University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Student Organizations - The Daily Tar Heel, Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies, World Camp, Wxyc (Paperback)

Chapters: The Daily Tar Heel, Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies, World Camp, Wxyc, Student Health Action Coalition, Order of Gimghoul, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Student Television, Chips Improv. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 39. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Daily Tar Heel (commonly referred to as the DTH) is the independent student newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It was founded on February 23, 1893, and became a daily newspaper in 1929. The paper places a focus on university news and sports, but it also includes heavy coverage of Orange County and North Carolina. It is published five days a week during the school year and weekly during the university's two summer school sessions. The newspaper was first published on February 23, 1893, and was originally a four-page weekly tabloid called The Tar Heel. Funded by the campus athletic association, it placed much of its emphasis on campus sports and Greek life. By 1920, the paper's size had increased to 6 pages, and editor Thomas Wolfe moved to a twice-a-week format. In 1923, it came out from under the auspices of the athletic association and became governed by the Student Publications Union Board, which at the time was in charge of all campus publications. Circulation quadrupled in less than a year, and by 1929, the paper published every day except Monday and changed its name to The Daily Tar Heel. Over time, the paper moved to publishing every day except Sunday. Now publication occurs Monday-Friday every day class is in session during the fall and spring academic semesters and weekly during the summer sessions. The paper publishes a special football-related supplement called DTH SportSaturday on home football game days. During World War II, publication was scaled back to t...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=4252288