The ''California Patriot'' was an independent, student-run, glossy-covered opinion
magazine at the
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...
.
History
The magazine was started in 2000 by two 19-year-old sophomores, Tyler Monroe and Kelso Barnett.
Overview
The magazine's mission was to promote
conservative
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politics and opinion at the university.
The magazine printed eight issues a year and was distributed on the Berkeley campus free of charge. When a new issue was released, the ''Patriot'' homepage provided a link to a
pdf version for reading. The ''Patriot'' also provided subscription options. The magazine received most of its funding from individuals and conservative foundations around the country.
Notable stories
In 2002, the ''California Patriot'' broke a story that the University of California, Berkeley, planned to host a 9/11 memorial event without any red-white-and-blue ribbons or other displays of American patriotism because they might offend foreign students.
Bill O'Reilly hosted the editor of the ''California Patriot'' to tell the story on
Fox News
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. The publicity caused the administration to reverse that decision.
During the early 2000s, the magazine promoted support for
President Bush and the
Iraq War
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. Other stories have involved alleged misappropriation of money by an organ of the student government, and the use by the university of student funds to campaign against a
California ballot proposition
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.
See also
*
Collegiate Network
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://web.archive.org/web/20170327151415/http://www.californiapatriot.org/magazine// archived March 27, 2017.
2000 establishments in California
Conservative magazines published in the United States
Student magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 2000
Magazines published in the San Francisco Bay Area
University of California, Berkeley