2005), p. 274.

Notes

External links

''The Campus'' online
{{DEFAULTSORT:Campus City College of New York Newspapers published in New York City Student newspapers published in New York (state) Publications established in 1907