The Michigan Times

"The Michigan Times" is the student newspaper at the University of Michigan-Flint. Having been founded in 1956 as the "University News", "The Michigan Times" has seen notables such as filmmaker Michael MooreFact|date=June 2007 and American Idol finalist LaKisha Jones Fact|date=February 2007 on its staff.

In 2003, the university's literary magazine entitled "Qua" was incorporated in "The Michigan Times". It has since become an autonomous publication once again, and reached students in paperback form in April 2008 under the leadership of Ashley Treadwell.

"The Michigan Times" has a print run of 3,000 papers per 16 Editions each academic year (volume).

Former Layout Editor and writer John McKay, under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief Vanessa Ferguson spearheaded the publication's foray into the digital world, formally launching the Michigan Times website, [http://www.themichigantimes.com www.themichigantimes.com] in 2003. It marked the first time the newspaper has been available in a digital format.

In 2007, student Mike Stechschulte was selected as the Editor-in-Chief of The Michigan Times for 2008 onward.

Awards and Publicity

In 2008, The Michigan Times was awarded nine times, in the following categories in Division III by the Michigan Press Association.

Journalist of the Year — John McKay (First place)

Deadline Story — Mike Stechschulte (First place)

Investigative Reporting — Doug Snyder (First place)

Feature Story — Tim Jagielo (Honorable mention)

News Photo — Tim Jagielo (Second place)

News Page Design (Third place)

News Special Section — Laurie Matheny (Third place)

Full Color Display Ad — Sarah Durish (Second place)

Special Ad Section — Doug Snyder and Mike Stechschulte (First place)

In 2008, Sports Illustrated published a link to Managing Editor John McKay's story, titled "Flint football fans go blue over tickets."

In November 2005, national syndicated radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh read a "Michigan Times" article on his show as part of his "Feminist Update." The article, "MSU professors link hunting with sexual violence" was written by Page W.H. Brousseau IV taken from the November 7, 2005 issue, and focused on a study by Michigan State University professors linking sexual violence with bow hunting.

In 2004, music writer John McKay received 2nd prize statewide from the Michigan Press Association for his album review of popular rock group The All-American Rejects' debut album. It is the first statewide recognition for the publication.

Editors-in-Chief of The Michigan Times

2008 Business Staff

2008 Contributing Writers

Lexis Balknight,
Paul Gerke,
Bryant Harland,
Lacee-Starr Horton,
Chris Kelly,
Laurie Matheny,
Tara Moreno,
John McKeown,
Megan Muehl,
Jennifer Profitt,
Christy Ryan,
Allison D. Shoup,
Rachel Tisdale,
David Veenhuis,

Past Writers

Katharine Adam,
Amanda Brousseau,
Page W.H. Brousseau IV,
Hayley Ely,
Rebekah Hildreth,
Jeff Fyke,
Josh Daunt,
Josh Dugas,
Katie Zopfi,
Jessica Mora,
Bill Kelly,
Adam Harper,
Jon Michael Cates,
Kyle Puro,
Cari Lambert,
Bradley Woodruff,
Lizz Sollinger,
LaKisha Jones,
Vanessa Ferguson,
Whitney Hayes,
Candace Hough,
Bill Kelly,
Michael Moore,
Ray Smith,
Kris Wojtysiak,
Chris Paytas,
Johnathon Sprague,
Erin Numerick,
Zea Miller,
Kristen LaLonde,
Crystal Demps,
Kevin Allen,
Ashley Schmidt,
Tynee' Sims,
Jeremy MacDonald,
Kirk Hanna,

External links

* [http://www.themichigantimes.com The Michigan Times Online Edition]
* [http://www.umflint.edu/clubs/mtimes/ The Michigan Times Business Website]
* [http://www.themichigantimes.com/media/storage/paper620/news/2005/11/07/Campus/Msu-Professors.Link.Hunting.With.Sexual.Violence-1051224.shtml?norewrite200611022229&sourcedomain=www.themichigantimes.com/ "MSU professors link hunting with sexual violence"] by Page W.H. Brousseau IV. "The Michigan Times", November 7, 2005.