Concordiensis

Concordiensis
School Union College Slogan "The Student Newspaper of Union College since 1877" Nickname(s) Concordy
Type	College newspaper
Editor(s)	Ajay Major and Aviva Hope Rutkin
Location	Schenectady, New York
Founded	1877
Mock edition(s)	Discordiensis
Owner	The Students of Union College
Frequency	Weekly (Thursdays)
Price	Free
Circulation	1,000
Format	Tabloid
Printer	The Daily Gazette
Mailing address	Box #2577, Union College, 807 Union St., Schenectady, NY 12308
Website: http://www.concordy.com

Reamer Campus Center, which houses the office of the Concordiensis

Concordiensis is the student-run newspaper of Union College in Schenectady, New York, United States. It was founded in November 1877 and is the thirteenth oldest student newspaper in the United States and is the oldest continuously published newspaper in the city of Schenectady. The newspaper's title, meaning "of or pertaining to union," was most likely suggested by Frederic F. Chisholm '79 and has been in use since 1890. ^[1] Since then, it has been informally called "the Concordy."

Founding History

The Concordy is the third student publication in Union College History. It was preceded by the College Spectator(1872–75) and the Union College Magazine (a literary magazine in 1875). The newspaper's first editor, Edward Payson White '79, resigned before the publication of its first issue.

Production history

Over its long history, the Concordy has gone through numerous changes in format and frequency of publication.

Format: 8 inches by 11 inches

• 1877-1889: Monthly
• 1890-1896: Bi-weekly
• Centennial Commencement Week, 1895: Daily
• 1896-1916: Weekly

Format: 4-column tabloid

• 1916-1918: Three times a week
• Sep. 1918- Jan. 1919: None, World War I
• 1919-1927: Two times a week

Format: 6-columns wide, 17-inches high

• 1927-1928: Two times a week

Format: 5-columns wide, 15-inches high

• 1928-Feb 1942: Two times a week

Reduced Format

• 1943-End of WWII: Weekly
• Summer 1943, World War II Summer Session

Format: 4-pages

• Post-WWII: Weekly

Format: 6-8 pages, horizontal make-up

• 1948-1968: Weekly

Format: 16-pages, tabloid

• 2009-2011: Weekly

National Exposure

The Concordiensis garnered national attention in April 2006 when it ran a front page story on former Republican Congressman (NY) John Sweeney's late-night appearance at a fraternity party on campus. Scooped by student-reporter John Tomlin, the Concordy based its report on eyewitness testimonies that claimed Sweeney was, "acting openly intoxicated." Students also claimed Sweeney behaved inappropriately while making hostile remarks towards one female about her political affiliations.

Cell phone photographs also surfaced after the incident, which the Concordy ran in its newspaper coverage.

Then co-editors-in-chief Matt Smith and Alla Abramov made the decision to run the story based on a lack of denial from Sweeney's camp. The story ran in the Concordiensis plus Smith and Abramov -- with the help of former editor-in-chief Joanna Stern -- faxed copies to local Albany newspapers. By the weekend, the story had been picked up by major newswires and ran across the country.

The New York Times gave the story full coverage and ran cell phone photos, which had appeared in the Concordiensis. ^[2]

References

1. ^ Somers (2003), Pg. 184
2. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/29/nyregion/29sweeney.html?scp=1&sq=john%20sweeney%20union%20college&st=cse

Bibliography

1. Somers, Wayne, ed (2003). Encyclopedia of Union College History. Schenectady, New York: Union College. ISBN 0912756314.

External links

• Concordiensis's official website