[The Wag / The Green Apple absent from meeting; all other heads of publications/station present as well as two members-at-large]

Board-Wide Issues

6:30 : Meeting Called to Order

6:31 : Media Board website
• Kate Tummarello ’11 volunteers to design the website.

6:32 : The Wag
• Kevin Hess ’13 on an unannounced leave of absence.
• Discussion on the future of The Wag and its staff

6:33 : Discussion of Media Board privacy
• Sensitive matters not to be reflected in minutes
• Minutes available at community request

6:36 : Editor-in-Chief selections
• Editor-in-Chief selections of The Spectator and The Duel Observer to be next meeting
- Positions open to entire campus
- Traditionally based on recommendation of former Editor-in-Chief

6:37 : Afternoon Delight
• Discussion of Afternoon Delight tabled until next meeting

6:38 : Professor Phelan
• Professor Phelan’s offer to come speak to the Board about first-amendment rights (on 3/1)
• (canceled due to emergency 2/28)]

6:39 : NYC Conference
• Names needed before end of meeting

Updates from Publications:

6:39: Olivia Wolfgang-Smith ’11 / Red Weather
• Submissions due Monday, February 28
• New submission guidelines for visual artists
- submission by digital photo
- professional photographer to photograph art for inclusion in the magazine
• Magazine out by late April

6:40 : Chip Sinton ’13 / The Duel Observer
• Last issue of The Duel Observer done in record time

6:40 : Nicole Schilder ’11 / The Daily Bull
• The success of theme weeks
• Not linked to more submission than usual

6:41 : Dave Schwartz ’13 / WHCL
• Promotional material printed and distributed
- calendar for week with color coordination
- also available on the website
• Sports broadcasting
- three events this past week
- bumping people out of schedule
• Gil-Scott Heron release party successful
• Banksy documentary
- in KJ Auditorium also successful
- interested in doing more similar events
• Website to released in a few weeks

6:43 : Isabel Rittenberg ’11 / The Hamiltonian
• All-Campus e-mail soliciting photographers and reporters
• “Spotlights” section focused on specific features of Hamilton College

6:44 : Georgia Mierswa ’11 / The Continental
• Winter issue published and distributed
• Twitter used to announce the release
• Publish issues online

6:45 : Kate Tummarello ’11 / The Spectator
• Two issues left before break

Board-Wide Issues

6:45 : Editor-in-Chief selections
• March selection applies to all weekly / daily publications
• The Daily Bull selection slated for after Spring Break
6:47 : Meeting adjourned